Well, after Geelong's fantastic victory against the Carring Bush on Saturday at the MCG, we face another great challenge this week when we play Essendon at Colonial Stadium on Saturday night.
Essendon are coming off a loss to West Coast at Subiacco and are sitting 8th on the ladder with 8 wins and a draw, whereas Geelong are 6th on the ladder with 9 wins and 6 losses, so it should be a great match between 2 good sides. Back in round one, Essendon won by 50 points at the MCG, but things were very different back then. Essendon were full of confidence with very few worries, while Geelong were very inexperienced, and were still finding their feet with their young players, 3 of them playing their first games that night.
For Geelong, I expect us to dominate the rucks with Steven King in fine form. King has really gained in confidence as the season has gone, and is giving first use of the ball to our running players.
Corey Enright also continues to impress with the quality of his performances. His skills and decision making are of a high standard and he has really given us lots of drive off half back and on the ball since he came back in round 10 after injury.
Cameron Mooney is also a very important player in our forward line. If he can do well, this makes it easier for the likes of Kent Kingsley, as Mooney can provide another tall marking option for us.
Ronnie Burns is also a key player and started to find form last week at the MCG. Ronnie gives our forward line that unpredictability which can be hard to match up on, and with Riccardi, Steve Johnson and Lord doing well of late, should give us enough firepower to kick a winning score.
As for our defence, they have stood up well all season when under pressure. Matthew Scarlett, Tom Harley and Ben Graham are leading the way, while I've been very impressed with the play of David Wojcinski off half back, running through the lines with speed.
With Brenton Sanderson likely to miss through injury, Joel Corey should return after missing the Collingwood game with the flu.
Anyway, it should be a fantastic contest at Colonial Stadium next Saturday, and I'm very confident that we can win. We're playing really well and have lots of confidence, while the Bombers will be tired, coming off a 6 day break and very hard interstate match the week before. I think our speed will also worry Essendon, who are not a quick side.
MY PREDICTION: Geelong by 14 points
Go Cats!!
SeinDude
Essendon are coming off a loss to West Coast at Subiacco and are sitting 8th on the ladder with 8 wins and a draw, whereas Geelong are 6th on the ladder with 9 wins and 6 losses, so it should be a great match between 2 good sides. Back in round one, Essendon won by 50 points at the MCG, but things were very different back then. Essendon were full of confidence with very few worries, while Geelong were very inexperienced, and were still finding their feet with their young players, 3 of them playing their first games that night.
For Geelong, I expect us to dominate the rucks with Steven King in fine form. King has really gained in confidence as the season has gone, and is giving first use of the ball to our running players.
Corey Enright also continues to impress with the quality of his performances. His skills and decision making are of a high standard and he has really given us lots of drive off half back and on the ball since he came back in round 10 after injury.
Cameron Mooney is also a very important player in our forward line. If he can do well, this makes it easier for the likes of Kent Kingsley, as Mooney can provide another tall marking option for us.
Ronnie Burns is also a key player and started to find form last week at the MCG. Ronnie gives our forward line that unpredictability which can be hard to match up on, and with Riccardi, Steve Johnson and Lord doing well of late, should give us enough firepower to kick a winning score.
As for our defence, they have stood up well all season when under pressure. Matthew Scarlett, Tom Harley and Ben Graham are leading the way, while I've been very impressed with the play of David Wojcinski off half back, running through the lines with speed.
With Brenton Sanderson likely to miss through injury, Joel Corey should return after missing the Collingwood game with the flu.
Anyway, it should be a fantastic contest at Colonial Stadium next Saturday, and I'm very confident that we can win. We're playing really well and have lots of confidence, while the Bombers will be tired, coming off a 6 day break and very hard interstate match the week before. I think our speed will also worry Essendon, who are not a quick side.
MY PREDICTION: Geelong by 14 points
Go Cats!!
SeinDude
