Trying to match each Geelong Premiership player with a guy running around with a Demon jumper on his back.

The backline:

Darren Milburn – Jared Rivers (Hope he stays at the club)

Matthew Scarlett – Chip Frawley (Not sure if he will ever be that good)

Corey Enright - Cam Bruce (Filling a hole in the interim)

Tom Harley – Matty Warnock (Bit of muscle in the back half)

Harry Taylor – Col Garland (Needs to recover from injury)

Andrew Mackie - Cale Morton (Could play anywhere)

In the middle:

Brad Ottens - Mark Jamar (Strong ruck who can kick goals. One good thing to come out of the latter rounds 2009 - discovering he can slot a few through)

Joel Selwood – Nate Jones (Are they in the same league?)

Gary Ablett - Jack Grimes (No pressure!)

Joel Corey – Brad Green (Mr Courageous)

Cameron Ling – Brent Moloney (He's no stopper)

James Kelly - Aaron Davey (He's signed.....finally!)

The lads up front:

Jimmy Bartel – Matty Bate (Where do I start?)

Cameron Mooney – Brad Miller (As above)

Steve Johnson - Liam Jurrah (The mercurial forward)

Travis Varcoe – Austin Wonaeamirri (Lets hope he stays on the park in 2010)

Tom Hawkins – Jack Watts (Maybe a slight difference in body size but young enough none the less)

Paul Chapman - Col Sylvia (We probably need him in the midfield without Brock)

Int:

Mark Blake – Jake Spencer (A lot of development needed)

Shannon Byrnes - Tom Scully (Will take time)

Max Rooke - Lynden Dunn (The defensive half forward - surely Dunny is the man)

David Wojcinski - Jamie Bennel (A long way off)

I think we are a long way off yet!

People talk about the turn around from the Hawks but they have guys who are willing to lay some pretty mean tackles - and they had a guy called Buddy running around.

Defensive pressure is the key! The Dees are laying more effective tackles under DB IMO but we are a mile off the numbers that the Cats and Saints are now racking up.

This is not the way to chase a Premiership. Do you think Geelong would have lined their list up against the 2006 Premiership Eagles side. Every winner of the flag over my time of watching footy has won with a game-style that is unique and original.

Having said that, your comparisons are apt, if a little hopeful.

Edited September 30, 200915 yr by Two Words: The Flash

Trying to match each Geelong Premiership player with a guy running around with a Demon jumper on his back.

The backline:

Darren Milburn – Jared Rivers (Hope he stays at the club) Not a bad match

Matthew Scarlett – Chip Frawley (Not sure if he will ever be that good) I too hope, maybe be as good on the offence, not 100% sure he will be as good at one on ones

Corey Enright - Cam Bruce (Filling a hole in the interim) Major insult to Enright there

Tom Harley – Matty Warnock (Bit of muscle in the back half) Harley >>>>>>> Warnock

Harry Taylor – Col Garland (Needs to recover from injury) Could be a good match, will be interesting to see who ends up better

Andrew Mackie - Cale Morton (Could play anywhere) Morton could be the more skillful of the two, wether he ends up better I do not know

In the middle:

Brad Ottens - Mark Jamar (Strong ruck who can kick goals. One good thing to come out of the latter rounds 2009 - discovering he can slot a few through) Jamar is not even in the same league

Joel Selwood – Nate Jones (Are they in the same league?) Nope, Both can win the hard ball, selwoods use is so much better than Jones

Gary Ablett - Jack Grimes (No pressure!) Ablett is a superstar, but I reckon Grimes has the poise and ability to get around the mark

Joel Corey – Brad Green (Mr Courageous) Different players

Cameron Ling – Brent Moloney (He's no stopper) Play different positions, can't compare them.

James Kelly - Aaron Davey (He's signed.....finally!) Davey is much better in skills and a better player, Kelly is a decent defender tho

The lads up front:

Jimmy Bartel – Matty Bate (Where do I start?) Bate is getting better, but Bartel is the better player

Cameron Mooney – Brad Miller (As above) Mooney preforms more often and has better skills

Steve Johnson - Liam Jurrah (The mercurial forward) Stevie J is awesome, but Jurrah could get as good if not much much better

Travis Varcoe – Austin Wonaeamirri (Lets hope he stays on the park in 2010) Varcoe is more a defensive forward, Wonna I hope will be more an attacking forward

Tom Hawkins – Jack Watts (Maybe a slight difference in body size but young enough none the less) Jack should be a better match winner like carey while Hawkins will be a solid FF like Neitz

Paul Chapman - Col Sylvia (We probably need him in the midfield without Brock) The kid can be a better player but Chappy is great

Int:

Mark Blake – Jake Spencer (A lot of development needed)

Shannon Byrnes - Tom Scully (Will take time)

Max Rooke - Lynden Dunn (The defensive half forward - surely Dunny is the man) Rooke by a mile

David Wojcinski - Jamie Bennel (A long way off)

I think we are a long way off yet!

People talk about the turn around from the Hawks but they have guys who are willing to lay some pretty mean tackles - and they had a guy called Buddy running around.

Defensive pressure is the key! The Dees are laying more effective tackles under DB IMO but we are a mile off the numbers that the Cats and Saints are now racking up.

Wow. Some of those match-ups are ridiculously ambitious.

Jamar and Ottens? Bate and Bartel? Selwood and Jones?????

Wow. Some of those match-ups are ridiculously ambitious.

Jamar and Ottens? Bate and Bartel? Selwood and Jones?????

i think condemned84 saying that Grimes has the poise and ability to be around the same mark as Gary Ablett is the funniest thing i've read for awhile

What's more interesting is how long some of those Geelong players have been on their list.

Busted out AFL Live 2003 (lol) which has the playing lists from 2002 and I can field 17 or 18 players for Geelong that played AFL this year (and all except Steven King are still at the club).

No wonder they're such a good team if they've been playing together that long

I think that makes our midfield look far more ordinary than it is

In a few years it will be composed of the BEST of:

Bruce

Green

Davey

Moloney

Sylvia

Jones

Morton

Grimes

Buckley

Bartram

Maric

Jetta?

Wonna?

Bennell?

Blease

Strauss

Scully

Trengove

Makes it easy to see how McLean was offered a pay cut.

What's more interesting is how long some of those Geelong players have been on their list.

Busted out AFL Live 2003 (lol) which has the playing lists from 2002 and I can field 17 or 18 players for Geelong that played AFL this year (and all except Steven King are still at the club).

No wonder they're such a good team if they've been playing together that long

That's one of the keys to success. Once the core and major strengths (ie. Top 6 quality/star players and decent mid-range quality palyers) of the playing group are identified after the 'much experimentation', the longevity of those chosen playing together such as the players at Geelong Football Club - and developed hardened bodies of course - will go a long way to a shot at a Premiership.