Preview Rd 2 Geelong V St Kilda Sat 22 Mar 2025 735pm @ Marvel

[dazbroncos]

Great great win last week and with the exception of the 3rd 1/4, pretty much everything worked.

Wont be like that all the time but it was damn nice to watch.

Saints belted by Crows so they will be looking to avenge that performance.

We play Marvel ok in general but have been gettable by quick forward running ball movement teams - and we allow Minchington types to become Chapman like.

Prob no changes this week but that will be open for debate.

Think Jezza has now kicked 650 - fair effort and not done with yet.

We'd want to win this and we can win this - all about effort and pressure and if we bring what we brung last week then we will be all over this one.

GO Catters

 

[CHAWKTS]

Great great win last week and with the exception of the 3rd 1/4, pretty much everything worked.

Wont be like that all the time but it was damn nice to watch.

Saints belted by Crows so they will be looking to avenge that performance.

We play Marvel ok in general but have been gettable by quick forward running ball movement teams - and we allow Minchington types to become Chapman like.

Prob no changes this week but that will be open for debate.

Think Jezza has now kicked 650 - fair effort and not done with yet.

We'd want to win this and we can win this - all about effort and pressure and if we bring what we brung last week then we will be all over this one.

GO Catters

Agree

Doesn’t sound like Mannagh and Martin are quite ready in based on CS comment a week or so ago. Looks like maybe around round 3-5 that they will be deemed fit? Especially if the team keeps winning!

Beyond that it is hard to know why you would change it for others who aren’t obvious best 23 (Stanley, Duncan, Ted) unless someone injured or have bad two to three weeks?

Maybe Clark comes in against Saints and MOC or Mullin goes to sub?

 

[frggr]

Geeez if we lose to this rabble....

 

[frggr]

and we allow Minchington types to become Chapman like.

GAHHHHHHHHHHHH my PTSD!!!!!

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Agree

Doesn’t sound like Mannagh and Martin are quite ready in based on CS comment a week or so ago. Looks like maybe around round 3-5 that they will be deemed fit? Especially if the team keeps winning!

Beyond that it is hard to know why you would change it for others who aren’t obvious best 23 (Stanley, Duncan, Ted) unless someone injured or have bad two to three weeks?

Maybe Clark comes in against Saints and MOC or Mullin goes to sub?

I'd be hoping for Mannagh back for the Brisbane game but maybe too ambitious

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I think the Saints are in a bit of strife even before you consider injuries so we should roll them.

That said I feel like we often lose to the Saints at Marvel when they're not travelling great.

Cats by 2 goals in a grinding effort that no one will remember or replay

 

[FootyLad0]

Cats by 10 points to break another hoodoo.
Saints have our number at Marvel, time to watch a flood fest from RTB cause he knows he can't let Cats get out and running or it'd be a bloodbath.

 

[Generalissimo]

Cats by 2 goals in a grinding effort that no one will remember or replay

Ross Lyon will make it into another floody floody flood flood defensive crapfest.

 

[catsfootyfan89]

Would it be fair to say we're a faster lineup this season? For whatever reason, I'm feeling less worried about playing quicker teams on a deck like Marvel.

Given its early days and nobody has hit their stride, I wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of hangover from that slog in the heat last weekend.

 

[STPer18]

Saints are always a different side under the lid. Think it was last year Scott called them 'Marvel specialists'. Need to bring the same pressure we did against Freo.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Ross Lyon will make it into another floody floody flood flood defensive crapfest.

Just want to watch that though because NWM and Henry got us a bit last time on rebounds out the back into space. According to the 1-3 weeks quoted on the injury list Henry could be back this week. Along with Butler, King, and Owens

 

[Strange Cat]

Geeez if we lose to this rabble....

I’m more worried about the ground’s long history with injuries

 

[D BRIDGE]

Easy W.

 

[CHAWKTS]

Would it be fair to say we're a faster lineup this season? For whatever reason, I'm feeling less worried about playing quicker teams on a deck like Marvel.

Given its early days and nobody has hit their stride, I wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of hangover from that slog in the heat last weekend.

Someone posted earlier the ins and outs from the preliminary and definitely we bought speed (and youth in).

Think about taking out Stanley (for SDK), Bruhn (for Smith), Kolo (for COS), Duncan (for Knevitt) just to name a few and can see both foot speed and I think (other than Kolo) upgrade.

I am hoping the boys understand clearly that St Kilda at Marvel has been a bogie for us and giving that game away before going to the Gabba would be a waste. I am backing them to be up for it. We still have a few hungry players looking over shoulder for returns of Kolo, Mannagh and also having Stanley, Duncan, Martin and Ted ready to play if form drops…

 

[Mr Meow]

I think the Saints are in a bit of strife even before you consider injuries so we should roll them.

That said I feel like we often lose to the Saints at Marvel when they're not travelling great.

Cats by 2 goals in a grinding effort that no one will remember or replay

I was planning on replayjng and remembering it.

 

[Commando]

We had Saints on toast late last year at Marvel but some how dropped that game

 

[FootyLad0]

We had Saints on toast late last year at Marvel but some how dropped that game

Came back from a Perth trip against Freo which was a slugfest.
They were gassed and Saints had a second wind.

 

[FootyLad0]

Easy W.

Nothing easy about it. They have the wood on us at Marvel.
They play us like its the Grand Final.

 

[Footy Smarts]

We had Saints on toast late last year at Marvel but some how dropped that game

They played unbelievable footy for the second half. Somehow a dour lower end team looked like prime Geelong 07-08 for an hour. They did a similar thing to us in 2022 at Docklands.

Even with their injuries I'll be happy with any win.

 

[BennyGan]

I'd be hoping for Mannagh back for the Brisbane game but maybe too ambitious

Never wanna rush people back from foot injuries too. Make sure he’s 100%. Don’t need him early stages of the season.

 

[Stab Pass]

Let's face it, Lyon will have 23 players and 5 waterboys behind the ball. Our forward 50 will have zero room to move. Expect a slog fest going forward with the Saints content to make it ugly and trying to fast break out the back.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Nothing easy about it. They have the wood on us at Marvel.
They play us like its the Grand Final.

Nahhhh easy as... Just rock up and we win.

Our biggest obstacle will be beating the traffic.

 

[bruce lindner]

If Mullin starts, I'd like to see him further up the ground putting some lock down time onto their midfielders who hate it close in and tough

 

[#6 Thorp #7 Selwood LOL]

If Mullin starts, I'd like to see him further up the ground putting some lock down time onto their midfielders who hate it close in and tough

Did a number on Brad Hill last time around if I remember correctly.

 

[iameviljez]

Nahhhh easy as... Just rock up and we win.

Our biggest obstacle will be beating the traffic.

I believe that's what we said last year, too