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

[cats_09]

well there you go. I didn't bother looking up the date.
Shoot me.

Not sure there’s a need to look up anything - Hawkins has been out for 3 months, and considering he was injured in that match, it makes for pretty simple matches

 

[Vdubs]

Had a bit of a thought about the SDK situation. I actually think the Cats are looking past just the Brisbane game and are planning to face Sydney in the GF. Apart from Amartey, the Sydney forward line is pretty small. And SDK might not be athletic enough to play on Amartey. That coupled with Mullin probably being set up for a tagging role on someone like Papley (or Heeney). We've deliberately gone a bit shorter and more mobile in the backline to keep consistency in preparation for next week.
Of course it all comes undone if Brizzy knock us off tomorrow.

Dangerous thinking.
I honestly think SDK is the ideal and only player we have who could handle Joe Daniher. We still need a good tall on Hipwood, who is more variable than Daniher, but only a few weeks ago had one of "those" games where he marked and goaled at will (Blicavs the matchup) If you all think Henry /Kolo are up to this, fine, I don't see it yet.

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

Had a bit of a thought about the SDK situation. I actually think the Cats are looking past just the Brisbane game and are planning to face Sydney in the GF. Apart from Amartey, the Sydney forward line is pretty small. And SDK might not be athletic enough to play on Amartey. That coupled with Mullin probably being set up for a tagging role on someone like Papley (or Heeney). We've deliberately gone a bit shorter and more mobile in the backline to keep consistency in preparation for next week.
Of course it all comes undone if Brizzy knock us off tomorrow.

So your suggesting the Cats are getting ahead of themselves

 

[Finknottle]

The Swans played ok tonight, controlled the game. However, Port Adelaide were terrible. Look at these disposal numbers for Port Adelaide players.
Logan Evans 7
Narkle 7
Byrne-Jones 6
Zerk-Thatcher 3
Ratugolea 3
Hard to believe those numbers.

I've seen Ratugolea play plenty of ordinary games but his effort in the Prelim tonight was as bad as any game he has played. He's lucky he got a contract at PA because he couldn't get another contract playing like this.

 

[cats_09]

So your suggesting the Cats are getting ahead of themselves

One extremely poor taste post has already been deleted, so take this as your one & only warning

With less than 24hrs until the clash, I’d suggest you best run along and back to the board you call home - not sure you want to be on holidays due to trolling on an opposition board

No further contributions required

 

[TheCattery2007]

It’s amazing to think that we’ve basically had 20 years of reasonably consistent preliminary finals.

I’ll never forget the 2004 Prelim. It was the first one I’d seen live and it was electric. A young Ablett, et al. We narrowly lost to Brisbane and their coach Leigh Matthews taunted us post match saying it was as though the young Cats team “entered the haunted house” and couldn’t finish the job. Very disrespectful comments.

Well, those same young Cats went on to win 3 flags and another generation won a 4th. If we win tomorrow we are the cusp of a 5th premiership over those 20 years. Astonishing!

And to think there was a (longish!) period in my life that I genuinely thought I’d never see the Cats win a flag.


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[Tony Barber]

Not sure there’s a need to look up anything - Hawkins has been out for 3 months, and considering he was injured in that match, it makes for pretty simple matches

I wouldn't have even known that. I dont live on the internet nor do I read every single thing about the cats.
In fact, I'd say I read 5%

 

[Tony Barber]

So your suggesting the Cats are getting ahead of themselves

I know what you're saying.
But yes, you cant plan one week at a time. Even though they Trott out that line.
As Scott said during the week they'd normally give a guy with a hammy 3 weeks. But they gave danger 6 and it actually worried them.

You have to plan for the best scenario. Geelong are playing to win the whole thing.
They aren't just playing to win this week.

Hell, I bet they already have their wacky Wednesday outfits worked out.
Does that concern you?

 

[Aaron Reed]

I know what you're saying.
But yes, you cant plan one week at a time. Even though they Trott out that line.
As Scott said during the week they'd normally give a guy with a hammy 3 weeks. But they gave danger 6 and it actually worried them.

You have to plan for the best scenario. Geelong are playing to win the whole thing.
They aren't just playing to win this week.

Hell, I bet they already have their wacky Wednesday outfits worked out.
Does that concern you?

 

[Oisin_the_Goat]

Dangerous thinking.
I honestly think SDK is the ideal and only player we have who could handle Joe Daniher. We still need a good tall on Hipwood, who is more variable than Daniher, but only a few weeks ago had one of "those" games where he marked and goaled at will (Blicavs the matchup) If you all think Henry /Kolo are up to this, fine, I don't see it yet.

In all honesty I agree and was shocked about the SDK decision. Made absolutely no sense.
But the only reason I can logically think of is that the MC are planning for the next match after where SDK just wont have a good match up. All or nothing.

 

[catsfootyfan89]

How's everyone feeling? Personally, the prospect of getting through two teams that have both lost grand finals in the last two years is pretty nerve wracking.

