Preview Round 2, 2020: Geelong v Hawthorn, 12 June 2020, 7.50pm @ GMBHA Stadium

[Dixie Flatline]

I wonder with a few weeks up our sleeve before the game, that they bring the boundaries in at Waverley. I recall reading about us doing it in recent times. Maybe for SCG games?

I recall that they adjusted the dimensions of Waverley Park for the preliminary final against the Dockers in 2015.

 

[TylerDurden]

Watch Clarko use playing at their dump of a venue as a way to motivate the playing group, similar to playing in the snow. Geelong hold no fears. Slow as treacle and pretty old and apart from Dangerfield unspectacular. Reckon the narrow ground may even suit our choking of opposition ball movement. The Chris Scott presser post a loss would be sublime viewing.

I want the win for the sole reason that he can't sook about the home ground post game. I'd pay good money to see it.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Confirmed.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Look forward to it, no issue with Geelong playing all home games in Geelong, but I'll be annoyed if any of our home games aren't the MCG or Launceston.

 

[WWSD]

I’m expecting Gunston, Breust, Shiels and Smith all to play close to their best this year. As they’re all in their prime.

Henderson, McEvoy and Frawley are coming off career best seasons.

The improvement will come from Lewis, Scrimshaw and Worpel.

Wingard, Scully and Meara will all be much better then last year.

Looking forward to seeing the Sicily and Scrimshaw half back combo. Should be fun to watch.

Remember that game against West Coast last year? Notice how in the games Scrimshaw played last year that Burgoyne played forward? He has kicked 6 goals in the last two games.

I don’t know how many games will be played this year, but at some point Walker,
Maginness, Jones and Greaves will all make their debut.

 

[Kil Phearns]

Geelong 2011 was likened to Hawthorn 1991 around these parts.

I feel they're hoping to be like Carlton 1995 this year. Squeeze every last drop out of an ageing list.

 

[Pessimistic]

The loss of Kelly nowhere near as bad due to the recruitment of Stevens.

Going back to the 2006 game at KP in the weeks before after north played the cats, coach Laidley pronounce the Cats 'certain premiers'

Mind you in 2006 the cats still had hangover intimidation issue with Hawthorn. Not so much now. Razor would be a certainty

 

[Roddy]

How many players on our list would have played on that shitheap of a ground before?

 

[Holy Rioli]

Remember the time Geelong had that big sook and somehow managed to convince the AFL to play a final at Kidney park against Fremantle? So funny when they lost. I'd love for them to lose their most important game at that ground since as well. Our more direct style perfectly suited for this ground.

 

[Badesumofu]

I had a dream that we played Geelong in round 2 last night. We won by 1 point.

 

[moginie]

How many players on our list would have played on that shitheap of a ground before?

More than you would think.

Frawley, Frost, McEvoy, Burgoyne, Wingard, Henderson, Mitchell, O'Meara, Patton, Impey, Scully.

I've not included Ceglar, O'Brien or Lewis who I'm pretty certain have played VFL there before.

Nor have I included Worpel who would certainly have played there at the U18 level.

And our trump card is Bolton who coached against them in 2018.

 

[Millsie69]

The loss of Kelly nowhere near as bad due to the recruitment of Stevens.

The bloke needs to get on the park first

 

[Pessimistic]

Cheeky the club picturing Worpel with Selwood in their press release

 

[Mercy Seat]

Makes no difference to me that we play down there. Grateful to have footy back.

But if there was a surer bet to make in your life, it's that we'll be one of the clubs with 8 home games / 9 away...

 

[Mercy Seat]

Last time we played there in 2006 was one of our best wins in the early Clarko years. They were top of the ladder at the time, and we were coming off the Rocca vs Dawson mauling. We came out and somehow beat the cats by about 9 goals down there, Hodgey dominated them.

Classic game! Beat them the following year as well down in Tassie and there was talk of Tommo getting the axe before they turned it all around...

 

[SSSSSS]

Shame there is no crowd. Probably the lamest bunch of softcocks the handbaggers are in their own turf.

No atmosphere. Just a bunch of sooks. Gonna miss the melts on footage.

 

[Roddy]

More than you would think.

Frawley, Frost, McEvoy, Burgoyne, Wingard, Henderson, Mitchell, O'Meara, Patton, Impey, Scully.

I've not included Ceglar, O'Brien or Lewis who I'm pretty certain have played VFL there before.

Nor have I included Worpel who would certainly have played there at the U18 level.

And our trump card is Bolton who coached against them in 2018.

That's why I asked, I knew it would be more than we might imagine, given that we, as a club, haven't played there for almost a decade and a half.

 

[Pessimistic]

Tom Mitchell 33d 1g last time at kardinia Park in 2016. average that season 28d. Sydney won by 10 goals

 

[VandoHawk]

If you include Brisbane this means we're going to play 4 finalists in the first 5 rounds - the premiers (off a 6 day break), the runner up at their home ground and the minor premiers at their spiritual home ground off a 6 day break. Going to be a good demonstration of where we're at. It's a really tough draw.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Let's keep the discussion of the forthcoming block of games out of this thread, which should focus solely on the next game against the Cats.

 

[Pessimistic]

I’m boycotting this rigged draw. Ill watch on TV

 

[cryptor]

Cats supporters finally get their wish of a game against us down in Geelong. If they don't fill the stadium then expect it to be back in Melbourne next time...

 

[Maybloomer]

How many players on our list would have played on that shitheap of a ground before?

Probably more than have played in the snow in Canberra. Worps maybe as a young 'un?

 

[offtherails9]

I'm pretty confident we'll roll them. We've got a nice mix of experience and youth now, the maturity and wisdom of guys like Shiels, Smith, Breust and Gunston will help alot. Feel like that was evident round 1.

They're cooked.

Assuming Dimma will be right? Training reports?

 

[4THAWN]

Thinking our tall timber will be as important as ever on the smaller ground? Hopefully its dry and we can unleash the 4 headed monster that is
Patton O'Brien Gunston Lewis.