I'm kicking off GAMEDAY with what, in hindsight, has turned out to be a rather bizarre coincidence in the history of Geelong v Melbourne meetings.

This was my opening post to the GAMEDAY thread from last year's encounter between the clubs:-

Starts early today with a tweet from the ground where the VFL game has started:-

Expect two changes for @CatsInsider today. Gillies and Byrnes not out there. #VFL

Byrnes and Gillies were the emergencies who came into the Cats' senior side to replace Selwood and Lonergan. Both are now with the MFC.

Welcome to the twilight zone.

On the Vline Footy Special and it is very light for Dees support. According to my mate in Geelong plenty of rain at the Cattery. Keen to see how we handle another top quality side today who play a different style of footy to the Swans. Hope we persist in taking the game on like we did last week and that Fitz and Watts back up again this week.

Brave people lol

If you're going down there today, you are a true bad-ass and have my eternal respect.

I can still recall the numb sick feeling of 2011.

Just arriving there on the train...

Raaiiiiiiinnnnnn

Lights are on

I can still recall the numb sick feeling of 2011.

So can Brent Moloney.

Stokes late out for Cats. Blease and Horlin-Smith subs

Showing highlights of 186. Cruel bastards

Showing highlights of 186. Cruel bastards

lol that is brutal

and Stokes is a huge out

Edited July 13, 201312 yr by hogans_heroes

they are how good we want to be, get your note pads out lads

So can Brent Moloney.

Beamer didn't feel anything that day. He spent half of it asleep.

Blease sub?

Would rather see Byrnes with the green vest on personally. Hope he can pull his finger out today against his old side.

I think we'll be competitive for 3 quarters and make a game of it.

If Stokes is out, that is massive... Especially given that I think Christensen is out as well.

They are very underrated players.

raining heavily down here today

We just had a centre clearance! Wow

Oh Trenners. Terrible.

4 inside 50s without a score according to stats?

Don't have it on tv yet.

Edited July 13, 201312 yr by deanox

Looks like Byrnes is back playing for cats.

We are doing ok so far. Frawley, Jones leading the way.

How stiff is that? Punch from the kick direct to Geelong hands

Like today isn't going to be tough enough, we have Dwayne Russell and David King to inflict a bit more pain.

This mob are just mudders.

We are playing against one of the best wet weather sides of recent times.

Geelong would do what they are doing to us - to any side.

And Bartel has barely even touched it, the best wet weather footballer in the comp - barring Ablett/McVeigh.

If we cannot take our chances inside 50, we will get smashed. FFS so many handballs inside 50. Why?