 

[OzeSparky]

The Swans played ok tonight, controlled the game. However, Port Adelaide were terrible. Look at these disposal numbers for Port Adelaide players.
Logan Evans 7
Narkle 7
Byrne-Jones 6
Zerk-Thatcher 3
Ratugolea 3
Hard to believe those numbers.

I've seen Ratugolea play plenty of ordinary games but his effort in the Prelim tonight was as bad as any game he has played. He's lucky he got a contract at PA because he couldn't get another contract playing like this.

I never watched the game but Was Zerk on Amartey?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Love this! Thanks! In Ōsaka now


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I watched the 2008 GF from Osaka!

Ouch my memories

 

[CatToTheFuture]

How's everyone feeling? Personally, the prospect of getting through two teams that have both lost grand finals in the last two years is pretty nerve wracking.

The idea of getting through us, who won their last by 80+ within the last two years, would be more nerve racking

 

[sleep]

JUST FARKEN WIN!

 

[joe444]

I couldn't be happier with the selections: pick the form line up, not the surname.

Port were a rabble last night and Sydney still couldn't put them away. Then celebrated like they'd won the flag already.

This flag is completely up for grabs.

 

[Romeoh1]

Had a bit of a thought about the SDK situation. I actually think the Cats are looking past just the Brisbane game and are planning to face Sydney in the GF. Apart from Amartey, the Sydney forward line is pretty small. And SDK might not be athletic enough to play on Amartey. That coupled with Mullin probably being set up for a tagging role on someone like Papley (or Heeney). We've deliberately gone a bit shorter and more mobile in the backline to keep consistency in preparation for next week.
Of course it all comes undone if Brizzy knock us off tomorrow.

Can’t agree with your theory. Highly unlikely that the club is that arrogant. It’s one week at a time.

 

[Mr Meow]

Had a bit of a thought about the SDK situation. I actually think the Cats are looking past just the Brisbane game and are planning to face Sydney in the GF. Apart from Amartey, the Sydney forward line is pretty small. And SDK might not be athletic enough to play on Amartey. That coupled with Mullin probably being set up for a tagging role on someone like Papley (or Heeney). We've deliberately gone a bit shorter and more mobile in the backline to keep consistency in preparation for next week.
Of course it all comes undone if Brizzy knock us off tomorrow.

My wild theory is that they chose the team they thought had the very best chance of winning against Brisbane.

There are hard luck stories for players in every premiership season we've had. Let's hope the same will be the case this year.

Better to be in this situation than heading into prelims where obvious difference makers (Chapman, Enright, Duncan, Hawkins; 2013 and 2019) were not available and had a spud in their place.

 

[kittypurry]

I hope Chris Fagan's plan is to kick the ball directly to Tom Stewart the whole game. It's worked so well for them in the past.

 

[Pollywaffle]

How's everyone feeling? Personally, the prospect of getting through two teams that have both lost grand finals in the last two years is pretty nerve wracking.

Fair point,( If I interpret it correctly)
Both would be super motivated. Brisbane would also be smarting from the walloping we gave them in a similar game 2 years ago.
My thoughts are that motivation is important in getting a team to this point through a long season but becomes less of a factor in finals at the pointy end where everybody is pumped and the big game players strut their stuff.

 

[Johanpetro]

I couldn't be happier with the selections: pick the form line up, not the surname.

Port were a rabble last night and Sydney still couldn't put them away. Then celebrated like they'd won the flag already.

This flag is completely up for grabs.

yes Port were horrible but Swans were brilliant. Completely disagree that they couldn’t “put them away”. The game was over during the 2nd quarter

 

[Lethal09]

Lets go boys home preliminary final in melbourne.

Cats by 25.

 

[joe444]

yes Port were horrible but Swans were brilliant. Completely disagree that they couldn’t “put them away”. The game was over during the 2nd quarter

Well, it's all a matter of perception. I regard what we did as brilliantly putting them away.

 

[Hinkley29]

So your suggesting the Cats are getting ahead of themselves

It is hard not to be overconfident when you start visualising how this game is going to play out….then flashes of cheerleader fagan looking confused on the bench come to mind……overconfidence is an inevitable consequence

I swear fagan looks like a disoriented elderly relative trying to figure out how to use his wifi at times. One day we will find out who is actually coaching this Brisbane team.

 

[Vdubs]

As always, it has zero relevance how anxious or confident we are as supporters, whether we slept, whether we have that good or bad feeling- this team will deliver what it does. That said, I think the best 2 teams will play in the GF this year, and for me, that is Swans. Lions. Unfortunately for Brisbane, they’ll likely be cooked next week if they get up today, whereas we would be a better match for Swans, based on loads. Really hope we can continue our apparent dominance of Brisbane in finals, but just don’t think it’s about us this year.
Have been wrong once or twice before- hope that’s the case today.

The article on CS in today’s HUN is excellent, but why this week before a final against Fagan, who’s been copping heaps all week…..