Our line-up: B: [32] Matthew Carroll [23] Jacob Weitering [11] Mitch McGovern HB: [13] Blake Acres [26] Nick Haynes [42] Adam Saad C: [20] Elijah Hollands [9] Patrick Cripps [4] Oliver Hollands HF: [18] Sam Walsh [10] Harry McKay [3] Jesse Motlop F: [8] Lachie Fogarty [30] Charlie Curnow [33] Lewis Young R: [12] Tom De Koning [5] Adam Cerra [29] George Hewett Int: [19] Corey Durdin [38] Will White [36] Cooper Lord [15] Sam Docherty [2] Lachlan Cowan
Em: [44] Francis Evans [25] Jaxon Binns [27] Marc Pittonet
I wonder what Frankie Evans knows that keeps him in the picture? I can't see any other reason that he's that close to a game. Binns: I guess he deserves a try. Pitto: Yeah, he has to be close.
Rob Monahan: 11 possessions - I think it is the first time he's had more than 10. I don't see him making it at the moment, but he have to say his trajectory is up.
Rob had his 11 before half time: he looked pretty good, solid and quick.
Voting this week is going to be interesting, as a lot of guys really stood up under pressure today: Sam Walsh's first half was brilliant. He tired somewhat, but still ended with 30 possessions. 2 tackles, 2 clearances, clearly BOG in the first half. Patrick Cripps: what a game he played! 29 possessions, 9 tackles and 8 clearances. And the times he got the ball and held it in under pressure. H: 19 disposals and 12 marks to go with his 3 goals. He really was more than just good, he took great marks when it mattered. Tom: won his ruck duel, 20 possessions, 39 taps, 5 clearances and 1 goal. Apart from a couple of awful kicks, he had a pretty good day. Nick Haynes: 13 marks, 8 of those interceptions! A totally different player to the disaster who lost us Rd 1. He had a good matchup and he really dominated. Mitch McGovern: 20 disposals and 7 marks, tackles at the right time, interceptions and spoils: one of his best ever games. Ollie Hollands and Elijah Hollands: they also had days to remember.
I could go on. It is going to be very difficult to give votes, as we had winners everywhere.
Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos: [1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less. [2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Sam Walsh or Patrick Cripps) [3] Three players at least must get a mention. [4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.
Tom usually plays his worst games against Adelaide. Maybe a Pitto? I'd really like to see Tom take O'Brien to the cleaners, but it hasn't happened yet.
"A moment that shaped the national identities of both Australia and New Zealand, Geelong's ANZAC guernsey pays tribute to the bravery, resilience and sacrifice of the ANZACs.
The guernsey features an illustrative representation of the Gallipoli landscape and its four natural elements — the sky, the hills, the beach and the water — which have all been thoughtfully intertwined between the traditional navy hoops, creating a powerful visual story of place and remembrance."
I'm sure it was supposed to mean something, but from where I was sitting, it didn't say much.
Statistically: Doc had the ball more than anyone else on the ground: 28 disposals, 8 clearances, 4 tackles. He needed to stand up and he did. I tell you how good those possessions were after I've watched the replay.
Ben Camporeale: 23 possessions, 6 tackles and 3 clearances. Promising. 15 of those were handballs.
Heath Ramshaw: 19 possessions, 6 clearances and 4 tackles. Not bad at all. Liam McMahon: 3 goals 3 from 10 possessions: he doesn't get a lot of ball, but he scores more than any of our others at this level. Harry Lemmey: 4 possessions, 1 goal 1. Not a big game. Hopefully, he can do more next week.
Rob Monahan: 11 possessions - I think it is the first time he's had more than 10. I don't see him making it at the moment, but he have to say his trajectory is up.
Marc Pittonet: 12 possessions, 1 goal, 33 taps. 6 tackles and 5 clearances. That is a decent day out. Hudson O'Keefe: 13 disposals, 2 goals 1, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 16 taps and 5 clearances. Not bad either. Hudson has a fair way to go, but he is also headed in the right direction. We really towelled them up in the ruck.
Well just watched the Chris Scott media conference post match... and... you'd have thought we were lucky to win, and we only really won because the Pussycats just had 'one of those games' where their mistakes and failures allowed us in.
I see it a little differently, Christopher. If you apply enough effective, sustained pressure to just about any club, they just might make uncustomary mistakes. And if you've got some serious talent on the paddock who can capitalise on those errors...
Rather disingenuous post game summary, Christopher! Scoreboards seldom lie.
I rather disingenuous man, so I am not surprised. He wouldn't admit we were better on the day for a million dollars. Nor does he ever admit to getting anything wrong. Not my favourite human.
CARLTON B: H. O'Farrell (22), L. Young (33), J. Boyd (37) HB:H. Charleson (28), L. Cowan (2), R. Monahan (34) C:J. Binns (25), B. Wilson (35), L. Camporeale (21) HF:A. Moir (43), H. Ramshaw (51), S. Docherty (15) F:H. Lemmey (31), H. O'Keeffe (40), L. McMahon (52) R:M. Pittonet (27), B. Camporeale (16), F. Evans (44) INT: A. Stevens (77), E. Phillips (55), O. Poole (75), C. Vickery (59), D. Hogg (70) 23rd Player: O. Poole (75) EMG: L. Nelson (57), O. Badr (62), K. Ferronato (50), C. Hamilton (80), D. Harvey (73), S. Phipps-Parsons (69), F. Riley (56), T. Logan (68)
IN: L. Cowan, S. Docherty, L. Young OUT: D. Grainger-Barras, W. Hayes, L. Nelson (omitted)
GEELONG CATS B: K. Matafoi-Forbes (31), J. Kolodjashnij (, M. Herbert (62) HB: N. Kreuger (69), C. McCartin (51), D. Capiron (50) C: P. Retschko (27), G. Stevens (15), J. Rantall (55) HF: J. Sarcevic (52), J. Polkinghorne (2), X. Ivisic (25) F: J. Ballantyne (57), M. Duncan (22), T. Clohesy (40) R: J. Pike (37), T. Wyburd (54), P. Hughes (64) INT: J. Chaplin (58), T. Murray (61), P. Kelly (74), M. Lloyd (56), B. Williamson (47) 23rd Player: M. Lloyd (56) EMG: K. Bradtke (48), O. Riccardi (49), T. Lewis (66), K. George (67), W. Sheahan (72), H. Lucas (82)
IN: J. Ballantyne, T. Clohesy, X. Ivisic, J. Kolodjashnij, K. Matafoi-Forbes, B. Williamson, T. Wyburd OUT: J. Clark, O. Wiltshire (AFL), D. Edmends (injured), D. Madigan, O. Riccardi, W. Sheahan, T. White (omitted)
, M. Herbert (62)