Game Day Rd 22 Cats V Freo Sat Aug 10 2024 435pm @ Optus

[Art Vandelay_]

Playing 1 short. Great...

 

[calder_daddy]

Terrible day for it
Go cats

 

[Cataholic]

James Rahilly on KROCK

Dockers will be a battle - MF will be hard to contain and their consistency is high

No Treacy and no SDK prob cancel each other out.

Young Brayshaw and Serong will be guns and we need to get on top. Wont be easy.

We try and limit damage from the opposition but we have to play our game too - but this week its gonna be a task.

Oppo teams been working on Stewy - we need to shift him around and make the matchup hard for him.

Will get a MF run but also will be down back.

WA big ground so we need to eatch the Freo Hback as well. The way we defend will be really important.

Bewsy stiff to miss out - not a lot wrong last week but in Best 25.

Parfitt - injury apparently but not everyone knows what it is.

Blues VFL accurate and that hurt us.

Gonna be hot

GO Catters

I hear some doubt in those comments.

 

[CHAWKTS]

One speedster for another

Yep. I was a little surprised but I think worried about team balance even as a sub. We have so many who can go forward and even runners who can go mid or wing if needed. But Mullin can replace back and wing/mid if needed?

 

[Kobe Gryant]

One speedster for another

Not a great sign of faith in Mullin when we can't even spell his name correctly.

 

[dazbroncos]

Corrigan on KROCK

Played good footy for 3/4 and they got us over the top in the last.

Was a crucial game and needed to win.

Can still get Top 4 but it requires other results to go our way unfortunately.

Hardie had 35, Knevitt has 31.

Corrigan liked Knevitt, Foster was good, Hardie was consistent again.

Main priority is to get VFL players ready for AFL game so for example Knevitt plays VFL roles that will support his transition to AFL - great tank, good inside mid and aerial work can play all over the place.

Good to have a full squad to select from if both teams make finals. Good group with VFL listed players as well so plenty of AFL and VFL players to be available.

VFL good to get AFL listed blokes outside the 25 some big game intensity experiences too -

Parf had hammy awareness so not played

Clohesy - Got a head knock and passed the SCAT HIA test but he should be good for next week.

Lucas, Hughes, Herbert, Capiron, Lovell all did good for GFL players.

VFL has Sandy next week @ Sandringham.

GO CAtters

 

[CHAWKTS]

I can’t decide whether I am going to brisbane or giants?

I do know I don’t care about the other game going in

 

[Gyno79]

Safe bet is with the home team but a few reasons why we can win and why cats are my 'roughy' tip this week:

• Milestone game, boys to get up for Jezza.
• The man himself is in good form and will put on a show today.
• wide open spaces of optus suites our runners and gameplan this season
• Are they really going to let them beat us 4 times in a row?! Hell no!

 

[cats_09]

Damn, the food options at Optus outdo anything we have in Geelong or Melbourne

 

[Zouz Kitty]

My game day routine is to cook delicious food.

Today, it’s a whole beef filet with Shiraz + Thyme. Roasted Italian vegetables + steamed asparagus with Reggiano parmesan.

I’ve sent Freo players a special pregame meal of Beef Wellington + made a special mushroom pâté. None of those dried mushrooms from a delicatessen, picked the mushrooms ‍ myself

 

[cats_09]

I'll take this view - even if surrounded by purple

 

[frggr]

Mullin replacing Rohan

 

[TryAnHit]

Dempsey more a fwd this week like last week given no Rohan? #looking to make money

 

[frggr]

Dempsey more a fwd this week like last week given no Rohan? #looking to make money

Doubt it - he's too good on the wing.

I reckon finding a second job might be the go here

 

[cats_09]

Dempsey more a fwd this week like last week given no Rohan? #looking to make money

Start on the wing and shift forward

 

[Baudolino]

Hate it when Rohan isn't in the side, he makes such a difference to our structure

 

[cats_09]

Freo fans not happy

They also have a late change with Darcy out and Taberner in

That news hasn't gone down well around me

 

[Baudolino]

Freo fans not happy

They also have a late change with Darcy out and Taberner in

That news hasn't gone down well around me

Extra tall forward is probably good for them against our undersized defence.

 

[CHAWKTS]

Damn, the food options at Optus outdo anything we have in Geelong or Melbourne

I even like the summer beer option better!

Was just commenting on how a freshly built stadium makes a huge difference. So light and clean - although maybe that is the weather!

Got a finals like feel to the day. Huge game

 

[cats_09]

Extra tall forward is probably good for them against our undersized defence.

With both Darcy & Jackson in the team, they would have already had the ability to play the extra tall up forward

With Darcy out, Jackson will now do the bulk of the ruck work

 

[CHAWKTS]

Freo fans not happy

They also have a late change with Darcy out and Taberner in

That news hasn't gone down well around me

I wonder if that changes Geelong strategy? They were going to have blitz follow Jackson into defence. And then into ruck to pinch hit. But with Jackson playing now mainly ruck (I assume) that might change?

Maybe blitz goes back on the wing? Or will he play on Tavener? I don’t know much about him

 

[CHAWKTS]

Could we do a late late out with Stanley doing an ankle running out replaced by Rohan?

Just joking By the way!

 

[cats_09]

I wonder if that changes Geelong strategy? They were going to have blitz follow Jackson into defence. And then into ruck to pinch hit. But with Jackson playing now mainly ruck (I assume) that might change?

Maybe blitz goes back on the wing? Or will he play on Tavener? I don’t know much about him

Who knows

I'll keep an eye on how we line up for our final warm up but it'll be interesting to see what happens from here

 

[CHAWKTS]

Clarky 100!

Edit. Having a crack at cats with the banner saying “in your prime”?

 

[Play it Sam]

GWS by 3 goals you bloody beauty! Tipped that
GO CATTERS UP