‘They’re gone’: Cats won’t make finals if dire trend continues

‘They’re gone’: Cats won’t make finals if dire trend continues

Stats gurus David King and Daniel Hoyne have declared reigning premiers Geelong received’t play finals if its dire defence continues, with Hoyne proclaiming they are going to be “gone”.

The Cats have bounced again with two huge wins in a row over rebuilding sides Hawthorn and West Coast, however it’s critical hazard of lacking the eight if coach Chris Scott can’t tackle their transition defence.

Pure Footy evaluation revealed the Cats are the best crew to attain in opposition to from turnovers of their ahead half, rating sixteenth within the competitors for conceded scores from their very own errors – behind solely Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn.

The Cats have been ranked seventh within the competitors on this space after 5 rounds in 2022.

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The membership presently sit in tenth spot on the ladder and Hoyne mentioned they are going to be making up the numbers on present type.

“Only Hawthorn and GWS have been easier to score against on turnover than what Geelong has this year and again the concern is that it is happening all over the ground – this isn’t just one area of the game,” Hoyne mentioned on the most recent episode of Pure Footy.

“When Geelong turn the ball over in their forward half, there is no easier team to score against.”

King responded: “If that stays at 16th…”

“They’re gone,” Hoyne interrupted.

Both mentioned they might not be a finals risk if their transition defence remained at this stage.

“If they stay at 16th, they probably miss the eight,” King mentioned.

“They’re not going to be a threat across the year if this stays the same,” Hoyne added.

In the most recent episode the fellows additionally focus on the hotly-anticipated Carlton v St Kilda blockbuster and the way Saints coach Ross Lyon is getting essentially the most out his injury-hit record.

Originally printed as Pure Footy: Stats gurus David King and Daniel Hoyne on the massive developments forward of spherical 6

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