Preview Cats v Doggies Sat April 6th 810 pm @ AO - Gather Round

[CatToTheFuture]

Well I thought mine was terribly creative and clever at the time only to see another regular poster with an almost identical name to mine, except he/she thought of it years prior to my brilliant brainwave so that was embarrassing and half the reason I rarely post haha

..having said that tho we had a hawks poster in here recently with a name something like 'back one out' so it could always be worse

He must have lost a bet

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Defo Mullins best game so far. If picking between him and Bowes though you gotta go Bowes at the moment.

The real question now is sub and I think Clark

 

[Romeoh1]

Have arrived in Adelaide. Go cats - yeehaa.

 

[Gunf]

The real question now is sub and I think Clark

Probably but i hope we select a more versatile sub like O'Connor

 

[D BRIDGE]

So will Mannagh do a Knevitt and fly back to Vic to play VFL the next day?

Surely Mannagh won’t be given two weeks off in a row from playing any form of footy.

To be honest, I want Mullin playing footy as much as he can to keep improving, he also might pull a late night flight if there isn’t a late change… Him missing VFL games when perfectly fit would be a bit of a bummer imo.

Conway is more likely to just get the week off I reckon.

 

[Gunf]

So will Mannagh do a Knevitt and fly back to Vic to play VFL the next day?

Surely Mannagh won’t be given two weeks off in a row from playing any form of footy.

To be honest, I want Mullin playing footy as much as he can to keep improving, he also might pull a late night flight if there isn’t a late change.

Conway is more likely to just get the week off I reckon.

Conway is 100% getting a rest

 

[D BRIDGE]

As much as I’d take being 4 - 1 after 5 round me at the start of the season… I really think this is a super important game.

The fixture isn’t overly friendly for the next month or so.

Being 5 - 0 would give us some real wiggle room.

We won on this ground a couple of weeks ago and have a good record on it.

Seems like a 50/50 game, but if we are the real deal maybe we get the job done.

Looking forward to it.

 

[Hamingja]

So will Mannagh do a Knevitt and fly back to Vic to play VFL the next day?

Surely Mannagh won’t be given two weeks off in a row from playing any form of footy.

To be honest, I want Mullin playing footy as much as he can to keep improving, he also might pull a late night flight if there isn’t a late change… Him missing VFL games when perfectly fit would be a bit of a bummer imo.

Conway is more likely to just get the week off I reckon.

Is there not no VFL due to the state game?

 

[Lana]

I’d be thrilled if we can eke out a win. I can’t imagine we did much on the track this week. Can’t complain about our team on a person by person basis. If we can get the ball our team is full of too many good users of the ball

 

[Gunf]

Is there not no VFL due to the state game?

**** you are correct and here i was hoping to get to see more VFL this week

 

[D BRIDGE]

Is there not no VFL due to the state game?

You are correct.

I just clicked on the VFL app and went to the next round.

Thought it was think week but it’s next week our next match.

All good for those emergencies now.

Good pickup.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Bit flat to see the two young guys who showed serious flashes get left out. I suppose I get it, but sheeeeit.

Conway barely played out the game and it was a 5 day break. Mullin a bit of a surprise though

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Probably but i hope we select a more versatile sub like O'Connor

If you have versatile players out there I think you can adapt. I just think we need to see a full game from Bowes, and MOC has been good

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Have arrived in Adelaide. Go cats - yeehaa.

Welcome!

 

[catstragic]

Probably but i hope we select a more versatile sub like O'Connor

Understand the reasoning but don't think we can drop MOC from the best 22- His start to this season has been the best form of his career IMO. Zuthrie also starting in good touch this year. If Parfit+ those two can play at this level for the rest of this year it will be huge for us.

 

[supahoops]

Happy enough with this and fully expect the three emergencies to get a run against North Melbourne. Rate Mullin but don’t fancy him aerially against Weightman at this stage of his career. 50/50 game as the odds are suggesting. Huge if we go 4-0.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Understand the reasoning but don't think we can drop MOC from the best 22- His start to this season has been the best form of his career IMO. Zuthrie also starting in good touch this year. If Parfit+ those two can play at this level for the rest of this year it will be huge for us.

MOC had 9 touches last week and was basically invisible.

Has been solid in earlier games though.

I thought Touhy coming in could give us the option to “manage” MOC or play him as sub.

I’d rather see Clark play a full game than MOC but that’s just me being greedy to see more of Clark.

Bowes surely plays a full game.

 

[catstragic]

MOC had 9 touches last week and was basically invisible.

Has been solid in earlier games though.

I thought Touhy coming in could give us the option to “manage” MOC or play him as sub.

I’d rather see Clark play a full game than MOC but that’s just me being greedy to see more of Clark.

Bowes surely plays a full game.

Was playing mid/half back for the first two and was a lot more visible- was wing last week and didn't see as much of it. That said I think he's been using it really well in all three games, and has won a few important contests.

 

[kcattatac]

Is there not no VFL due to the state game?

VFL bye this week. Mannagh will play VFL next week surely unless injuries as won't have played for ,3 weeks

 

[you pick one]

Can't see anyone grizzling about those changes with a 5 day break.Cats by 4 plus goals to go 4 and zip.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

So will Mannagh do a Knevitt and fly back to Vic to play VFL the next day?

Surely Mannagh won’t be given two weeks off in a row from playing any form of footy.

To be honest, I want Mullin playing footy as much as he can to keep improving, he also might pull a late night flight if there isn’t a late change… Him missing VFL games when perfectly fit would be a bit of a bummer imo.

Conway is more likely to just get the week off I reckon.

There is no vfl game this week due to the state league game.

 

[iameviljez]

VFL bye this week. Mannagh will play VFL next week surely unless injuries as won't have played for ,3 weeks

I know it's not a fun thing, but at some point the VFL needs to accept that it is now the de facto reserves competition, and actually play VFL games with the same regularity as AFL games - and preferably lagging the AFL fixture where possible, to allow players the best chance of playing a game every weekend.

It's ridiculous that after four weeks of AFL, the VFL will have only played 2 games. That gives blokes like Mannagh - who was held over for Easter Monday - all of five quarters of footy in four weeks.

Players cannot keep match-fit off that, and players on the fringe can't have a decent case to stake a claim for AFL football.

 

[Commando]

A lot being mentioned about the 5 day break, Scott mentioned on radio we adapted extremely well to backing up off short breaks during the covid season.

We should be confident going into this one.

 

[Farmer2Goggin]

Pumped , over here for Gather plus a week in the Clare Valley.
Ran into Joel and Billy within 15 minutes of each other at Rundle Mall - that’s an omen I reckon
Solid team selected , go you good things

 

[standupand]

Pumped , over here for Gather plus a week in the Clare Valley.
Ran into Joel and Billy within 15 minutes of each other at Rundle Mall - that’s an omen I reckon
Solid team selected , go you good things

Seeing Billy and Joel? You hadn't even been there for the longest time.