Review Good/Bad vs Geelong at Kardinia, 2019

[Golumless]

We just don't win at Kardinia Park...

We just don't beat the Eagles in Perth...

Write them off. Already losses. Ignore them and move on.

Why do we always lose?

Because they're difficult games and we prove not to be good enough to win them.

Why do we always disappoint in September? Same reason.

Perhaps instead of treating these games as write offs they should guide our actions moreso than any other game of the season.

That's looking more into it then what is needed, and I completely disagree. Kardina Park matches should just be written off where you rest your players with minor injuries. It's not just us that doesn't win there, practically no one does. You'll most likely never have to play a final there either so it's just a quirk, nothing more (whereas, Eagle in Perth matters because of that possibility of having to play a final there).

Since the start of the 2007 season Geelong are 87-11 at that ground. Getting anything out of a match there in this era is more you just lucked out with the stars aligning with Geelong having a shit day. Mind you, it's an interesting little coincidence seeing your point that the teams who have had multiple wins there also had issues with failing in big finals. Namely North, Fremantle when they were a contender, and 2014-2017 Sydney.

 

[GreyCrow]

That's looking more into it then what is needed, and I completely disagree. Kardina Park matches should just be written off. It's not just us that doesn't win there, practically no one does. You'll never have to play a final there either so it's just a quirk, nothing more (whereas, Eagle in Perth matters).

Since the start of the 2007 season Geelong are 87-11 at that ground. Getting anything out of a match there in this era is more you just lucked out with the stars aligning with Geelong having a beyond **** day, then you have magically matured into a side that can handle pressure, expectation, or are actually good.

Top 8 sides played at Kardinia Pk

2007 - Port, Adelaide, West Coast, Kangaroos, Sydney
2008 - Sydney , Bulldogs,North
2009 - Adelaide, Brisbane
2010 - Sydney
2011 - Sydney
2012 - Sydney , Adelaide
2013 - Sydney , Fremantle (2 - 1 win 1 loss) Port
2014 - North, Fremantle (Sydney made the 8 but did not play there )
2015 - Sydney , Fremantle , North, Bulldogs, Adelaide
2016 - Sydney , West Coast, Adelaide, Giants, Bulldogs
2017 - Sydney, Port, Adelaide, Richmond, Giants - strong year
2018 - Sydney , Giants, Melbourne

38 games against top 8 sides
29 against top 8 non-Victorian sides
59 against ALL non- Victorian sides

Have NOT played Essendon or Collingwood from 2007

Sydney have won 4 of those 11 games Geelong have lost (not including 2019)
Fremantle 2, Port , North 2, Melbourne

AFL Tables - Kardinia Park - All Games

afltables.com

 

[mistylake]

Look, we just don't win at Kardinia. We didn't win this time. Fairly predictable.

No big deal though. You pencil in this loss at the start of the season, and move on. We're not a bad team and this match is the most meaningless in our fixture.

Our team is definitely looking less potent without
In form JJ
Lynch
CEY

And an

Injured Tex

 

[Carmo]

Games at KP since 2000
Melb 16
syd bris 15
adl, kang 14
freo 13
port, wc, wb 12
rich, stk 8
GWS, GC 5 (all since 2010)
Carl 1

 

[Elite Crow]

Games at KP since 2000
Melb 16
syd bris 15
adl, kang 14
freo 13
port, wc, wb 12
rich, stk 8
GWS, GC 5 (all since 2010)
Carl 1

Would be interesting to see from 2010 as the $$ became even more important.

 

[Carmo]

Would be interesting to see from 2010 as the $$ became even more important.

Syd 9
Melb 8
Adl, WB 7
Bris, Freo 6
GC, GWS, NM, PA 5
WC4
Rich, Stk 3
Carl 1

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Lol, Dangerfield ran into the other goal post which was the likely cause of snicko spiking for the goal over-ruled.

 

[Scorpus]

Lol, Dangerfield ran into the other goal post which was the likely cause of snicko spiking for the goal over-ruled.

They don't have per-goal post sensors?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

They don't have per-goal post sensors?

Lol, this is the AFL...

 

[baldandbroke]

Lol, Dangerfield ran into the other goal post which was the likely cause of snicko spiking for the goal over-ruled.

Yep that's what I said too