Opinion Rd 13 Bye week - Luved , Liked, hated so far in 2022.

[Tony Barber]

Like.
Injuries. They are pretty much all medium term and have overlapped.

It’s forced the match committee to find something positive out of a crisis.
And that’s meant finding roles for kids.

(I just don’t want them circa rnd 17)

And therefor I’ve liked what the coaches have done.

Disliked
Ball use.
Can’t we get Gazza in one day a week to teach 8 or so key players how to deliver the ball?

 

[cats_09]

I love things like this from the club

 

[Phipppppa]

I love things like this from the club

I have seen stuff about this all over the Geelong papers. Where was this held?

 

[cats_09]

I have seen stuff about this all over the Geelong papers. Where was this held?

Drysdale FC over the weekend

 

[Phipppppa]

Drysdale FC over the weekend

Thanks cats_09

I believe corio did a similar thing a few years ago.

Credit to Drysdale, that’s great from them.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Drysdale FC over the weekend

Great job from my (old) BFL club!

 

[standupand]

Loved: The Djilang Guernsey.
Liked: Fresh faces (and some old ones like James Kelly

James Kelly

Age

40

Ht

183cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.8

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

10.5

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

5.6

5star

MG

273.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

6.8

5star

and HT)
Hated: Losing to hawthorn.

 

[Catman]

Great job from my (old) BFL club!

Mine too! Hated wearing the Hawthorn colours though...

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Mine too! Hated wearing the Hawthorn colours though...

Me too...
During my short stint there they really were the anti Hawthorn though.
Consistently making Grand Finals and not winning them, was painful.
I remember one cricket season where all 4 grades had a Drysdale team in the GF... and lost them all.

 

[Phipppppa]

Great job from my (old) BFL club!

They’re going alright this season Mad.

 

[Play it Sam]

Think I might swing by this forum to question the relevant Cats board member about disability parking at K Park-
(yes I know, bee in bonnet). You can Hear from CEO Steve Hocking with a Club update and insights into the season so far.
AND ask questions.

Event Details (email back RSVP)
Tuesday 5 July
6.00pm - 7.30pm
Medallion Club, Marvel Stadium

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere or not, but this is what's been working for us this year. As expected, our fwd line has been very good so far and defense is much improved from last year in these key stats.

	Category	2021 Avg.	Rank	2022 Avg.	Rank
Key 2022 Stat	Score per Inside 50	42.6%	#11	46.3%	#2
Up in 2022	Score per Inside 50 Against	42.9%	#10	40.50%	#3
Down in 2022	Contested Possession Diff.	+13.2	#1	+1.1	#9

The Cats are riding high with an 8-4 record and it's easy to see why. They are one of the best teams in the AFL at not only scoring once getting the ball inside their forward 50, but one of the best at preventing scores once it goes inside their defensive 50. 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

(38 goals) and Tom Hawkins

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Tom Hawkins

Age

35

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

2.1

5star

D

12.7

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.1

3star

G

1.6

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.2

5star

(33) first and third in the Coleman Medal race respectively, it's not surprising Geelong is ranked second for scores per inside 50, up markedly from its ranking of 11th in 2021. Defensively they are the third-best in the competition for conceding scores from inside 50s, another huge improvement from 10th last year.

 

[My Tilly]

Stengle should have more votes. He was coming from a long way back. two different clubs and probably his last chance to make any impact.

Sam De Koning was being touted as potential star the moment he was drafted. He always looked like he had that special quality even when he was learning his craft in the VFL. What he is doing now is only scratching the surface of what he will be as a player in year four or five.

Stengle's currently averaging 14 disposals & a fraction under 2 goals per game. Some predicted he was capable of 30 goals (maybe 40) but he is now our most dangerous small forward.
Based on expectations, Stengle's been a bolter in the AFL in 2022.

 

[cats_09]

Seems like a good bye week activity

 

[cats_09]

 

[Pollywaffle]

Byes suck.

