Demon Dynasty

Rnd 23, 2021 GMHBA - Cats vs Demons I don't think many saw that coming. Even the Cats! Mr Faithful finishes with another No.1 ranking. His equal 2nd best score for the season matching his Rnd 20 6.90 against the Suns. While not his best game (statistically) for the season, that was in Rnd 10 vs the Crows. Where he almost single handedly got us over the line in scoring an off the charts 8.40 Having said that this was probably his most important for the year in many ways. Lever's second half was super along with Max's last quarter and a half plus the winning goal after the siren. Thought Stanley was all over him in that first half and much of the reason the Cats pounced in the 2nd term. Personally thought Max looked shot at half time so proved me wrong and quite a come back. While Harmes was Mr Fumbly bumbly in that first half i thought he stepped up in the second. Then there was Kozzie. Gave us the class we needed at times tonight. Very nice game from the young rookie who also tackled and pressured hard this evening. The biggest worry from tonight's match....Macca, who barely laid a glove on the ball unfortunately. Is he really fully recovered? Didn't look like it tonight. Who comes in if he isn't able to get up this week? Now for our well earned home final against the Lions at the G! (if wishes were horses)... Player Score Rank C Oliver 6.900 1 Jake Lever 5.050 2 Max Gawn 4.350 3 J Harmes 4.300 4 K Pickett 3.600 5 C Petracca 3.525 6 Jack Viney 3.275 7 C Salem 3.175 8 Steven May 3.175 8 Alex N-Bullen 3.100 10 Jake Bowey 2.725 11 Ed Langdon 2.450 12 A Brayshaw 2.325 13 T Sparrow 2.050 14 C Spargo 2.050 14 Trent Rivers 2.025 16 B Fritsch 1.850 17 Ben Brown 1.675 18 H Petty 1.675 18 Joel Smith 1.300 20 Luke Jackson 0.700 21 Tom McDonald 0.500 22 Team Score 61.78 Top 6 27.73 Bottom 6 7.70 # Hit outs to advantage not captured Stats courtesy of footywire.com

I need one after that! And a little nip of Nan's brandy. Actually she prefers Cognac, even better

Talking of Selwood....what the hec was the game stopped for when he went off the ground with about 7 min to go?? I saw no blood and thats about the only reason the ump stops a game for a player to come off.

No he was actually pretty philosophical and even mentioned the deliberate against Gus just before being strange. Pretty fair & classy overall i thought.

Leave something in the tank in case we win the big one WC

Out of 6.5 million that's like a rain drop in the Pacific ocean. Makes no difference really they're in a bubble and no crowds. They've been playing here through cases (off and on) for the last 6 weeks or more. Time to step up and demand what we've earned by finishing first.

FCS Perty put your foot down mate and make sure that first final is here!!

Crazy shiiit. That 2nd quarter was as bad as we've played all year and then to win from nowhere. And we won with so many having a shocker. Thank Lucifer for Clarry!! Just refuses to lie down.

No he's been awful

Exactly....at least 3 times tonight. Once just before in our 50 but no free

Fritta's gone from 7 to crap in one week.

Traccs lack of effort to chase there was deplorable. One of his worst games tonight.

Is there any chance Max doesn't tap the ball forward? Its so ducking predictable

Finally some link up play.... and guess who finishes

Geelong.... clean hands AND... Composure / foot skills with ball in hand. We look like amatures in comparison.

We fumbled all night. They've come in to this severely off their game

Seriously if Max wasn't Capt he'd be on the Changes thread this week he's been bloody awful

Max & Macca have concrete boots on tonight

To have any chance of winning tonight we have to hit targets up within reasonable shooting angles. Going to the pocket won't cut it.

Notice the patience from BB there... ends in a lead mark and shot at goal

As I said ages ago...if you're going to put very little pressure on the opp coming out of your 50 your going to get beaten by most teams. By a team in the top 4....smashed.

Without Hibbo & Hunt. With Viney, Harmes and Sparrow in. We're slow as a wet week around the contest. Kozzie's the only one with break away pace/clean disposal and he's playing inside 50. This is why i wanted Sparrow out, Baker in and Gus into the middle at least for his skills and evasive abilities. Baker is a poor ball user but at least he has a chance of getting the ball i50 fairly quickly and give our forwards a chance. He's not alone in the poor delivery stakes coming inside 50. Also we look flat as a tack tonight. Forget the system. Where's the motivation? That's partially on SG IMV. Spargo, Sparrow, Dogga, Harmes, Viney bar his one goal), Macca barely sighted and Max soundly beaten in the ruck in that second quarter.

We fumble at ground level....they get clean pick ups and first use

Pressure non existent ...just guarding space isn't good enough at this level

Gave them way too much room in our forward half allowing them to settle .. same old same old from SG sadly.