Prediction How will the Geelong Cats fare in season 2024?

[Pure_Ownage]

We should win 5 of our last 6 (good record against the dogs r23 last year was an anomaly) and 16 wins should get us 4th at worst i reckon.
I think we will lose the freo game but if we win it we should get 2nd and a vic final in week 1.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Finishing 2 or 3 and getting the Blues first up would be a great outcome. They flogged us last time but we are better now.

My ladder predictor has us finishing 4th and sydney up there in the 1st week.
But 2rd or 3rd and carlton in 1st week if we beat freo.
The predictor assumes freo win at the mcg etc in the run home.

 

[year of the cat]

My ladder predictor has us finishing 4th and sydney up there in the 1st week.
But 2rd or 3rd and carlton in 1st week if we beat freo.
The predictor assumes freo win at the mcg etc in the run home.

I find it difficult this far out to make a prediction for the next round let alone another 5. We’ve put ourselves in a position where we can finish as high as second. If we keep winning games we will. Freo over in WA will be tough. But even if we just drop that game we can still finish 3rd. See what happens.

 

[Hamingja]

Finishing 2 or 3 and getting the Blues first up would be a great outcome. They flogged us last time but we are better now.

Swans
Blues
Geelong
Freo

Would be the dream top four. Pull the heist week one then potentially have an MCG prelim v Freo and MCG granny v Sydney. That would be our path to be a flag chance. End up travelling interstate and we have none.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I find it difficult this far out to make a prediction for the next round let alone another 5. We’ve put ourselves in a position where we can finish as high as second. If we keep winning games we will. Freo over in WA will be tough. But even if we just drop that game we can still finish 3rd. See what happens.

2nd or 3rd wont matter as it should be carl at mcg either way unless they stumble. We just want to avoid scg in week 1.

 

[Vdubs]

You're fairly surprised right now.

Pleasantly surprised by -
Lawson Humphries- the revelation of 2024.


Dempsey
Holmes
De Koning
are all stepping up well.

Not surprised that we still very much rely on Danger and Cameron to inspire us and keep us potent.

Overall, I am surprised we are a realistic top 4 chance after our 1-6 streak; I am never surprised by our coach and his ability to adapt to the season and continually help us rebuild on the move and keep us in contention.

 

[BigVic]

Should go all the way. Cats vs Swans GF

 

[BigVic]

		W	L	D	%
1.	Sydney	19	4	0	133.0%
2.	Geelong	17	6	0	123.5%
3.	Carlton	17	6	0	117.6%
4.	Port Adelaide	16	7	0	109.3%
5.	Essendon	15	7	1	102.2%
6.	Melbourne	15	8	0	109.0%
7.	Brisbane Lions	14	8	1	117.0%
8.	GWS	14	9	0	108.4%
9.	Fremantle	11	11	1	102.0%
10.	Gold Coast	11	12	0	101.7%
11.	Hawthorn	11	12	0	94.6%
12.	Collingwood	9	12	2	99.0%
13.	Western Bulldogs	9	14	0	106.1%
14.	Adelaide	8	14	1	99.6%
15.	St Kilda	7	16	0	88.4%
16.	Richmond	5	18	0	72.7%
17.	North Melbourne	3	20	0	69.8%
18.	West Coast	3	20	0	69.6%

QF1: SYDNEY v Port Adelaide
QF2: GEELONG v Carlton
EF1: Essendon v GWS
EF2: MELBOURNE v Brisbane Lions

SF1: Port Adelaide v GWS
SF2: CARLTON v Melbourne

PF1: SYDNEY v Carlton
PF2: GEELONG v GWS

GF: Sydney v GEELONG

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Hawks win is great for us.
It means if we win every game except freo
Then we cant finish lower than 3rd unless
Freo win all 6 (and they have road games vs gws and ess to come)
Or port win all 6 (road games against freo melb and gc and only one of port or freo can win 6 as they play each other)
Or ess win all 6 (unlikely with swans and bris away)

Gws and bris are too far back to get us if we keep winning.

So realistically if we win 5 of 6 i doubt we finish lower than 3rd which would mean carlton mcg week 1 which is a good result compared to sydney.

 

[Vdubs]

Hawks win is great for us.
It means if we win every game except freo
Then we cant finish lower than 3rd unless
Freo win all 6 (and they have road games vs gws and ess to come)
Or port win all 6 (road games against freo melb and gc and only one of port or freo can win 6 as they play each other)
Or ess win all 6 (unlikely with swans and bris away)

Gws and bris are too far back to get us if we keep winning.

