Review Cats drown Hawks by 36 points in Tommas 350

[iameviljez]

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I don't know that I agree on point one, yet.

If I were picking a hypothetical Grand Final side tomorrow... We've got Guthrie, Atkins, Tuohy and Dangerfield to come back in. Dangerfield comes in, Clark goes out, that's straightforward.

Guthrie is next cab in... Mullin goes out, I guess, and Bowes and/or O'Connor play back.

Tuohy next. As much as I like Bowes and O'Connor, one of them in a straight swap for Tuohy.

Atkins next... and having already swapped one defender for a midfielder, I don't like doing it again. And I'm not sure who else I'd drop.

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

Can we just pump the brakes on Conway a little?

You can, I won’t be. He is an outstanding prospect, and will be a genuine star if his body holds up.

 

[kickazz]

Ginnivan is an embarrassment.

The guy legit looks to milk a free every single time he is in a contest.

To be honest, most of the Hawks were turning head on and looking for frees.

I can not believe this isn’t coached into them, it just was happening way too much.

Agree.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

One the best parts of this year has been:

1. Collingwood supporters pretending they always hated Ginnivan

2. Hawthorn supporters pretending they always loved him and thought he was hard done by.

It's amazing what a change of colours can do.

The cognitive dissonance is going to give many a nervous tick

 

[iameviljez]

We may still win that one, but it's interesting watching Clark emerge as a potential AA small back.

It's very rare to get full value for a want-away player. That's life.

 

[iameviljez]

Rohan would be an incredible sub IMO, bring him on at 3/4 time and he will cause chaos.

The problem is if we lose a prime mover or a defender in the first quarter. Rohan isn't really anything other than a pressure forward, or at least he hasn't been for years.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

I don't know that I agree on point one, yet.

If I were picking a hypothetical Grand Final side tomorrow... We've got Guthrie, Atkins, Tuohy and Dangerfield to come back in. Dangerfield comes in, Clark goes out, that's straightforward.

Guthrie is next cab in... Mullin goes out, I guess, and Bowes and/or O'Connor play back.

Tuohy next. As much as I like Bowes and O'Connor, one of them in a straight swap for Tuohy.

Atkins next... and having already swapped one defender for a midfielder, I don't like doing it again. And I'm not sure who else I'd drop.

It’s supposed to be funny, not serious. It’s from Twitter

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Henry is hitting his straps now- Last 7 games 4, 2, 1, 3, 0, 4, 4.

That is good going.

I like he's hitting the scoreboard. I love that he's showing more at ground level and also showing an ability to bring to ground to advantage the smalls.

 

[iameviljez]

Anything for negative press for Geelong and Hawk

I don't think it's anything to do with the fact that it's Geelong, it's just that he has to generate interest and clicks in his story, that's the name of his profession.

 

[iameviljez]

It’s from Twitter

What's twitter? Is it still actually alive?

 

[DanA]

Henry was super impressive. He cooked Sicily in that first quarter in particular with a big overhead grab and then the HOB goal highlights. He also out worked Sicily for the toe poke that Hawkins gathered for an easy goal. Sicily got away from him a bit in the second but Henry managed to get back on top and I think he then got reassigned towards the end.

 

[BennyGan]

Please remind me who we got for Jordan Clark? He is definitely at his happy place, but tbh, his style and pace is exactly what we lack and desire back there.

It was the pick we used to get Conway plus a third rounder which was packaged up with a couple other picks to the lions for pick 25 which was then used to get Ollie Henry.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

What's twitter? Is it still actually alive?

Absolutely! MAGA + Trump are going full bore

 

[Vdubs]

It was the pick we used to get Conway plus a third rounder which was packaged up with a couple other picks to the lions for pick 25 which was then used to get Ollie Henry.

I LOVE Ollie Henry, thrilled we got him, nothing more to discuss there.

 

[BennyGan]

Henry was super impressive. He cooked Sicily in that first quarter in particular with a big overhead grab and then the HOB goal highlights. He also out worked Sicily for the toe poke that Hawkins gathered for an easy goal. Sicily got away from him a bit in the second but Henry managed to get back on top and I think he then got reassigned towards the end.

