Geelong to go undefeated for the rest of 2024??

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Yoda_ said:
why are they not getting opportunity ?
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I put a pretty substantial reply into your original query, that even covered your exact Knevitt question.

Miers, Holmes, Bruhn, Dempsey, Clark, Mullin and Knevitt is looking like our young midfield core as Guthrie, Dangerfield, Blicavs, Atkins and co fade out of the picture. Bowes might end up the more senior journeyman midfielder 2025-2028. We will be looking for a quality FA and/or young midfield draftee to join them.
 
Cleansweep17 said:
Geelong wants to roll the dice for 1 more flag. Which is fair enough. Everybody does.
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The issue is that Hawkins, Stanley, Tuohy, Rohan, Cam Guthrie and Blicavs are not playing supreme football right now. We might actually end up a better team even for 2024 if only one or two of these players are locked into the best 23.

Mannagh, Conway, Neale, Knevitt and Humphries may offer more. Some are getting games, some hopefully get a crack soon.
 

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Mr Meow said:
I put a pretty substantial reply into your original query, that even covered your exact Knevitt question.

Miers, Holmes, Bruhn, Dempsey, Clark, Mullin and Knevitt is looking like our young midfield core as Guthrie, Dangerfield, Blicavs, Atkins and co fade out of the picture. Bowes might end up the more senior journeyman midfielder 2025-2028. We will be looking for a quality FA and/or young midfield draftee to join them.
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Holmes for example is plying but only through desperation is he being afforded midfield time. Seems to have been plugged in at half back until injuries mounted and experiences AFL bodies were needed in the middle.
 
Yoda_ said:
Holmes for example is plying but only through desperation is he being afforded midfield time. Seems to have been plugged in at half back until injuries mounted and experiences AFL bodies were needed in the middle.
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Actually we have played Holmes at half back out of desperation for drive from back there, and once the big bodied mids retire etc it's probably easier to find other half back options than potential jet midfielders. For his current role it's a very loose description of half back anyway, I'd still consider him an outside midfielder - until the Suns game where we had to move him inside.

How likely it is I don't know, but we are enquiring about Bailey Smith. If that went through then Smith, Holmes, Bruhn (improving year on year) and Bowes would probably be our midfield core. Miers, Mullin and Clark (pre seasons, sizing up and finding the level) the rotations. Dempsey and Knevitt on the wings. Conway rucking to them. I am more excited by a group like that 2025-2029 than I am with set ups we have gone with at times this season: Stanley rucking to Cam Guthrie, Blicavs, Atkins, Bruhn (less mature, just starting to improve), Clark (not yet ready) and Parfitt.
 
Mr Meow said:
Actually we have played Holmes at half back out of desperation for drive from back there, and once the big bodied mids retire etc it's probably easier to find other half back options than potential jet midfielders. For his current role it's a very loose description of half back anyway, I'd still consider him an outside midfielder - until the Suns game where we had to move him inside.

How likely it is I don't know, but we are enquiring about Bailey Smith. If that went through then Smith, Holmes, Bruhn (improving year on year) and Bowes would probably be our midfield core. Miers, Mullin and Clark (pre seasons, sizing up and finding the level) the rotations. Dempsey and Knevitt on the wings. Conway rucking to them. I am more excited by a group like that 2025-2029 than I am with set ups we have gone with at times this season: Stanley rucking to Cam Guthrie, Blicavs, Atkins, Bruhn (less mature, just starting to improve), Clark (not yet ready) and Parfitt.
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Reckon we'll see Dempsey move inside eventually and join that 'sizing up' group you mention.

He doesn't have the size to do it against experienced guns yet, but he was dominant in there last year in the VFL.

VFL TOTY while playing maybe two thirds of the season there is no small feat.

Unless he's got the Andrew Mackie gene, I'd expect within a year or two that will be where he ends up.
 
Kobe Gryant said:
Reckon we'll see Dempsey move inside eventually and join that 'sizing up' group you mention.

He doesn't have the size to do it against experienced guns yet, but he was dominant in there last year in the VFL.

VFL TOTY while playing maybe two thirds of the season there is no small feat.

Unless he's got the Andrew Mackie gene, I'd expect within a year or two that will be where he ends up.
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Agreed. And Mullin probably does have the body (23 years old, powerful) but needs 50 games pumped into him. It might take a while but he is already showing some very impressive traits and improving his kicking.

Knevitt on the wing won't be bad, my only query is whether he actually joins the midfield rotations or stays on the outside.

Young midfields can take a while to click. I'm not sure many people seriously thought around 2002-2005 that Ling, Bartel, Ablett, Corey and Kelly (with some other kid set to arrive in 2007) would end up forming some super midfield. Even as late as 2005 most were considered solid enough prospects who would never be stars.
 
Mr Meow said:
Agreed. And Mullin probably does have the body (23 years old, powerful) but needs 50 games pumped into him. It might take a while but he is already showing some very impressive traits and improving his kicking.

Knevitt on the wing won't be bad, my only query is whether he actually joins the midfield rotations or stays on the outside.

Young midfields can take a while to click. I'm not sure many people seriously thought around 2002-2005 that Ling, Bartel, Ablett, Corey and Kelly (with some other kid set to arrive in 2007) would end up forming some super midfield. Even as late as 2005 most were considered solid enough prospects who would never be stars.
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I always used to get the shits with Ling and Bartel especially. I had Ling pegged as one of those types only getting games because we were shit and Bartel as lazy lol. Luckily I'm not a list manager
 

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Were lucky to get the Blues at the height of their injury troubles too.

Fortunately for the Cats they get to belt Richmond at home next week before a big game in Sydney. That will tell us a lot about how serious they are.
 
They will probably finish 14-9 or 13-10. Some easy games on their remaining fixture:
  • Richmond
  • Hawthorn
  • North
  • St Kilda
  • West Coast @ Home
  • Adelaide @ Home

Must win all those 6 games to make finals as they will likely lose to Sydney, Carlton, Essendon, Collingwood, Fremantle and Bulldogs 50-50.
 
danster168 said:
The whole straight sets thing is just a catchy phrase that people use because they can't be bothered to analyse. Firstly, the first final we played Collingwood. We're not expected to win that one. It was 1 vs 4. Secondly, we had a lot of injuries as well as Brayshaw getting concussed in the first 5 min didn't help.

Why are you bringing up 186? We smacked you by 60 in a prelim in 2021 on our way to the granny. That was a bigger game.
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I agree Demons were not expected to beat collingwood last season.

But If you look back at Demons finals in 2022 and 2023 when in both seasons they got out in straight sets, demons had key players in bad form or key players injured.
 
Kreuuuzeurns said:
Were lucky to get the Blues at the height of their injury troubles too.

Fortunately for the Cats they get to belt Richmond at home next week before a big game in Sydney. That will tell us a lot about how serious they are.
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You're better than this.

Well, you're not but I thought I'd try your style just to point out the hypocrisy.
 

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