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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Bigfooty shits me, but I enjoy your work. A very reasonable, logical and well considered post.If our premiership hopes are solely reliant on Cam Guthrie - and Cam Guthrie alone - for the first 6-8 weeks of the season, then we were never a premiership threat to begin with.
Nobody's happy about it, but have you actually taken the time to look at the fixture? Or just immediately gone to smash the keyboard in panic?
St Kilda - W
At Adelaide - L
Hawthorn - W
Bulldogs - W
Norf - W
At Brisbane - L
That's 4-2, and well within the realms of possibility. Some might even argue it's likely.
You've said yourself that the defence and forward line will hold up, and I'd go as far as to say they'll improve.
Jack Henry back, SDK fit and settled sans Sav, Ollie Henry with another pre-season of development under his belt, Jezza fit and firing, and Stengle, Miers & Close all fit and determined to improve.
That's without mentioning Hawkins & Stewart, who we've become accustomed to just performing at an elite level now.
The sole question is the midfield, so let's go through that:
Dangerfield - Supposedly, as fit as he's been in years.
Duncan - Likewise, and finally fit to start the season.
Holmes - Blue chip talent, beginning to enter his best football years.
Bruhn - Likewise.
Atkins - Grunt and pressure at the peak of his powers.
Bowes - Looks ready for a Will Brodie esque renaissance in his natural position, after a pre-season to get fit, and actually learn our system.
Blicavs - Most versatile player in the competition, and when he and Stanley are fit and firing, we don't lose many games.
N/A: Clark, Stevens, Hardie, Mannagh, Willis, Dempsey, Knevitt, who all could surprise.
Is it elite? No...but could we get by with it for a few weeks? Absolutely.
I find the answer to this question two fold… if Guthrie is the only A grader in there this season, then we are stuffed with or without him… if we are to challenge for a flag, we will have several players step up and take their game to another level and Guthrie won’t be relied upon.There's options, sure, but I guess I'm just not convinced there's quality options.
Well thought through and concise comments KB, you have a high level of footy IQ and I dare say in general. Baudy could well take on board some of your rational type of thinking before he shoots from his holster in a cloud of negative and unwarranted panic. Geelong's greatest threat by far this year is another disastrous and unprecedent run of injuries, NOT just 'Cam Guthrie' as you wisely pointed out, as all of your valid and justifiable comments that you've concisely and justifiably listed are as you say from a 'positive view point', more likely than not.If our premiership hopes are solely reliant on Cam Guthrie - and Cam Guthrie alone - for the first 6-8 weeks of the season, then we were never a premiership threat to begin with.
Nobody's happy about it, but have you actually taken the time to look at the fixture? Or just immediately gone to smash the keyboard in panic?
St Kilda - W
At Adelaide - L
Hawthorn - W
Bulldogs - W
Norf - W
At Brisbane - L
That's 4-2, and well within the realms of possibility. Some might even argue it's likely.
You've said yourself that the defence and forward line will hold up, and I'd go as far as to say they'll improve.
Jack Henry back, SDK fit and settled sans Sav, Ollie Henry with another pre-season of development under his belt, Jezza fit and firing, and Stengle, Miers & Close all fit and determined to improve.
That's without mentioning Hawkins & Stewart, who we've become accustomed to just performing at an elite level now.
The sole question is the midfield, so let's go through that:
Dangerfield - Supposedly, as fit as he's been in years.
Duncan - Likewise, and finally fit to start the season.
Holmes - Blue chip talent, beginning to enter his best football years.
Bruhn - Likewise.
Atkins - Grunt and pressure at the peak of his powers.
Bowes - Looks ready for a Will Brodie esque renaissance in his natural position, after a pre-season to get fit, and actually learn our system.
Blicavs - Most versatile player in the competition, and when he and Stanley are fit and firing, we don't lose many games.
N/A: Clark, Stevens, Hardie, Mannagh, Willis, Dempsey, Knevitt, who all could surprise.
Is it elite? No...but could we get by with it for a few weeks? Absolutely.
Parfitt is a dudWe could always throw Parfitt in there.
I couldn't even type that sentence keeping a straight face.
I'm hopeful he is going to surprise a few this year. He can be the tough and solidly contributing extra midfielder we need, if he gets his intensity back. He harasses and tackles really well when on. We need that aspect of him. Quality ball movement around him will help too.Parfitt is a dud
Even as a fan of his in the past, I acknowledge that he's certainly not likely to be a great offensive threat with ball in hand. But his defensive accountability and tackling pressure can be very handy. And if Tom Mitchell's GF performance is anything to go by, there could still be a role for the #3 in a successful Cats team.I'm hopeful he is going to surprise a few this year. He can be the tough and solidly contributing extra midfielder we need, if he gets his intensity back. He harasses and tackles really well when on. We need that aspect of him. Quality ball movement around him will help too.
