Dangers 14 disp 1st quarter can't save the old and slow

[saintsRrising]

One man act in Dangerfield vs the entire Swans team.

5 to 44 points.

[meher baba]

Sigh...ah we going to have a Swans vs Giants GF. Is this what AFL has come to? How bloody ridiculous!

Go the Dogs.

[skeptic]

This is unbelievable... Complete and utter choke

[Wayne42]

The extra week off hasn't helped Geelong, but who cares.

[st.byron]

Be happy to see Geelong get belted. Can't stand Scott, Selwood to name a couple.

[skeptic]

Stanley one out well beaten... Still seems to offer little under pressure

[SaintPav]

The extra week off hasn't helped Geelong, but who cares.

No but it's helped Sydney and the Bulldogs

[chook23]

The extra week off hasn't helped Geelong, but who cares.

same about the care factor...........

but really disagree with the bye for all after last round.........

winner of top four game forced to have another bye

afl have stuffed up in my opinion based on a kneejerk reaction to last year.

[skeptic]

Big story IMO

if the game keeps going on like this, it's a team changing performance for Geelong and not for the better...

I'd go as far to say that the bulk of this team is cooked and the list would need some major changes

[Wayne42]

The extra week off hasn't helped Geelong, but who cares.

same about the care factor...........

but really disagree with the bye for all after last round.........

winner of top four game forced to have another bye

afl have stuffed up in my opinion based on a kneejerk reaction to last year.

I wasn't talking about the bye after round 23, i was talking about Geelong playing a game and then having another week off, has to be a momentum killer.

Let's see what happens with GWS.

[saintsRrising]

The extra week off hasn't helped Geelong, but who cares.

same about the care factor...........

but really disagree with the bye for all after last round.........

winner of top four game forced to have another bye

afl have stuffed up in my opinion based on a kneejerk reaction to last year.

Agree. The double bye for the Top 4 winners of week 1 is a real disavantage.

[chook23]

The extra week off hasn't helped Geelong, but who cares.

same about the care factor...........

but really disagree with the bye for all after last round.........

winner of top four game forced to have another bye

afl have stuffed up in my opinion based on a kneejerk reaction to last year.

I wasn't talking about the bye after round 23, i was talking about Geelong playing a game and then having another week off, has to be a momentum killer.

Let's see what happens with GWS.[/quote

over the last 20 years about 90% of teams who have have had the one week off after winning the final between top four (qualifying final) HAVE WON

so has not been a momentum killer

maybe 2 byes in three week is!!!!!!!

[st.byron]

Sydney's pressure is intense. They don't look like the team that's had two weeks rest in the last three.

[chook23]

The extra week off hasn't helped Geelong, but who cares.

same about the care factor...........

but really disagree with the bye for all after last round.........

winner of top four game forced to have another bye

afl have stuffed up in my opinion based on a kneejerk reaction to last year.

I wasn't talking about the bye after round 23, i was talking about Geelong playing a game and then having another week off, has to be a momentum killer.

Let's see what happens with GWS.

over the last 20 years about 90% of teams who have have had the one week off after winning the final between top four (qualifying final) HAVE WON

so has not been a momentum killer

maybe 2 byes in three week is!!!!!!![/quote]

[saintsRrising]

Big story IMO

if the game keeps going on like this, it's a team changing performance for Geelong and not for the better...

I'd go as far to say that the bulk of this team is cooked and the list would need some major changes

Agree. The Cats now have a lot of older players falling off the cliff.

In addition most of their top-up players that "they" chose are not that good, with Dangerfield who chose "them" being their one saving grace (so pure luck that he fellinto their club due to where he wanted to live. Thy rolled the dice and tried to get in before GWS, and have now lost.

So the "Dangerfield Effect" may have bitten then on the bum for if they did not know they were getting him they not have gone down the full-blown top up mode that they have.

[Bruce G McAbee]

If its a Swans GWS Grand Final, won't even bother watching it as I couldn't be less interested. Swans are every bit cheaters as Essendon, except the AFL allows them to cheat the salary cap.
My only hope next week if it's Swans GWS is an extremely empty MCC and AFL Members area and the smallest crowd since the Grand Final was played at Princes Park.
I am very much a disillusioned football follower.

[Wayne42]

Geelong have had their turn at being successful, hope they slide big time next year..

[longtimesaint]

Big story IMO

if the game keeps going on like this, it's a team changing performance for Geelong and not for the better...

I'd go as far to say that the bulk of this team is cooked and the list would need some major changes

Agree. The Cats now have a lot of older players falling off the cliff.

In addition most of their top-up players that "they" chose are not that good, with Dangerfield who chose "them" being their one saving grace (so pure luck that he fellinto their club due to where he wanted to live. Thy rolled the dice and tried to get in before GWS, and have now lost.

So the "Dangerfield Effect" may have bitten then on the bum for if they did not know they were getting him they not have gone down the full-blown top up mode that they have.

The topping up policy doesn't really work and North , Geelong and Hawthorn all topping up rather than re-build.
In the end bottoming out and re-building with young players coming through together is better.
Bulldogs and Saints are. On the right track.
Hate Geelong with a passion so enjoying the smashing!

[st.byron]

Stanley one out well beaten... Still seems to offer little under pressure

He's not really having any influence is he. Wish him well but not sorry to see him not on our list.

[Bluthy]

We talk about GWS becoming a super power. With Sydney's academy kids pouring in year after year ready to go after being groomed since they were 15, they could very well be a huge force for years to come. Look at their reaction to Mitchell - meh we'll offer you something average cos if you leave we can just replace you with a super skilled young academy kid on low wage - and in fact that suits us cos we can use the draft pick to fill any holes our acamedy kids can't. Its insane. AFL have created two Sydney superpowers. This is no fluke - this is exactly what they designed and they will fapping off to this.

[SaintPav]

Go Stanley

Lol

Flog

[longtimesaint]

Stanley one out well beaten... Still seems to offer little under pressure

He's not really having any influence is he. Wish him well but not sorry to see him not on our list.

Once or twice a season he looks good and puts in poor games the rest of the year!

[skeptic]

There was a lot of suggestion that we should go after Motlop... Tonight's game has put that to bed entire = Spud

[BigMart]

4 of Geelongs other leading players tonight...

Were 30+

They want to add 29yo Deledio

What is it with the Scotts? All their eggs in one basket??

[Wayne42]

Motlop was woeful, hope the Cats keep him until he decides he wants to retire.