Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVII

[Squeaky]

That's why I want us to play Geelong at the beginning of the year so we know whether or not to bother with the season.

Round 1 destroyation was a little deflating from memory

 

[bommer16]

Geelong teared port apart.
Great song.

 

[Zach Package]

Closing in on the 12 month anniversary of everyone insisting Esava was worth more at the trade table than Zerk-Thatcher.

A most auspicious day

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Closing in on the 12 month anniversary of everyone insisting Esava was worth more at the trade table than Zerk-Thatcher.

A most auspicious day

who’s been better tonight? i reckon BZT

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

What a find Mannagh has been. Kicked three but also two others that were marked by Stengel and Close that would’ve been certain goals. Knows football

 

[mcgrath_truther]

at what point do poort fans realise that their team might be unable to play finals games, there’s only so much kern can do

 

[eth-dog]

who’s been better tonight? i reckon BZT

Easily (until I moved to the Socceroos)

 

[bommer16]

Stengle ️

 

[Zach Package]

who’s been better tonight? i reckon BZT

Zerk has probably done all that he reasonably could in the circumstances. Neale hasn’t really done anything.

Sav has first of all been excised out of the backline in favour of someone that wasn’t on their list 3 months ago and has one kick.

 

[ghostdog]

Will be sacked imo
Another massive failure. But again it shows up if butters Rozee jhf don’t dominate, then there’s nothing much else there. This has been embarrassing

A bit of Dogs era Rodney Eade about Ken. Often thereabouts but never there.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

20 inside 50 marks to 5 despite TDK and stewart being out. Also cats going at 64% scoring effeciency

 

[justlookingaround]

Apart from goal kicking accuracy, Cats have been close to perfect tonight … Port as always just not built for finals

 

[bommer16]

Masterclass by Geelong tonight.

 

[ghostdog]

What a find Mannagh has been. Kicked three but also two others that were marked by Stengel and Close that would’ve been certain goals. Knows football

Thought he did well checking Rozee at times too.

 

[naraku]

Thank you Geelong for this Thursday might gift.

 

[ghostdog]

Apart from goal kicking accuracy, Cats have been close to perfect tonight … Port as always just not built for finals

Cats are always moving. Barely see a player stand still. So much movement in the forwardline as well. Very mobile.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Geelong champion team/club

 

[andleanback]

What a find Mannagh has been. Kicked three but also two others that were marked by Stengel and Close that would’ve been certain goals. Knows football

Wouldn’t say he’s a find. Was clear as day he could play after dominating the vfl for years right in front of everyone’s noses

 

[ghostdog]

It's weird now that I thought, prior to team selection against Geelong, that we were half a chance. We actually helped play them into finals form, but no, Chris will conveniently forget that in the presser. Campaigner.

 

[Mootsy]

Sick of Geelong TBH.

they are my second team[backup team] =)
since the 90s.

go cats!

 

[Cold Sober]

Awesome display from the first minute. I helped, I selected Port.

 

[Milanista28]

Compare our last 20 years to theirs, insane.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Wouldn’t say he’s a find. Was clear as day he could play after dominating the vfl for years right in front of everyone’s noses

And yet 16 other clubs overlooked him, including some multiple times. Huge pick by the cats.

 

[horj89]

• Dangerfield playing like prime 2016.
• Jezza is probably still the most damaging player in the game.
• Geelong looked like the Harlem Globetrotters while Port went full Essington. Never go full Essington.

 

[BrunoV]

Value of a Covid year and never playing any nab league, even in his underage year

I think they've cracked the code and can teach players to be quality footballers. It's not the theory, that's the easy part, but it's likely got something to do with asking players to play very specific roles in an environment in which there is someone who knows exactly what he needs to do, and who is able to do it, on every side of the new guy. It must make being a Geelong player so straight forward, certainly compared to being an Essendon player.

It's hard to believe that Perkins, who I do not accept has less raw ability than Holmes, wouldn't be in the midst of a different career trajectory if he was in the hoops.

I don't rate Port so I don't really have a feel for what this thrashing means but you've got Bowes (remember when Geelong was struggling to convince the industry that it wanted Bowes as much as it wanted the draft pick), Mannagh and I think Bruhn (who's caught my eye for the first time) joining Miers, Holmes and Close to add another layer of players who can get it done when it matters.

You have to back them turning the likes of Knevitt, Bruhn and Clarke into quality players. Henry and Dempsey might already be that. I really like Neale as a KPF. Conway is a gun ruck waiting in the wings, something like the physical version of Nick Bryan at 206-208cm. SDK isn't playing tonight and he's 23. O'Sullivan's a high pick you can probably pencil in at CHB in the next to 18 months. Humphreys and Mullin. It's becoming sickening.

Whatever happens this year it's the Geelong team of 2026 I'm scared of. Particularly if Cameron is still getting around.