Review Cats down Blues by 13 points.

[Pods]

Weird, I thought Dempsey had a great game but turns out he only touched it 13 times. Must've been early on but felt like he was involved in everything.

I like Dempsey but he was average/… pulled out of a contest that was embarrassing

 

[Hamingja]

Geelong impressively sucked the umpires into favouring Carlton 14-10 but still managed to get the ones that counted leading to a 30+ point margin with seven minutes to play.

Outstanding cunning corruption.

Footy fan: The umpires should just put the whistle away

Umpires put whistle away

Footy fan: We should have got a free kick here, here and here

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Nah, was classic dumb Kolo. Spin him dickhead.

That one aside I thought kolo was really good most of the night. Got a hand to a lot of entries and nullified Curnow aerially in a lot of contests.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I like Dempsey but he was average/… pulled out of a contest that was embarrassing

Yeah that last one he would be wishing he had his time again.

 

[Finknottle]

This has been hugely misrepresented. He didn’t pull out. The Blues player was going to get to the ball first so Dempsey slowed down to avoid giving away a free kick.

It looked like Dempsey was there first or at worst the same time, but he chose to decelerate snd be the tackler instead of the playmaker. It was not a good look. If he were thinking straight he would have pushed the ball sideways and the Carlton player would have run straight passed the ball. Stengle would have done that and run around to pick up the ball and kick a goal. Dempsey still has some tricks to learn.

 

[catempire]

That one aside I thought kolo was really good most of the night. Got a hand to a lot of entries and nullified Curnow aerially in a lot of contests.

Yep. Was in my votes.

 

[supahoops]

Yes, I agree with that. The old rule used to be that if it wasn't in your city, you could watch it on FTA. That was a fair deal IMO.

The old rule was you’d get highlights on a Saturday evening, 45 mins of one game, generally the usual suspects, 20 of another and 10 for one which was often us. Swans and reserves every other Sunday. People who complain about the current rights are either tight arses or don’t know they’re alive.

 

[Gunf]

Hmm early but changes next week for me would be

In Stewart and Rohan
Out Danger inj and Dempsey rest

Also will next week be the week we finally try the 3 tall setup

 

[Gunf]

Yep. Was in my votes.

He was just outside my votes was very good

 

[Lana]

Tom Atkins

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Tom Atkins

Age

28

Ht

180cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

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Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.5

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

4.3

5star

MG

123.5

2star

D

6.5

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.5

2star

M

0.8

1star

T

1.5

2star

MG

100.0

2star

D

11.6

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.8

5star

MG

130.0

3star

equal 2nd most tackles for Geelong 29% Game time

 

[Romeoh1]

I like Dempsey but he was average/… pulled out of a contest that was embarrassing

He will do it differently next time.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Bruhn 6 4 centre
Mier 5 1 centre
Stengle 3
Danger 3 2 centre
Stanley 3 1 centre

So not as much as you think

Really surprised in a happy way. He's still a damaging player but our 'next era' are certainly ready to step up!!

 

[Romeoh1]

And what a pleasant surprise Bowes is proving to be - I didn’t expect this from him.

 

[Finknottle]

Because we've been good for 20 years. No one wants to hear it

Cameron Ling took it to an extreme. He was gushing about opposition teams and the first to suggest a Geelong player might be in trouble for a dangerous tackle. It was reverse bias in the extreme. There were so many complaints that he no longer comments on games.

 

[Strange Cat]

Hmm early but changes next week for me would be

In Stewart and Rohan
Out Danger inj and Dempsey rest

Also will next week be the week we finally try the 3 tall setup

Rather rest Parfitt but with Rohan he can’t play in the middle so yeah Dempsey might be the better choice

 

[Gunf]

Cameron Ling took it to an extreme. He was gushing about opposition teams and the first to suggest a Geelong player might be in trouble for a dangerous tackle. It was reverse bias in the extreme. There were so many complaints that he no longer comments on games.

When i have heard Ling on radio he is usually very good but on tv was horrendous

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

The media and those outside the media are sick of Geelong being competitive. Wait for the commentators comments over the next few weeks.

They much prefer the big sides being up and about, gives them better viewing figures. They can’t stop talking about the Pies when they’re decent

 

[Gunf]

Rather rest Parfitt but with Rohan he can’t play in the middle so yeah Dempsey might be the better choice

Agreed but if we rest Parfitt Hardie has to come in instead

 

[Lana]

Geelong impressively sucked the umpires into favouring Carlton 14-10 but still managed to get the ones that counted leading to a 30+ point margin with seven minutes to play.

Outstanding cunning corruption.

See that is the ingenious part about it, they're successfully laundered their favouritism. Once the result was beyond doubt they handed Carlton a bunch of worthless free kicks that don't counteract the numerous goals gifted to Geelong.

 

[Strange Cat]

Tom Atkins equal 2nd most tackles for Geelong 29% Game time

Not suprised at all the tackling before he came on was shithouse so many didn’t stick but the pressure was good at least

 

[Mr Meow]

It’s the complete opposite for me.
We are undefeated and have huge room for improvement.
We are far from a finished product.

Bridgey is always glass half-empty but does it in a respectful way, like Dubbers.

They add balance to those of us who enjoy the ride and even dare to dream on occasion.

 

[Strange Cat]

Agreed but if we rest Parfitt Hardie has to come in instead

Agreed I wonder if they will go with both but I don’t think they’ll give Hardie a debut vs the demons

Maybe up in Darwin if they rest some players

 

[Cosmic Energy]

Hawkins has dropped off considerably this year. He's still useful rucking in the forward line and he is a great set shot. However, recently he has had games where he was like a fish out of water. Goal kicking is irrelevant if you are never near the ball. He has looked very frustrated with himself this year. Today was not one of those games but he certainly didn't trouble the scoreboard. I think we will see Shannon Neale getting more games.

He kicked 4 two weeks in a row like 2 rounds ago. Had some important involvements in the wet against Brisbane.

 

[Mr Meow]

The tackle when Kolo had the player wrapped up, and he ended up eventually getting the ball to boot for the goal pissed me off.

The AFL don't want players wrapped up like that taken to ground... but they need to blow the whistle faster for a ball up.

I was dirty Kolo didn't take him down, but I understand why he didn't. It cost us a goal because the umps were super slow on the whistle tonight... sooo slow when Carlton had the ball.

It was a big-bear of mine today, tackles that were semi-effective but the lack of pinning the arm or trapping the ball (thus stopping a late kick) cost us a few goals. We will need to land more of those come finals time. It's probably a 6 goal margin today if we fixed that one issue.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

That was a great game of footy. Carlton's inside game versus Geelong's outside game. Guess what? The team that scores the most from defensive turnover/transition tends to win AFL footy. Another game beautifully coached by Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

. A great team performace. I wonder if all those nuffy's in the media think The Cats are the real deal now?