Preview 2nd Prelim Final Geelong v Brisbane Sat Sept 21 2024 515pm @ MCG

[Cataholic]

They have more A-graders on paper, we have more on grass at this moment.

Hmm......I get why our guys prefer the grass - I mean, it makes for a better high than paper I'm told - but hopefully that's as far as they go with the habit.

 

[catters_28]

I am relatively confident in winning this game , and dare I say it the GF. For one reason.

All year it's seemed like the rest of the comp thinks we need Dangerfield, Cameron and Stewart to carry us to a flag. And yes, absolutely. We do need all those guys playing well. BUT.

All season it's seemed to me like it's actually been the younger contingent that's driven a lot of the wins. It's been Holmes, Dempsey, Humphries, Mannagh (not young but inexperienced). All four of those blokes stood up in the QF.

Then there's others like Shannon Neale who has been solid. Bowes and Bruhn played their roles perfectly against Port.

This is not a side that needs Patrick Dangerfield to carry them.

 

[Seeds]

I am relatively confident in winning this game , and dare I say it the GF. For one reason.

All year it's seemed like the rest of the comp thinks we need Dangerfield, Cameron and Stewart to carry us to a flag. And yes, absolutely. We do need all those guys playing well. BUT.

All season it's seemed to me like it's actually been the younger contingent that's driven a lot of the wins. It's been Holmes, Dempsey, Humphries, Mannagh (not young but inexperienced). All four of those blokes stood up in the QF.

Then there's others like Shannon Neale who has been solid. Bowes and Bruhn played their roles perfectly against Port.

This is not a side that needs Patrick Dangerfield to carry them.

Yes it does need dangerfield. But it needs the inexperienced players as well.

 

[iameviljez]

This is not a side that needs Patrick Dangerfield to carry them.

I disagree with this. I think that without Dangerfield, we have serious issues controlling clearances, especially given our weakness in the ruck.

Dangerfield carried us across the line against both Fremantle and Adelaide in the last 2 months alone. Without him, we don't have enough star power in depth in the middle to win most games against top line opposition.

 

[catters_28]

Yes it does need dangerfield. But it needs the inexperienced players as well.

I mean yes it needs Dangerfield, but it doesn't need Dangerfield to carry them if that makes sense

 

[D BRIDGE]

I'm usually glass-half-empty type, but I see plenty of things in our favour heading for this game, so if we are good enough, we should win.


Brisbane is nothing special this year.

We had the week off to refresh.

Brisbane travelling 2 weeks in a row without the week off.

Brisbane being bad enough to get 44 points down last week before GWS choked (again).

Our record over Brisbane (even this current Brisbane) has been pretty good.

Brisbane 1 and 1 at the MCG this year (lost to Pies last time there)... We are 4 and 2 at the G.

Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

31

Ht

178cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

clearly injured (this is actually huge).

Daniher has had his accurate game and now can go back to missing.

Scott has spoken all year about peaking at the right time and I usually don't think much of it but maybe (hopefully) that is exactly what we are doing... CS even said pre-match v port that he expected us to get better the longer the game went on and spoke with confidence... the team backed that confidence up.

All year I haven't thought we were good enough and then BANG! We belt Port and I get hope. Hope can hurt


We shouldn't have any excuses if we lose this one. If we are good enough, we win.

Next week V the Swans could be a different story but you gotta be in it to win it (i'd pay good money for a 2022 repeat).

Winning the flag this year would be ridiculous and I'm all for it happening.

 

[Pollywaffle]

I'm usually glass-half-empty type, but I see plenty of things heading in our favour heading into this game, so if we are good enough, we should win.


Brisbane is nothing special this year.

We had the week off to refresh.

Brisbane travelling 2 weeks in a row without the week off.

Brisbane being bad enough to get 44 points down last week before GWS choked (again).

Our record over Brisbane (even this current Brisbane) has been pretty good.

Brisbane 1 and 1 at the MCG this year (lost to Pies last time there)... We are 4 and 2 at the G.

Lachie Neale clearly injured (this is actually huge).

Daniher has had his accurate game and now can go back to missing.

Scott has spoken all year about peaking at the right time and I usually don't think much of it but maybe (hopefully) that is exactly what we are doing... CS even said pre-match v port that he expected us to get better the longer the game went on and spoke with confidence... the team backed that confidence up.

All year I haven't thought we were good enough and then BANG! We belt Port and I get hope. Hope can hurt


We shouldn't have any excuses if we lose this one. If we are good enough, we win.

Next week V the Swans could be a different story but you gotta be in it to win it (i'd pay good money for a 2022 repeat).

Winning the flag this year would be ridiculous and I'm all for it happening.

Yep. This game is definitely ours to lose despite the hype around Brisbane.
Nice cold Melbourne night at the G please..

