Preview QF2 Geelong v Port Adelaide Thursday Sept 5 2024 @ AO 7:40 pm

[calder_daddy]

Pretty strong talk around the traps that Geelong are expected to go with SDK in the ruck / Blicavs as back up, and leave Stanley out.

Mullin a big chance to play and run with JHF after the job he did in the previous match against Port. Bews to Rioli

So close

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

No change for us


Dixon and Narkle in
Visentini and Farrell out

Love how they always have to bring the ex players of the opposition team in it’s like they do it to try to rattle them but hopefully we flog him lol

 

[Vdubs]

Never said we've found our perfect team - yours is the first post I've seen use that terminology

It's simply that I'm not unhappy with keeping the stability from our last match, and I've been saying since before the end of our VFL match in Saturday that I expected us to be unchanged on Wednesday night

I'm happy that Stewart and Humphries are both playing- from that pov, stability is a beautiful thing.

 

[Cataholic]

Maybe a passing shower through the day Cataholic followed by a balmey evening and windy [emoji948]View attachment 2100615

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Good.

No reason for Scott to second guess the weather.

 

[BIGANT]

Plenty of people writing Geelong off this year. They do it at their peril.

Port's demolition of the Swans is a bit of a false dawn, I reckon.

We as supporters (or most of us level headed ones) understand the magnitude of adv PA have but if I like the rest of us believe if we can just swing the pendulum back to a 50:50 contest our adv could be fwd if given enough opportunities.

 

[catempire]

I’d probably have Kolo on him or Henry. Exposing the cardio of Dixon and Sav will be the plan

I’ll be hoping for Blicavs to Dixon, Henry to Ratugolea, Kolo to Georgiades.

 

[standupand]

Lose this game and we get the pleasure of taking on Hawks/Dogs for the double pleasure of going to Sydney for a prelim.

MUST WIN!!!

Ok but when you put it like that I think it might be quite nice to hammer the hawks along the way to a flag. Can't see them getting past the dogs though, so must win it is!

 

[catempire]

Can anyone remember the last final we won as underdogs? We’ve lost plenty as favourites.

 

[Play it Sam]

Mitchell admitted as much on 360 last night - get rid of the "er" - no need to go quicker , harder, longer, faster.....
Doing that makes you less predictable , play your role and play to the game plan - trust that to get the job done.
Hate to admit it but I do admire Sam and cough , cough - like watching the Hawks...................

WE need a combined Love/Hate emoji- a fence sitter button.
But glad to hear you don't suffer brown and gold related PTSD.

 

[Ross]

Have we lost a milestone game this year?

Hawkins 350 W
Blicavs 250 W
Cameron 250 W
Stanley 200 W
Stewart 150 W
Stanley 150 at the Cats W
Guthrie 100 W

Close 100 W?

Then bring Rohan back for the prelim, win that and the GF would be his 100th at the club.

 

[standupand]

Can anyone remember the last final we won as underdogs? We’ve lost plenty as favourites.

I'd say 2020 prelim v lions.

 

[goyoucatters]

Thx but you can bet your arse there will be some smoke and mirrors going on

Perhaps. If we're going that way, though, I'd prefer us to go with the Travis Cloke remix.

 

[TEDDY24INC]

I think we have an almighty chance, but have a nagging feeling that somehow the trio of ex cats will put in career best games and Charlie Dixon

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Charlie Dixon

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

rolls back the clock. It’s just the way it happens for us sometimes

 

[calder_daddy]

Love how they always have to bring the ex players of the opposition team in it’s like they do it to try to rattle them but hopefully we flog him lol

Teddy said exactly what I was going too

I think we have an almighty chance, but have a nagging feeling that somehow the trio of ex cats will put in career best games and Charlie Dixon rolls back the clock. It’s just the way it happens for us sometimes

 

[catempire]

I'd say 2020 prelim v lions.

Good get.

$1.79 to $2.01

 

[MotlopMagic]

SDK will definitely play imo. Not sure who goes out but my guess is Bews.


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[supahoops]

But Bews is not small, he is an overly bulked up medium sized player at 286cm and at least 90kg and is no longer quick off the mark. Maybe they think his size is needed for Rioli. And not picking SDK means Kolo and JHenry need to play on talls. Hang on, Rioli is only 175cm.

FINALLY our ruck problems have been solved!! No need for either SDK or Stanley with Bews zipping around at 286cm. I’m not taking much notice of the named team, I’ll wait an hour rather than a day before the first bounce.

 

[bulletproof]

not the point though when the team was 100 up at half time! Whether we took the foot off, or the depleted bench, that game was virtually meaningless other than some % gain, and the 4 points, which is always nice.

The Eagles had enough good players, that when we dropped off our level, they could score.

We absolutely humiliated them in the first half, that was a pretty good performance.

This Geelong side is quite powerful when our level of pressure and intensity is very high.

As soon as that drops, we become very mediocre. The interesting thing is if finals sharpens them so that they maintain it for longer.

That is the hope.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Teddy said exactly what I was going too

I still disagree with Dixon there though, he’s most overrated player in comp. As for ex players who knows which way they will go, they’ll either be top notch or not even get a look at the ball it’s never in between…

 

[TEDDY24INC]

Surely we aren’t going to roll out Bowes as sub, we’ve learnt our lesson there I hope.

 

[Commando]

Can anyone remember the last final we won as underdogs? We’ve lost plenty as favourites.

I think the semi vs Sydney 2017...

 

[Goggin Our Best]

So close

With his track record re the late/inside mail , id love him to say/post that Geel are no chance to win the Premiership

Because i would then mortgage the house and throw the lot on the Cats for the Flag , and i would take any price

 

[Commando]

I'd say 2020 prelim v lions.

I went back further
I could have sworn we were favourites we smashed Collingwood the week before

 

[cats_09]

Can anyone remember the last final we won as underdogs? We’ve lost plenty as favourites.

2020 prelim final

 

[Tuggacat]

not the point though when the team was 100 up at half time! Whether we took the foot off, or the depleted bench, that game was virtually meaningless other than some % gain, and the 4 points, which is always nice.

If we had more percentage gain we finished second (although Port put an end to that the next day).