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February 03, 2007
The Review: Week 9 (December 21st - December 27th)
Captain Tom Harley wants the club to regain respect
While everybody was sleep off their Christmas hangovers Tom Harley was preaching that Geelong needed to regain the respect that it lost last season;
Cats look to regain respectGeelong skipper Tom Harley has signaled a determination to regain the respect the club lost during its difficult 2006 campaign.
Harley believes that the strong summer training regime will stand the club in good stead in the 2007 season.
“We made a lot of inroads during the ‘04-’05 seasons, and we gained a lot of respect for the way we went about our footy,” Harley said.
“We pretty much lost every shred of that last year. I think it is going to be a really exciting and impressive year. We've had this massive review, and made some internal changes, and I think it's great - we'll bounce back to where we belong.”
Harley also believes the club’s members that have supported the Cats over the years will see a return to the style of play the team has become known for.
“Obviously we think we're doing everything right, and it'd be a shame for our supporters to miss out on that,” he said.
The Cats have almost the entire list on the training track and Harley believes that augurs well for the season.
“The guys are training amazingly well so far. Everyone bar two or three are on the track at the moment, and everyone’s on track to be there after Christmas.”
Meanwhile the club denied rumors that Gary Ablett's arm was broken or that he was taken to hospital early Christmas morning.
Neil Balme stated;
‘‘I have heard those rumours and I’m almost certain, without having seen him, that it’s not true,’’ Balme said.‘‘I spoke to (chief executive) Brian Cook and (media manager) Kevin Diggerson and all the mail is it’s absolutely not true.’’
Posted by Sammy D at February 3, 2007 06:00 PM