They tried to go out and blitz us in the first us of the Prelim which is why (along with Danger's huge swan dive
) they were 21 pts up at half-time. They couldn't keep that up in the second half and we reeled them in before 3/4 time. We actually should have won by more than 19 pts as we missed a few shots in the last qtr. Jack didn't have his kicking boots on that night. He made up for it in the Granny.
Playing home games at their narrower Kardinia Park inflates their H/A season record. So they finish higher on the ladder than they would if they were MCG co-tenants like us. Once they get onto the wide expanses of the MCG in finals they get exposed for their lack of speed and spread on the outside.
The 2007-2011 Geelong team was dominant on all grounds because they were a great side. Chris Scott was lucky to inherit their final year as genuine contenders. The Geelong team since is a 5th-8th side at best. That's shown up by Scott's finals record. It's going to get worse this year with no Tim Kelly and an ageing Dangerfield, Selwood and Ablett a further year older. No wonder they are one of the sides favoured to drop out of the Eight.
