Preview Cats V North Sun April 14 1pm @ GMHBA

[sexyhunk]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

 

[bulletproof]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

Sometimes things are unpopular for good reason.

 

[D BRIDGE]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

Undefeated in preseason + home and away so far, let's keep it rolling.

I think the smack in the face is more likely to come next week v the Lions.

Happy to bank what I think will be much needed 4 points this week.

 

[iameviljez]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

Personally, I'd prefer to win this one and also win the ones afterward. The idea that a loss one week is somehow connected to wins in the follow weeks is generally a bit fanciful.

There's also a difference between having a bad day and dropping a game that you should win but might not (such as, for example, StKilda at home, or Gold Coast away), and dropping a game against a complete cellar dweller team like North.

 

[Vivy]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

I'd disagree with it for these reasons:

• We need the win.
• Losing to this Nth side kills our young players confidence.
• Terrible start for O'Sullivan's career
• No one at the club isn't on edge about Brisbane, Carlton, Melbourne, Port, Suns, Giants in the next 6 games.

 

[thecatattack]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

what a stupid take lmfao

good teams should be poleaxing a team like north at home, not dropping a game to them.

 

[year of the cat]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

That will be one of the more unpopular of unpopular takes I’d say.

 

[CHAWKTS]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

Just not sexy at all

 

[sexyhunk]

i said it wouldnt be all that bad. Of course i dont want us to lose. Lopsing to a team we should win just remind the team we are not that good just yet.

 

[thecatattack]

i said it wouldnt be all that bad. Of course i dont want us to lose. Lopsing to a team we should win just remind the team we are not that good just yet.

no, it would definitely be bad

 

[Play it Sam]

Do you think the club are being complacent?

If you mean the supporters, we don't change anything. North can be competitive. A standard 8 goal win rather than a 150 point stocking filler is what I'm expecting. Is that complacent? If it is hopefully Hawkins doesn't read my post and tell the team.

You might be surprised how many debs (like actors) google their own name. Reddit answers first unless they punch in BF. Source of motivation and amusement.

 

[Play it Sam]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

With hindsight would be an unacceptable loss if we're held out by percentage.
StonedCat has a better take with his usual pre game motivational slogan.

 

[Engimal v3]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

Agreed, take her easy fellas

 

[cats_09]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

Place it in the outrageous claims thread and you'll be the undisputed winner there

 

[And_ROOS]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

North are a free 4 points especially for a team pushing for finals, losing AT HOME to NORTH would be utterly disastrous and would destroy everyones confidence. I would rather batter north and lose to the Lions at the GABBA rather than lose to North and beat the Lions.

 

[StonedCat]

Place it in the outrageous claims thread and you'll be the undisputed wdinner there

FTFY

 

[MisterMarcus]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

'A' for honesty.....

 

[standupand]

I guess the question could be, if you had to choose one game to lose from the year's home and away fixture, which would you choose? North at home in round 5 wouldn't be high on my list. I'd go GC Rd 10 trip to the NT. Just send a b team and get out of it injury free.

 

[CabWesty]

At a quick glance, absolutely no chance that North team is 28

I found the culprit. This bloke is doing well.
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Dude has tonned up and he hasn't even gotten on the ground.

Joke - Geelong might put him on their rookie list in 5 years.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

I remember we gave away pick 21 to the Saints to get Rhys Stanley

1

Rhys Stanley

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

27.6

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.5

3star

CL

5.0

5star

HO

21.5

5star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.4

4star

CL

3.0

5star

HO

33.0

5star

, and they used it to pick Hugh Goddard

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Hugh Goddard

Age

28

Ht

198cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

3.5

1star

HB

6.0

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.1

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.6

4star

K

4.6

2star

HB

9.0

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

, who many considered at the time to be a potential future AA defender. There was panic and outrage that we let such a terrific young talent go for Stanley. Ten years later, Hugh Goddard

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Hugh Goddard

Age

28

Ht

198cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

3.5

1star

HB

6.0

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.1

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.6

4star

K

4.6

2star

HB

9.0

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

only managed to play 12 AFL games (Injuries) and finished his career as a rookie at Carlton in 2018. Meanwhile, Rhys has gone on to become a good ruckman in a Premiership-winning team. Congrats on 200 games, Rhys.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

God damn… got me haha.

Ok let’s just win every game then.

There's some serious irony that the only two teams we'll get to play at KP in finals are the two teams we DON'T want to play there.

It might as well be the Giants second home ground, and Freos defensive gameplan clogs up the skinny ground completely.

I'd honestly be more confident playing both of them at the 'G.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

You're 100% correct in that your post was an unpopular take

 

[CatToTheFuture]

i said it wouldnt be all that bad. Of course i dont want us to lose. Lopsing to a team we should win just remind the team we are not that good just yet.

Given the evenness of the top 8 it would be almost cataclysmic to lose this

 

[Kobe Gryant]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

If it was round 18 and we were still undefeated, you might have a point.

The Port loss in '07 did us wonders IMO. Kept the group on edge and made sure we weren't going to think we could just walk in and win the flag.

In round 5 though, you need every win you can get. It doesn't have to be pretty, but you just have to win.

We've got a really tough two months coming up. There's going to plenty of potential 'honourable losses' in that stretch, but this one isn't one of them.

 

[Romeoh1]

unpopular take coming. I reckon it wouldnt be all that bad if we dropped this one at home. Lose to a lessor team at home would be a big smack to the face to keep the team on the edge. If we do make the finals, we wont be playing north again anyway.

Where’s your head at Gilbert?