Preview Geelong vs Richmond - MCG, Sunday July 25, 1:45 - Rd 19

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B: Garthwaite Astbury Grimes
HB: Short Mansell D.Rioli
C: Edwards Cotchin Pickett
HF: Castagna Baker Aarts
F: Riewoldt Bolton Lynch
R: Nankervis Lambert Parker
INT: Stack Chol Graham Caddy
Medi-Sub: Ross
EMG: RCD CCJ HRS

Reckon this is another game where experience will get the nod over youth as we try and win a very important game in terms of making a charge at the finals. If we lose this and other results go against us then there is every chance that the cue gets put in the rack and the kids will get a bit of a crack at it for the remainder of the year.

 

[Defibrillate]

Four of our starting back six out and our two best midfielders. This is a huge ask - but epic if we win. Not expecting it at all (and neither are the bookies by the look of it), but the whisky will taste so much sweeter post game if we do………….

 

[Karp3_dm]

I really hope caddy is in.. he’s a true campaigner and loves giving it to his ex cat team mates
Always plays well vs them

 

[RFCGloryJC]

I really hope caddy is in.. he’s a true campaigner and loves giving it to his ex cat team mates
Always plays well vs them

Caddy steadied the ship in the opening of the 2017 grand final when Jack had missed a couple.
Another final, versus the Cats, might have been in 2019, he intimidated them.

 

[All Aust]

At what point (with any factual evidence) have Geelong specifically asked to only play 8 or 9 games at home. Happy to have a rational discussion or debate but please stick to facts and don't make stuff up.

 

[This Is Anfield]

I wish they would just **** off and join the Geelong Football League… home finals galore… premierships galore.

 

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Backs	Ryan Garthwaite	42	David Astbury	12	Dylan Grimes	2
Half-Backs	Jayden Short	15	Rhyan Mansell	31	Sydney Stack	44
Centreline	Jack Ross	5	Trent Cotchin	9	Marlion Pickett	50
Half-Forwards	Jason Castagna	11	Liam Baker	7	Jake Aarts	16
Forwards	Tom Lynch	19	Shai Bolton	29	Jack Riewoldt	8
Followers	Toby Nankervis	25	Kane Lambert	23	Matt Parker	37
Interchange	Daniel Rioli	17	Mabior Chol	41	Shane Edwards	10
	Jack Graham	34
Emergencies	Samson Ryan	32	Riley Collier-Dawkins	26	Hugo Ralphsmith	45
	Josh Caddy	22

 

[Sir_Loin]

I know we have a habit of naming players all over the place but Parker on ball is interesting. Wonder if he and Ross will swap roles with Marlion playing fat side wing

 

[Sol23]

Farts and George lol

 

[chriso11]

Caddy never going to be forgiven for that double 50m penalty last year. It’s ended his career

 

[peterand]

B: Garthwaite Astbury Grimes
HB: Short Mansell D.Rioli
C: Edwards Cotchin Pickett
HF: Castagna Baker Aarts
F: Riewoldt Bolton Lynch
R: Nankervis Lambert Parker
INT: Stack Chol Graham Caddy
Medi-Sub: Ross
EMG: RCD CCJ HRS

Reckon this is another game where experience will get the nod over youth as we try and win a very important game in terms of making a charge at the finals. If we lose this and other results go against us then there is every chance that the cue gets put in the rack and the kids will get a bit of a crack at it for the remainder of the year.

Bloody hell Aarts still in the team play one short with him every week

 

[chriso11]

assuming we make the finals,would you rather we win or lose this game? Winning would make the media jump back on us, put weight of expectation on again… if that happens we get knocked out week 1.
But if we lose and win the next 4 against worse teams, we continue flying under the radar until finals, get back a bunch of top players and then flick the switch, with the element of surprise

 

[Philth]

assuming we make the finals,would you rather we win or lose this game? Winning would make the media jump back on us, put weight of expectation on again… if that happens we get knocked out week 1.
But if we lose and win the next 4 against worse teams, we continue flying under the radar until finals, get back a bunch of top players and then flick the switch, with the element of surprise

Win.
Would do wonders for their confidence.

 

[Sir_Loin]

I know we’ve got a team of players with varying quality of neck tatts but jury has to be out on Stacky’s

 

[beema limapep]

assuming we make the finals,would you rather we win or lose this game? Winning would make the media jump back on us, put weight of expectation on again… if that happens we get knocked out week 1.
But if we lose and win the next 4 against worse teams, we continue flying under the radar until finals, get back a bunch of top players and then flick the switch, with the element of surprise

Happy to win this one, lose the rest, finish 12th and reset for 2022

 

[Roachy8]

Bloody hell Aarts still in the team play one short with him every week

Yup Shorty named as usual at half back.

