Game Day Round 16, Sydney vs Geelong, Friday 30 June 7:50pm @ SCGT

[Jhye Clark 13]

That is one of the worst quarters I've seen us play in a long time and we're ahead.

Our forwards and mids aren't accountable, a few players have shirked contests and our defence are standing still guarding grass while Sydney keep finding loose men.

If not for Sydney's inaccuracy and a few turnovers that had a couple of our unaccountable forwards loose out the back, we'd be 7 goals down.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

True, but it's not being helped by our defenders falling off their opponents by 15m.

Been part of it for sure, but not close to the same extent.
Gotta consider the defenders point of view too, you are 1 of 2 defenders down back, you have your direct opponent next to you whose looking to create a lead plus 5 swans streaming forward to receive chips into space, who do you decide to defend?
Defend your direct opponent and those flanks/wings get easy marks inside 50, close space to those same players and you leave your opponent free over the back.
Hence why defensive accountability and folding back is vital, that and pressure around the ball.
Regardless, I think sagging back has been the biggest issue across the ground in that quarter.

 

[calder_daddy]

Duncan and Smith are starting to look semi-cooked.

Tonight was the perfect game to rest Smith.
Wing on short grounds is a pointless role.
The up and down winger anyway, which Smith is

 

[Baudolino]

Sydney's disposal efficiency 78% vs 64.6% disposal efficiency for the Cats.

 

[fpm84]

Forward line looks super dangerous. Need a lift everywhere else.

 

[And_ROOS]

Midfield smashed and defence giving up far too much space. But thankfully those are things that we can fix easily.

 

[Geelong Fella]

Every second week this team decides they can't really be bothered. This is that second week.

 

[Pollywaffle]

Duncan and Smith are starting to look semi-cooked.

Smith looks like he is just phoning it in.

 

[Baggins15]

Transition the middle has been good but our defensive pressure is non-existent. You could probably say the same about Sydney too though. The SCG being a chode ground often leads to this sort of footy.

 

[Cataholic]

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

So sick of our lazy defenders being given a free pass. We play a spare! Stand in dangerous space FFS!

Easy to see, not hard to rectify.

 

[Sttew]

Very fortunate to be 9 points up. Our defence is very leaky

 

[Shadow89]

This is reminiscent of the Port game. We're lucky to be in front here, and Sydney looking dynamic as hell.

Smith needs to be subbed now. Awful last week and this week.

Sydney a completely different team at home, like the Bears.

 

[hoopla]

Something has to change from the second quarter onwards or they’re going to be killed.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Evening Kitty

Good evening, Patience
Hope you’re well?

 

[juzcat]

Midfield smashed and defence giving up far too much space. But thankfully those are things that we can fix easily.

What wld you change. I think defence has to play higher

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[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

To me Close’s last suspension wasn’t there and he got a week and now has a history of dangerous tackles so he’ll prob be out next week but we play NM at home, hopefully we don’t need him for that game…

 

[cats_09]

Sorry to interrupt the football, but for those following the cricket and unable to currently watch

 

[Bunnings]

I see playing two big full backs is working wonderfully

 

[hoopla]

This is reminiscent of the Port game. We're lucky to be in front here, and Sydney looking dynamic as hell.

Smith needs to be subbed now. Awful last week and this week.

Sydney a completely different team at home, like the Bears.

Except the cats played well in that first quarter against port

 

[Play it Sam]

Whoever suggested through the week that Smith needs a spell might have been right.
Improvement needed.
Horse trying to outsmart us with the short game but our coaches look like they're about to pull a few moves.

 

[MotlopMagic]

No s**t

If the "answer" to how we fit 4 talls in defence is to play others out of position, then we're likely asking the wrong question and instead need to make a tougher call at the selection table

No s**t


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[D BRIDGE]

Holmes zero touches... Obviously he will need to lift... + most of the others.

 

[cats_09]

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

So sick of our lazy defenders being given a free pass. We play a spare! Stand in dangerous space FFS!

Which ones the spare tonight - if none are really manning up, hard to know who's the available spare

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Blakey's had 11 disposals on Ollie.

 

[BotsMaster]

Wtf Miers