AFL Autopsy Praccy: Geelong win by a couple and Ridley cops a quad - 01/03

[Bombers36]

After an uninspiring hitout against the Saints I'd like to think we will see a better tune up for our round 1 game against the Hawks.
Cats have been our boggie side for some time - especially down there...
At least we will get some senior players back - hopefully we see a line up something like;-

Reid McKay McGrath
Redman Ridley Martin
Durham Parish Duursma
Gresham Langford Caldwell
Stringer 2MP Menzie

Draper Setterfield Merrett

Bench from: Hind Kelly Tsatas Perkins Roberts Bryan (not sure how many we can have..??)

Comon Dons...!!!

 

[MiguelM]

After an uninspiring hitout against the Saints I'd like to think we will see a better tune up for our round 1 game against the Hawks.
Cats have been our boggie side for some time - especially down there...
At least we will get some senior players back - hopefully we see a line up something like;-

Reid McKay McGrath
Redman Ridley Martin
Durham Parish Duursma
Gresham Langford Caldwell
Stringer 2MP Menzie

Draper Setterfield Merrett

Bench from: Hind Kelly Tsatas Perkins Roberts Bryan (not sure how many we can have..??)

Comon Dons...!!!

Is Caddy fit? Would love to see him get some minutes.

In any case, no injuries please.

My main focus will be to see how McKay goes against Hawkins.

 

[Bombers36]

Yeah it is good we finally have a big man in McKay to stand on the other big men like Hawkins - he's really tormented us over the years...!!

 

[eth-dog]

A competitive hitout would be nice. Not much to read into right now.

 

[ghostdog]

I didn't see the game against St Kilda so I can't say much, however, a lot of posters went to town on McGrath. I'd really like to see him hit form this week, locking down on Stengle and rebounding productively. He'll go into R1 probably taking either Ginnivan or Nick Watson. It would be pretty embarrassing for him if Watson makes him look old and slow already.

Also, I don't want to see Heppell in the side. Enough please, thank you.

 

[jdstorm]

Best 22 (won’t happen)

Ridley McKay Kelly
Redman Reid Caldwell
Dursma Merret Martin
Perkins Wright Gresham
Langford Caddy Menzie
Goldy parish stringer

M4 Hobbs M5 Tsatas W3Durham R2 Bryan
Sub: Hind

 

[Duckworth]

Is this the thread where we come to melt?

 

[ant555]

Is this the thread where we come to melt?

yep.
Start time 6pm Friday.

 

[Chief Hopper]

Yeah it is good we finally have a big man in McKay to stand on the other big men like Hawkins - he's really tormented us over the years...!!

This is the matchup I've been waiting the most for once we got McKay in.
Hawkins has reveled in kicking goals and trouncing Essendon. Hopefully we can at least take care of one of those things.

I know it's a practice match, but the last time Essendon beat Geelong it was back in 2018.

 

[Mootsy]

this would be a good game to watch

 

[MiguelM]

this would be a good game to watch

Not so sure going by recent history against the Cats.

They ended our season a few years ago in round 1!

 

[Shanghaistu]

Is this the thread where we come to melt?

That’s a great point - when do we move the melting from the St Kilda game autopsy to this one? It’s handier to have them all in one spot

 

[Bombers36]

Hawkins has kicked 29 goals against us over the last 6 times we’ve played the Cats - effectively 5 goals a game average..!!
We haven’t beaten the Cats since round 9 2018 - Zakka had a day out that day, Hooker n Goddard played well also - Cats had Ablett, Selwood n Stew Crameri playing for them - Hawkins was quiet with only 3 goals..


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[ghostdog]

Hawkins has kicked 29 goals against us over the last 6 times we’ve played the Cats - effectively 5 goals a game average..!!
We haven’t beaten the Cats since round 9 2018 - Zakka had a day out that day, Hooker n Goddard played well also - Cats had Ablett, Selwood n Stew Crameri playing for them - Hawkins was quiet with only 3 goals..


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So McKay is looked to as the remedy.
Let's imagine conservatively that with McKay he's only averaging two goals a game, they'd still have beaten us wouldn't they?

 

[Maxabillions]

So McKay is looked to as the remedy.
Let's imagine conservatively that with McKay he's only averaging two goals a game, they'd still have beaten us wouldn't they?

Last time Hawkins lined up against McKay he kicked three. Last he lined up against us he kicked eight.

 

[Bombers36]

All this talk about Hawkins - Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

is not a bad footballer either I believe..!!

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

Not so sure going by recent history against the Cats.

They ended our season a few years ago in round 1!

Heh, it gets more depressing than that. We've beaten them 4 times since 2003, and lost 21 times (by an average losing margin of close to 50 points).

Anyway, I would like to see a more serious effort this week (willing to give the club the benefit of the doubt for the Saints shitshow), and no injuries. Don't have to win, but at the least, make a fight out of it, and show what we've been working on this pre-season.

 

[ghostdog]

Last time Hawkins lined up against McKay he kicked three. Last he lined up against us he kicked eight.

I guess what I'm saying is, is that we should temper our expectations. McKay in doesn't = a win over Geelong.

 

[Milanista28]

Need to see Andy without Heppell, they do not compliment each other at all, way too anxious when they're both involved, Nic Martin can elevate Andys game.

McGrath McKay Ridley
Redman Reid Martin

I'd like to see that, 4 good kickers, McGrath who is prone to a howler or 2 but is serviceable enough by foot and Mckay who is average but doesn't need to be making any game breaking kicks.

Tsatas, Duursma, Durham, Setterfield, Parish and Merrett. That group need to work hard both ways to support the back 6.

In terms of our other major weakness, contested marking, I'm not sure we'll see much improvement here this week, what we can see is our guys not getting outmarked, halving contests will be a start.

 

[Pweter]

Hawkins has kicked 29 goals against us over the last 6 times we’ve played the Cats - effectively 5 goals a game average..!!
We haven’t beaten the Cats since round 9 2018 - Zakka had a day out that day, Hooker n Goddard played well also - Cats had Ablett, Selwood n Stew Crameri playing for them - Hawkins was quiet with only 3 goals..


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I came over for that one with zero expectation given we'd been smacked by Carlton the week prior. Ridley's debut too I think. Smack was in one of his John Coleman moods early on in that game, got us off to a ripping start.

 

[BomberManU]

what we can see is our guys not getting outmarked, halving contests will be a start.

Pretty sad when that's even mentioned, when you're talking about a professional football team.

 

[Shanghaistu]

Pretty sad when that's even mentioned, when you're talking about a professional football team.

Luckily we’re not really talking about a professional football team in this case

 

[MiguelM]

I guess what I'm saying is, is that we should temper our expectations. McKay in doesn't = a win over Geelong.

For sure but Hawkins impact is often more than just goals.

 

[ghostdog]

For sure but Hawkins impact is often more than just goals.

...which makes the skill set McKay brings really interesting to know more about.

 

[sup3rfish]

We have to bring a real sense of effort and want in this hit out. Not happy to go through the motions and have a number of players get their hands on the footy. Leaders need to start to stand up now. Otherwise it will be another pre season wasted.