Prelim Live Scores

[Q.]

Now way Bomber Thompson planned out that kick-handball ratio!

Yep. Loosely, their game plan works on handballing until they can get an effective kick, but were under so much frontal pressure that they couldn't find a teammate who wasn't under pressure. The result was overuse of the handball and inneffective long kicks.

[LMA]

any news on severity of Ball?

just cramp apparently

Watchin him in the rooms after the game, looked like he had to support himself on the wall to sit down, with a straight leg. Fair cramp

[valleys07]

yeah i think he has strained it personally....only time will tell

[Q.]

Was definitely NOT cramp. He's gawnski.

[Wedgie]

I reckon the score tomorrow will be 0.73 to 0.75, both teams will just kick points for the other side and nooone will want to face Collingwood, they were phenomenal.
Thumbs up to the Melbourne transport system, stayed to the end and still got back to our rooms within 30 mins.
Ablett was phenomenal, we're going to miss him.

[MW]

Don't go down to the rooms with cramp or ice cramp which they did both.

[LMA]

After watching tonights game and seeing a few notable celebrities, with probably no prior AFL exposure, what an embarrasment and an absolute cluster f**k of idiotic pissant technical rules and over umpiring rules we and the ones we promote to have to put up with. Adrian Anderson, your a deadset F**wit

[brod]

Thought Abletts game was not that good...a heap of the possessions were little shitty no look handballs

LONG way ahead of anyone else from Geelong..again Selwood played poorly

[spell_check]

Yeah, it's probably tough to draw grand conclusions based on one dirty night

Now way Bomber Thompson planned out that kick-handball ratio!

Geelongs' ratio is the smallest in the league while Collingwood is the 3rd highest.
W.Coast 1.30
Hawthorn 1.30
Collingwood 1.29
P.Adelaide 1.28
Brisbane 1.23
Carlton 1.22
Sydney 1.22
W.Bulldogs 1.20
Richmond 1.19
St.Kilda 1.17
Fremantle 1.16
Melbourne 1.15
Adelaide 1.12
N.Melbourne 1.12
Essendon 1.09
Geelong 1.04

And, in 2009, Geelong and Adelaide both had more handballs than kicks (Adelaide #1, Geelong #2). Collingwood was at the other end of the table again.
Collingwood and Geelong in 2008 were once again #1 and #16 for lowest kick to handball ratio; and for that matter 2007.

[westcoastpanther]

Filth have won 3 from last 20 GF appearances, order to be restored next week....

[MatteeG]

After watching tonights game and seeing a few notable celebrities, with probably no prior AFL exposure, what an embarrasment and an absolute cluster f**k of idiotic pissant technical rules and over umpiring rules we and the ones we promote to have to put up with. Adrian Anderson, your a deadset F**wit

[Punk Rooster]

interesting that there were 2 inter-change infringements.
Neither side can complain about the frees being paid- how hard is it to run onto the ground between 2 lines about 10m apart?

[Hondo]

Geelongs' ratio is the smallest in the league while Collingwood is the 3rd highest.

And, in 2009, Geelong and Adelaide both had more handballs than kicks (Adelaide #1, Geelong #2). Collingwood was at the other end of the table again.
Collingwood and Geelong in 2008 were once again #1 and #16 for lowest kick to handball ratio; and for that matter 2007.

Interesting to see Bomber Thompson is thinking it's time to change the game plan and "kick more" ..

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102806/default.aspx

[LMA]

interesting that there were 2 inter-change infringements.
Neither side can complain about the frees being paid- how hard is it to run onto the ground between 2 lines about 10m apart?

Crap rule teams shouldn't be penalised with goals against them for the sake of a foot outside a line, which has no bearing on the game whatsoever. Fine the club or something, FFS in the heat of the battle a club may lose a game or final over this pedantic rule. One which no doubt was thought up by the Grandaddy of squibs, Adrian Anderson.

[Mad Mat]

Interesting to see that one prominent Geelong supporter on this site is yet to post. C'mon REB, nothing lasts forever, fire up. You've still got No'ord to fall back on

[Adelaide Hawk]

Don't go down to the rooms with cramp or ice cramp which they did both.

Yep, and I'd like to know how it's possible for an AFL player to cramp so early in a game considering their physical conditioning, as well as the continual rotations and massaging they receive on the boundary line during a game. And if it WAS cramp, why did it keep him off the ground for the rest of the match?

I don't blame Mickey Malthouse for saying it was cramp (I laughed when Mick said he had 4 players with cramp), but if you honestly believe that, I've got real estate I'd like to show you

[Adelaide Hawk]

In Melbourne from Tuesday or Wednesday. PM if anyone can get a ticket. Accommodation is the easy bit but tickets hard. PM if any way of finding one. Thanks

Contact Geelong, they should have some

[Punk Rooster]

interesting that there were 2 inter-change infringements.
Neither side can complain about the frees being paid- how hard is it to run onto the ground between 2 lines about 10m apart?

Crap rule teams shouldn't be penalised with goals against them for the sake of a foot outside a line, which has no bearing on the game whatsoever. Fine the club or something, FFS in the heat of the battle a club may lose a game or final over this pedantic rule. One which no doubt was thought up by the Grandaddy of squibs, Adrian Anderson.

not agreeing with the rule, or it's penalty, but how hard is it to enter the field between 2 lines?
Players know they are about to go on, so they should be aware of how to enter the field correctly- they get paid good money to know this.
Also, Geelong never got a goal as a result, but Collingwood did.

[Booney]

Interesting to see that one prominent Geelong supporter on this site is yet to post. C'mon REB, nothing lasts forever, fire up. You've still got No'ord to fall back on

I reackon he'd be sitting at his desk, thinking I might log onto some forums......but......I........just......cant.........do it.

[mighty_tiger_79]

REB has probably drunk himself into next year