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"DON'T WORRY CHAPPY, THERE'S
NO CHANCE OF THAT!" REALLY?
19 April 2011
Hawthorn fan Sasha
Lennon of the Footy Almanac reckons Geelong is NO CHANCE to play
the Hawks when it counts. Think she's dreaming! Still this is what he
had to say, I encourage a rubust debate over at thefootyalmanac.com.au
I read this morning that Geelong star Paul Chapman
says he’s still hurting from the 2008 Grand Final loss to Hawthorn,
so much so that he has vowed “never again” will the Cats
lose to the Hawks on that biggest of days.
Well
let me be the first one to offer you comfort Chappy – I don’t
think you’ll have to worry too much about that!
While the Cats
have won their first four games of the season (one better than the
Hawks), the doubters remain. The reason is simple – the Cats
are doing it, to use an old Hawthorn expression, ‘the hard way’.
Geelong
and Hawthorn will next meet on the Easter Monday clash at the MCG.
Chappy reckons
the Cats are pumped to beat their nemesis and points to Geelong’s
four consecutive wins over the Hawks since the 2008 decider to back
his confident stance. This
may be so, but while the Cats are winning tough matches, they’re
doing it in fifth gear and at full pace. The Hawks by comparison are
sitting in second, occasionally shifting gear to third or fourth when
needed. READ
FULL STORY
LAST TIME
CATS COME FROM
BEHIND AND HOLD ON AGAINST HAWKS; TOUR DE FRANCE
Ben Jensen (From St Claude, Stage 7 Tour de France) 10 July 2010
GEELONG just held
on against auld enemy Hawthorn at the MCG today, delighting this author
and caravan who are awaiting to arrival of Cadel Evans and friends just
outside St Claude, on Stage 7 of the Tour de France. From the reports
we had texted in, the Cats struggled but just kept pace, and in the
final quarter snatched the lead and led by 9 points with minutes to
go. Hawthorn's dependable Brad Sewell gave us a scare as he reduced
the margin to just three points but the Hawks' final shot of the game
by Clinton Young only produced a behind, and the Cats hung on. Watch
out for a Geelong jumper and Aussie/Scottish flags around 00:26 (Victorian
time) tonight, and let us know if you see us. thecattery @ keldar.net
(remove the spaces).
GEELONG:
3.3, 5.6, 8.8, 12.13 (85) DEFEATED
HAWTHORN: 4.4, 6.7, 8.14, 11.17 (83)
GOALS
GEELONG: Stokes 4, Chapman 2, Bartel, Podsiadly, Varcoe, Ablett,
Byrnes, Podsiadly
HAWTHORN: Franklin 3, Lewis 2, Roughead 2, Ellis, Young, Hodge,
Sewell
BEST
GEELONG: Selwood, Ablett, Bartel, Kelly, Ling, Stokes, Wojcinski,
Chapman
HAWTHORN: Rioli, Sewell, Franklin, Bateman, Guerra, Birchall
INJURIES
GEELONG: NIL; Corey (knee) replaced in selected side by Hogan
HAWTHORN: NIL
UMPIRES:
Chamberlain,
'Billy' Pannell, McInerney
CROWD: 69,220
at MCG, Melbourne
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