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Happy Premiership Year

Cats forwards rely on leads or pin point passes Hawkins was competitive in the air... now gone. Neal is a work in progress, Ollie a little too short. How many passes to Cats small forwards been Easily picked off be a taller intercept defender? This is when an intercept forward (Danger) excels...

Stats can disguise general problems :- Multi situations all with same outcome Demons have strong intercept defenders Teams will plan to double team Neale High pressure games with rushed kicks Long high bombs into the F50 hot spot

Guthrie back from injury helps mid rotation. F50 intercept are not an issue every week It is a big issue against Demons and Lions There are games when it needs attention High pressure games with rushed kicks Ideally a Stewart type that reads the ball Rather than leading, hoping for a good pass...

F50 intercept marking was an issue in 2024 Co-incidentally Rohan missed most of 2024 You join the dots.

Cats have two main issues to fix. 1: On-ball 2: Intercepts in F50 Holmes Smith Clark to mid rotation Stewart more time in mid please Conway to become main Ruck MOC or Mullin may become tagger Bowes moves to HB for Duncan Knevitt and Clohesy will be tested Danger to spend more time in F50...

If you want a giggle check the comments re : Cats Draft Picks

Suspect Cats want KP players with late picks. Not looking specifically a designated ruck Rather tall fast versatile players to adapt Possible reason they overlooked Dodson Instead look at their attributes and skills. Determine where they can fit into the team Future footballers will be more...

Neale is a little soft he needs harden up. Understand the need to control his domain Develop a hunger for contested ball Ensure he is involved in every long F50 entry Must focus on the use of body strength Improve his ability to guard the drop zone Learn the art of the nudge under the ball...

Tall very fast athletic defender Very strong intercept marking Good hands skills no fumble Cats need another rebounding defender Player that can turn defence into attack

All Australian Ruckman ain't F all

Shocked at this selection Was hoping for Alex Doson as the Ruck pick Overlooked a highly credentialed athletic Ruck For a unknown but fast improving Ruckman Risky selection hope it works out well

Jay Polkinghorne 191cm Very Mobile, Medium Tall Forward Strong Hands and Long straight Kick Cats needed another mobile tall forward Help draw an intercept defender himself Take some pressure off Neale & O-Henry There is a spot if he can make it his. Needs to bring a strong defensive side

Player wells wants at pick 38 will likely be available later He will call out some unknow name. Everyone goes WHO? Three years later he becomes another potential rising star. This is the way of the Cats. Nurture and develop talent.

Didn't watch any Trade Deals until 7:20pm Didn't miss a thing Waiting for the late slide pick 38 for 45 Now we can check out potential draft picks Looks like Wells will need to find another gem.

especially with the coon cap haircut

Swans only need a goal every 90 sec and they could steal it

10 points worse... Q3 break

Prince Charming for the Normie

Heeney was a dud in 22 and a spud again

Swans must have mares playing felines in the G Final

Heard from Reliable Source : Pressed about what Scott alluded : "not wanting to make excuses" Reason for some players... under preforming 5 players recovering from covid

Hindsight is better than foresight There is no evidence just assumption Perhaps SDK and was still injured. Many players played below their best. What cost the Cats was the bye They lost their touch, fumbled, etc Had the Cats kicked straight... Had Max not done a hammy... Scott would have been a...

re: Mullin Every young player starts from behind Comparison to established players is naive Statistics tell you where a player is now The art, is seeing where he will be in future. It is the intangibles that separate the stars. Look for things like :- confidence, creativity adaptability...

First : Simply gutted, that loss cuts deeply. So close almost tasted it... like spilled milk Congrats to Lions Q3 was champagne footy. They needed to take risks and did it superbly Disappointed because we missed our chances. Needed a little more composure under pressure A little more polish and...

Mullin has the makings of future Midfield star He is fast, tough, balanced and can run all game His footy smarts and skill are improving quickly Has the temperament and attitude to succeed Will be best 22 regular player next year

Footy history does not repeat. It follows a pattern. High percentage of winners reverse previous encounter This year is shaping up as eerie reversal of 2022 Swans had Easy Qualifier v Dees: Tough Prelim v Pies Cats had Tough Qualifier v Pies : Easy Prelim v Lions Grand Final : Swans were spent...

Vitamin C + Zinc is the anti virus combo. Every other player needs to take one a day to keep the cold and flu away.