The Captain Is Busy...
Apologies for the lack of posts recently, I mean, Geelong have come and gone from the NAB Cup and not a single word here about it - just a terrible job by me.
In my defence, I have been busy working on my borderline alcohol dependency, listening to Gaslight Radio, attending NBL games and engaging in other such anti-social behaviours. Actually, I think I'm just still in cricket mode.
Not to fear, once the real stuff begins, and Mrs Watson breaks out his 25 year old Cats scarf, and its accompanying 25 year old pie stains, you'll be knee deep in GFC Gold once again. (BTW: In case you didn't know, the St,Kilda loss was nothing to worry about).
For now, loyal servants, that is all.
Apologies for the lack of posts recently, I mean, Geelong have come and gone from the NAB Cup and not a single word here about it - just a terrible job by me.
In my defence, I have been busy working on my borderline alcohol dependency, listening to Gaslight Radio, attending NBL games and engaging in other such anti-social behaviours. Actually, I think I'm just still in cricket mode.
Not to fear, once the real stuff begins, and Mrs Watson breaks out his 25 year old Cats scarf, and its accompanying 25 year old pie stains, you'll be knee deep in GFC Gold once again. (BTW: In case you didn't know, the St,Kilda loss was nothing to worry about).
For now, loyal servants, that is all.
posted by the captain at 9:30 pm
11 Comments:
Captain, your excuses however flimsy are accepted. A question: has there ever been a Cats player better at turning the ball over to the opposition than the exceptionally talented and thankfully former cat David Clarke? I've been trying all day to find a more complete turnoverologist, but to no avail. Matty McCarthy gets consideration, but he never really had the pill that much to cough it up, unless you consider 45 degree shanks from 20m out, that sail of bounds, to be turnovers? Maybe the readers of BL,LL could ponder this while the Cap and Mrs W get their respective mojo's back?
David Clarke only managed to hit a Geelong target once he was in the Navy Blue - I think you've found your winner.
Yeah, I think so parker, by my reckoning it was 4 kicks in total for the Blues with 3 of them missing the target, which makes Clarkey a reliable and unbeatable 75% miss-hitter. Even Murali hits (or gets hit by) half of the deliveries he faces. I wonder if you could technically call the 200 or so 1-2 handballs that Joel Bowden gives/receives each year turnovers. And of course the great Kent hasn't graced us with his presence, let alone his plexi-glass goal kicking boot yet. The title's not yours yet David.
Including his abysmal set-shot for goal kicking, Shannon Byrne must be the leading contender within the current list.
I hope he's done some work over the summer!
-Basso Divor
Surely your'e not referring to Shannon "Supergoal" Byrnes. Yep he's definitely a contender of the current group. But he wins a special mention for hitting his team mates in the shins more often than anybody...ever! I feel for the kid, 'cause he's surrounded by instinctive natural footballers: Gazza, Jimmy, Johno, even Selwood. Byrnes has to work hard just to stay on his feet (he looks like he's trying to row a boat up a waterfall). Some players are like that and can just grind away to become great players ala Chappy or Dash Milburn. Time will tell. It's ironic that Byrnes the battler kept Varcoe the natural out of the team for most of last year, a little inexplicably as the Cap. rightly pointed out early in 2007.
...fustercluck...
Turnover machines, eh? No mention of Henry Playfair yet, although Hank was more of a 'misread-the-flight-of-the-ball-and-watch-it-sail-over-my-head' specialist.
I appreciate you boys picking up the slack during my short sabbatical.
I think josh hunt needs to rate a mention here.
he always puts on the "im so cool and im gonna nail this ball down somebodies throat" look on his face when he goes to kick the ball.
Nearly every time he kicks to a pack or to a two man battle which he inevitably screws.
When he screams "which tit do you want it on!", i think he's talking to somebody in the crowd....
I think josh hunt needs to rate a mention here.
he always puts on the "im so cool and im gonna nail this ball down somebodies throat" look on his face when he goes to kick the ball.
Nearly every time he kicks to a pack or to a two man battle which he inevitably screws.
When he screams "which tit do you want it on!", i think he's talking to somebody in the crowd....
my last comment was so good it need publishing twice. Sorry for that
Hunt & Byrnes need to thank Matt Egan for their premiership medalions. His injury was why at least one of them were playing.
Matt
Like many of you, I also think that the Josh is a bit loose at times, but I am unwilling to give up on him just yet because: A) he is a left-footer like myself and B) he actually had a bit of a physical presence in 2007, he may not have had "back from the wilderness" year ala Mackie and Johno, but there was a bit of improvement there.
More importantly, I'm looking forward to Thursday night's season opener against the Power. Am I alone in thinking that by half time we will have a pretty good idea where the Cats are at in '08 with regards to a successful flag defence. We should be able to put 10-12 goals on those black and teal geese, even over there at AAMI.
...fustercluck...
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