Cats tear Lions a new one

AFL 2009, ROUND 5
GEELONG CATS V BRISBANE LIONS
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Woke up to great news to find out the Cats had doubled my pre-match margin prediction of 46 points. Would have gotten up early (4am start my time) to watch it on TV had the bastards at Setanta Sports been showing it, but yet again they chose another match. They used to have three games per week but have now reduced it to two, making it even less likely the best Aussie Rules side for the past three years will be shown on UK TV. One lucky couple in Germany managed to find a website seeding the game, although it apparently cut-out to the Bulldogs game after half time; them's the breaks for a Geelong fanatic living in Europe!

Glad to hear the Tomahawk again did well, the selectors have done the right thing in persevering with the boy. No point switching him and Tom Lonergan every second week just because he goes a game without kicking a goal. What I noticed straight off is that he had some 20 possies; not sure if he's had that many before.

Didn't quite expect little Gazza to grab another fourty possessions; the guy's a freak! Just how he does it is beyond me and I'm looking forward to watching the match when available (or at least the highlights). I'll never forget the Monday after he made his debut against the Bombers at the 'G in round one of 2002. I was having a real hard time in the job I had, and the moron in charge of my group, a champagne Bombers fan, smugly told everyone "you can tell when players have it, and he doesn't have it, he won't ever do any good". Here's to you Andy boy, you wanker.

Bit disappointed in the crowd. I'm told the weather was shite but thought a few more punters would have turned up to watch the Ablett Show. The fifteen and a half thousand loyal folk who did could have told you that. Can't wait 'till the next time I can get to see this bloke in action, maybe in Ireland this October for the International Rules series?

Next week against the Demons the Cats head back to the MCG for their third game there already this season, finally being rewarded for being the best team around. The poor old Dees are really struggling but have traditionally given the Cats either a touchup or a real run for their money. Can't see that happening this time; just hope the Cats don't pick up any more injuries. We need Ottens and Ling back desperately and can't afford any more key players to go down.


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GEELONG 5.4, 13.8, 15.11, 18.18 (126) DEFEATED
BRISBANE 0.2, 3.3, 4.3, 5.3 (33)

GOALS
GEELONG: Hawkins 3, Mooney 3, Stokes 3, Ablett 2, Byrnes 2, Rooke 2, Bartel, S.Johnson, Varcoe
BRISBANE: Brown 3, Rich, Sherman

BEST
GEELONG: Mooney, Ablett, Chapman, Scarlett, Selwood, Bartel
BRISBANE: Patfull, Brown, Rich

CROWD: 15,580 at Skilled Stadium