keogh wrote:
Folks
There are no gimmy games in the AFL these days
Anyone that turns up 95% primed against any opposition 100% primed will lose
Over the course of the 22 matches plus finals the best team invariably takes the title
But it’s impossible to be humanly 100% primed every game
And due to better coaching, conditioning, recovery program’s facilities etc the competition becomes more even with every year
So to assume that losing to GWS on Saturday is a bad loss is a statement from someone who lives in the past
Geelong were terrible Thursday night
They were not switched on
GWS arnt a bad side
I get what you’re saying but still think we need to beat GWS (and basically need to win 3 or 4 of the next 5 matches).
The improvement this year has been in our ability to slow the game down which we couldn’t do last year. We did well with the hard, forward game early last year until teams shut that down and we didn’t have much else in the kit bag.
This year, maybe we do.
But the big change needs to be that we can apply ourselves for longer and more often. Last year we would show up quite well mentally against the better teams, but then drop to that 95% or less against some of the more mediocre teams, or when we’d built up a good lead.
This year, we need to Frank the wins against good teams, with wins against the more mediocre teams (and ram home a big win if/when the opportunity presents).
That is why beating GWS is important. I agree that GWS aren’t a bad side and Adelaide is going to be more challenging than it may at first appear. But we need to beat them.
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To say that we need to win the next few matches including this Saturday is ridiculous.
If anyone assumes that Carlton is better than GWS therefore should win clearly doesn’t get it