Goodwin has out coached his opponents in almost every game this year. Superior strategy, tactics and implementation. The whole kit and caboodle.

28 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

It certainly sounded like a loud and very pro-Melbourne crowd. 

51,795 puts it as our 5th biggest H&A crowd against them. The top 4 were all day games - I suspect we lost a few Geelong supporters to the night time slot.

I’m calling it.

That was pathetic from Geelong supporters last night. Only 10-15k of them turned up. Top of the table, haven’t lost a game all year, big game against a top 4 team at the home of football.

They couldn’t be bothered to show up.

I'm a total abstainer from the match day thread during the game and heard nothing from the clown commentators: what actually happened to Viney?

8 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Jason Taylor knows his stuff

10 hours ago, Bates Mate said:

Take a bow tmac, I had you in a retirement home and you just destroyed the "best" player in the comp. 

He has given the finger to time and space.

( And his knees I suppose).

Edited May 4, 20241 yr by leave it to deever

9 hours ago, Gunna’s said:

“We were off early” - Scott

zero respect. 

Watch any presser , they’ve never actually been genuinely beaten ever. Absolute Tool. Hopefully we get to belt them in a final again. 

Not verbatum

Interviewer: How's your head?

Max: Pretty good

Interviewer: What did the doctor say?

Max: he come onto the ground and asked me who we played last week - I said I have no idea

Doctor: Either have I . . . you're right to play on.

5 players 10 games or less

Take a bow boys. Can't overestimate how good it is playing big tight games against quality teams

Superb

Go dees

17 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

I’m calling it.

That was pathetic from Geelong supporters last night. Only 10-15k of them turned up. Top of the table, haven’t lost a game all year, big game against a top 4 team at the home of football.

They couldn’t be bothered to show up.

i'd say youre right. I didnt get back to Geelong until after 1am

17 minutes ago, sue said:

what actually happened to Viney?

Goody was asked about this in his presser and said that Jack sometimes gets a stinger in his shoulder area but that it comes good after a minute of pain.

43 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Looking forward to @WheeloRatings’s stats update but some I’ve noticed:

1. We had 7 of the top 9 pressure act players, with Clarry leading the way. 

2. It’s either an ongoing tactic or injuries but we’re resting our mids in-game a lot more this year. Gawn 83% TOG, Trac 79%, Oliver and Viney 77%. All feel lower to me compared to previous years. 

3. Doesn’t matter how quiet you keep Trac, he makes things happen - yet again, game high score involvements with 9.

 

8 hours ago, PaulRB said:

Who called it on Harrison Petty! 
Go Dee’s 

[censored] ME as usual.

That was one of the more intense games I can remember being at for a long time. Brilliant stuff. Finals atmosphere, great match and loud crowd.

So many things to point out but most exciting for me was Clarry seemingly back and running the game out. Not at his best but so important. We can win the flag if he stays injury free from here.

Was worth paying $13.50 for mid strength beer lol.

Tom Stewart had little impact - did Turner play a defensive role on him? Tom Stewart having a mediocre game is a coaching triumph in itself. 

9 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Mids were beaten?

We won CPs by 3 and clearances by 1. Their major ball winners were half backs (Holmes and Z Guthrie).

Our mids were quiet for the first half.CP 2 disposals.Clarry Blanketed and Gawn holding his own.Viney went ok. Kozzy ineffective.

May,Lever,McVee really stood up and saved mistakes made across half forward.

All things considered, the Cats goal kicking was equally as poor as ours. They also had a couple of OOF. 

56 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

That tap that resulted in Fritta's magic tricks was awesome. He ran all day and still had the wherewithal to intercept that pass. It won't go down as a traditional stat but it definitely a game saving effort.

Probably went unnoticed by a few too a 1% turned to gold.

50 minutes ago, Stretch Johnson said:

He's had a few games back after an LTI.

Take what you said and reverse it.

Sure, there was context for sure. But numbers are numbers. 
 

For the record, I haven’t personally called Petty out this year. I get why some would though. I just don’t find any value in people who make points in hindsight. 

31 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Not verbatum

Interviewer: How's your head?

Max: Pretty good

Interviewer: What did the doctor say?

Max: he come onto the ground and asked me who we played last week - I said I have no idea

Doctor: Either have I . . . you're right to play on.

Not quite. Gawn referenced the on ground testing they do and that’s what cleared him. 

Max probably should take those jokes out of repertoire though.

1 minute ago, rpfc said:

...

Max probably should take those jokes out of repertoire though.

why?

Huge thanks to our players for their heroics, but don’t forget Goody and his team.  Coaching MASTER CLASS!

17 minutes ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

That was one of the more intense games I can remember being at for a long time. Brilliant stuff. Finals atmosphere, great match and loud crowd.

So many things to point out but most exciting for me was Clarry seemingly back and running the game out. Not at his best but so important. We can win the flag if he stays injury free from here.

Was worth paying $13.50 for mid strength beer lol.

I'd say Clarry had an iffy first half with some poor disposal at times.

But his second half was excellent.

His final quarter was Clarry at his best. Pure and Simple. A match winning quarter.

2 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

Tmac matched arguably the games best player Cameron all night  . Yes Cameron missed 2 uncharacteristically late…

Wellsy by that stage of the match there was a little man inside JC’s head his mind was elsewhere.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, sue said:

By a combined total of bugger all.  What part of the word contender don't you understand?

It's very simple really, if you can't win in September you are not a contender 🤷🏻‍♂️. My personal opinion.

1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

It certainly sounded like a loud and very pro-Melbourne crowd. 

51,795 puts it as our 5th biggest H&A crowd against them. The top 4 were all day games - I suspect we lost a few Geelong supporters to the night time slot.

It aint called Sleepy Hollow for nothing, most of they're kitty litter supporters only live a stones throw from the ground, just too lazy to come down to the big smoke, preffering Tax payer park as their El Dorado! SHAME ON THEM!