Yeah, the final margin flattered Geelong big time. We were pretty average, and they were well coached, but it's not as though they turned it on or anything. Thankfully, their precise structures and highly experienced playing group tend to get exposed under the white hot heat and chaos of finals footy.

Or they were able to release the ball, however illegally.

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Will Hayes has been offered a two-match ban by the Match Review Officer after being charged with rough conduct (dangerous tackle).

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That’s a bullshit outcome over action penalty but saves them having to drop him for being the new turnover king.

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That is not 2 weeks

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What a load of horse shit.
Reckon he should get dropped. Would reluctantly cop 1 but we have to defend our player here.
Not only defend him but absolutely demand that bias tossbag Christian get sacked.

Whats with the reverence ? Cats , yeah good side but no way a champion side . No way should we fear facing them again . We weren't bad but had bad moments that cost us . We lost it as much as they won it . I believe we can improve a whole lot on that effort ...................just regroup and do our homework . Don't get the surprise of Blicavs going to Cripps coz the previous week Blicavs went to Oliver . Cut it off at the source . Everyone is gonna come that caper from now on so get used to it . I would send Cripps forward if he is getting beat coz Cripps is a beast in the forward line ...................Nah , disappointed but far from devoted .

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Watched the game from Level 4 right behind the goals. Never sat there before. It’s not as bad as some have said re nose bleed

I haven’t watched the replay and I don’t think it will change my mind but I will before I conclude.

What I can say is we will learn more from that game than any other. And, what we learn will set us up well for next year let alone Finals.

There were players selected who were not fit.

The body size difference really stood out, and that’s from years of training and preseasons. With those years under their belts the Cats looked like they were up for the fight and backed their experience to set up and applied pressure like never before. We succumbed to Saints pressure in the first, ditto Pies. We don’t like pressure.

Reminded me of 1995 except the tables were turned on us. The old hardened bodies with ample experience with youthful speed on the outside got the job done.

We were intimidated and didn’t know how to play Finals Footy.

With them getting the rub of the green with the umpires, and the footy gods gave them the bounce of the ball, we did ok to get within 5 goals, especially when our defenders didn’t respect their opponents, and played 10 metres too far from their opponents to contest a high ball, and half our players were out of sorts.

I think we can still beat the Cats and anyone if we go out there with the eye of the Tiger.

Add a fit and firing Pitto, Gov, Williams, Boyd, and Martin and we will be a threat to anyone. I trust Voss will learn from the outing and teach the teachable what to do the next time.

Great hit out. We showed some good signs, we butchered the ball.

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That’s just wrong. The fact he copped 2 weeks is even a bigger a farce.
I don’t care if it’s Hayes or Cripps - this is wrong and must be challenged.
Christian is a fair dinkum ass and a 2 week penalty shows his bias.

What was the crowd?

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Great crowd….

well done all who braved the conditions…!


kindest regards tommi

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I don’t think it was a surprise that Blicavs went to Cripps, just that he was allowed to play with his back to the ball at stoppages.

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I loved what I saw in the first 1-1.5 quarters. I thought we'd really come out to play.

I'm not convinced that Motlop has "x factor." I think the term's often given to mercurial players and at least early in their careers can indicate negatively that they have a propensity to flash in and out of games. Against a very mature Geelong team his pressure and disposal in close belie his age and physical maturity. His workrate at 18yo has my mouth watering that he will be a very good, consistent player for us when he physically matures. I loved the goal he kicked. To me, he epitomises a young man that's been raised by parents that have given him plenty of attention in his formative years. He has that endearing level of confidence in stark contrast to some of the FIGJAM kids that come into the system - the latter can go to water when the inevitable adversity arrives in life.

Cottrell has also come on in leaps and bounds. That was the second instance of a handpass he gave where it took composure and the second option to affect the goal. He has worked hard on his game.

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100% agree

Yeah Cruz , the Nafin factor .How Blicavs got away with that i don't know . Mind you , not just Nafin coz if there is one bloke that earns every free kick he gets it is Cripps . Reckon Cripps is treated harshly by a lot of umpires .

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SOS too

He needs a rest. He’s not moving freely or he’s badly out of form. I’m sure it’s the former, and for me he only played because Pitto played reserves to find his feet.

SOS wasn’t the only one we carried in this game.

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