Autopsy Geelong loses to Demons by 4 points - Rd 23

[Mad_Hatter]

Hindsight is going to be wonderful, tonight could open a lot of eyes at the Cats to some of our weaknesses and ways the demons (and other finalists) picked holes through us, and steel them towards a successful finals campaign, OR it could take all the wind out of them, limp into next week and get smashed on the way to a straight sets outing and questions marks again going onto Scott and the clubs decision to continue to top up.
I can't see it going anything than those 2 vastly different ways. It's either season over, or the kick in the arse we didn't want, but maybe needed.

 

[Chinacats]

Steve Waugh to Herschell Gibbs ‘you’ve just dropped the cup’ . What an eff up!

 

[Lewy]

There is no way that should have been 50. It is literally a few cm’s over the line. The umpiring has become a joke. Not saying Geelong deserved to win, but that is seriously rubbish

 

[Cataholic]

Doubt we are good enough, way too many average players in the side, unlikely to win a final on the evidence of the last 8 weeks.

Yeah, we're not hitting the finals with much form whilst others look a step above.

I'm starting to get deja vu. For many years we'd have some occasional excitement in making the finals, and sometimes even GF's, but it was always for nought. Until 2007.

Don't let anyone tell you that a good H & A record is fulfilling. It isn't. Falling out of finals and GF's over a period of time leaves you feeling hollow.

Everyone craves the silverware.

 

[calder_daddy]

Danger has done a calf I reckon. Had to sit out Q4


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He cramped at a stoppage then couldn’t get back on for ages.
He was on for the last 5 minutes, no way they would’ve risked him if he had an issue

 

[InnocentBystandr]

To me the turning point was when Jeremy Cameron

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Jeremy Cameron

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31

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196cm

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94kg

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12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

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3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

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2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

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2.0

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1.9

5star

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8.2

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5.0

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3.2

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4.6

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2.4

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2.0

5star

missed that very gettable shot in the 3rd Q. Melbourne were just building momentum and nailing that shot would have deflated it.

 

[Grimoz]

Danger has done a calf I reckon. Had to sit out Q4


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If so then thats us definitely done, we cant win without him

 

[SkittleCats]

Port at AO with a crowd, off what could be a 6 day break, where we will spend all day hanging around in the cricket nets before the game due to quarantine bubble bullshit. Im not confident at all.

 

[Baggins15]

It's actually a rule, you can't thump a ball into the stands while it's out on the full.

50 metres every day and night of the week.

I know September holidays might be off this year, but do Tiggies supporters still have nothing better to do than come over and pollute our board?

 

[Overhang]

Don’t understand those who think playing Port in Adelaide is a gimme.
They are a side full of **** sure newbies of the type that regularly pop up and give us a bath.
This isn’t the side we beat earlier in the year. They have belief, and we are just turning over.
will be lucky if we don’t get pantsed

Of the top 5 Port and Brisbane are the 2 in form teams.
That said I think we match up better against Port than Brisbane

 

[calder_daddy]

There is no way that should have been 50. It is literally a few cm’s over the line. The umpiring has become a joke. Not saying Geelong deserved to win, but that is seriously rubbish

It gets paid all the time.
It’s a rule, I don’t understand people’s mentality going off about it.
Close knew he shouldn’t have done it

 

[Grimoz]

To me the turning point was when Jeremy Cameron missed that very gettable shot in the 3rd Q. Melbourne were just building momentum and nailing that shot would have deflated it.

Turning point was Henderson running into Cameron ****ing up a certain goal, would have steadied us but they rebounded and kicked a goal

 

[cats_09]

Was still a tough call.

I think he would have got away with it off he went with an open hand rather than a punch

 

[Catman]

Mentally fragile this group, and probably why they won't win a flag.

No ruthlessness and all flag winners have that trait.

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[PzBlinky]

If so then thats us definitely done, we cant win without him

There seem to be these rumours of Danger's bung calves and broken hands, but have yet to see any offical confirmation. Nothing in the match report.

 

[gogeelongcats]

I'm still trying to get my head around how Cam Guthrie can kick the ball out on the full like that. An absolutely extraordinary error given the circumstances. The tempo of the match was such that an unpressurised kick like the one he had there was a luxury almost no one else had. To not get the ball within the field of play is completely unforgiveable.

Absolutely pathetic.

They should get him to answer. He was weak today. VERY soft

 

[Grimoz]

Don’t understand those who think playing Port in Adelaide is a gimme.
They are a side full of **** sure newbies of the type that regularly pop up and give us a bath.
This isn’t the side we beat earlier in the year. They have belief, and we are just turning over.
will be lucky if we don’t get pantsed

Im tipping them by at least 40, they play hard fast footy, Boak and Wines will tear us a new one.

 

[Romeoh1]

I think he would have got away with it off he went with an open hand rather than a punch

Still Guthrie‘s stupid kick was the bigger error for mine. Not good enough.

 

[Lewy]

It gets paid all the time.
It’s a rule, I don’t understand people’s mentality going off about it.
Close knew he shouldn’t have done it

the rule is there for time wasting if the ball is well over the line. When Close jumped for that he was inside the the boundary. He has to attempt to get his fist on it.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I agree. I wasn't looking fwd to playing Brisbane and we can beat Port, crowds won't be at capacity I don't think?

Crowds will be just as loud regardless. 20k at AO sounds like 60k at the mcg. The only game I've ever heard louder than a showdown was the '09 GF, and the next 5 or so would be showdowns. Just an unbelievably echoey ground

 

[Mad_Hatter]

I think he would have got away with it off he went with an open hand rather than a punch

Yup, if he simply allowed the ball to fall through his hands then nothing would have come from it, instead he fisted it straight into row J, 50m every single time.

 

[bombersboy]

Looking back and with 1:30 left on the clock Menegola really stuffed up. After several minutes of chip kicking and kicking down the line he had marked the ball on defensive side of the wing. Instead of kicking it long down the line he went for a dangerous 40m kick accross the ground to our half forward flank that put Rohan in a 2vs1, Rohan actually did well to even the contest but Melb won it at ground level and we turned the ball over to allow Melb their handball game which lead to the final play of the game. It was the sort of kick you make if you're 2 points down, not 2 points up.

Menegola burnt the ball most of the night

 

[nohairandfair]

Groundhog day once more. We have certainly purrfected how to roll over and play dead. Another horrible capitulation.

Guthrie, Close and Stanley's efforts at the death were incomprehensively shitful. God give me strength.

 

[calder_daddy]

Over the past 10 years we’ve won more than our fair share after the siren.
Can’t always be on the good side of the stick, it happens.
Our mature team will forget it by tomorrow.
Probably more so due to Alzheimer’s

 

[Reppie]

If thats how you finish the home and away...game over