 

[Oshka]

Bloody hell Aarts still in the team play one short with him every week

Castagna and Aarts add nothing. We’re two down every week with those two in the side.

 

[Barnzy]

B: Garthwaite Astbury Grimes
HB: Short Mansell D.Rioli
C: Edwards Cotchin Pickett
HF: Castagna Baker Aarts
F: Riewoldt Bolton Lynch
R: Nankervis Lambert Parker
INT: Stack Chol Graham Caddy
Medi-Sub: Ross
EMG: RCD CCJ HRS

Reckon this is another game where experience will get the nod over youth as we try and win a very important game in terms of making a charge at the finals. If we lose this and other results go against us then there is every chance that the cue gets put in the rack and the kids will get a bit of a crack at it for the remainder of the year.

The season officially ended when Martin went down with injury for the year.

All other injuries could be somewhat replaceable...kind of.

No Dusty no flag. Scraping one final win is meh. Would rather reload for next year.

 

[YeOldTiger]

Farts and George lol

Arts and Castagna are clearly going to stay in the side until we can't mathematically make finals. Both probably playing for their short term futures and the MC are going to give them every chance as proven players.

Perhaps we can lay off the gazillions of posts of faux outrage week after week after week after week after week after week after week after week at their obvious selection, for a while ?

It's tiring, boring and monotonous and hasn't made a single iota of difference to their ongoing selection. It's made me even think that it's outrageously possible the match committee aren't reading big footy after all. Lol

An annoyingly close second is the monotonous calls for Miller to be selected (whilst clearly listed as injured) when it's perfectly obvious he won't be selected until Round 5.

Sheesh !



[PLAYERCARD[/PLAYERCARD]

 

[YeOldTiger]

assuming we make the finals,would you rather we win or lose this game? Winning would make the media jump back on us, put weight of expectation on again… if that happens we get knocked out week 1.
But if we lose and win the next 4 against worse teams, we continue flying under the radar until finals, get back a bunch of top players and then flick the switch, with the element of surprise

Try to win every single game, always, every time and * the media, bunch of dimwitted campaigners.

 

[Barnzy]

The side is just weird. Surely you're better off playing Parker in his natural position as a forward to replace an underperformer like Aarts of Castagna then bring in Caddy to play mid/half forward to replace Dusty. You know what you will get from Caddy. 18-20 odd touches and a goal.

I'm also a big Jack Ross

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Jack Ross

Age

23

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

2.2

2star

T

2.7

4star

CL

3.0

4star

D

13.7

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.7

3star

CL

2.0

4star

D

17.8

5star

K

8.0

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.8

5star

CL

3.0

5star

fan but I would be playing RCD over him right now. Ross has not had a good year. Stack, Rioli, Mansell and Short seems one too many smalls up back.

It looks like we're already tanking which given my post above is not the worst thing going forward. The season is cooked.

 

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The season officially ended when Martin went down with injury for the year.

All other injuries could be somewhat replaceable...kind of.

No Dusty no flag. Scraping one final win is meh. Would rather reload for next year.

In the same boat myself, but can see where the club is coming from in terms of taking a shot given none of the teams in the 8 really look unbeatable.

 

[Lsta062]

Ugh Gary Rohan

23

Gary Rohan

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

1.2

4star

back for them. Didn’t he kick 5 goals for them last time? Hopefully we pay closer attention to him with Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

out for them.

 

[RJK Tiger]

The side is just weird. Surely you're better off playing Parker in his natural position as a forward to replace an underperformer like Aarts of Castagna then bring in Caddy to play mid/half forward to replace Dusty. You know what you will get from Caddy. 18-20 odd touches and a goal.

I'm also a big Jack Ross fan but I would be playing RCD over him right now. Ross has not had a good year. Stack, Rioli, Mansell and Short seems one too many smalls up back.

It looks like we're already tanking which given my post above is not the worst thing going forward. The season is cooked.

Pretty ridiculous to say we are already tanking. Side is the same as last week except for the Edwards. I agree RCD or Caddy would get a go before Ross if i were selecting, but its definitely not the difference between winning and tanking

 

[RJK Tiger]

Ugh Gary Rohan back for them. Didn’t he kick 5 goals for them last time? Hopefully we pay closer attention to him with Jeremy Cameron out for them.

Yeah kicking 5 on us with Hawkins & Cameron in the side vs just Hawkins is a different scenario.

Will be interesting to see how this goes. A part of my thinks we got this, then another part of me thinks. we will lose by 10 goals.