While Chris Scott has now coached Geelong into seven final series in his eight years at the club, it’s now been seven years since the Cats won a premiership, and their recent final performances have been poor.
While Chris Scott has now coached Geelong into seven final series in his eight years at the club, it’s now been seven years since the Cats won a premiership, and their recent final performances have been poor.
I tipped Geelong to win the premiership this year, and I wasn’t alone – but in the end, they fell well short of taking home the cup.
Geelong’s 2018 season came to an uninspired conclusion on Friday night, defeated by Melbourne at the MCG in an elimination final, feeling the cold embrace of irrelevance once again.
The elimination final losers are always a talking point out of the first week of finals, and this year has been no exception.
Many tipped Geelong as a premiership contender in 2018, after an off-season which saw Gary Ablett return to the club.
As you might expect, the washup from Week 1 of this year’s AFL finals series has centred on the two eliminated losers.
At the start of this season there were high hopes for both the Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans.
So Melbourne are the feelgood story of the AFL right now, and are getting acclaim for the way they dismantled Geelong in the first elimination final.
Sam Weideman breaks out on the big stage It’s an underrated aspect of Melbourne’s past month that they have hit their straps despite the fact that Jesse Hogan and Jake Lever are sitting on the sidelines. It’s not just that Hogan and Lever are good players, it’s that both have been considered so crucial to […]
There’s only so much Lance Franklin and Patrick Dangerfield can do.
There’s only so much Lance Franklin and Patrick Dangerfield can do.
There’s only so much Lance Franklin and Patrick Dangerfield can do.
In their first finals appearance since 2006, Melbourne have ended Geelong’s AFL season with a gutsy 29-point elimination final win at the MCG.
In their first finals appearance since 2006, Melbourne have ended Geelong’s AFL season with a gutsy 29-point elimination final win at the MCG.
In their first finals appearance since 2006, Melbourne have ended Geelong’s AFL season with a gutsy 29-point elimination final win at the MCG.
Melbourne are headed for a semi-final with Hawthorn after breaking a longstanding finals drought and eliminating Geelong from September on Friday night.
The Melbourne Demons and the Geelong Cats are set to face off in another enthralling battle this Friday night at the MCG, in an elimination final for the ages. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting at 7:50pm (AEST).
Things just got serious. The Demons and Cats meet tonight in the highest-stakes game of the season to date.
Eight teams will become seven as the Melbourne Demons and Geelong Cats square off in the first AFL elimination final. The first bounce is scheduled for 7:50pm (AEST) on Friday, September 7 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
If you’re a Geelong fan looking for an analogy to keep you warm, the one for this weekend is Richmond vs Carlton, 2013.
Much like how every Olympics is declared ‘the best ever’, so too are we tempted to look forward with similar anticipation when on the verge of AFL finals.
After a week’s break, the 2018 AFL finals series is finally upon us, with seven teams out to ensure Richmond do not repeat as premiers in 2018.
With the home-and-away season done and dusted, it’s finals time and awards season.
Are you ready for the most compelling AFL finals series ever? I hope so, because it starts tonight, and here’s everything you need to know.
Are you ready for the most compelling AFL finals series ever? I hope so, because it starts tonight, and here’s everything you need to know.
Are you ready for the most compelling AFL finals series ever? I hope so, because it starts tonight, and here’s everything you need to know.
While Chris Scott has now coached Geelong into seven final series in his eight years at the club, it’s now been seven years since the Cats won a premiership, and their recent final performances have been poor.