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I’m sure we could merge another club with Brisbane. St kilda would work, they are used to moving and provide nothing. Or Western (see no one says that because it’s stupid) who seem too embarrassed to embrace Footscray so they may as well shuffle off and end this ‘western’ naming farce.
The key reason why the Dees are fake contenders - and how they can become a genuine one
You tell me realist what do the Cats have to do with whether or not St Kilda is a mediocre nothing club? It’s yet again a straw man argument. Tell me what’s inaccurate or wrong with my original comment. A comment which has to do with the article. Not one of yours on this thread has had anything to do with the article. You want to have a discussion about The Geelong Cats and Kardinia Park write an article on it. I dare you. You won’t because you’ll be so easily exposed.
St Kilda in peril yet again - but are their problems due to Lyon's coaching or the quality of the cattle?
No just tired of the same inaccurate BS trotted out and used as a straw man argument. Try actually proving why my original statement is wrong instead of showing you have no ability to.
St Kilda in peril yet again - but are their problems due to Lyon's coaching or the quality of the cattle?
Nice straw man argument by the way chanon. Don’t worry Dogs would be the next team after st kilda to be deleted.
St Kilda in peril yet again - but are their problems due to Lyon's coaching or the quality of the cattle?
Manufactured how? A Geelong team playing in Geelong is different from a Perth team playing in Perth how? A Brisbane team playing in Brisbane? A Sydney team playing in Sydney?
Geelong is NOT part of Melbourne. Never has been. Never will be.
St Kilda in peril yet again - but are their problems due to Lyon's coaching or the quality of the cattle?
Here’s the first fact you should learn: The Geelong Football Club does not own Kardinia Park. Take your issues up with Geelong City Council who do own the ground.
St Kilda in peril yet again - but are their problems due to Lyon's coaching or the quality of the cattle?
St Kilda will be happy if they finish 10th or above. They always strive for mediocrity. A nothing team that should have been folded decades ago.
St Kilda in peril yet again - but are their problems due to Lyon's coaching or the quality of the cattle?
Melbourne has a good defence and will make scoring more difficult. Cats have a defence nearly as good though. Offensively though Cats well in front of Dee’s. Geelong should win a lower scoring affair by a couple goal margin
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
And judging teams by where they sit this early in the season is also highly susceptible to error. It only takes a win or a loss and a team can move up or down 10 places. I don’t care who is favourite for the flag. It’s a nothing label. Geelong is 7-0 with 7 games at Kardinia Park to play. Geelong has virtually locked themselves in a finals spot. A few more away (or home games at the away teams venue) wins and it becomes a virtual top 4 spot. I couldn’t be happier at this point.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
Our aging list is younger than our premiership list in ‘22. Geelong has been rotating players in and out of the side since about round 3. They will continue to do it. Few if any players will play every round and that is by design.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
Which only goes to show the ball should t have been coming in so clean to the Geelong forwards.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
The story is Geelong won. Make all the excuses you want doesn’t change the result. 7-0 not bad for a team yet again too old has to rebuild etc.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
Yeah never anything to do with the opposition.
Six Points: Channel 7's commentary, the AFL's most underrated coach, and what on earth is wrong with a draw?
Here we go blaming umpires again. Maybe it was even up since it wasn’t your home game but had to be played at your home ground and not the home teams home ground. /half tongue in cheek
Six Points: Channel 7's commentary, the AFL's most underrated coach, and what on earth is wrong with a draw?
No pressure at all on the Pies. They just won a flag. Sure every fan and team wants to go back to back but if you don’t? The glow from a flag recently won still feels damn good. The real pressure is on teams that haven’t won one in recent memory. Especially teams that have been less than the sum of their parts for years.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
Flag favourite is the most useless title. It changes week to week anyway. A lot of weeks to go. A lot will change. All a team can do is bank the points to get themselves in the best position they can when the inevitable flat patch comes. Geelong is doing that. Will it take them to a cup? No one knows, that’s why the games get played to find out who wins (and why draws are stupid and need to go but that’s a different article).
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
Geelong has been brilliant every week this season regardless who we’ve faced. It wasn’t a once off. Blues should have known that’s what the cats were going to do. Yet they didn’t come with a plan to stop it.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
Every side has difficulty if balls are served on a platter for the forwards. That’s a nothing analysis. Why did it happen time and time again despite Carlton supposedly having the far superior midfield and ruck? Tactics and strategy.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
Teams make mistakes due to pressure – implied or real. Plenty of things Geelong could clean up and improve on also. As for who took the field that’s just part of sports. Had blues had different players available Scott would have undoubtedly spun his magnets a different way.
The thing Scott and Geelong don’t get credit for is nearly every player is versatile and can play multiple positions. If one thing doesn’t work Scott isn’t afraid to change it up. Look at Mitch Duncan. He’s played as a half forward, midfielder, winger and halfback flank and has been well above average to elite is every one. Cameron was a star before he came to Geelong but I don’t think many will disagree he has added more strong to his bow since coming to Geelong. Even an unheralded player like Tom atkins had been half forward, mid, stopper and defender. Hawkins became far more dangerous when he added ruck duties inside forward 50. Geelong has more versatility and willingness to use it than any other side in the competition. That’s their real advantage – IMO.
Footy Fix: The Cats are inevitable - and they're smarter, clutcher, quicker, and scarier than ever
So it was a stupid system but victorians fault it got changed. Right ….
Footy Fix: Don't be fooled - the Dogs avoided disaster, but they're still an utter shambles in every way
I think you Richmond people always avoid the actual conversation and try to make it about another side that had nothing at all to do with the topic at hand.
AFL News: Hinkley locked in at last, Riewoldt the retiring type, hobbled Hawks star's career in limbo
Straw man.
AFL News: Hinkley locked in at last, Riewoldt the retiring type, hobbled Hawks star's career in limbo
They certainly get a fair share of the credit. Even Scott has said so.
While Scott’s finals may have no resulted in a cup most years he (and his staff) still had Geelong up there nearly every year – something Hardwick cannot claim.
AFL News: Hinkley locked in at last, Riewoldt the retiring type, hobbled Hawks star's career in limbo
Hardwick won 3 after getting new assistants and won 0 after they left. His record before and after compared to with is pretty telling.
AFL News: Hinkley locked in at last, Riewoldt the retiring type, hobbled Hawks star's career in limbo
How much did the afl give to western? How much did they give to Geelong? Maybe the dogs should start returning the extras they’ve been getting for decades.
St Kilda in peril yet again - but are their problems due to Lyon's coaching or the quality of the cattle?