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[Lunchtime]

How did Hawkins go in the VFL?

 

[kcattatac]

The vfl team still has some good talent. Clark and osullivan look very likely. Wiltshires miss was horrible but hes done some decent things. Knevitt is really taking a step forward and needs to play afl next year. Clohesy has improved rapidly.

Knevitt will receive offers from other club and if cats trade in established players he should move cause cats always prioritise their traded in players over their draftees

 

[Floki2011]

Knevitt Will be a beast in a year or two

 

[Cataholic]

How did Hawkins go in the VFL?

Poorly

 

[kcattatac]

That was so stupid knevitt should have had the shot. Too hawkins centric.

He was kicking straight into wind so not that stupid and hard to ignore big tomahawk

 

[supahoops]

Knevitt will receive offers from other club and if cats trade in established players he should move cause cats always prioritise their traded in players over their draftees

It’s not often we trade in players to have them playing VFL unless it’s the end a la Dahlhaus. Very few yo-yo up and down. We do however have a recent history of working on players deficiencies in the VFL until they’re ready to consistently perform in the firsts. Knevitt is almost in the talks category waiting for his frame to build out.

 

[Lunchtime]

Poorly

So no goals?

 

[Cataholic]

So no goals?

Yeah, got a goal but struggled otherwise.

 

[kcattatac]

Some of us expect better than the loser culture that infested this club during the time your shit truck display pic represented us.

We've had a reasonably manageable I jury list all year leading to strong AFL representation at VFL level. Straight sets is unacceptable.

We all wish VFL won but seems you've thrown your toys out of the cot. Hard to win with such a slow forward line. Rohan was the hope for speed but didn't play. Hawk and foster in same forward line made us to slow to compete

 

[Lunchtime]

Yeah, got a goal but struggled otherwise.

 

[Lunchtime]

Yeah, got a goal but struggled otherwise.

Looks like he may not be able to get back into the 1s then?

 

[CHAWKTS]

So I stayed over in Adelaide and went to a winery after the 1st qtr. So relied on BF update and a family member who was at GMHBA…

By the sounds of it…

Knevitte had a beast of a game…not likely to squeeze back in this year but very promising for 2025
We have a third Ollie (ok. First Ollie to join the other Oliver’s) to complete the chant…

Hawk only break glass in emergency?
Rohan not even breaking glass back up now?
Both of them played last hoops game?

Guthrie numbers looked ok but maybe wasn’t enough to squeeze in? Could he replace Bews to give more flexibility? Thoughts?

SDK seems like depends on match up dependent (which makes me sad as I really want him in!)

Anything else as an update from those who watched?

Shame we couldn’t get one more round out of the VFL

 

[Cataholic]

Looks like he may not be able to get back into the 1s then?

Nope.

Would have to be a significant injury to even consider him.

 

[Cataholic]

So I stayed over in Adelaide and went to a winery after the 1st qtr. So relied on BF update and a family member who was at GMHBA…

By the sounds of it…

Knevitte had a beast of a game…not likely to squeeze back in this year but very promising for 2025
We have a third Ollie (ok. First Ollie to join the other Oliver’s) to complete the chant…

Hawk only break glass in emergency?
Rohan not even breaking glass back up now?
Both of them played last hoops game?

Guthrie numbers looked ok but maybe wasn’t enough to squeeze in? Could he replace Bews to give more flexibility? Thoughts?

SDK seems like depends on match up dependent (which makes me sad as I really want him in!)

Anything else as an update from those who watched?

Shame we couldn’t get one more round out of the VFL

Hawkins and Guthrie did nowhere near enough to be considered imo.

SDK was ok, but didn't put his name up in lights either.

 

[Lunchtime]

Nope.

Would have to be a significant injury to even consider him.

Looks like it's over then at AFL level for Hawkins. A shame.

 

[Cataholic]

Looks like it's over then at AFL level for Hawkins. A shame.

Yes, would say so sadly.

 

[CHAWKTS]

Rohan zero stats…how early did he get concussed?

 

[Lunchtime]

Yes, would say so sadly.

Purely from a club point of view, the team is playing well so no need to pick him

 

[Cataholic]

Purely from a a club point of view, the team is playing well so no need to pick him

Agree wholeheartedly.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Knevitt will receive offers from other club and if cats trade in established players he should move cause cats always prioritise their traded in players over their draftees

Its possible and i can see that happening but i would hope the fact that hes close with henry bruhn clark conway etc from his junior days will make him want to stay. We have a lot of retirements coming he will be b22 soon if hes patient. At least hes contracted so it will be our call.

 

[PzBlinky]

Rohan zero stats…how early did he get concussed?

In the first quarter, I think...maybe 15 minutes in?

 

[strauchnyy]

He could play well against kids because he was tougher than them, but I never saw anything other than a guy with a dip in him.

Very limited... not many tricks, size, speed, scoring ability, class or as much upside and that was my observations from the get-go with him prior to the draft.

If he wasn't from Geelong I doubt we would have taken him.

I really want him to prove me wrong.

Agree and I was the same pre-draft. Our obsession with drafting falcons has led to a few mistakes… Clark and knevitt both underwhelming but Clark hurts more given he was a top 10

 

[cats_09]

How did Hawkins go in the VFL?

Walking to my car after the match, I asked myself the following in regards to Hawkins,

"Would we have been better off getting to the end of the season asking 'What-IF', compared with playing today and confirming 'What-IS'...

I'm pretty comfortable suggesting that all Geelong fans love Tom, but removing emotion & sentiment from the decision, I don't see Hawkins wearing the hoops again

 

[cats_09]

Rohan zero stats…how early did he get concussed?

Sometime just after someone posted this...

Good to see we've already outscored our first half efforts from last week

Looks like a rocket was put up Rohan's ass after last week we there's much better intent and attack

 

[CHAWKTS]

Its possible and i can see that happening but i would hope the fact that hes close with henry bruhn clark conway etc from his junior days will make him want to stay. We have a lot of retirements coming he will be b22 soon if hes patient. At least hes contracted so it will be our call.

He is part of a very tight knit group of young players (dempsey, bruhn, Conway, SDK, Holmes, Knevitt, o henry)…Humprhies has now joined that small group…. And beyond that the younger guys love a lot of the other players…

If Mitch thinks he is a chance of securing a spot in 22 he will stay. But with Smith coming next year and Holmes/Bruhn/Bowes/Atkins all good inside mids along with Danger and Guthrie it is hard to see how he plays his best role in AFL next year?

I hope they manage it well as I have been a massive fan…and the last few VFL games were Dempsey like from 12 months ago