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[Janus]

I remember in 2008 when Geelong was beating everyone up by big margins and everyone thought it was fait acompli that they were going to go back to back.

How did that work out?

 

[Jonts]

Eeww please Stopp trying to build next fridays bottom 4 clash of west coast and Carlton into anything else

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

1 goal 12 behinds kicked so far in the last quarter

 

[I Dont Care]

I remember in 2008 when Geelong was beating everyone up by big margins and everyone thought it was fait acompli that they were going to go back to back.

How did that work out?

Something...something...Kennett's curse

 

[I Dont Care]

1 goal 12 behinds kicked so far in the last quarter

Round one accuracy

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

And on queue after bagging the goal kicking Clarke goals from the boundary.

 

[Smartys Power]

I remember in 2008 when Geelong was beating everyone up by big margins and everyone thought it was fait acompli that they were going to go back to back.

How did that work out?

Lost to the team that finished 2nd. Let's finish 2nd please.

 

[Nemisis]

Also, this should put to bed all the speculation about Dangerfield going to Geelong. He may still leave, but it won't be to Geelong.

Agree, surely not Hawthorn though?

 

[Alyx]

'Neighbours' level acting there, Gibson.

 

[finbarr]

Agree, surely not Hawthorn though?

Nope....

 

[El_Scorcho]

It's funny how things work. As rusty as we were yesterday we still only went down by 7 points away to a team that's lost something like 3 times at home in the last 3 years. Had we managed to hang on and win it would have easily been as a big a statement as Hawthorn's making today.

Significantly bigger IMO. Geelong are average.

But close enough isn't good enough.

 

[jack_black16]

Remember that time Geelong supporters told us about all those A-grade 2nd tier players they had coming through...

The penny has dropped for a few of them today.

 

[tribey]

Remember that time Geelong supporters told us about all those A-grade 2nd tier players they had coming through...

Bar Motlop they are so slow. Like 1989 North Adelaide slow. 15 plodders who all look identical.

 

[Power Girl]

Nope....

Well who??

 

[finbarr]

Significantly bigger IMO. Geelong are average.

But close enough isn't food enough.

Got dinner on your mind m8?

 

[philreich]

Watching the Hawks vs Cats game. They are relentless and are giving the Cats nothing. This is what we should strive for.

And this is what we've done to inferior opposition of late: eg Carlton in round 22 and Richmond in the elimination final. And I'm sure we'll do it again a few times this year.

 

[tribey]

Well who??

University, see!

He'll be doing the charleston on a flagpole before the Japs become a sea power, I tells ya!

 

[I Dont Care]

Bar Motlop they are so slow. Like 1989 North Adelaide slow. 15 plodders who all look identical.

The game has progressed beyond them now

 

[El_Scorcho]

Got dinner on your mind m8?

I originally wrote food, went back and corrected it to good, and had my correction auto-corrected back to food.

Thanks HTC.

 

[Power Girl]

University, see!

He'll be doing the charleston on a flagpole before the Japs become a sea power, I tells ya!

**** my brain hurts.
I tried really hard (well read it twice) and said Sydney?

 

[Smartys Power]

**** my brain hurts.
I tried really hard (well read it twice) and said Sydney?

Noooooooo.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club

 

[DonDraper]

Hawks are beatable but they'd have to be flat or have a side play their relentless highly accurate game against them equally as well.

Cats look past it but it's Round 1. We'd all be lying if we've said it's not the first time we've written them off. Big game against Freo next week for them. Their record at home is phenomenal.

 

[PJ Power]

It's funny how things work. As rusty as we were yesterday we still only went down by 7 points away to a team that's lost something like 3 times at home in the last 3 years. Had we managed to hang on and win it would have easily been as a big a statement as Hawthorn's making today.

Yep.
But we fell short last year, because near enough was not good enough.
It cost us through the middle part of the year when we lost a string of tight games, and it cost us in rd 23 when we lucked out on top 4, and consequently ended up with a long roadtrip for the SF in Perth, and it cost us in the prelim.

This year, the near losses need to become near wins to improve.

I was annoyed that we weren't up to it yesterday. The only suggestion from yesterday that has me thinking we will be better this year, is that we came so close in spite of a suboptimal preparation - some of which was due to our general attitude in the NAB matches (coaches and players) and much of it from poor conditioning of too many players and the late loss of Lobbe.

Hinkley might not use it as an excuse, but the fact that I can as a supporter, makes feel more positive today.

 

[I Dont Care]

University, see!

He'll be doing the charleston on a flagpole before the Japs become a sea power, I tells ya!

Had plenty of time, as back then the Japs sea prowess consisted of 3 pearl diving rafts and a log with a paddle

 

[mic59]

It was mentioned this was only the second 10-goal loss Selwood has played in. Hard to believe but correct. This match and the 110-point loss to Sydney last year.