 

[Phipppppa]

Good to know Gryan is able to hit a target in dodgeball. Just needs to convert on the weekend.

 

[Finknottle]

Loved:
*De Koning- The most exciting player we've recruited from the draft that I can recall since GAJ, Kelly, SJ, and Bartel draft. To have a KPP who is the envy of every other team is simply outstanding.
*Stengle- a revelation, in much the same way Pods was when he came to be in our 22, albeit he is much younger than Pods.
*Atkins, and ZGuthrie- excellent improvement, meaning our bottom 6 will no longer be a weakness or a standout for the wrong reasons if they maintain the rage.
*Cameron- brilliant match-winner who really plays the way it should be played, so befitting of a #5 at GFC.
*8 wins- sets us up nicely for the last 10 games given the talent not available in those first 12 weeks. The fact that we have been written off as serious top 4 aspirants by nearly everyone, yet we are still relevant.

Liked:
*No reports, no unnecessary games missed
*CS continues to show us the reason the GFC rates him so highly.
*The ongoing Mr Fixit Blicavs heading towards another B&F.
*Our forward line is enviable.
*Eddie, Pops and Harry seem to have slotted in so well. Eddie must be lauded for the Stengle results so far.

Hated:
* INJURIES as always. Danger, HENRY, Holmes, Menegola, Simpson, Sav, Ceglar, Stanley- all potential best 22 this year have missed substantial numbers of games. The Henry injury particularly is frustrating for me as I had him as our most exciting and valuable player late last year.
*The way we have let teams absolutely domiante us with seemingly no capacity to stop it. Pies, Swans, Saints, Freo, even the Doggies.
*Losing to Hawthorn. Say no more.
*Injuries- did I mention injuries? But there is some good out of them, as lesser lights in Atkins and ZG have really stepped up.

Liked your monologue. DeKoning is looking like a diamond in his draft. The 4 players you mentioned are legendary. Would be great if DeKoning could have a long and successful career.

 

[CabWesty]

I'm liking where we are positioned at the moment.
Next 4 games for each of the top 6 teams, my reading of likely win, tough match, likely loss (bye = loss)
Brisbane Bye Melbourne Bulldogs Essendon 1-2-1
Melbourne Bye Brisbane Adelaide Geelong 1-2-1
Fremantle Bye Carlton Port St Kilda 1-2-1
Carlton Richmond, Fremantle St Kilda West Coast 2-2-0
Geelong West Coast, Richmond North Melbourne 3-1-0
St Kilda Essendon, Sydney Carlton Fremantle 1-3-0

In Round 15, Melbourne play Brisbane and Freo play Carlton, those teams effectively negate each other.
In Round 16, St Kilda and Carlton negate each other.
In Round 17, Freo and St Kilda fight it out.
If Geelong can roll over the top of Melbourne in round 17, we could be on top of the ladder!

 

[CabWesty]

I'm liking where we are positioned at the moment.
Next 4 games for each of the top 6 teams, my reading of likely win, tough match, likely loss (bye = loss)
Brisbane Bye Melbourne Bulldogs Essendon 1-2-1
Melbourne Bye Brisbane Adelaide Geelong 1-2-1
Fremantle Bye Carlton Port St Kilda 1-2-1
Carlton Richmond, Fremantle St Kilda West Coast 2-2-0
Geelong West Coast, Richmond North Melbourne 3-1-0
St Kilda Essendon, Sydney Carlton Fremantle 1-3-0

In Round 15, Melbourne play Brisbane and Freo play Carlton, those teams effectively negate each other.
In Round 16, St Kilda and Carlton negate each other.
In Round 17, Freo and St Kilda fight it out.
If Geelong can roll over the top of Melbourne in round 17, we could be on top of the ladder!

Richmond knocking off Carlton works even better for us this week. In effect the top 4 teams have all 'lost'!

Edit - And St Kilda goes down to ESSENDON!! 5 of the top 6 teams lose. If we beat West Coast, we've stolen a game on everyone else in the top 6!