Autopsy Geelong defeated by Port by 16 points.

[calder_daddy]

Still haven’t reemployed that boot studder

 

[SkittleCats]

You didn't address the 4 other high % shots we missed in front of goal from a set shot. But no you're wrong, Hawkins has kicked insanly well from these positions all throughout the year, he wasn't even close to kicking them tonight, hell Robbie Grey won a game after the siren from the same position earlier in the year. But when there is a loose man back you take the entry at the boundary rather than a long bomb in to the loose man intercept all night long.

Yah we missed 4 easy shots. Thats indefensible. But if we took 10 marks inside 50 and only had a good chance of kicking 4 (as you say) then we have bigger issues than Hawkins inaccuracy.

 

[catters05]

What ever Rohan does pre game for a final he should do the complete opposite

Whatever Scott says before the game, he should do the opposite.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Realistically Duncan was no chance at all at 3 qtr time, he would have had to kick 57m-60m with everyone back on the goal line, that range is beyond Duncan

I reckon he'd have gone close.

It was a really good mark. He wasn't to know exactly how long was left, and he did hit his target (Hawkins wasn't it?).

I've had my eye on Duncan for a while now as a Finals underachiever; thought he did ok tonight - not great, but ok. Went missing in the 3rd quarter along with most of the team, but that mark to end the quarter was gutsy.

It was the most animated I was all night I reckon; I was yelling at the tv 'advising' him to go back and have a shot.

 

[afl genius]

One thing I will say is that I can't understand why we went away from our game plan that seemed to serve us so well early/mid season. At that point I thought it was the first time I had seen a clear game plan from Scott and it was working. The slow it down, chip sideways, keepings off type of game plan. I haven't seen that for 6 weeks and I don't really understand why tbh. I might be reading it all wrong, but I can't work out why we wanted to play quickly when to me that slow play was working so well. It seemed that no-one could touch us when we played that way, but I haven't seen a lot of it since. Others on here are saying the slow play is what cost us, but I didn't see it tbh. I though we went way too quick and it didn't work for us.

Anyway, at least we've given ourselves a 2nd chance. I'm not confident at all, but who knows - we're still in it - just.

No idea why, but I have noticed we arnt switching the play to the open side from half back either. We did it a lot against port and saints in what were our two best games for the year. Haven't really done it for the last 3-4 games and in that time our best runners, menegola, miers, Duncan have all had pretty poor games and we look far more defensive. Might just be a coincidence? Might be something in it

 

[Overhang]

You may be right. I haven't seen a replay of where he took the mark. I thought it was at 51m which would have been just within his range imo since he's a pretty long kick. But it may have been further out than that.

Na he marked it about the 52-53m mark

 

[year of the cat]

Scott seems in denial. Said that it was a game that the "ball didn't bounce our way" or words to that effect. FFS.

 

[SkittleCats]

We have 3 first round picks already

Which is why we are linked to every trade target that might come on the market this year.

 

[mcwilrob]

Scott (in the presser) once again not facing the reality of his failed game plan...

 

[Finknottle]

We are a good home and away team. We just can't handle finals pressure. Our slow ball movement and the Scott zone just doesn't stack up in finals. Chris Scott doesn't seem to get it.

 

[thecatattack]

Scott seems in denial. Said that it was a game that the "ball didn't bounce our way" or words to that effect. FFS.

Maybe it would bounce our way if you put players that can win it in the middle and not Atkins or Dalhaus.

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

Scott keeps outsmarting himself by doing the same dumb defensive tactics with the same players who can't handle an ounce of pressure

 

[David the Cat]

His first two shots were on the boundary.

Yes....

The around the corner effort was horrible in every way.

 

[Finknottle]

Scott (in the presser) once again not facing the reality of his failed game plan...

Yes, it's so frustrating see him in denial in his press conferences.

 

[Turbocat]

I dont think Port was that great ... which says plenty about how I think we were....

Im worried now that the year after year after year finals record has us grooved a bit like post 95 .. and it will take a total refresh to clean the negative vibes away.

I cant say it was one issue to tonight .. I dont think it was just our rucks ..or our mids or the fact we didnt have a second marking target after Hawk or that our backline had to cope with too much ... our mental prep for big games needs some adjustment. Why was Hawkins so stressed about the his setshots.. you could see it from very early on. Maybe they care too much. They came out and played with engrained doubt..rather than engrained confidence.

I do wonder that having such a mature side helps or hinders when the frantic pace of the game goes up.. but again..if we had converted would that have been a factor. It was a version of the Rich game again.

So I wish the guys all the best next week , I cant see us doing much now .. only 4 sides have lost the first week of finals and gone on and done something ... and when Adelaide did it ..it was a different finals system.

 

[And_ROOS]

Why was Kolo on Motlop so often?


Anyone got a TL;dr from the Scott presser? Hope the Journos put some actual hard questions to him.

 

[Two Planks]

Knights cops heat for midfield failures but where are the people criticising Scarlett who continually matches slow taller defenders against blokes like Motlop, Papley and Castagna yet has O'Connor playing on Jack Reiwoldt.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

You certainly cant drop Henderson after that game.

Yeah, Hendo can hold his head up high.

 

[Cezz The Catter]

I find it strange how Menegola has avoided criticism, commentators were talking him up to be the most improved player of the comp this year.

Has had some really poor games of late. Needs to lift and must lift to keep us in the race.

 

[bigfarter]

Scott seems in denial. Said that it was a game that the "ball didn't bounce our way" or words to that effect. FFS.

Haha. The only way that would make sense is if the ball could bounce while mid-air, traveling towards goal. Hawkins, Kolo, Stanley just getting unlucky mid-air bounces that made gettable shots miss!

 

[Play it Sam]

Apart from all the shite rightly vented at those who went missing there's something else.
Luck.
Have a look at how many free ground balls bounced the right way for Port players.
Ball on a bloody string for them tonight, and sometimes that just happens.

Edit: wrote this before seeing the comment above. So Scott agrees with me. Change coaches immediately.

 

[wcadams88]

Squiggle knows all

 

[Cursed Cat]

Tried to tell you that all week long.
In fact, there are may on here who can see it except the coaches. Bizarre.

Clark is the future. Play the boy. He hasn't even been poor in the games he has played either. It's different if he was a massive liability but he's got spark. Needs to play.

Esava?

 

[xtatik222k]

Scott seems in denial. Said that it was a game that the "ball didn't bounce our way" or words to that effect. FFS.

That's all he can say. He doesn't have any answers. If he did, we wouldn't lose 75% of the finals we play in.

 

[ibuprofen]

Kolo is a poor decision maker with poor disposal. The opposition know this and and are happy for him to have ball in hand and then hit him with some pressure and he crumbles. He's not a bad shutdown player but he offers no drive out of defence, in fact he kills momentum more than any other player in the team.

Henry is raw and makes the odd mistake but at least he plays with some enterprise and is a far more athletic option than Kolo.

Are you seriously hanging it on Kolo's decision making and disposal in comparison to Henry's?

Henry played U16s at elite level, U18s at elite level and now has 4 years and 62 games. This rubbish he is raw is beyond a joke. He's probably played more footy than Blicavs at an elite level.