Manuka Oval = Danger?

Strong hands Magee · Jul 24, 2006

folks,

As per usual for a Monday we look forward to the next round. Just wondering if the Cats have ever played at Manuka Oval before? From memory i don't believe we have. It's always a very brave man who tips a team who has never played somewhere before.

I think this will be a major disadvantage for us. Hopefully the boys will be able to have a run on the oval to get used to it. The Roos' have quite quite used to it now and actually play it pretty well up there.

I just hope its above 10c degrees. Don't want any hammy's to go ping!

LongBomb · Jul 24, 2006

We played there once before (loss)
Also a pre season game (loss)

The place gives me the fear.
This is exactly the sort of game we could lose.

jacross · Jul 24, 2006

Longbomb is correct we played a game there in 2004 and preseason 2005. Both losses. I'm hoping that this weekend I get to see them beat those bastards.

Above 10C? Yeah I wish, more like -10C mate.

TGTOA · Jul 24, 2006

Round 17 2003

Kangaroos 16.8.104 d Geelong 12.14.86 (Manuka Oval)

IIRC, that's the game we played in the awful "blue on blue" guernsey.

jim boy · Jul 24, 2006

That was a shocker of a guernsey - it was H's third match and he had played every one in a different jumper.

I was there that day and it was bloody freezing. Umps didn't help one bit either, giving a (and maybe a second) goal to North after a goal had been kicked, so effectively 12 point goals.

Strong hands Magee · Jul 24, 2006

Cheers. Definently need to boys to have a training session on the ground.

catempire · Jul 24, 2006

Manuka should hold no fear.

Similar temperatures to Geelong, however usually drier.

Similar dimensions to KP - long and narrow.

IIRC, we lost to North when we were travelling quite poorly in the first encounter. Then in the pre-season game the conditions were absolutely appalling and we played the conditions very, very badly.

Kent_Kingsley · Jul 24, 2006

yes that was the 2004 preseason and the conditions were bad, we only kicked something like 29 points.

Lunchlady Doris · Jul 24, 2006

I was at both of those games, in both we played very ordinary footy. Seems the cats have a fair bit of support up here.

Will be at this one too, but am very worried.

And BTW, it's really not that cold...

catempire · Jul 24, 2006

Sunday - Fine, mostly sunny. Min 1, Max 12.

Lunchlady, that's cold.

Champ39 · Jul 24, 2006

Jim Boy said:
That was a shocker of a guernsey - it was H's third match and he had played every one in a different jumper.

I was there that day and it was bloody freezing. Umps didn't help one bit either, giving a (and maybe a second) goal to North after a goal had been kicked, so effectively 12 point goals.

That was also the game Wojcinski marked the ball in the goal square and the umpire said it hit the ground first when it clearly didn't. Arghh.. I hate umpires, do we ever get more free kicks in a game?

thegerman · Jul 24, 2006

Are the Cats doing anything post game for members etc ?? Does anyone know ??? I saw the function for the one vs the Bulldogs, hoping for one here in Canberra.

WCL · Jul 24, 2006

I'll be there, we should win, but it is a very wide open ground so it will be good for our runners andwith the day the way it will be should be some good marking. 12C is the warmest it has been all winter.

Dingster · Jul 24, 2006

You guys really should win with so much to play for. The key is to get off to a good start and then you should go on with it. The danger is if you let us get some confidence in our last game in Canberra and actually allow us to start running.

Simple way to beat us. Flood and run forward in droves when we turn the ball over in our forward line. We don't get back hard enough and you will have a field day. Allow us to play direct footy and it will probably bite you on the bum.

I hope that you guys make the eight. I think that you are a team that can be competitive from a lower spot in the eight....though we're all fodder for Adelaide by the looks of things.

Shell · Jul 24, 2006

thegerman said:
Are the Cats doing anything post game for members etc ?? Does anyone know ??? I saw the function for the one vs the Bulldogs, hoping for one here in Canberra.

Forget about it!! Cause we arent "shyte" anymore (i know, that is highly debatable

) and dont have to sell anymore memberships, hardly any players turn up.

For memory, Mccarthy, David and Steve Johnson and one more (name escapes me, atm), showed up last night.

Anyway, Manuka Oval is def a danger.. as is ANY interstate venue!!! But we have a 7 day break, almost a full list to choose out of. No excuses. We should not drop this one!!

Shell · Jul 24, 2006

Dingster said:
You guys really should win with so much to play for. The key is to get off to a good start and then you should go on with it. The danger is if you let us get some confidence in our last game in Canberra and actually allow us to start running.

Simple way to beat us. Flood and run forward in droves when we turn the ball over in our forward line. We don't get back hard enough and you will have a field day. Allow us to play direct footy and it will probably bite you on the bum.

