Land of the Giants
Premiership Player
What an afternoon at the Cattery.
That will go down as one of the best wins in the club’s history, and one of the most significant, because of the way it was won. Composure is an art, very hard to master, and we had a team of Rembrandts on the park.
There were absolutely no passengers, with an even contribution across the board in every position. Mumford was outstanding with 40 hit outs and some welcome trademark physicality. Another highlight was the performance of Hopper and Taranto again in the midfield. We’ve never been short of top-shelf talent, but they have really stepped up and taken the pressure off Coniglio and Kelly. It makes all the difference.
I also thought Nick Haynes deserved special mention for his contested marks. They were real momentum killers for Geelong and he seems to pull down a couple of them every week.
The loss of Callan Ward to an ACL injury is devastating, and some have questioned whether we can go all the way without him. Callan won’t hear of that. He’ll cheer louder than anyone else at the club should our run extend deep into September, and do everything he can to make sure it happens. He’s all class, and we can only hope he makes a complete recovery as soon as possible.
Round 5 sees us back in Canberra for the first time this year, to take on the enigmatic Dockers. It’s one of those games, pre-season, you quietly pencil in as a win. Fremantle have a well-deserved reputation for not traveling and I think our biggest threat is complacency, so we can’t afford to take anything for granted.
The only change this week will be a replacement for Ward, most likely Toby if he is fit. No one else really deserves to be dropped. And some stability would be welcome for a change. Hopefully things will now settle down for a while.
Let's make it 4-1 in time for everyone to enjoy those chocolate Easter eggs. Go Giants!
That will go down as one of the best wins in the club’s history, and one of the most significant, because of the way it was won. Composure is an art, very hard to master, and we had a team of Rembrandts on the park.
There were absolutely no passengers, with an even contribution across the board in every position. Mumford was outstanding with 40 hit outs and some welcome trademark physicality. Another highlight was the performance of Hopper and Taranto again in the midfield. We’ve never been short of top-shelf talent, but they have really stepped up and taken the pressure off Coniglio and Kelly. It makes all the difference.
I also thought Nick Haynes deserved special mention for his contested marks. They were real momentum killers for Geelong and he seems to pull down a couple of them every week.
The loss of Callan Ward to an ACL injury is devastating, and some have questioned whether we can go all the way without him. Callan won’t hear of that. He’ll cheer louder than anyone else at the club should our run extend deep into September, and do everything he can to make sure it happens. He’s all class, and we can only hope he makes a complete recovery as soon as possible.
Round 5 sees us back in Canberra for the first time this year, to take on the enigmatic Dockers. It’s one of those games, pre-season, you quietly pencil in as a win. Fremantle have a well-deserved reputation for not traveling and I think our biggest threat is complacency, so we can’t afford to take anything for granted.
The only change this week will be a replacement for Ward, most likely Toby if he is fit. No one else really deserves to be dropped. And some stability would be welcome for a change. Hopefully things will now settle down for a while.
Let's make it 4-1 in time for everyone to enjoy those chocolate Easter eggs. Go Giants!