So realistically if we win 5 of 6 i doubt we finish lower than 3rd which would mean carlton mcg week 1 which is a good result compared to sydney.

I'd be rapt if we can beat the rampaging Doggies next week

 

[BigVic]

Get a top two berth and home final

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I'd be rapt if we can beat the rampaging Doggies next week

We will need to defend their talls well but they are a 6 goal side worse at geelong than marvel and we defend marvel too. We should do it.

Carlton losing tonight is another good result for us.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Get a top two berth and home final

To be fair 2nd is the same as 3rd for us unless an interstate team finish 2nd which i doubt.

 

[Klink]

Saints is a danger game at Marvel. We will need to play well to win that. You just know they'll put on a show because it's us and they're capable at Marvel (see last week's victory against Sydney).

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[Kobe Gryant]

Get a top two berth and home final

Unless Brisbane or Freo sneak into 3rd it's effectively useless.

End up playing Carlton or Essendon on 8/10 of the predictors, so top 2 is irrelevant in that regard.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Get a top two berth and home final

Talk shit about the cats on the main board then come in here posting ladder predictions?
Life boring mate?

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

I'd be rapt if we can beat the rampaging Doggies next week

Depends which dogs show up

 

[CatToTheFuture]

		W	L	D	%
1.	Geelong	17	6	0	135.6%
2.	Carlton	17	6	0	118.6%
3.	Sydney	16	7	0	129.1%
4.	Brisbane Lions	15	7	1	120.5%
5.	Essendon	14	8	1	101.0%
6.	Melbourne	14	9	0	105.6%
7.	GWS	13	10	0	107.8%
8.	Port Adelaide	13	10	0	103.6%
9.	Fremantle	12	10	1	105.8%
10.	Hawthorn	12	11	0	97.2%
11.	Collingwood	10	11	2	100.9%
12.	Western Bulldogs	10	13	0	103.2%
13.	Gold Coast	10	13	0	99.8%
14.	St Kilda	10	13	0	96.9%
15.	Adelaide	7	15	1	93.6%
16.	North Melbourne	6	17	0	74.3%
17.	Richmond	4	19	0	67.9%
18.	West Coast	4	19	0	65.6%

QF1: GEELONG v Brisbane Lions
QF2: Carlton v SYDNEY
EF1: Essendon v PORT ADELAIDE
EF2: MELBOURNE v GWS

SF1: BRISBANE LIONS v Port Adelaide
SF2: CARLTON v Melbourne

PF1: GEELONG v Carlton
PF2: SYDNEY v Brisbane Lions

GF: GEELONG v Sydney




Home final vs Brisbane and an easy premiershio

You just keep leaning into this

 

[dazbroncos]

You just keep leaning into this

trolling .. hes about to go

GO catters

 

[CatToTheFuture]

trolling .. hes about to go

GO catters

He's casting a line in a tailings dam here

 

[dazbroncos]

He's casting a line in a tailings dam here

same on main board and they lays the boot and sooks about us on his board.

Which is completely fine over there.... but im growing tired of it yes

GO Catters

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Unless Brisbane or Freo sneak into 3rd it's effectively useless.

End up playing Carlton or Essendon on 8/10 of the predictors, so top 2 is irrelevant in that regard.

It will be carlton as ess wont make top 4.

 

[CHAWKTS]

Saints is a danger game at Marvel. We will need to play well to win that. You just know they'll put on a show because it's us and they're capable at Marvel (see last week's victory against Sydney).

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Yep

And the Dogs are this week too. Yes we have the wood over them and it is at home but again it is a must win game for them and if their forward line fires they can be a good team.

Each week it seems we are having genuine 8 point games (even against teams outside the 8). We have won the last 3 of those!

 

[Taper]

Yep

And the Dogs are this week too. Yes we have the wood over them and it is at home but again it is a must win game for them and if their forward line fires they can be a good team.

Each week it seems we are having genuine 8 point games (even against teams outside the 8). We have won the last 3 of those!

It felt like that in 2022 as well, so many 8 point games and we just kept getting the job done.

 

[Gazza Greatness]

Saints is a danger game at Marvel. We will need to play well to win that. You just know they'll put on a show because it's us and they're capable at Marvel (see last week's victory against Sydney).

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If we retain our current side Saints have no chance of beating us at marvel, none!