Where and when: GMHBA Stadium, Saturday August 10, 7.25pm AEST
What it means for Geelong: The three-week tune-up for finals starts now. The coach and captain have both said it’s not panic stations despite all key numbers being down. Time to prove it.
What it means for North Melbourne: A chance to show the rest of the competition that last week’s win in Rhyce Shaw’s first official game as coach wasn’t purely emotion.
The stat: After leading the competition for scoring before their bye, the Cats have recorded 25 fewer points per game in their past seven matches. It has seen them fall from first to 13th in the competition.
The match-up: Mark Blicavs v Ben Brown
Very few key forwards have got hold of Geelong’s defence this season like Ben Brown did against the Cats with five majors back in round eight. Blicavs (No.4 ranked key defender in the Official AFL Player Ratings), will be keen to stem the influence of Brown (No.11 ranked key forward) to help teammate Tom Hawkins’ push for the Coleman Medal.
It’s a big week for: Nick Larkey
It’s been quiet month for the up-and-coming key forward after re-signing a contract extension until the end of 2021. With plenty of focus to centre on Ben Brown, Larkey will be keen for a big showing against a top-four side that possesses a quality defence.
Thommo’s Tip: Geelong by 6 points.
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Handing the VC arm band to one P. Dangerfield.
Hopefully the boys are fired up after last weeks shambolic second half.
North by 70+?
Or just a causal 30-40?
What do we reckon fellas?
I’ll settle for a 1 point victory.
Ziebell 120 sc points
Dangerfield 140 points +
Goldy BOG
Who should i C now Neale VC let me down
TU: MACRAE
TD: DANGER
LATE CHANGES
Geelong: Zac Smith (managed) replaced in the selected side by Lachie Henderson
North Melbourne: Nil
Can we please get a couple of North Melbourine umpire’s on the field because the completely clueless one’s on the field currently are killing us
Yeah. This is some bullshit. Impartial eyes here (Eagles) and it has been galling watch the umps feed the Cats.
Yep. Should’ve been all square at the main break. Two critical, appalling decisions GEE’s way.
Just chrcked stats freekicks 11 to 6 norths way!
Free kick count doesn’t matter, Bruce. It’s about what the free kicks are paid for.
Two to one norths favour but they got all the geelong ones wrong have they !!!!
Crap.