My lip reading for this week, Danger: I feel like I did F*** all.
Forgiven (on few great smothers/tackles) and better days ahead.
Review Cats defeat the Blues at MCG by 30 points.
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My lip reading for this week, Danger: I feel like I did F*** all.
Forgiven (on few great smothers/tackles) and better days ahead.
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Agree with %95 of that Heckler, good post.
Holmes far from soft though, perhaps caught in two minds on a couple of occasions tonight.
I'm one of the few Menegola doubters along with yourself; I hope he is ok after the head knock and gets back to his best form, but even at his best I always harbour some doubts about him, personally. Then again I thought maybe his best ever game for us was the biggest of his career, the 2020 GF, and so I reserve full judgement still, fence-sitter that I often am.
I thought Kolodjashnij was fine, good even; put the head down and backed his momentum and strong body to get him out of trouble, which it did (won't always work though). I can't see him going anywhere if fit this season at least. Menegola however might be under some pressure going forward. Probably not. But maybe.
The rest of your post puts into words many of my own thoughts on the game.
catempire
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Is that Dr House??
as the game progressed into the 2H I remember thinking to myself, "yeah, he's back".
Did Bews coming in for Menegola work in Geelong's favour? I think so
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As asked previously, what is our new structure? Please?
Unfortunately I can’t now get ‘Where is the Where is the Where is the’ out of my head.
Quicker ball movement basically. Even Hawkins mentioned it in an interview with Fox after the game and said the new game plan makes it easier for the forwards.
I still find Cameron an enigma. He's one of those players who often does the impossible things, but rarely the simple.
That goal from the boundary, for instance. When he received the ball I was watching thinking - "ok, finally let's see what you've got in a basic 1v1 at ground level against Young".
I didn't think it was possible for him to find the space to get a shot on goal in that situation without having to engage his opponent in a physical contest. And yet somehow he managed to do it, and to score the goal.
At one level I was just amazed. At another level it kinda irked me. Not seriously but that sort of mild annoyance you have when a video game allows you to win only by engaging some sort of cheat mode or when some glitch gives you superhuman player attributes.
Other times he could hold his ground better in marking contests. Avoid going to ground too easily. Have better second efforts. Put body contact on when it's needed. Make better decisions. Things anyone could do and probably should.
That goal from the boundary, for instance. When he received the ball I was watching thinking - "ok, finally let's see what you've got in a basic 1v1 at ground level against Young".
I didn't think it was possible for him to find the space to get a shot on goal in that situation without having to engage his opponent in a physical contest. And yet somehow he managed to do it, and to score the goal.
At one level I was just amazed. At another level it kinda irked me. Not seriously but that sort of mild annoyance you have when a video game allows you to win only by engaging some sort of cheat mode or when some glitch gives you superhuman player attributes.
Other times he could hold his ground better in marking contests. Avoid going to ground too easily. Have better second efforts. Put body contact on when it's needed. Make better decisions. Things anyone could do and probably should.
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Was contemplating your query, as soon as I saw the replay. Asked myself: No Stewart, no Geelong? Yet our team rallied!
BlakeyNoFlakey
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They don't have line coaches anymore, ie a defense coach, midfield coach, forward coach, ruck coach etc. Instead, all the assistants work across every line and Chris Scott oversees it all. That's my understanding. It allows the coaches to teach all players attack and defense in their roles and positions. Also, apparently, Scotty said to the coaching staff at the start of the year if they were starting to coach this team from scratch, what would they do. They came up with what we are seeing now.
That was the only downer on tonights performance - and he has carried Geel for years
Honestly Danger is going about as well as Alistar Lord ( who also won a Brownlow Medal playing in the centre for the Cats ) did in his last year for Geelong
I wonder which one of the new assistant coaches - probably James Kelly - who changed the Geel style - Geel thank goodness are good to watch again
And to Art Vandelay - well asMark Williams ( when Port won the flag ) he said - to their major sponsor - who wanted to sack him - " Allan Scott you are wrong "
Well Art Vandelay - you are 1000% wrong - because youve said for the last 5 years - that Geel couldnt play fast football - well the proof is in the pudding mate - and Geel should have played like this years ago - rather than that absolute garbage - eg the Rich game on the Gold Coast - and thank goodness for Pops Kelly and Egan for changing that rubbish game plan
Well you get Chris Scott and you surround him with former Geelong players and other yes men
Shouldn’t you be in the age group that knows him better as “George”?
The first of Curnow s goals looked to be Zuthrie. Then it appeared to be Henry for mine. But am happy to be corrected.
catempire
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Is that the Blackadder character? It’s within reach but not a strong memory. I’m 41.
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catempire
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Fair point! Deserve a smashing on that I suppose.
He will get a chance to become more consistent over next month and then prove his worth in the finals. Personally I am not convinced but all he needs to do is play like last week when it matters….
No I thought Henry had him from the beginning. In one of the marks Curnow took in the 1st, Henry lost him and SDK ended up being closest to the contest, so looked as though he was playing on him.
Edit - although the footage you put up clearly shows he was indeed on him earlier in the game (a different contest), so there you go.
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