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Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:52 pm
by hearts on fire
Geelong also have their own thread.

Not much to say about the Cats, they will dominate and take out the Premiership.

My Opinion: Geelong to finish top and go on to win the Premiership.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:01 pm
by Rik E Boy
Last year I tried to keep the lid on it all year and because we didn't go on and win the darn thing I didn't get all that much enjoyment out of a year in which we won 23 matches. So this year I'm going to be a pain in the arse every time Geelong wins just in case we do our normal '**** the Grand Final up' trick.

Screw it. The lids OFF! GO YOU MIGHTY NABasketball CHAMPIONS. BACK TO BACK WITH THE DAY FLAG NOW WHOO HOO!!

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regards,

REB

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:50 am
by hearts on fire
Congratulations to Cam MOOney for finally kicking a couple straight ones on the MCG!

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:10 pm
by Strawb
here is how the cats will win the flag get rid of Mark Blake. He didn't stand up again HE is NOT a big game player never has been never will be. Geelong should have kept King and traded Blake.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:24 pm
by overloaded
Geelong to get injuries and get knocked out in the semi.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:53 pm
by Pac-Man
Was amazed to read that Nathan Ablett quit Geelong to join Broadbeach Football Club and take a career as a plumber. Playing AFL or playing amateur league in QLD and working as a plumber ? interesting choice Nathan.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:25 pm
by rogernumber10
Nathan isn't your standard guy.

IMO, Cats need to get Hawkins into the line-up asap and find out or not if he can play, now that he supposedly might be fit. I don't reckon Lonergan is the answer when it comes to the Hawks (who we have to beat to win it), and Friday also showed me that Scarlett remains our most important player. Hawk forwards went up four gears when he was off.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:56 pm
by Brad
I think the Geelong of 2009 are much like the North Melbourne of 1999 and will use the debarcle of the 2008 GF as a spur to win the 2009 flag.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:30 pm
by blink
Brad wrote:I think the Geelong of 2009 are much like the North Melbourne of 1999 and will use the debarcle of the 2008 GF as a spur to win the 2009 flag.


Agree 100% with this and North Melb in '99 are a perfect example of what I expect the Cats to do this year.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:42 pm
by JK
Cats to take Minor Premiership .. However, if the Hawks are in their road in September at full strength, I'd stick with them to get the job done again.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:09 pm
by Rik E Boy
Constance_Perm wrote:Cats to take Minor Premiership .. However, if the Hawks are in their road in September at full strength, I'd stick with them to get the job done again.


If both are at full strength we win. Chappy, Stokes and Harley were going half rat power and the decision not to play Gamble and Wojinski proved to be an unmitigated disaster.

regards,

REB

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:19 pm
by JK
Still don't agree with you REB, I reckon the Hawks can undo the Cats style of play, but Im wrong more often than Im right, so there ya go, Catters probably a shoe-in lol ;)

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:53 am
by Littlelegs
Does Nick Batchelor still play at geelong, he only ever played a nab cup game i think.

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:57 am
by Rik E Boy
Batchelor is long gone Legs. Tough for a player of his type to get a gig at Geelong.

regards,

REB

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:58 am
by Rik E Boy
Constance_Perm wrote:Still don't agree with you REB, I reckon the Hawks can undo the Cats style of play, but Im wrong more often than Im right, so there ya go, Catters probably a shoe-in lol ;)


Not a shoe in but during the first two quarters last Friday the Cats punctured the Hawks zone at will. Hawks the innovator, the rest the imitator, the Cats the dominator. 8)

regards,

REB

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:04 am
by Booney
Rik E Boy wrote:
Constance_Perm wrote:Still don't agree with you REB, I reckon the Hawks can undo the Cats style of play, but Im wrong more often than Im right, so there ya go, Catters probably a shoe-in lol ;)


Not a shoe in but during the first two quarters last Friday the Cats punctured the Hawks zone at will. Hawks the innovator, the rest the imitator, the Cats the dominator. 8)

regards,

REB


Whoever reads this, the regurgitators... 8)

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:50 pm
by MatteeG
Rik E Boy wrote:
Constance_Perm wrote:Cats to take Minor Premiership .. However, if the Hawks are in their road in September at full strength, I'd stick with them to get the job done again.


If both are at full strength we win. Chappy, Stokes and Harley were going half rat power and the decision not to play Gamble and Wojinski proved to be an unmitigated disaster.

regards,

REB


Wrong. Croad and Young Gone for half the game or more, Hodge sore, Brown with 2 cracked bones and Buddy moving gingerly after half time and we still got up. Stokes is poor under pressure and Varcoe is the softest thing recruited from Centrals ever. Both wouldnt be in your best 22 REB.

MatteeG

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:15 pm
by Rik E Boy
re Stokes: Wrong - see 2007 Preliminary Final. Stokes was carrying an injury for most of the second half of the year and was ordinary as a result. He is easily in our best 22.

regards,

REB

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:18 pm
by interested observer
Rik E Boy wrote:re Stokes: Wrong - see 2007 Preliminary Final. Stokes was carrying an injury for most of the second half of the year and was ordinary as a result. He is easily in our best 22.

regards,

REB


One thing for certain it will be a 2 horse race again...
Agree that at their best Geelong hard to beat..
However, leave the door open for too long again and look out....
Nearly happened again last Friday...... :(

Re: Geelong Season 2009

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:17 pm
by Rik E Boy
LOL. The Cat selectors appear to agree with Matteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Stokes and Lonergan omitted because of *cough* 'soreness'. They were carp last week more like although Stokesy did get all shook up by Elvis Hodge.

Simon Hogan gets his chance and Manchild Hawkins gets the chance to kick a few points with his mates Mooney and Otto.

regards,

REB