Game Day Geelong V Gold Coast Sat Aug 13 2022 4:35 pm at Metricon

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Remember the game at the Gabba, with constant, torrential rain?
 

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My tips for today.
Rain at Carrara to stop before the game.
Dangerfield decision to play or not to depend on the condition of the ground.
Geelong to kick awful and keep the Suns in it until halfway through the 3rd
Cats by 40 points in the end.
No injuries of any major concern.
 
Chris Scott will want to do a few bits of last-minute fine tuning before the finals. Expect some unconventional positional choices and weird, even frustrating, tactics for segments of the game. Cats comfortably but not by a huge margin.
 
Chris Scott will want to do a few bits of last-minute fine tuning before the finals. Expect some unconventional positional choices and weird, even frustrating, tactics for segments of the game. Cats comfortably but not by a huge margin.
Do you have any players/positions in mind?
 
Yeah, me too actually
Wouldn’t be suprised with a late out and give Dal another look (he is pretty good in the wet) with MOC sub (Or the other way around).

Maybe they make Danger sub. Funny as that sounds it gets him his 299th so can do 300 next week at home but protects him from a full game?
 
Reckon it is a big game for Rohan today. If he can come back and show his speed, pressure and contest marks then I think he gets closer to locking up a spot in best 22 given his unique assets. If he doesn’t bring that (I expect he will) then he will be fighting with a handful of others for those lost few spots
 
This is the sort of thing that worries me a bit about this game.

Can't say I've seen it much this year, at least in the second half of the year. Those kinds of games where we rock up thinking we simply need to run out on to the field to win it then get caught out by an opposition that turned up to rise to challenge of playing us.

Hopefully we continue to show that this is not what we're about this time around.
difference being even if GCS were to play their grand final its nbd as we don't need to win this game technically.
 
Remember the game at the Gabba, with constant, torrential rain?
I chickened out that day I wasn't sure I could get home again but not today I'll be leavening around 12.30pm for Carrara and a good omen for me my new neighbours moved in this week the Hickey's yes decedents of Reg they replace the Suns supporters/ Adelaide.
 

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Although not the final goal, the minor premiership is still a fantastic achievement. To be the best team over the entire 22 games is something to be proud of ahead of the tilt for ultimate glory.
Today we can officially sew up another minor premiership on our own terms, rather than a Collingwood loss.
 
22 spots available for 25 players, don't think any of our blokes will be taking it too easy.
Except for the 19-20 “locks” among them. ;)

But seriously, self preservation at this time of year is the biggest risk. Suns don’t have that worry.
 
Except for the 19-20 “locks” among them. ;)

But seriously, self preservation at this time of year is the biggest risk. Suns don’t have that worry.
Yep if i was a player who thought my position maybe in trouble (and by the sounds of it plenty at Geelong think that atm ) the last thing i am doing is taking it easy and making the decision to drop me easy i would rather try hard and keep my position at the risk of injury.
 
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Except for the 19-20 “locks” among them. ;)

But seriously, self preservation at this time of year is the biggest risk. Suns don’t have that worry.
No not to the same extent but no one wants to spend the off season in rehab either going gung ho in a game that means little to them.If the Cats can put a score on early that will be it for the Suns.
 
No not to the same extent but no one wants to spend the off season in rehab either going gung ho in a game that means little to them.If the Cats can put a score on early that will be it for the Suns.
If we are in front by plenty i can see the Cats taking the foot off overall but plenty will want to make sure they give every reason for the MC to keep selecting them with finals just around the corner.
As pretty much everyone agrees we have a best 25 which will need to be trimmed to 22-23 and this week and next will be the last opportunity for some to stake a claim for those 22-23 spots
 
This is the sort of thing that worries me a bit about this game.

Can't say I've seen it much this year, at least in the second half of the year. Those kinds of games where we rock up thinking we simply need to run out on to the field to win it then get caught out by an opposition that turned up to rise to challenge of playing us.

Hopefully we continue to show that this is not what we're about this time around.
Not worried in the slightest as we have around 6-10 players fighting for the finals spots in the 22
 
I was going to post earlier that it had stoppped raining but got distracted and it hasn’t stopped since then.
Going to be wet for sure, I hope there is good viewing from the bars at the ground.
 
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