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Yes. Baker had arguably the best season last of any playerNo way baker is out, kid is a jet
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Yes. Baker had arguably the best season last of any playerNo way baker is out, kid is a jet
That was the plan last year and umpires always cruelled us first half each game
Excellent stats. On Lynch, I think his knee injury was more than just a niggle for many games and for a large part of the season he was not only not kicking well, but wasnt hitting the wings and clunking marks like he did in 2019/20. Hopefully he's 100% fit and we see him back to that sort of form.On paper Melbourne and Western Bulldogs have the competition covered, but strange things can happen on the day - cue us in 2018 Prelim and Essendon in 1999 Prelim. On balance I think we are around that next group 3rd to 6th. If the quartet of Edwards, Prestia, Lambert and Cotch play a collective 65 games minimum then I think we are top 4. In 2021 they played 55 games, just 40 games in 2020 and 72 games in 2019. if they play 55 or less we probably struggle to make 8. Jack went against the trend and had a very good season. 51 goals from 22 games, no reason he won't be around that mark again. Lynch had the yips last year. His conversion rate has fallen dramatically from 65% in 2019 to just 50% in 2021. Needs to get that back to 60% minimum
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Lynch back firing on all cylinders and Balta fwd=Finals.Excellent stats. On Lynch, I think his knee injury was more than just a niggle for many games and for a large part of the season he was not only not kicking well, but wasnt hitting the wings and clunking marks like he did in 2019/20. Hopefully he's 100% fit and we see him back to that sort of form.
Not sure about that.On paper Melbourne and Western Bulldogs have the competition covered, but strange things can happen on the day - cue us in 2018 Prelim and Essendon in 1999 Prelim. On balance I think we are around that next group 3rd to 6th. If the quartet of Edwards, Prestia, Lambert and Cotch play a collective 65 games minimum then I think we are top 4. In 2021 they played 55 games, just 40 games in 2020 and 72 games in 2019. if they play 55 or less we probably struggle to make 8. Jack went against the trend and had a very good season. 51 goals from 22 games, no reason he won't be around that mark again. Lynch had the yips last year. His conversion rate has fallen dramatically from 65% in 2019 to just 50% in 2021. Needs to get that back to 60% minimum
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Just to add to this excellent post, if Covid persists with similar uncertainty of players being able to take the field because of Omnicron, the team with the best quality depth of their entire list will reap the spoils, particularly in September.Not sure about that.
Imo, Western Bulldogs were lucky to beat Essendon in the Elimination Final. In fact, I reckon if it was a dry day they'd have lost despite it becoming a blow out in the end. We'd be looking at the Dogs in a far different light if that was the case. Port Adelaide were clear favourites to beat the Dogs in the Prelim and put in a shocker. Dogs didn't finish top 4 after the H&A rounds last year. And I reckon they drink their own bathwater too.
Melbourne have to be the team to beat. Let's see how they handle the pressure of being the hunted. Let's see if they have the dream run with injury in 2022 as they had in 2021.
Let's see what impact Covid has on each team in 2022. Players missing games because of isolation requirements, etc, etc. This is the massive unknown.
I can see at least 6 - 8 teams vying for a top 4 finish. Richmond is one of them. I don't fear any of those teams in competition with us for a top 4 finish as long as we have a reasonable run with injury and our coaching staff adapt to this f'kn stupid stand rule. I reckon we have one real good shot left in the locker with this team in season 2022. Shoot straight you bastards!!
Still believe this team can make top 4 and who knows from there.
Need to find a bit of luck with injuries and win some close ones to build some confidence and momentum early.
Ruck will be key in the games against Melbourne, Bulldogs. If Soldo, Nank or Balta can find some serious form at the right time then it will boost our midfield.
Need Lynch and Jack to be fit and get to as many contests as possible. A lot of question marks over our small forward stocks. Castagna, Aarts, Rioli Jnr, Edwards, Bolton, Clarke and possibly Stack will all be extremely important.
Backline seems solid on paper. Will be interested to see if Tarrant can find the form that made him an all Australian possibility a few years back.
It’s the way we playAnd by the way, just a whinge/rant.
How come our old guys are all shot and Geelong's Dad's army are ready to go again, fresh as daisies?
It seems that almost all the commentators and pretty much all (non-tiger) fans see our team as shot. I see a really bad injury year in 2021, that wore down a team that needed rest and a good pre-season. If we get the players fit and rested then why won't they be able to run out the season well?
Add in the younger talent coming through I see a team that might (not will) get all its ducks in a row and smash the season to bits. Geelong like for experience and talent, but with youth and a finals winning game plan.
We would have no idea about his tank in reality. He has never had a full preseason, last year not even a bit of a preseason yet he was running out games by the end of the season no worries. He may not have the tank, but he may, we will see. But he is such a weapon with ball in hand and he covers the ground so easily he could play anywhere. Reckon he will be a star this season.Stack on the wing? He wont have the tank.
This is the party line but the game moves on. Other teams have learned from us and integrated most of what we did in the successful years. I’m not talking about reinventing the wheel. I’m talking about sticking with everything that has worked but adding more strings to the bow. We have some deficiencies that got found out last year. Hopefully we can tweak things and get it right for another crack but after that 2021 post-bye form I’m not expecting miracles.The lads should be right to go again after a long, much needed break. We still have the same team -Astbury +Tarrant.
Hopefully Dimma doesn't try to reinvent the wheel again. He won 3 flags off the back of "letting the boys play" and not trying to micro manage them too much, like he did through 14'-16'. This and injuries are my biggest worry.
I reckon we can smash the comp, if and only if, we can adapt to the stand rule. We didn't do it in any useful way in 2021. Reckon Dimma and co thought their sh#t didn't stink and they could out smart the comp. Learnt that for once SHocking got it right. The stand rule did cause huge problems for our game style. But looking at finals some version of our style was dominant.
If we can reintroduce pressure and gut running into the game then we still have the list to win it all. If, of course, they stay fit.
Hopefully the team is really hungry and ready to roll. Last year was a kick in the guts and with any luck we'll come out hard. We'll see
Losing Mathew Inness(Fitness guru) too the Swans was also a major blow IMO.Do we have the cattle to play to the stand rule? The stand rule rewards hitting of targets by foot. Are we good enough, particularly with forward 50 entries?
The 50m rule had nothing to do with Melbourne's finals campaign for example. Win the ball and move it quickly. Nobody other than Salem has an elite kick, certainly not Petracca and Oliver. Bang it long, a group of tall forwards that compete in the air and a smart finisher. A bit like us.Do we have the cattle to play to the stand rule? The stand rule rewards hitting of targets by foot. Are we good enough, particularly with forward 50 entries?
In that case the scats ought to have been a shoo-in in last years GF...Do we have the cattle to play to the stand rule? The stand rule rewards hitting of targets by foot. Are we good enough, particularly with forward 50 entries?
And by the way, just a whinge/rant.
How come our old guys are all shot and Geelong's Dad's army are ready to go again, fresh as daisies?
It seems that almost all the commentators and pretty much all (non-tiger) fans see our team as shot. I see a really bad injury year in 2021, that wore down a team that needed rest and a good pre-season. If we get the players fit and rested then why won't they be able to run out the season well?
Add in the younger talent coming through I see a team that might (not will) get all its ducks in a row and smash the season to bits. Geelong like for experience and talent, but with youth and a finals winning game plan.