Still Premiershipmond vs Geelong Football League
Well now, this season just got interesting. Perpetually undermanned Tigers have a great win against the Lions, putting us back into finals contention, and Geelong are working hard to get the game moved to GMHBA. Are they perhaps a little scared? Let's dive in.
Background
The 2020 off-season started with Jeremy Cameron
and Joe Daniher walking out on their clubs to join teams smack bang in premiership contention. Predictably, there was a massive uproar over this. Constant articles bemoaning players leaving weak clubs to try and jag a flag, opposition players like Mitch "lines" Robinson calling said players flogs online etc.
Oh wait, there wasn't mass outrage? You mean this stuff is only reserved for Tom Lynch when he joins the Tiges? Oh ok then fair enough. For you see, the current AFL policy standard has been subverted to become the Geelong double-standard, where Geelong is never at fault and no questions are asked of the (former) imperious overlord Steve Hocking.
Season so Far
Tigers started ok, then went a bit s**t, then seemed to come good, then went full s**t, and now maybe, just maybe, are on the rebound...
Obviously there are good reasons for this. Playing with a shell of midfield most weeks doesn't help, and just when things look ok our backline gets gutted. But we're still alive and in the hunt for finals, and as one opposition poster put it "Richmond are like Jason from Halloween. Until I see the corpse, I always assume they're going to come back".
Last time against the Cats in Rd. 8 was a bit of a perfect storm. We were up the entire first half, and playing some very good footy. Things went to s**t after that, and even Gary Rohan
was kicking goals, when he wasn't scoping out female trainers that is.
Since then, we've been more inconsistent than Steve Hocking's rule changes, while Geelong have played predictably boring chip-mark football, and have won a lot of games doing so, whilst putting everyone watching to sleep.
The Opposition
The Geelong Football League (GFL) has been out to get us for a while. Constant negative media campaigns by Whateley. Constant rule changes by sHocking. And now they've played their final card in bringing sHocking back to Scat Park. You just know he's been gagging to work with Chris Scott
again. There's a reason he calls him "Salty Scotty".
As for their players, they're certainly an unlikeable bunch. Just this year there's been the following incidents:
The winner is ________.
Tiges
Dusty and McIntosh out injured. Edwards, Prestia, Vlastuin all in contention to come in, pending tests.
This is going to be a tough game. Losing Dusty is going to hurt, however Prestia and Edwards coming back soon will help considerably. As long as Nank the Tank stays healthy, we'll give this a good shot.
One thing in our favour is that we haven't lost to the same team twice in a season from 2017 onwards. If we can keep that trend, that puts us in the box seat to make finals and cause some damage from there.
Prediction
Tigers by 5.
Well now, this season just got interesting. Perpetually undermanned Tigers have a great win against the Lions, putting us back into finals contention, and Geelong are working hard to get the game moved to GMHBA. Are they perhaps a little scared? Let's dive in.
Background
The 2020 off-season started with Jeremy Cameron
PLAYERCARDSTART
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
PLAYERCARDEND
Oh wait, there wasn't mass outrage? You mean this stuff is only reserved for Tom Lynch when he joins the Tiges? Oh ok then fair enough. For you see, the current AFL policy standard has been subverted to become the Geelong double-standard, where Geelong is never at fault and no questions are asked of the (former) imperious overlord Steve Hocking.
Season so Far
Tigers started ok, then went a bit s**t, then seemed to come good, then went full s**t, and now maybe, just maybe, are on the rebound...
Obviously there are good reasons for this. Playing with a shell of midfield most weeks doesn't help, and just when things look ok our backline gets gutted. But we're still alive and in the hunt for finals, and as one opposition poster put it "Richmond are like Jason from Halloween. Until I see the corpse, I always assume they're going to come back".
Last time against the Cats in Rd. 8 was a bit of a perfect storm. We were up the entire first half, and playing some very good footy. Things went to s**t after that, and even Gary Rohan
PLAYERCARDSTART
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
PLAYERCARDEND
Since then, we've been more inconsistent than Steve Hocking's rule changes, while Geelong have played predictably boring chip-mark football, and have won a lot of games doing so, whilst putting everyone watching to sleep.