Him and Amiss were the only 2 players 21 years or under to kick 40+ last year. Think he goes under the radar of how good he is for his age.

 

[Mattttty]

You can, I won’t be. He is an outstanding prospect, and will be a genuine star if his body holds up.

Yeah, I agree! It's been a long time since we had such an exciting ruck prospect. Nobody is saying he's going to be in the AA team this year but for a second AFL game that was a seriously impressive showing. I just watched the first quarter again wnd he was so great. Tired as the game wore on, as you'd expect of a young tall, but kept showing up and kept fighting. It's amazing we've done as well as we have over the last decade without real quality in that pivotal role. I'm seeing real potential in Conway as he starts out and it's no wonder fans are getting excited.

 

[DanA]

Conway seems to have the petrol tank of a lawn mower but boy was he impressive that first 15 minutes.

 

[iameviljez]

Conway seems to have the petrol tank of a lawn mower but boy was he impressive that first 15 minutes.

Normal enough for a young ruck. Not all of them come out like Brodie Grundy. 105kg is a lot to haul around

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Love the respect for scott...

On footy classified kane says “ not even chris scott

Chris Scott

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

could get the eagles competitive right now”.

the BEST in the industy!

 

[Catsace]

According to AFL Tables, Geelong today registered it's 1400th win. 201 behind the Pies with an amazing 1601, but the 4th team to hit that milestone. Only 22 victories behind Essendon too, so who knows in future Geelong might move to 3rd in a few season there.

 

[GeelongFTW]

The key to the season is going to be getting Danger and Guthrie, fit and firing. I am not comfortable going into any game against a top 4 team with that midfield. They are doing a commendable job but we have not come up against any top 8 midfields yet.

Our best 7 defenders are very solid and good enough easily (though no depth there).

Our forward line has no peer in the competition, dynamite.

We are in the race, which is all you can ask for.

Bruhn, Atkins, blicavs, etc. as your best midfielders seems a little weak and compared to some other teams it is. But bring in danger and Guthrie then having them supplementing the big boys then all of a sudden that's looking competitive. With our forward line you just need to break even at worst.

 

[catempire]

Normal enough for a young ruck. Not all of them come out like Brodie Grundy. 105kg is a lot to haul around

105kg but he still looks like a bag of bones.

 

[Finknottle]

Could you elaborate on that point or aspect please

Im a freelancer/contractor thus Public holidays are just like any other day , if you want to get paid you have to work , and thats what i did today , just finished , so i didnt see the game

But reading this thread/review of the game , alot of players are having said about them that they played well

Thus just 2 points - what were the poor/dissappointing aspects of Geelongs play today , and who were the poorer players for Geel today

When i looked up this thread title to see who had won the game , i wouldnt have been shocked ( given the outs ) if Haw had beaten us , so im very pleased the Cats have banked the 4 pts

While Geelong did plenty of good things I agree that there were moments where Geelong players opted not to contest or chose to corral an opposition player when it was important to close down space. Some of these led to Hawthorn goals. Jack Henry was a serial offender. It's no longer good enough for a backman to just worry about his direct opponent. He needs to kill off an incoming ball to prevent uncontested opposition marks. He should watch Tom Stewart who keeps an eye on his direct opponent but also tracks and often intercepts or punches the incoming ball. JH totally loses track of the ball. He has overtaken Kolo as the weakest link. Kolo has actually been good so far this year. I can see why Geelong drafted Connor O'Sullivan.

 

[lettheboysplay]

Can we just pump the brakes on Conway a little?

I thought he played well for a second-game ruckman, but let's keep it in perspective - he kept Meek honest and had a few good moments, but Meek did win the ruck battle overall... and he's Lloyd Meek, not Sean Darcy, Max Gawn, Tim English or Jarrod Witts.

For my mind, he did enough to keep his spot, and has a really good set of hands, but there's a fair way to go as well.

This board does this all the time - wanting a much-hyped young player to succeed so badly that an ok performance must be talked up as excellent. He was decent, and that's more than enough at this early stage in his career.

you know Toby Conway won't be reading this, right?

 

[giggler99]

What a photo! How may premierships in this lot?