Game Day Rd 18 Pies V Cats Fri July 12 2024 740 pm @ MCG

[Catsace]

Can't help think that the style of footy the Pies (and Tigers in their pomp) is helped by playing lots of night games, it's more slippery and fumbles are punished more, plus they just seem to be better one-grabbers of even loose balls and ones reefed out of tackles. We've coughed up a lot of turnovers and they have been quite severely punished. But if we can just be a bit cleaner and maybe SDK starts to get his hand on the ball a bit more...the hit-out numbers I read in an earlier post are staggering, it might keep us in the game. But Collingwood is pretty much runball/tackleball and then sprint forward once a turnover happens.

 

[patience]

Would like to see some more hunger. They are being a bit timid at times.

 

[OddYears]

I hope rohan goes angry red mode this half. He’s had some almost moments and we know he can tear the pies a new one. Get angry

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Take a deep breath

I'm looking at you. . .everyone who is critical

Ball is wet + slippery

Yes, we're only four points ahead

Just. . .

Breathe

+ if our Boyz don't play a Premiership quarter in Q3, I'll lose it !!!

+ if we lose Q4, I'll lose it!!!

+ if we lose the game, I'll lose it!!!

 

[Strange Cat]

Humphries looks a little lost, chasing his man
Caught out by some slick ball movement
Rest of the new guys are doing very well

Surprisingly Cats old heads are not wise heads
Playing like dumb heads with rookie mistakes

Henry’s positioning and efforts were pretty comical in the first half same goes for Kolo’s efforts espically that dropped mark …it’s weird to see them make silly errors like that with their experience

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Not interested in the ToG argument.
Clark is a watch this half. He needs to come into the game.

6 touches in a half isn't up to standard.

 

[Seeds]

At this point i would even sub henry in for duncan.

Stewart to go back as the other mids are doing ok tonight in the centre bounces despite being smashed in the ruck

 

[Vdubs]

Can't help think that the style of footy the Pies (and Tigers in their pomp) is helped by playing lots of night games, it's more slippery and fumbles are punished more, plus they just seem to be better one-grabbers of even loose balls and ones reefed out of tackles. We've coughed up a lot of turnovers and they have been quite severely punished. But if we can just be a bit cleaner and maybe SDK starts to get his hand on the ball a bit more...the hit-out numbers I read in an earlier post are staggering, it might keep us in the game. But Collingwood is pretty much runball/tackleball and then sprint forward once a turnover happens.

This is the sort of game a FIT Cam Guthrie would star in.

 

[Finknottle]

But but but he's just a kid!

he's just a poor boy.

which makes you wonder why he isn't learning to play football in the VFL.

 

[Cataholic]

Saves that for GF's does he? Distance was no issue just then.

No, the distance wasn't an issue, but the accuracy clearly was.

I'm just saying I think he knew he couldn't achieve both.

 

[foxdog50]

People still getting sucked into hit out stats
We’re winning the clearances 24-19 and more importantly center clearances 9-3

Let's play Parfitt then in the Ruck than.. if we're purely putting someone in there for pressure and not winning the hit outs there no point playing sdk in the ruck

 

[D BRIDGE]

I don't think Clark is stepping foot in the middle tonight.

Not sure why Knevitt or even Hardie don't play ahead of him when Clark is playing a more outside role.

 

[winty]

Darcy Cameron 37 hitouts
Sam De Koning 4 hitouts

Not much we can do. Have to take the pain as Sam improves.

How many of Cameron's hitouts have been effective though?

 

[Strange Cat]

Not interested in the ToG argument.
Clark is a watch this half. He needs to come into the game.

6 touches in a half isn't up to standard.

Hope you're as critical towards
Dempsey 6
Blitz 5
JC 4

has the same or much lower Disposals

 

[MacStradbroke]

On a side note Lumpfreys will be an absolute gun, what a find.


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Humphries and Dempsey, they’ve just got IT.

 

[foxdog50]

He wouldn’t be too much down back tonight imo

Can't be any worse what his doing in the ruck

 

[Vdubs]

No, the distance wasn't an issue, but the accuracy clearly was.

I'm just saying I think he knew he couldn't achieve both.

Imho, I would not want the ball in any other Cats players' hands at that spot.

 

[Interdimensional Bigfoot]

Darcy Cameron is as average ruckman as Stanley is.. But seriously SDK isn't a ruckman, the stats are clearly there... Asmuch as average Stanley is as a ruckman, he needs to play if his fit
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Stanley isn't a ruckman either. Prefer SDK in the middle any day of the week.

 

[cats_09]

Only inaccuracy, not a distance issue

He was looking to pass it off from when he took the mark

But when he couldn't find an option that's when he went back to take his kick

He was never going to kick it in that situation

 

[OddYears]

Sick of seeing daicos whinging to the umps every time he doesn’t get the ball. The umps just say oh sorry we’ll give you the next free kick. Maynard all over jezza. Holding him completely out of the play and nothing.

 

[Seeds]

For all the clark bashing with 6 touches and low game time.

Atkins has only 8 touches and blicavs 5 touches

 

[Interdimensional Bigfoot]

Still waiting for him to play a good game.

 

[Strange Cat]

Stanley isn't a ruckman either. Prefer SDK in the middle any day of the week.

At least SDK runs out the game and works hard

 

[D BRIDGE]

I wouldn't want to see SDK deep inside 50 much tonight with those fleet-footed Pies smalls buzzing around.

Reckon they'd just run straight past him.

Would like some strong marks around the ground from SDK.

 

[Cataholic]

Imho, I would not want the ball in any other Cats players' hands at that spot.

Generally don't disagree, but in the moment tonight, he knew he couldn't get it.

The slippery ground probably a deciding factor.