 

[cats_09]

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I'm usually glass-half-empty type, but I see plenty of things heading in our favour heading into this game, so if we are good enough, we should win.


Brisbane is nothing special this year.

We had the week off to refresh.

Brisbane travelling 2 weeks in a row without the week off.

Brisbane being bad enough to get 44 points down last week before GWS choked (again).

Our record over Brisbane (even this current Brisbane) has been pretty good.

Brisbane 1 and 1 at the MCG this year (lost to Pies last time there)... We are 4 and 2 at the G.

Lachie Neale clearly injured (this is actually huge).

Daniher has had his accurate game and now can go back to missing.

Scott has spoken all year about peaking at the right time and I usually don't think much of it but maybe (hopefully) that is exactly what we are doing... CS even said pre-match v port that he expected us to get better the longer the game went on and spoke with confidence... the team backed that confidence up.

All year I haven't thought we were good enough and then BANG! We belt Port and I get hope. Hope can hurt


We shouldn't have any excuses if we lose this one. If we are good enough, we win.

Next week V the Swans could be a different story but you gotta be in it to win it (i'd pay good money for a 2022 repeat).

Winning the flag this year would be ridiculous and I'm all for it happening.

One thing that did worry me about the Neale injury is that when they flicked Ashcroft in there he was brilliant. That kid is amazing.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Jeez been a while

 

[D BRIDGE]

One thing that did worry me about the Neale injury is that when they flicked Ashcroft in there he was brilliant. That kid is amazing.

No doubt I'd prefer Will not to look so good... but I will take an injured Neale as a positive every day of the week.

 

[aristocat]

Tickets bought, see you in M3 back near the standing room!

Go cats

 

[cats_09]

Tickets bought, see you in M3 back near the standing room!

Go cats

Same bay, but sitting a few rows forward of that

 

[geelong_crazy26]

I will counter that their star players like Joe and Hipwood often goes missing and that really affects their gameplan

Hipwood i agree but not joe. He is a huge big time player and thrives in finals.

Its probably worth discussing also that our A graders are heavily skewed to our forward line and backline. With the only one in our midfield bein Dangertield what is 34yo. Brisbane have a good spread across the field.

I think the simple way this will play out will be if geelong can be 50-50 in midfield, we will win as our small forwards and transition game will get ontop.

If neale dunkley ashcroft mcluggage get a hold of us and get breakaway quality stoppages we are in the sort of trouble we had during that losing streak mid year.

I back us to beat anyone if the midfield battle is 50/50 as we have the league covered pound for pound defence and forward match ups.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

I am relatively confident in winning this game , and dare I say it the GF. For one reason.

All year it's seemed like the rest of the comp thinks we need Dangerfield, Cameron and Stewart to carry us to a flag. And yes, absolutely. We do need all those guys playing well. BUT.

All season it's seemed to me like it's actually been the younger contingent that's driven a lot of the wins. It's been Holmes, Dempsey, Humphries, Mannagh (not young but inexperienced). All four of those blokes stood up in the QF.

Then there's others like Shannon Neale who has been solid. Bowes and Bruhn played their roles perfectly against Port.

This is not a side that needs Patrick Dangerfield to carry them.

Loving your optimism. Not feeling it myself, but loving the read of it.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

People saying neale injured.. Official reports or just guesses??

 

[supahoops]

I think we look and go better in the white shorts, leaning toward Brisbane now.

 

[supahoops]

People saying neale injured.. Official reports or just guesses??

Hawkins a late replacement..?

 

[Son_Of_God29]

Tickets secured M14

 

[Strange Cat]

People saying neale injured.. Official reports or just guesses??

Looked like a sprained ankle in the last qtr I think? Just depends how well he recovers from it and how much it’ll impact him this week I guess

 

[CatToTheFuture]

No doubt I'd prefer Will not to look so good... but I will take an injured Neale as a positive every day of the week.

Yeah it just messes with a defined strategy and makes them less predictable. Good that we saw it play out and get to think about it a bit

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Looked like a sprained ankle in the last qtr I think? Just depends how well he recovers from it and how much it’ll impact him this week I guess

He did an interview on it on SEN this morning. He's been carrying and injury and they just jab him with pain killers. With the pain killers working it's not an issue really.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Tickets secured M14

How does it look capacity wise? Will tickets make it to public sale?

 

[Commando]

I think we look and go better in the white shorts, leaning toward Brisbane now.

Completely disagree
Navy look is so strong! An inditement we don't wear the home kit more often

 

[Commando]

Looked like a sprained ankle in the last qtr I think? Just depends how well he recovers from it and how much it’ll impact him this week I guess

He's been carrying a heel injury
Not training much and playing on painkillers