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

[Vivy]

the problem is when we tried this in a must win game against st kilda last year neales ruckwork was absolutely horrendous. But we may have no other choice.

True. As you say at the end - he may be our best option.

Neale strikes me as a cerebral type, and a player that can improve through teaching. King & Ottens can help with that.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

A positive that didn't miss me at all but added context to the first 8 games is just how good Bruhn has been at playing a lone hand at centre clearances.

It was effectively non existent for us in the first half.

What I saw from Butters and JHF looked a lot like what Bruhn has been doing for us. He's so young and full of talent. Excited to see him flourish as time goes on.

Tonight should be compulsory to watch the replay of the first quarter 10 times for anyone who doesnt think bruhn is auto best 22. I agree with you.

 

[Bryce Bubbles]

Hey, a blues supporter, but
Live in geelong...what were your thoughts on cameron's two head knocks not being assessed?

 

[D BRIDGE]

Mullin a better player without his hair in the way.. Was so frustrating watching port mids waltz out of the center with 0 pressure straight arm off any of our players that 'attempted' to tackle them..

JHF gave Parfitt a centre square lesson in Q1.

That was part of the reason Stanley was subbed, so we could get Mullin onto JHF in the middle... A role he has never played in AFL or VFL by the way.

Stanley was also his usual putrid self so he also contributed to his subbing.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I haven't gone with the "Hawkins is cooked" line yet... but he is looking every bit of it.

Since the Adelaide game, he can't get a meter of separation on his opponent and his running ability looks all but gone.

Have a think of the handful of marks on a lead he has taken in the last few weeks... Almost all of them have had to be an absolutely perfect pass to Hawkins leading right up on the boundary... and even with the perfect pass, his opponent is right up his clacker making him do everything right just to get that one wide mark on the lead.

He has never been fast but he isn't creating any space at all... Also can't chase.

Neale isn't flying... but it might just about be his time.

Neale kicked 3 in his only senior outing this year and has kicked 22 from his last 9 vfl games.

If you're playing Hawkins as a decoy then I would argue decoys only work when the oppo hasn't figured it out. You may as well play Neale.

 

[supahoops]

Do we even have a Ruckman, now Stanley was crucified by our board tonight?

Conway or Blicavs with Neale about to chop out makes sense to me.

 

[Lana]

Is Zac Guthrie now a better player than his brother?

Yes, I'd be taking Cam out of the inside midfield rotations, I think he has plenty to offer on the outside.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Hey, a blues supporter, but
Live in geelong...what were your thoughts on cameron's two head knocks not being assessed?

Are you asking for medical advice from an internet football forum?

If there's a category below "completely unqualified to answer" let me know

 

[Pollywaffle]

Duncan looks very slow now. Is not ideal under pressure anymore.

Maybe a season too many?

 

[patience]

Well, if he was trying to tap to Atkins and Parfitt, he could at least attempt to direct the ball down in their general vicinity so they can run onto it. He wasn't even doing that tonight.

He has to touch it to tap it.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Conway or Blicavs with Neale about to chop out makes sense to me.

Conway doesn't have the fitness.

Blitz is the only path

 

[feelinfeline]

Feel it is hard to blame Stanley when he is trying to tap to Atkins and Parfitt while his opposite number is tapping to Butters and HF.

Stanley has lost all confidence. Wouldn’t matter who he’s tapping to.

 

[Reppie]

Conway doesn't have the fitness.

Blitz is the only path

Bullshit

 

[supahoops]

JHF gave Parfitt a centre square lesson in Q1.

That was part of the reason Stanley was subbed, so we could get Mullin onto JHF in the middle... A role he has never played in AFL or VFL by the way.

Stanley was also his usual putrid self so he also contributed to his subbing.

JHF will give anyone without wheels a lesson. Missing Danger and our two with speed were at Half Back and on the bench with a jacket on.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

True. As you say at the end - he may be our best option.

Neale strikes me as a cerebral type, and a player that can improve through teaching. King & Ottens can help with that.

I think neale has the ability to learn it but ideally we dont want him learning rucking on the fly learning how to be a kpf is hard enough and it might hinder his development.
BUT
I think hooking rhys sends a message about standards
He has to be gone for a month minimum now possibly for good
And we know conway lacks endurance
And if we dont have any help blitz will be cooked well before finals.
So i think we are going to have to put neale in as the main ruck some weeks and school him on the fly.

pity jeka doesnt have the necessary mongrel or he could ruck for us.

 

[Warhorse]

We are not winning anything with Neale as a key forward. Just have to try and play Hawkins into form.

 

[gogeelongcats]

We recruited Danger. We recruited Cameron. We have never gone after an A grade ruckman.

Ottens

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Yes, I'd be taking Cam out of the inside midfield rotations, I think he has plenty to offer on the outside.

Not the worst call. Two games in and he's not impacting the contest heaps.

 

[feelinfeline]

Parfitt, Clark and Mullin all need to be sent back to the VFL but not to many options to replace them. Midfield is diabolical and one of the worst in the league.

Mullin? You didn’t watch the game, did you?

 

[Generalissimo]

Parfitt, Clark and Mullin all need to be sent back to the VFL but not to many options to replace them.

On the back of Parfitt's first half I'd have agreed with you, but not his second half. Clark showed plenty but he's still a bit too skinny and is the obvious one to make way for Bruhn or Bowes. But if you think Mullin should be dropped then I can only shake my head and wonder what illicit perception-altering substances you've been using.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

JHF will give anyone without wheels a lesson. Missing Danger and our two with speed were at Half Back and on the bench with a jacket on.

I agree with that but this is precisely why mannagh needs to be tried as he has wheels wheels.

This is also why bowes should have played to get body pressure on jhf at the stoppage.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

We are not winning anything with Neale as a key forward. Just have to try and play Hawkins into form.

If it's not going to happen, then it's not going to happen

 

[Pollywaffle]

Is Zac Guthrie now a better player than his brother?

Cam has been poor this year. Still trying to get by on cheapies on the outside but distribution has been poor

 

[Reppie]

Ottens

he was a forward as i recall

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Bullshit

What part of it?