Autopsy AFL 2021 First Preliminary Final - Demons v Cats Fri September 10th 7:50pm EST / 5:50pm WST (Optus)
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Melbourne will do it easily. 2016 and 2017 prelims spring to mind. Our form has been trash for months. We were lucky to go up against a depleted and mediocre GWS outfit on Friday because that performance would not have troubled many other sides in the 8. We are on tired, old legs and have a negative gameplan that always withered when the heat is applied.
Demons will likely replicate their 2018 EF effort against us, if not do better. Expect a massive one-sided first quarter/half and then a couple of even quarters where Melbourne put the cue in the rack and Geelong fights back a little but are too far back to cause any real concern.
Demons will likely replicate their 2018 EF effort against us, if not do better. Expect a massive one-sided first quarter/half and then a couple of even quarters where Melbourne put the cue in the rack and Geelong fights back a little but are too far back to cause any real concern.
All the pressure is on the cats to win.
Pressure on Scott.
Last chance for Hawkins and duckwood.
Most people picked the demons to miss finals this year so nothing to lose
Pressure on Scott.
Last chance for Hawkins and duckwood.
Most people picked the demons to miss finals this year so nothing to lose
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The pressure is on both sides. It’s a Preliminary Final. Melbourne won’t get a much better opportunity than this.
Cats have gone all in this year. A finals loss is a failure. Dees lose we still have years of young talent to have a crack
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Got a feeling that Melbourne will come out for blood and record a sizeable win.
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Have you just outed yourself as Melbourne fan? Melbourne are the form team but others are coming as well over the next couple of years. They’ve had an incredible run to date with injuries. If they don’t win it from here it will be a huge failure as well. Every one of the final 4 has a lot to lose.
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We’re gonna get pummelled.
Gawn is the only player on the ground the Cats cannot match. Tuohy, Duncan and Ratugolea did not play in the last game of the season and Geelong had an 8 goal 2nd Qtr and were at one time 12 goals to 4! The Demons will find the Cats a stronger lineup this week. The Dees defence are going to be kept busy, the only way they can win IMO is their midfield thrashes Selwood, Danger, Guthrie and Duncan? I don't believe they can do it. Cats by 26 points!
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The game will be won and lost in the middle. If the Cats get a hold of us in the middle who they have playing forward will be irrelevant. I'm confident Gawn, Oliver, Petracca, Viney et al will get the job done but I still feel sick in the stomach waiting for the game.
Tuohy back is huge for the Cats he was superb the other night, I'd say he and Stewart are the Cats two most important players. Henry has also been very good down back this year but I think weight of numbers will get it done for us.
Tuohy back is huge for the Cats he was superb the other night, I'd say he and Stewart are the Cats two most important players. Henry has also been very good down back this year but I think weight of numbers will get it done for us.
At Finals time you have to be 100% confident, it's been a weak top 8 and a disrupted season, Geelong are missing the best backman in the game, (Stewart) but i have a feeling they might do a demolition job on the Demons.
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Yep- we have heard that before. And so often it doesn’t turn out like that. No guarantees. You have to take your chances when you get them, they don’t come round often.
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You mean Geelong are missing THEIR best backman, right? Because if you meant the best backman in the competition that would be embarrassing. He wouldn't even be in the top 2 defenders on the ground on Friday if he were playing.
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Geelong will need more than Selwood, Danger, Guthrie, Duncan because Melbourne have Gawn, Petracca, Oliver, Viney, Brayshaw and others and Dangerfield is struggling with a broken finger on his right hand. We will need another genuine midfielder to replace Parfitt. That could be Narkle or Constable not Simpson who has not learned the craft yet. Max Holmes can pinch hit in the midfield as well as he did late in the GWS game.
Yeah, it’s the kind of thing you can argue from both sides - Geelong have loaded up on an ageing list and need to get it done, or the dees have been at the top basically all year and need to take advantage of this gilt-edged opportunity.
End of the day it’s BS. Both teams will be excited about being in a PF and also feeling the pressure. This’ll be a good game I feel, good luck to both clubs.
At this time of the year, all fans must believe the team can do it. Geelong were better last week without the midfield starring. They are due for a big one...Melbourne have more to worry about than their supporters think?
Mate, did you not see that they were 44 points up late in the 3rd, no?
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You are joking if you rate May or Lever as highly as Stewart. Stewart led the home and away in marks overall with 179 and in intercept marks. Lever who plays a similar role at Melbourne had 124 total marks. That is why Stewart is a massive loss for Geelong.
I certainly saw the final score.
