Team V Cats: No change

[ABloodsMan]

Would love to see McNeil in for bird next week, you would think he's earned a call up after the start he's had in the ressies this year.

[lwjoyner]

most disappointing how the backline played again, Reg I think needs a spell in ressies. shaw the same his kicking is pathetic. Bevan went missin after the first qrt, and Jesse also, Why were the cats defenders by themselves so much. Jesse also needs a spell he is not bringing the ball to the ground. Also Bird iwas pathetic tonight and a spell in the ressies will do him no harm also. All in all very disappointing I can mention some others who were not there tonight . Okeefe, Goodes had no chance . Coach needs to reassess things.

[dimelb]

The stats will show that possessions weren't that different, but Geelong used their opportunities much better than we did. Too many hail mary kicks and their skills in the wet were better than ours. Also we lost our forward structure, and when a wild kick forward came to earth, it always seemed to be a Geelong back - Scarlett, and later on Milburn - who took an uncontested mark.
They made better use of their sub with Milburn coming on, and although Jetts worked hard the conditions didnt suit him and I'd ahve preferred him to be subbed off, Everitt to go forward (he wasn't a lot of use down back) and Reid to go back (his radar wasn't working tonight).
Disappointing, but them's the breaks.

[kangle4]

Frustrating tonight. I know ball handling would be down on a night like tonight but ours was really poor, Cats still had enough players who were pretty clean.
Also frustrating to see Scarlett float around the backline with no one near him and continuously just rebound the ball with ease, not enough competing in the forward line when the ball was kicked in.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Well we're gone, really disappointing not only to lose but the way we've lost is just terrible. We have the bye next week, maybe we can practice how to kick.

[ABloodsMan]

We can't kick the ball, ridiculous.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Does anyone else feel like the rain has eliminated any real advantage that we had? Typical.

I can't see us stealing this now, the Cats are better than West Coast and Essendon.

Oh well...

[Nico]

That was a very poor second quarter. For whatever reason they forgot to take the game on and allowed Geelong to dictate terms. We went long to a contest most times and the conditions just don't allow pack marks. Some rally poor decision making by Mattner x 2, Everitt (horrible play) and Bird was ordinary at a one on one contest 30 metres out. Geelong got much closer in at contests and tackled much harder. 12 points down in these conditions means it is going to be a mighty effort to get up. Best as I see it are Mumford and Jack. When the rain came it really made us look like a top of the ground team. The midfield got hammered in the second quarter.

[Daphy]

Rohan is the sub again. So pumped!

[dimelb]

Here's another from The Age.
Swans on song

[Auntie.Gerald]

The Game Plan ? home territory - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club

good article

[Bas]

Just in case (and I know you are probably going to the one at Rhodes) - I think the IKEA at Moore Park is closed. (believe me, I'm the kind of out of person who would recently have found that out the hard way).

Thanks for that. Yes I know the one at Moore Park has shut. It was Rhodes.

[undy]

If anyone is hard up, I have 3 seats that can be upgraded in the Brewongle for $30 each. That's less than half price for the street walk up price (I think about $68)

Just pm me with a mobile before about 11:00am tomorrow. I'm going to IKEA before the ressies game.

Just in case (and I know you are probably going to the one at Rhodes) - I think the IKEA at Moore Park is closed. (believe me, I'm the kind of out of person who would recently have found that out the hard way).

[Bas]

If anyone is hard up, I have 3 seats that can be upgraded in the Brewongle for $30 each. That's less than half price for the street walk up price (I think about $68)

Just pm me with a mobile before about 11:00am tomorrow. I'm going to IKEA before the ressies game.

[Matt79]

General Admission and Member's Reserve sold out.

GA section is only 4-5 bays so still looking at 30,000 IMO.