Preview Rd 18 Giants v Geelong - Sat July 12th 4:15pm AEST (ENGIE Stadium)

[winty]

So have Stengle and Smith been not playing for other reasons? I know we let our players live their lives but I know Stengle pushes it a bit

Was wondering when someone would put two and two together and come up with 258. To be honest, it's about a week later than I thought it would be.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Can we dedicate his 300th to seeds when it happens

Mods?

I reckon there's a certain poster that's most commonly found in pear trees that surely gets a mention here.

Anyone know what happened to him? Seems to have disappeared since mid 2022 apart from a brief period in late 2023.

 

[Mr Meow]

GWS will be more desperate now- if we win this, it’ll be our best for the season

Professional players don't raise their effort based on a round 18 Friday night result.

 

[Mr Meow]

I reckon there's a certain poster that's most commonly found in pear trees that surely gets a mention here.

Anyone know what happened to him? Seems to have disappeared since mid 2022 apart from a brief period in late 2023.

I haven't seen him on this board since he told everybody off who dared suggest the Cats could improve in 2024.

 

[Vdubs]

Professional players don't raise their effort based on a round 18 Friday night result.

Incentive to get into and stay in the 8 is definitely real.

 

[Baudolino]

I reckon there's a certain poster that's most commonly found in pear trees that surely gets a mention here.

Anyone know what happened to him? Seems to have disappeared since mid 2022 apart from a brief period in late 2023.

For some reason he's still one of the posters I most associate with BigFooty Cats. Probably because he's been one a mainstay on the forums for most of my time here, until the last few years at least. And I did enjoy what he brought to the forum at times even though I disagreed with him a lot.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I reckon there's a certain poster that's most commonly found in pear trees that surely gets a mention here.

Anyone know what happened to him? Seems to have disappeared since mid 2022 apart from a brief period in late 2023.

He's still around, just around the main board

 

[Mr Meow]

Incentive to get into and stay in the 8 is definitely real.

Nope, they are grown men and professionals who were not going to slack off if Gold Coast lost a round 18 game.

PS they are still in the 8.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

I think the stadium that had the Olympics is next door and is called the Accor stadium…. Engie is alwasy unavailable due to it being the showgrounds


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Thanks TC

As a former Sydney girl, we call it Sydney Showground Stadium. Small capacity of 25,000. Hope the surface is better than Olympic Stadium.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Ah Sydney! My home town. Never want to go there.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

I haven't seen him on this board since he told everybody off who dared suggest the Cats could improve in 2024.

Not everybody.

Always enjoyed Partridge. He had excellent footy intelligence, fantastic sense of humour. He was patient + helped me when I first joined.

 

[Mr Meow]

Not everybody.

Always enjoyed Partridge. He had excellent footy intelligence, fantastic sense of humour. He was patient + helped me when I first joined.

Sorry, this is what I was referring to. Got grumpy at the suggestion Geelong's cliff may not have arrived towards the end. I didn't recall your presence in that thread.

Prediction - How will the Geelong Cats fare in season 2024?

The worry stems from the fact that despite missing a significant number of games last year and undergoing extensive rehabilitation, he couldn't endure even a minute in this week's game. Understandably, this situation does little to instil confidence. I think Geelong will need more midfield...

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[Zouz Kitty]

Sorry, this is what I was referring to. Got grumpy at the suggestion Geelong's cliff may not have arrived towards the end. I didn't recall your presence in that thread.

Prediction - How will the Geelong Cats fare in season 2024?

The worry stems from the fact that despite missing a significant number of games last year and undergoing extensive rehabilitation, he couldn't endure even a minute in this week's game. Understandably, this situation does little to instil confidence. I think Geelong will need more midfield...

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Yes, he could be irritable sometimes.

We’re all allowed are opinions. Some are more forceful.

Look at the discussion in the review thread about Stevens

No, I didn’t read that thread.

 

[Mr Meow]

Yes, he could be irritable sometimes.

We’re all allowed are opinions. Some are more forceful.

Look at the discussion in the review thread about Stevens

No, I didn’t read that thread.

Oh it wasn't really a criticism; more a general observation. He didn't seem to like us much at the time (a similar hiatus in 2022) so I wasn't surprised that he left.

It doesn't really worry me how bad people think Geelong will be, I just don't think we're ready for our Richmond/West Coast style collapse quite yet.

 

[BIGANT]

Incentive to get into and stay in the 8 is definitely real.

Same same with the doggies v crows game prior to ours. This round especially is loaded with t4 t8 results on the line, narrowing it down to our aspirations every round until finals will be live on where we finish.

 

[Mr Meow]

Same same with the doggies v crows game prior to ours. This round especially is loaded with t4 t8 results on the line, narrowing it down to our aspirations every round until finals will be live on where we finish.

Today is massive. I think we want Dogs to win before us and Fremantle after.

 

[Cataholic]

Wonder if we'll see a late change?

Whether or not Scott & Mackie pull Cameron aside to get him on the same page will probably be the earliest and clearest clue

 

[you pick one]

Incentive to get into and stay in the 8 is definitely real.

Agree that and top 4 top 2 are what the goals are in the home and away.

 

[Mr Meow]

Agree that and top 4 top 2 are what the goals are in the home and away.

GWS will be trying their guts out no matter what though. So will all 9 teams in contention. They don't sit and watch other games thinking "oh, we can afford to slack off against Geelong now" or vice versa.

 

[you pick one]

GWS will be trying their guts out no matter what though. So will all 9 teams in contention. They don't sit and watch other games thinking "oh, we can afford to slack off against Geelong now" or vice versa.

Your looking at it from the point of sides slacking off we are looking at it from the point of sides stepping up.

 

[Mr Meow]

Your looking at it from the point of sides slacking off we are looking at it from the point of sides stepping up.

I said vice versa which included the situation you described. Why would GWS try any harder because GC held on last night? It just makes zero sense. There are 6 more games with nothing separating about 8 sides. Every game will be treated with maximum seriousness. 2nd through 9th could change off a dime.

 

[you pick one]

I said vice versa which included the situation you described. Why would GWS try any harder because GC held on last night? It just makes zero sense. There are 6 more games with nothing separating about 8 sides. Every game will be treated with maximum seriousness. 2nd through 9th could change off a dime.

Ask yourself to what end what's the incentive what drives them over these last 6 games.My answer is ladder position what's yours.

 

[you pick one]

Smithy's at 12:15 today too Cats V GWS.

 

[dazbroncos]

Game day peoples. .

Game Day - Rd 18 Giants v Geelong - Sat July 12th 4:15pm AEST (ENGIE Stadium)

Back half of the season post bye it gets real. These games could be season defining. And thats kinda real here. We can get the 4 points and move ahead of the herd from 3 to 9. Gotta stay at the front end of the mob chasing the Pies. Jezza 100 games for us I think Blitz getting to 285 is...

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