Autopsy Cats lose to Port by 6 points after being down by 10 goals

[CatToTheFuture]

How was Butters assessed for the head knock earlier in the game?

JHFs knee to the face too

 

[STPer18]

Will finish the round in the top 2 with the way results have played out.

 

[FootyLad0]

Will finish the round in the top 2 with the way results have played out.

GWS losing and Melbourne losing helped us massively

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Looking at these darwin conditions we definitely need a team that can handle slippery groundballs.

That means mannagh is a must and it means no duncan, no hawkins, no stanley and no tuohy.

Need as much pace as we can muster.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Interesting. And we will have Rohan this time as a third “tall”.

Don’t think we need to swing J Henry or SDK forward but can do later in the game if needed. Blitz can also drift forward. Plus it is slippery up there anyway…

We should be able to function with Neale and Henry and Rohan? If not we need to make some changes for 2025 given Jezza might be hard to get off a wing!

Going to be an interesting watch

A normal game with no cameron id put osullivan or jeka in and jack henry forward.
But this type of slippery game i think we are better off with more runners like mannagh anyway.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Fair points.
Bombers are very underrated here too. Brad has them looking dangerous.
In recent times, GWS have beaten us at Geelong when we were better than now, and they were worse.
I am working on our reversal starting when Danger and JC come together at 7-4, v Tigers, then beating Swans!

Gws are good but if we cant get up for the record game we cant get up for anything.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Looking at these darwin conditions we definitely need a team that can handle slippery groundballs.

That means mannagh is a must and it means no duncan, no hawkins, no stanley and no tuohy.

Need as much pace as we can muster.

Parfitts time to shine

 

[CatToTheFuture]

When the hand wringing is over.

I am not ready then

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Parfitts time to shine

I mean maybe a slippery game suits him because it brings everyones footskills down to his level but i wouldnt be surprised if he doesnt play.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I mean maybe a slippery game suits him because it brings everyones footskills down to his level but i wouldnt be surprised if he doesnt play.

He's been pretty good in the wet and he grew up playing those conditions

 

[Vdubs]

Gws are good but if we cant get up for the record game we cant get up for anything.

It's happened before and if the record holder can't get himself up to play a decent standard what's it all about anyway?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

He's been pretty good in the wet and he grew up playing those conditions

The second bit of your sentence is relevant but by gee he will be fortunate to be picked if he is.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

The second bit of your sentence is relevant but by gee he will be fortunate to be picked if he is.

I don't really see a scenario where he's not picked with the outs.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

So changes here are going to be interesting.

Cameron (conc) > Neale
Hawk (rest) > Mannagh
Stanley (rest) > Bowes
Holmes (inj) > ...... HUMPHRIES

CHOO CHOO MOTHERF***ERS

 

[Strange Cat]

When will we start Suns v Cats Preview

The beatings will continue untill the morale improves

 

[foxdog50]

So changes here are going to be interesting.

Cameron (conc) > Neale
Hawk (rest) > Mannagh
Stanley (rest) > Bowes
Holmes (inj) > ...... HUMPHRIES

CHOO CHOO MOTHERF***ERS

I like it , but if Conway fit... his playing

 

[foxdog50]

The beatings will continue untill the morale improves

I need it now then lol

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I like it , but if Conway fit... his playing

Is Conway fit enough to run out a game in Darwin conditions? I doubt it. Witts will smash whoever we throw out there it may as well be guys who are second position rucks

 

[CHAWKTS]

Looking at these darwin conditions we definitely need a team that can handle slippery groundballs.

That means mannagh is a must and it means no duncan, no hawkins, no stanley and no tuohy.

Need as much pace as we can muster.

You and I are completely aligned. But I think we had the same view weeks ago regardless of the conditions. Sadly I don’t think MC agree. He will play I assume.

Although no doubt the MC is flexing muscle by having him play 2 on and a break which he will hate. So maybe at some stage they stop the 2 on?

 

[Play it Sam]

He has delayed concussion symptoms- lucky we weren't fined ?

You would know that clinically every concussion is different. It could have presented later with nothing more than a headache, or more severely, memory loss, vision issues or irritability et al.
They'll give him a specialised MRI, and he'll follow protocol beacuse there was post game signs and symptoms, no matter how minor.
There is no way we could be fined under those circumstances, when no classic acute symptoms were present while our medicos monitored him.
We don't muck around with head injuries, as the AFL well knows, and we gave them the right answers.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

You and I are completely aligned. But I think we had the same view weeks ago regardless of the conditions. Sadly I don’t think MC agree. He will play I assume.

Although no doubt the MC is flexing muscle by having him play 2 on and a break which he will hate. So maybe at some stage they stop the 2 on?

At some stage he needs to go vfl (i doubt its until after mid season bye) if we are prepping to win finals.
I dont think we can carry him or duncan in them hence we need to try guys like mannagh and knevitt and see who the alternatives are.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Mitch Duncan is one of 4. That's right. 4. Cats that are averaging above 20 touches per game.
He is absolutely zero % chance of being dropped.

He is on fumes and accumulating the pill more times than the so called great young mids we have coming through in Bruhn, Clark and Parfitt (who gets lauded for some bizarre reason). And before we have the lot ToG% BS come out again McKercher is in year 1 and is over 80% of minutes and got his first 30 touch game today.

This idea that Duncan is close to getting dropped, or he should be is nonsense. He may be waning and he may be in his last year for all we know but some here need to get real. Our mids are woeful, we aren't going to retire someone who is accumulating the pill, albeit off halfback/wing.

 

[Hinkley29]

Mitch Duncan is one of 4. That's right. 4. Cats that are averaging above 20 touches per game.
He is absolutely zero % chance of being dropped.

He is on fumes and accumulating the pill more times than the so called great young mids we have coming through in Bruhn, Clark and Parfitt (who gets lauded for some bizarre reason). And before we have the lot ToG% BS come out again McKercher is in year 1 and is over 80% of minutes and got his first 30 touch game today.

This idea that Duncan is close to getting dropped, or he should be is nonsense. He may be waning and he may be in his last year for all we know but some here need to get real. Our mids are woeful, we aren't going to retire someone who is accumulating the pill, albeit off halfback/wing.

Mckercher is running around for an abysmal team playing in the least intense matches you could possibly imagine.

30 possessions and 1 tackle. Congrats

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

Neale?

Was talking specifically midfielders but yes Neale looks like he can be huge.

I do love Hawk, but if his time is up, that’s ok. I feel for Neale would love him to get his opportunity, his time is now

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Mckercher is running around for an abysmal team playing in the least intense matches you could possibly imagine.

30 possessions and 1 tackle. Congrats

Do I look like I care?

Mids with immense talent, even at a young age can find the footy.
Ours are not at that level, and may never be, and we are not about to drop a veteran getting the pill more than them.

Anyone who genuinely thinks Mitch Duncan will be dropped then I have a bridge to sell them.