The Opposition
The Geelong Football League (GFL) has been out to get us for a while. Constant negative media campaigns by Whateley. Constant rule changes by sHocking. And now they've played their final card in bringing sHocking back to Scat Park. You just know he's been gagging to work with Chris Scott
PLAYERCARDSTART
Chris Scott
- Age
- 47
- Ht
- 182cm
- Wt
- 89kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 16.6
- 4star
- K
- 11.2
- 4star
- HB
- 5.4
- 4star
- M
- 5.1
- 5star
- T
- 1.6
- 4star
- G
- 0.4
- 3star
No current season stats available
- D
- 13.2
- 4star
- K
- 10.2
- 4star
- HB
- 3.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.2
- 3star
- T
- 2.8
- 5star
- G
- 0.4
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
As for their players, they're certainly an unlikeable bunch. Just this year there's been the following incidents:
- Selwood eye-gouging Bailey DalePLAYERCARDSTART31Bailey Dale
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 188cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Def
CareerSeasonLast 5- D
- 13.2
- 3star
- K
- 7.6
- 3star
- HB
- 5.6
- 4star
- M
- 3.1
- 3star
- T
- 1.6
- 4star
- MG
- 117.4
- 2star
- D
- 9.0
- 2star
- K
- 5.1
- 2star
- HB
- 3.9
- 3star
- M
- 2.3
- 2star
- T
- 1.7
- 3star
- MG
- 117.4
- 2star
- D
- 8.0
- 2star
- K
- 5.0
- 2star
- HB
- 3.0
- 3star
- M
- 1.4
- 2star
- T
- 2.0
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND - Selwood scraping his studs over another Dogs players legs
- Dangerflop cleaning up Jake KellyPLAYERCARDSTART29Jake Kelly
- Age
- 29
- Ht
- 190cm
- Wt
- 90kg
- Pos.
- D/M
CareerSeasonLast 5- D
- 14.5
- 4star
- K
- 8.3
- 3star
- HB
- 6.3
- 4star
- M
- 4.6
- 4star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
- MG
- 157.8
- 2star
- D
- 8.1
- 2star
- K
- 6.3
- 3star
- HB
- 1.9
- 1star
- M
- 3.3
- 3star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
- MG
- 104.1
- 2star
- D
- 14.8
- 4star
- K
- 9.0
- 4star
- HB
- 5.8
- 4star
- M
- 6.0
- 5star
- T
- 4.2
- 5star
- MG
- 107.0
- 2star
PLAYERCARDEND - Gary Rohan porking Henderson's missus. This one has been refuted by the club, however we may as well push it as true, given the amount of legs that the Rance/Higgins story got even though it was utter tripe
- Jeremy Cameron/Isaac SmithPLAYERCARDSTART7Isaac Smith
- Age
- 35
- Ht
- 188cm
- Wt
- 83kg
- Pos.
- M/F
CareerSeasonLast 5- D
- 21.3
- 5star
- K
- 13.0
- 5star
- HB
- 8.4
- 5star
- M
- 5.5
- 5star
- T
- 2.9
- 4star
- CL
- 1.7
- 4star
- D
- 19.4
- 4star
- K
- 11.1
- 4star
- HB
- 8.3
- 4star
- M
- 3.8
- 4star
- T
- 2.5
- 3star
- CL
- 1.3
- 4star
- D
- 19.2
- 5star
- K
- 10.6
- 4star
- HB
- 8.6
- 5star
- M
- 7.6
- 5star
- T
- 2.0
- 4star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDENDPLAYERCARDSTART4Shaun Higgins- Age
- 36
- Ht
- 184cm
- Wt
- 89kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
CareerSeasonLast 5- D
- 20.4
- 5star
- K
- 10.6
- 4star
- HB
- 9.8
- 5star
- M
- 3.9
- 4star
- T
- 3.2
- 5star
- G
- 1.0
- 4star
- D
- 21.8
- 5star
- K
- 10.3
- 4star
- HB
- 11.5
- 5star
- M
- 2.3
- 2star
- T
- 3.6
- 4star
- G
- 0.1
- 3star
- D
- 12.0
- 3star
- K
- 7.2
- 3star
- HB
- 4.8
- 4star
- M
- 2.8
- 3star
- T
- 1.8
- 4star
- G
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDENDPLAYERCARDSTART23Gary Rohan- Age
- 32
- Ht
- 189cm
- Wt
- 92kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
CareerSeasonLast 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
PLAYERCARDEND - Although Hawkins hasn't done anything, remember that he did cause the Croation Warrior Soldo to blow his ACL
The winner is ________.
Tiges
Dusty and McIntosh out injured. Edwards, Prestia, Vlastuin all in contention to come in, pending tests.
This is going to be a tough game. Losing Dusty is going to hurt, however Prestia and Edwards coming back soon will help considerably. As long as Nank the Tank stays healthy, we'll give this a good shot.
One thing in our favour is that we haven't lost to the same team twice in a season from 2017 onwards. If we can keep that trend, that puts us in the box seat to make finals and cause some damage from there.
Prediction
Tigers by 5.
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