Game Day Rd 1 Geelong V StKilda Sat 16th Mar 2024 730pm @ GMHBA

[Zouz Kitty]

My Boy!!!!

 

[Interdimensional Bigfoot]

Very flattering shoreline to the saints. It’s a shame the saints are trying to play congested football, but it’s probably keeping them in the game

What's the beach gotta do with this

 

[Kobe Gryant]

You know you're going well when your main problems are the typical round 1 spin (Chemistry, weight on kicks, structure etc)

We're competing brilliantly around the ball, the kids look superb, and we're getting it in to the forwards quickly and regularly.

Ross ball is all that's stopping this from being a beautiful game of footy. Such an ugly brand to play, and it won't win them anything either.

 

[dangerwood]

Bit of a frustrating game so far. Lots of positives. Hope we can get more efficient going forward and break the game open.

 

[year of the cat]

Dangerfield looking fit and fresh. Got his power and speed back.

 

[STPer18]

Bruhn 10 touches that quarter after missing basically the entirety of Q1.

 

[Strange Cat]

Dangerfield looking fit and fresh. Got his power and speed back.

Hopefully he gets rested a bit this year if we have a good one, he was very limited with his ground time last year

 

[hoopla]

What's the beach gotta do with this

Haha. My first attempt said “fattening shoreline”. Damn you autocorrect!

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Round 1 rust and lack of cohesion aside, we've been very good around the ball and some of our link up play is elite.
Just haven't got that middle season ability to make the most of it right now.
Jezza is a star BTW. Could have cost us 300 first rounders and we'd still have made out like bandits.

 

[cats_09]

I'd like to see O. Henry presenting and offering something of a target up forward - particularly noticeable in the second quarter kicking to the end I'm sitting, that he seems happy to be hanging back, waiting for the ball to be kicked in and reacting to where he thinks it's going to drop

Problem with that is he's getting caught behind his opponent or even a loose defender who are also reacting to the play in front of them

A bit more reactive than proactive at this stage - I'd like to see that switch around, as it's a lot harder for defenders when the forward is leading at the ball

 

[Catastrophe!]

'I just don't see it with Ollie Dempsey'

...

Yeah maybe people will see it now, hey?

 

[cat_shack]

Bruhn is the 4th highest rated cats player at half time, and spent 20 mins off the field. Any knockers… give it up

 

[Zouz Kitty]

My Boy Miers, obviously

 

[Mr Meow]

Dangerfield looking fit and fresh. Got his power and speed back.

He was like this round 4-8 last season. A jet. But then he did a bad hammy, broke his ribs first up and played hobbled for the last two months.

With a bit of luck and support he can still be a point of difference.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Close that Geelong/Richmond rebuild thread on the main board ASAP.

I'd take Max Holmes by himself over the entire Richmond youf stocks.

 

[Mr Meow]

Bruhn is the 4th highest rated cats player at half time, and spent 20 mins off the field. Any knockers… give it up

If he'd played 85-90% game time at this disposal rate he'd be on about 18.

Very good signs, especially after copping a knock.

 

[catters05]

I'd like to see O. Henry presenting and offering something of a target up forward - particularly noticeable in the second quarter kicking to the end I'm sitting, that he seems happy to be hanging back, waiting for the ball to be kicked in and reacting to where he thinks it's going to drop

Problem with that is he's getting caught behind his opponent or even a loose defender who are also reacting to the play in front of them

A bit more reactive than proactive at this stage - I'd like to see that switch around, as it's a lot harder for defenders when the forward is leading at the ball

I agree, he should be leading etc. he needs to step it up second half.

 

[cats_09]

'I just don't see it with Ollie Dempsey'

...

Yeah maybe people will see it now, hey?

They'll still want half a season to look at things and even then they'll keep questioning

 

[Mad_Hatter]

I'd like to see O. Henry presenting and offering something of a target up forward - particularly noticeable in the second quarter kicking to the end I'm sitting, that he seems happy to be hanging back, waiting for the ball to be kicked in and reacting to where he thinks it's going to drop

Problem with that is he's getting caught behind his opponent or even a loose defender who are also reacting to the play in front of them

A bit more reactive than proactive at this stage - I'd like to see that switch around, as it's a lot harder for defenders when the forward is leading at the ball

Could be his role maybe? Or still figuring out his place around Hawkins and Jezza.
But I agree, he's a very good lead up forward, not so good sitting back and waiting though.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

All the Jhye Clark haters are going to be disappointed his attack on the ball and player tonight has been fantastic. Working really well as a duo with Bruhn.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Close that Geelong/Richmond rebuild thread on the main board ASAP.

I'd take Max Holmes by himself over the entire Richmond youf stocks.

Genuine 80m player and looks like he's figured out how to get it more too, exciting season ahead watching him torch a wing.

 

[Reppie]

why the obsession about the ground being skinny...the goals are at the pointy end. of the ground

 

[CHAWKTS]

I'd like to see O. Henry presenting and offering something of a target up forward - particularly noticeable in the second quarter kicking to the end I'm sitting, that he seems happy to be hanging back, waiting for the ball to be kicked in and reacting to where he thinks it's going to drop

Problem with that is he's getting caught behind his opponent or even a loose defender who are also reacting to the play in front of them

A bit more reactive than proactive at this stage - I'd like to see that switch around, as it's a lot harder for defenders when the forward is leading at the ball

He has been struggling in training over past week. To me looks like still not quite right on the ankle. Hopefully it warms up second half?

 

[Strange Cat]

Close that Geelong/Richmond rebuild thread on the main board ASAP.

I'd take Max Holmes by himself over the entire Richmond youf stocks.

Richmond would give up a lot for Dempsey and Holmes …I still have hopes for Clarky he just needs more game time and Bruhn has been very solid even last year he was good

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Could be his role maybe? Or still figuring out his place around Hawkins and Jezza.
But I agree, he's a very good lead up forward, not so good sitting back and waiting though.

To be fair to him, he's taking Wilkie out of the game and more importantly, away from Jezza & Hawk.

He's an AA defender Wilkie, he's no spud, and we've kept him away from the guys he SHOULD be playing on.

I see it as a win tbh, Ollie will get his turn in due time.