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

[Goggin Our Best]

That final against Port, Mullin ( who at times just shows a glint of Wojos athletic ability ) but there was a passage of play in the 1st half , and Thomas the commentator called in brilliantly , he said Mullin showed great athletic ability to get in front of the pack and knock the ball down , however then JHF kicked a freak P Daicos type dribbling boundary line goal

So the ex prem player/commentator gave good credit to Mullin in that passage of play , where as quite a few mug supporters would have said Mullin was badly beaten in that passage of play

 

[catempire]

Who are the older players he's stuck with too long? Plenty of coaches would be rushing Hawkins and Guthrie back into the side. O'Connor, Bews, Parfitt, Rohan and Stanley are all long-term players under Scott who have been stuck in the VFL for significant parts of this year.

I expect Rohan will be the only one that is given longer than warranted.

 

[catempire]

Ins: Stewart
Outs: Tuohy


Mullin stays in

People have badly underestimated Mullin.

 

[OzeSparky]

Stevie J: The cutting spray that sparked a Cats dynasty — CODE Sports

Geelong’s last rebuild was at its moment of reckoning when two young stars found trouble. STEVE JOHNSON relives a monumental blast he copped from Steve Hocking, and reveals a curious open secret of the Cats’ enduring success.

apple.news

 

[Play it Sam]

Have a feeling Duncan may be sub now.

No way. He's on fire.

 

[Johanpetro]

That final against Port, Mullin ( who at times just shows a glint of Wojos athletic ability ) but there was a passage of play in the 1st half , and Thomas the commentator called in brilliantly , he said Mullin showed great athletic ability to get in front of the pack and knock the ball down , however then JHF kicked a freak P Daicos type dribbling boundary line goal

So the ex prem player/commentator gave good credit to Mullin in that passage of play , where as quite a few mug supporters would have said Mullin was badly beaten in that passage of play

That goal was 100% on Blitz. Mullin had him beat one on one and blitz just half arsed the ground ball

 

[Gazza Greatness]

Could Ted make his finals debut?

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Outside the remaining final series the Preliminary picked side gives us much to look forward as far future..... with SDK, Toby Conway, Bailey Smith, COS (Connor O'Sullivan), Cam Guthrie, Jhye Clark and others. And to see Ted Clohesy as 3rd emergency indicates MC have high hopes for him too.

 

[catempire]

I was skeptical so I took a look at the data

For forwards who have attended at least 10 offensive 1 on 1 marking contests, he is slightly above average (27%). Though most of those are clear KPF or Ruckmen. The line gets blurry as it what is a KPF and what isn't, but what is clear is that he gets in a lot of offensive 1 on 1 marking contests for a guy of his size, only one player smaller than him gets in more. Don't expect much from JC.

player.playerId	player.givenName	player.surname	team.name	Games	Offensive 1 on 1	Wins	Win%
CD_I997230	Tyson	Stengle	Geelong Cats	24​	33​	12​	36.4​
CD_I261510	Tom	Hawkins	Geelong Cats	12​	33​	11​	33.3​
CD_I1012860	Oliver	Henry	Geelong Cats	22​	38​	11​	28.9​
CD_I1016433	Shannon	Neale	Geelong Cats	14​	25​	5​	20​
CD_I293845	Jeremy	Cameron	Geelong Cats	23​	38​	4​	10.5​

This is highly inconvenient for The Ollie Narrative.

 

[My Tilly]

Good to see Mullin hold his spot.

 

[CatRiot]

No SDK. Will the MELTS come out to play.

SDK you...

 

[cats_09]

Clark will make it eventually but Clohesy is who you’d want in the trenches right now, got a bit of mongrel in him.

I thought Knevitt would have made it to the emergency list after our last VFL final, but his elbow has been heavily strapped in training photos this past week which may have worked against him

I absolutely don't mind Clohesy as an emergency - one tough nut

 

[Grimoz]

I just want to be on the record of saying that I like us better with Tuohy in the side..

But MC obviously know best...

Tuohy has been known to pop up and kick much needed goals when we are down so that could bite, tough call but he is a little slow for this game i reckon

 

[supahoops]

That final against Port, Mullin ( who at times just shows a glint of Wojos athletic ability ) but there was a passage of play in the 1st half , and Thomas the commentator called in brilliantly , he said Mullin showed great athletic ability to get in front of the pack and knock the ball down , however then JHF kicked a freak P Daicos type dribbling boundary line goal

So the ex prem player/commentator gave good credit to Mullin in that passage of play , where as quite a few mug supporters would have said Mullin was badly beaten in that passage of play

The passage on the wing where he kept the ball moving through about four Poort players and out the other end was just as impressive. Kids a beast with jets can’t believe some just don’t see it.

 

[D BRIDGE]

All year I thought Touhy wasn't in our best team... but I finally gave in to him playing.

CS you got me again.

 

[cats_09]

People have badly underestimated Mullin.

It's almost like there's a preconceived notion of what he can bring or more so doesn't bring to the side, rather than watching what he's actually doing out on the field

I will say though, I think there's more melts about the selection on FB than their is around this place

 

[Grimoz]

SDK asking for a trade now

 

[iameviljez]

Wow I never knew that. Team leading goal kicker that season and coming off a Coleman the year before. Snagged 4 in the granny as well. What was the reason for him not in the grand final side originally?

That's the reason. In an era where full-forwards kicked about 30% of your goals.

 

[_Game_]

Keeping Mullin and dropping Tuohy says a lot about our intent, we will run and attempt to slice through on rebound, exactly as GWS did. If you make Brisbane's midfield run back towards goal, chasing tail, they are very gettable. I like it.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Stevie J: The cutting spray that sparked a Cats dynasty — CODE Sports

Geelong’s last rebuild was at its moment of reckoning when two young stars found trouble. STEVE JOHNSON relives a monumental blast he copped from Steve Hocking, and reveals a curious open secret of the Cats’ enduring success.

apple.news

She’s locked mate

 

[Seeds]

Wow....Tuohy dropped.

Why is it wow? It was the most obvious out. He was sub last game.

 

[catempire]

That final against Port, Mullin ( who at times just shows a glint of Wojos athletic ability ) but there was a passage of play in the 1st half , and Thomas the commentator called in brilliantly , he said Mullin showed great athletic ability to get in front of the pack and knock the ball down , however then JHF kicked a freak P Daicos type dribbling boundary line goal

So the ex prem player/commentator gave good credit to Mullin in that passage of play , where as quite a few mug supporters would have said Mullin was badly beaten in that passage of play

Reckon Blicavs stiffed Mullin badly in that play. Mullin stopped thinking Blicavs would kill the ball and Blicavs was a statue for some reason. He will learn from that.

 

[Play it Sam]

Boring as bat shite melt night.

You still fishing?

 

[cats_09]

The more I think about it, the more I'm favouring Mullin starting in the 22 and playing a role on Zorko

Mullin went toe to toe with Hill when we played St Kilda and ultimately Hill was subbed out with minimal impact - going with him being asked to play a similar role on Saturday

 

[Seeds]

Makes sense. We are going to beat stodgy Bris with speed and gut running. Mullin did all he could with running hard, sticking to his man and a couple of pin point passes. i like it.

Mullin will be sub

 

[Max Rooke]

Ins: Stewart
Outs: Tuohy


Mullin stays in

Seems the plan is to run Brissy ragged on the G.
They’re tall, have been on 3 planes in 2 weeks, had a massive fight-back win last week, L Neale has a sore foot, Payne a sore knee.
I like it.