Autopsy Cats lose to Swans by 30 points

[Goggin Our Best]

Two mates of ours are going to leave Sydney in the next 12 months. They're a couple, no kids.



They're leaving because they will never be able to afford a house if they stay.

Yes the horse has bolted in that regard

Late 80s early 90s you could buy a 3 BR Terrace not just the Eastern Suburbs , but say Balmain for low 300k , today it is worth 3 million

There have been quite a few economists ( that guy on 60 minutes 5-6 years back ) who have confidently said the Syd Property market will tumble , there is going to be huge correction/ crash , and mathematically it should crash , but unbelievably it just keeps going up and up

I have got no idea how people service these massive mortgages , child care and all other living costs , got no idea how they do it , but they do it

Itell you what if there was a big price correction , would Australia be poor , it would be horrific

 

[And_ROOS]

I just think with all the potential there is for Mullin its badly offset by his massive lack of experience, awareness and game sense and its a case of put him in the VFL as a full time midfielder because what we lack in a midfielder are physical attributes he has, but he is way too green to play AFL in the midfield right now and he hurts us playing anywhere else be it the GWS kick that wasn't on that was smothered and gave GWS the win when the handball was on, or Papley doing a Nick Davis on him in 1.5 quarters to win the Swans the game.

Could play nearly anyone else from the VFL and immediately get a better output. Instead we hurt our AFL chances.

If they stick with Mullin maybe he comes good like O'Connor has, potentially even better, but its weird when you compare him to an O'Connor who got 2 games in his debut season and 5 in his second and spent plenty of time in the VFL learning his craft but we have weirdly decided to rush Mullin into the side.

 

[PhilX]

I'm a lot more comfortable with this loss than the previous week's win. No idea what the rest of the season will hold, but it's clear that when everything clicks, we still have what it takes. We've banked plenty of wins; from here on out it's just a matter of doing our best to finish with a top four spot, and hope it's all clicking come finals.

 

[Jumping Jack]

Anyone suggesting Bews should come back and replace Mullin is on the crack pipe. Bews is done and is only there as back up.

We won’t go forward if we look backwards. Mullin will be a jet with another 20 games under his belt.

My personal view is similar on Duncan. He’ll probably extend by a year - but I don’t think that’s wise. Should we give him another 20 games as the one paced ageing distributor off half back - or get 20 games into Humphreys? Easy decision I think.


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[Art Vandelay_]

I have no issue with moving past Jed, one of my favourites over the years, but time does stand still for no man.

That said, I still think Mullin should learn midfield in the VFL. His bright sparks are outweighed by his bad moments. He looked clueless in the 3rd Q as Papley took control with key moments. In midfield he costs us with rookie errors that we can I'll afford atm.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I have no issue with moving past Jed, one of my favourites over the years, but time does stand still for no man.

That said, I still think Mullin should learn midfield in the VFL. His bright sparks are outweighed by his bad moments. He looked clueless in the 3rd Q as Papley took control with key moments. In midfield he costs us with rookie errors that we can I'll afford atm.

I got so excited when jed added that sidestep in traffic to his game. It's past him now but he is a huge endorsement of geelongs ability to develop players

 

[And_ROOS]

Anyone suggesting Bews should come back and replace Mullin is on the crack pipe. Bews is done and is only there as back up.

We won’t go forward if we look backwards. Mullin will be a jet with another 20 games under his belt.

My personal view is similar on Duncan. He’ll probably extend by a year - but I don’t think that’s wise. Should we give him another 20 games as the one paced ageing distributor off half back - or get 20 games into Humphreys? Easy decision I think.


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I can get the idea of getting games into Humphries, he is 21 and has talent and we should get games into him given his talent.
But while Mullin has talent, he is still a fair bit off it, should be playing full time mid in the VFL to fast track him and not at the expense of the AFL team.

I am also not really a fan of guys like Stevens, Humphries and Knevitt doing well in the VFL while we have a form slump and those 3 have 1 game between them in the seniors this year, while Mullins has had one good game this year before Papley was the match winner on him and we keep giving him games that aren't based on AFL or VFL form.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I can get the idea of getting games into Humphries, he is 21 and has talent and we should get games into him given his talent.
But while Mullin has talent, he is still a fair bit off it, should be playing full time mid in the VFL to fast track him and not at the expense of the AFL team.

I am also not really a fan of guys like Stevens, Humphries and Knevitt doing well in the VFL while we have a form slump and those 3 have 1 game between them in the seniors this year, while Mullins has had one good game this year before Papley was the match winner on him and we keep giving him games that aren't based on AFL or VFL form.

Not sure I'd count Knevitts game either. I think he was on ground for 2 minutes

 

[iameviljez]

I got so excited when jed added that sidestep in traffic to his game. It's past him now but he is a huge endorsement of geelongs ability to develop players

True, but he could never really fix his number one issue - an inability to find the ball. In the 80s, that would have been fine, but in the 2020s, as a small defender, you must be able to win the footy.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

True, but he could never really fix his number one issue - an inability to find the ball. In the 80s, that would have been fine, but in the 2020s, as a small defender, you must be able to win the footy.

Yeah, I get that you want more from every player on the ground nowadays but they can't all be superstars.

Lucky for us young Lawson will be

 

[iameviljez]

Yeah, I get that you want more from every player on the ground nowadays but they can't all be superstars.

Lucky for us young Lawson will be

The guy is 21 and hasn't played AFL footy yet, let's not go too early

 

[CatToTheFuture]

The guy is 21 and hasn't played AFL footy yet, let's not go too early

I am going to ignore this perfectly valid point thank you

 

[iameviljez]

I am going to ignore this perfectly valid point thank you

How dare you stop me getting ahead of myself!

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Mullin got creamed. Bring back Bews or debut Humphries. Send Mullin back to the VFL to play as a full time mid.

Bews is never playing again.

I dont mind the humphries call and i reckon he will debut soon i just reckon it might not be until the hawks game. 90k at the G vs carlton would be a big debut.