According to Jezza we lost that game in the midfield. I thought the midfield battle was quite even, the two standouts being Dangerfield and Hill.
So the fact that we went inside 50 more than them and couldn't score or look like taking a mark must be the midfielders fault?
We don't have marking options and rely on too few too often. Ballas was injured, Pav is sadly passed his best and shouldn't have been expected to carry the load he still does, Tabener is still inconsistent, Weller does the occasional good thing, we don't have a goal kicking ruckman and Mayne doesn't really deserve a game. Thank god for Son Son.
Last night Mayne had 8 disposals, Ballas 6 and Griffin 8. The only Cat with less than 10 possessions was Hawkins with 8.
As for marks, Griffin-0, Tabener-5, Pav-6, Weller 2, Walters-4, Ballas-2, Mayne-1
Geelong-Hawkins-3, Menzel-4, Stanley-3, Kersten-7, Smith-6, Duncan-5
Whether all these were taken inside 50 of course is unsure but no matter how good our midfield is you still need a decent forward line to finish things off otherwise why have any big forward or backs and not just play a team of midfielders.