I hope that you guys make the eight. I think that you are a team that can be competitive from a lower spot in the eight....though we're all fodder for Adelaide by the looks of things.

Haha.. thank you for that!! We'll be sure to pass it onto Bomber

And thanks for your good wishes about the eight. Unfortunately we ARE fodder for Adelaide. Pysses you RIGHT OFF dont it????

eliiiiza · Jul 24, 2006

Shell said:
Forget about it!! Cause we arent "shyte" anymore (i know, that is highly debatable ) and dont have to sell anymore memberships, hardly any players turn up.

For memory, Mccarthy, David and Steve Johnson and one more (name escapes me, atm), showed up last night.

Anyway, Manuka Oval is def a danger.. as is ANY interstate venue!!! But we have a 7 day break, almost a full list to choose out of. No excuses. We should not drop this one!!

Henry and Mackie!

And the VFL boys. Charlie, Callan, Batchelor, Prismall, Ricco (poo he's not VFL) and Sheringham.

Disappointing turnout.

Copernicus · Jul 25, 2006

I'm not gonna be overly confident about this one either. We just have to remember that we tore North apart early in the season and there's no reason why we can't do it again if we apply the same sort of intensity. Manuka is an interstate game for both teams, really. I don't know that North has any particular advantage playing there in the way that we do at KP.

Still need to work our arses off though. We're on a bit of a roll and it's time to keep it going.

Glassjaw · Jul 25, 2006

Shell said:
Forget about it!! Cause we arent "shyte" anymore (i know, that is highly debatable ) and dont have to sell anymore memberships, hardly any players turn up.

For memory, Mccarthy, David and Steve Johnson and one more (name escapes me, atm), showed up last night.

The Adelaide post match function was alright. Hunt, Stokes, Milburn, Ablett Jnr, Harley, Kingsley and Tenace rocked up.

Was bummed not to meet Corey and Mooney but I thought 7 from 22 after a 92 point loss was alright.

After that I can see why Kingsley gets as many chances as he does because he seems like an absolute champion of a bloke. Same with Dasher.

Partridge · Jul 25, 2006

Dingster said:
You guys really should win with so much to play for. The key is to get off to a good start and then you should go on with it. The danger is if you let us get some confidence in our last game in Canberra and actually allow us to start running.

Cheers dude, but this for us perenially pessimistic Geelong fans is a big danger game. We're generally abysmal interstate and we've never won in Canberra. Simple fact is if they show the desperation and commitment shown against Port and Footscray we should win. But Geelong blow games they should win all the time (Hawthorn, Richmond etc), so I'm not going in overconfident by any means.

As long as Mooney is back in, and Kingsley stays in purgatory we're a chance.

Sir Gusset · Jul 25, 2006

I predict that North will come out and play like girls since they've had to train at Fernwood all week

I know this is one of those games that Geelong have been know to drop, but I just get a bit of a feeling about them now and Moon Dog is a massive in. Geelong by 38 points.

Ricardo · Jul 25, 2006

Lunchlady Doris said:
I was at both of those games, in both we played very ordinary footy. Seems the cats have a fair bit of support up here.

Will be at this one too, but am very worried.

And BTW, it's really not that cold...

Me too

It isn't that bad in Canberra (temp. wise)....the pre-season game i think it was the conditions were terrible, we didn't play the wet weather good at all...it was very frustrating because it was so obvious what had to be done.

The weather up there is a bit better then here in Geelong, usually cold frosty mornings turn into fine clear winter days, hopefully it is this kind of day come this weekend......a very big danger game.....a bit like Melbourne losing to Fremantle.....although we aren't overly expected to easily win...the odds are fairly close.

IF we lose this one it will make it that much harder because we then have Brisbane at the 'Gabba.....

Shell · Jul 25, 2006

Glassjaw said:
The Adelaide post match function was alright. Hunt, Stokes, Milburn, Ablett Jnr, Harley, Kingsley and Tenace rocked up.

Was bummed not to meet Corey and Mooney but I thought 7 from 22 after a 92 point loss was alright.

After that I can see why Kingsley gets as many chances as he does because he seems like an absolute champion of a bloke. Same with Dasher.

Man SIX players after a shocking loss like that one... and we get only a few after an inspiring one-point victory!

Go figure.

Kent_Kingsley · Jul 25, 2006

Glassjaw said:
After that I can see why Kingsley gets as many chances as he does because he seems like an absolute champion of a bloke.

not too bad yourself there glassjaw :thumbsu:

Shell · Jul 25, 2006

Kent_Kingsley said:
not too bad yourself there glassjaw

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