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Game Day Geelong v Brisbane Thursday Jul8 2020 @ SCG
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great pic, I love the look of the SCG. I'd love it if they could find ways to incorporate that old school sports park look in the large stadia, as I hate the antiseptic or skyscraper aesthetic they use these days.
It's madness. He will never learn. Watch Ablett hobble through the finals again
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Agree that it makes sense to rest Ablett this week (and we still may), but I'd hope the match committee aren't making selections on the basis that we're highly unlikely to win. I think you're overrating Brisbane tbh - they haven't proven themselves to the extent that they're anywhere near unbeatable just yet, at least not in my eyes and especially at a neutral ground. I guess if they give us a good old Rogering tonight I may reconsider that, but at this stage I think we should definitely be going in with the mindset that we can win, and pick the side accordingly.
In a shortened season and with so many teams on 12 points, a win here would be huge.
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SCG is closer to the MCG, where we apparently don't play that well. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.
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The frustration for me with the Ablett situation is that the blame is just as much on Gaz himself as the club if this is mismanaged again this year. He knows that he was barely going by the time that finals rolled around last year. So if he is foolish enough to keep pushing himself to the line (when the club has clearly said they are fine for him to have weeks off), he's at least as responsible for the tepid performance outcomes that could result later down the track.
Both parties need to own the bigger picture so that he has the best chance of figuring positively in any finals push we might muster for this year. And that definitely means taking some games off in this bizarrely compressed season.
For all the trash that is spouted around players being 'managed' these days, Gaz's 2020 season should be the textbook case for the proper employment of that principle. And I really hope he reads the signs from his body well and gets proactive in setting up the prospect of big games from him as the season concludes.
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Yep, agreed. Ablett has to take some responsibility there.
I see it as a bit of a double edged sword scenario in that guys like Ablett, Dangerfield etc are so competitive which is a big part of what makes them the champions they are, but at the same time I think it can also cloud their judgement a bit when they have niggles or should be rested. They just want to be the best they can be each and every week, sometimes ignoring the bigger picture. Admittedly, that is just a personal opinion and based on not much of substance.
Ultimately, I think the decision should be taken out of their hands.
Maybe with Gaz they want to rest him in perth on that rock hard oval, that's why he is playing tonight
It may be that Ablett decides whether Ablett plays or not.
Might have been the issue last year as well.
We know that most aging champs start to overestimate their prowess and deny the onset of decline.
I think that what you are suggesting here is probably true. What makes it more infuriating if 'they' collectively get it wrong this year is the clear evidence of 2019 staring them all (Gaz, included) in the face.
Let's hope they're all a year older and a year wiser.
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Good point, I hadn't thought of that.
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Do you seriously think a professional football club thinks like this? Really?
If a club had a defeatist mindset like this, they wouldn't win a game.
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That’s what i’ve been thinking. Plus long flight over. Makes more sense.
I think they should think about managing their senior players rather than going out to win games in the H&A, to the point where all those players are burnt out come finals time, which is what they've done previously. If they're unable to get there without Ablett, Selwood, Taylor, Hawkins etc. playing every game, then they weren't good enough to make it. After the way he played last week, Ablett shouldn't be playing coming off a five-day break. Give him a rest.
Outside of the Nick Davis game and the 110 pt flogging ( which Geel were due - because they were mentally shot that night being up for so long ) the SCG has been a happy hunting ground for the Cats
I went to a Geel ve Syd game their years ago and ABLETT Snr had about 13 or 14 on the board with a good 10-12 minutes to go in last qtr - and at that stage Fred Fannings record looked in some doubt - but he didnt get another one for the game
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You just know that had Scott done what you suggest and rested another couple you’d be front of the queue then accusing him of not taking the Lions seriously and being arrogant to rest players.
Been doing vocational training at hairdressers during lockdown?
I think we'll be up for this. Looking forward to it
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Very excited for tonight since we are coming in against an inform team and as the underdogs but we do have some sembalance of form to he optimistic about it. I reckon the cats will rise to the challenge!
Good luck Simpson and i hope Esava kicks a couple
Good luck Simpson and i hope Esava kicks a couple
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