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June 12, 2005
The Chant guy is happy - the VFL Cats must've won!
The Kolonel...
From the outside, the Cats are seemingly languishing near the wrong end of the VFL ladder. The Chant Guy however, would put his house on them as starters for this year’s final series. The Kolonel won’t go as far as that, but is certainly liking what he sees at the moment.
A beautiful sun greeted the Kolonel as he awoke from his slumber at 8:30, the first time he had since goodness knows when. After making the trek to Skilled Stadium for the 10:30 start I took up my seat in the warm sunshine and looked forward to seeing the same committed effort that I saw last week, and gladly I got it.
Unfortunately Rowan Bonson did not play, nor did Matthew Egan, Egan to later be an inclusion for Tom Harley. Still, the Cats received the boost of Tenace and Lonergan back into the side. Whilst Tenace was fair, Lonergan was very good across the full back line and across half forward in the last quarter.
I must admit I do find it funny that he plays in the AFL team as a Forward, Full Forward if you will, yet due to necessity must line up at full back in the VFL. Anyway the Cats got off to a good start in the first half and were comfortable 3 goal leaders at the break. Paul K
Adam Cook got reported in the second term for fixing up number 13, the guy everyone seemed to hate, he was also fixed up later by Danny Byrne and both will have to appear before the tribunal during the week. It was Cooks only stat for the game. The Kolonel is clueless why a player aged in their mid to late twenties and struggles to get a kick in the VFL is worth persevering with.
Clearly it has come from Mr. Mediocrity himself, Leigh Tudor.
Matt McCarthy also continued his rich vein of form, taking strong marks, crashing packs and kicking well enough to ensure some confidence remained in his ability to play at AFL level. Unfortunately he didn’t take part in the last quarter and received a lot of treatment to his upper leg/ fruit bowl area.
McCarthy has been the key to the teams rise in the last two weeks, offering a focal target for running midfielders. His ability to mark the ball also gives the midfielders the confidence to kick long to him at every chance. Cameron Thurley also played a top game showing he had a glimpse of senior footy, and liked what he saw. The thing that has stood out for the Kolonel has been his improved commitment to the contest, which along with his polished skills will make him a valuable asset.
Nathan Ablett has given up chasing shadows, and is now intent on stopping his man, and putting a bit of pressure on him also. He continues to improve and his skills out of the back half on both sides has real polish about them. It makes the Kolonel happy.
The second half saw the Cats continue to play the same way and really choke the Springvale side with great pressure and intensity. The scorpions never really challenged and the Cats came away comfortable winners.
Brett Prismall is one the Kolonel has really taken a liking to, and I reckon others who see this boy play will also. He’s a beautiful kick, his tackles stick and most importantly he has a bit of mongrel about his, which in my eyes makes him stand out from a few others. If he keeps playing well he could find himself in the seniors at the right end of the season.
A few weeks ago I said Luke Buckland would benefit from playing away from the key defensive post. Today is happened and today he went quite well. Very much and Enright or Milburn type, but with much superior athleticism. He is an athlete through and through, it remains to be seen if he can make the cut come seasons end and get a gig on the senior list.
After the game I ran into the Chant Guy who claims we are the bolter for the flag. With 7 of the last 9 at home and a good run with injuries this Cats team I saw today will go well, really well. Which many will tell you should've been happening from the start, myself included.
Scoreboard
Geelong - for the second week running more than the opposition.
Springvale - if you reckon our depth is bad then worry about st kildas equally.
Kolonels top cats - Koula Prismall Thurley McCarthy Lonergan J. Byrne
Sprinvale Springs best - Cook Batchelor Condy
Reports - Cook for spoiling number 13's broth
D Byrne for not being as good as his brother
Other players -
Kane Tenace - He was fast, he always is fast but he didn’t get a lot of ball and is carrying a few niggling injuries that kept him off the ground in the last quarter.
Mark Blake - Given where I sit, you hear things. I heard this boy counts his disposals. He counted 1 in the second term. Rucked all day and one thigh is stupidly big compared to the other.
Jarrod Garth - May well have gained the most hotly contested crown at the GFC: Worst kick for goal. If you think Playfair, Kent and Macca are bad, this guy missed everything from 25 out right in front. I still like him though.
Roger Ramjett, aka Matt Spencer - I have come to the realisation the boy is nimble for his size.
Given the imminent sale of Oasis tickets for their Australian Tour I may well boycott the footy and make myself a nice camp out in front of a ticketmaster7 for the weekend. If I don’t, I may watch the VFL game.
Rubbish Real Stats
Geelong 4.4 7.7 8.11 12.20 (92)
Scorpions 1.5 4.8 5.15 8.17 (65)
BEST:
Geelong: Blake Rahilly Koulouriotis Lonergan Prismall Byrne
Scorpions: Taylor Eames Stone Rigg Carmody Gram
GOALS:
Geelong: McCarthy 2 Batchelor Byrne Clarke Koulouriotis Garth Thurley Spencer Byrne Haynes Trenfield
Scorpions: Montagna 2 Brooks 2 Sammartino Pfitzner Gwilt Taylor
Posted by Sammy D at June 12, 2005 11:57 PM