Had many years to deliverI'm hopeful he is going to surprise a few this year. He can be the tough and solidly contributing extra midfielder we need, if he gets his intensity back. He harasses and tackles really well when on. We need that aspect of him. Quality ball movement around him will help too.
I love milk dudsParfitt is a dud
Hopefully the sun rises tomorrow then for his sake.
No surprise to me. I genuinely rate Parfitt. Has been injured and not himself for a few years, but it's later than this stage of their careers that Cam Guthrie started to really cement himself as key selection weekly. Parfitt needs to relax and focus and consider this advice from Mick...I'm hopeful he is going to surprise a few this year. He can be the tough and solidly contributing extra midfielder we need, if he gets his intensity back. He harasses and tackles really well when on. We need that aspect of him. Quality ball movement around him will help too.
No surprise to me. I genuinely rate Parfitt. Has been injured and not himself for a few years, but it's later than this stage of their careers that Cam Guthrie started to really cement himself as key selection weekly. Parfitt needs to relax and focus and consider this advice from Mick...
Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield is predicting a big season from fellow midfielder Brandan Parfitt in 2024.
Parfitt fell out of favour with Cats selectors last season, but Dangerfield believes the 25-year-old midfielder is ready to 'explode'.
"Brandan Parfitt has had a fantastic pre-season, he looks really good running on top of the ground," Dangerfield told the Geelong Advertiser.
"His inside work, I feel like he is ready to really explode."
Parfitt managed just nine games last season – his lowest return since debuting in 2017 – with five of those matches coming as the medical substitute.
Despite a tumultuous year, he finished the season on a strong note having recorded 26 disposals and an equal team-high nine tackles in a loss to the Western Bulldogs in Round 24.
When not selected for the senior team, the Territorian was in excellent form at VFL level and had a 40-disposal game against the Northern Bullants in Round 19.
Geelong midfielder Brandan Parfitt has had a strong pre-season. (Image: Getty Images)
It shapes as an important season for Parfitt as he is uncontracted beyond the 2024 season.
He reportedly had interest from rival club Greater Western Sydney as part of the Jeremy Cameron trade during the 2020 off-season, but Parfitt remained loyal to the Cats.
Parfitt has played 121 games for the club since being selected with pick 26 in the 2016 AFL National Draft.
The tough midfielder was one of the most outstanding junior footballers to come out of the Northern Territory in many years after dominating for both his club Nightcliff and the state team at representative level.
At just 16 years of age, Parfitt became the youngest ever player to win Nightcliff's senior best-and-fairest award.
He made his debut for the Cats in 2017 and has been a reliable cog in the team's on-ball brigade ever since, featuring in the 2022 premiership triumph against Sydney.
time will tell; long season, maybe they are really waiting to unleash him after some boxes are ticked; maybe he's had a recent niggle- he was absent at a training session 2 weeks ago.But how do we reconcile this with the fact they didn’t play him in the “first” 28 players last week.
I tend to discount what any player says about a team mate. Never heard a bad word - in fact they are always amazing!
But not sure why Danger would single him out if not some truth so I am confused…unless he is responding to a specific question.
Surely if he is really “flying” we see him in the 24 this week agains the bombers?
Yes with Guthrie out - if doesn't make the 24 then clearly he inst rated internally at the clubBut how do we reconcile this with the fact they didn’t play him in the “first” 28 players last week.
I tend to discount what any player says about a team mate. Never heard a bad word - in fact they are always amazing!
But not sure why Danger would single him out if not some truth so I am confused…unless he is responding to a specific question.
Surely if he is really “flying” we see him in the 24 this week agains the bombers?
Don't know- he looks leaner; perhaps his gut microbiome has improved?Yes with Guthrie out - if doesn't make the 24 then clearly he inst rated internally at the club
Not really. Same old nonsense from the club around injuries, wherever they can manage it.Scott said he hopes Ollie Henry is back for Round 1. Weird way to put it.
Not really. Same old nonsense from the club around injuries, wherever they can manage it.
Seriously, he could be out for weeks or back ready to play tomorrow. You just could not really tell, based on how much they enjoy being vague.
#neverchangegeelong
#facepalmemoji
#seriouslysilly
Why weird? We all hope he is back for rd 1.Scott said he hopes Ollie Henry is back for Round 1. Weird way to put it.
Did he play the VFL game? Not named.Parfitt emergency
Why weird? We all hope he is back for rd 1.
Because a precautionary rolled ankle shouldn't be a maybe in 2 weeks time
Depends on whether said ankle is still connected to its shin bone, or whether there's been a surgical separation of the two.
This is the GFC after all.