Geelong has put in it's worst effort since 2006, after recording three consecutive losses to Collingwood, Gold Coast and Essendon.
Cats coach Chris Scott has described his side's performance as "disgraceful" when they lost to the Bombers on Saturday night. In the first half, Geelong had only recorded 13 tackles. At the conclusion of the match, the Cats had 40 tackles, compared to the Bombers' 81 tackles. Despite the win by the Bombers, the Cats had 11 more inside 50s and 20 more contested possessions. The Cats were ultimately let down by tackles, marks, uncontested possessions and their efficiency inside 50. Scott stated that it was their ball use and lack of effort that resulted in the Bombers' 40-point lead at three-quarter time. "For the third week in a row it was a really, really poor performance. We've got to stop talking about being uncharacteristic, because it is what we are right at the moment," he said during the post-match press conference. "The execution with the ball, and goalkicking is the best example of that, and it is very poor in our game at the moment. Our ball handling, our fumbling, [which] invites the opposition's pressure and helped their tackle count tonight, is a big problem in our game...15 [sic 13] tackles in a half is just a disgraceful performance."
The Cats almost made a record comeback after three-quarter time. Tom Hawkins kicked two goals, and George Horlin-Smith, Daniel Menzel, James Parsons and Zac Smith kicked a goal each during the final term. Despite kicking six goals, the Cats weren't able to make the comeback that they needed after five missed shots at goal. Scott insisted that even if the Cats had managed to win against the Bomber's on Saturday night, it wouldn't have reflected how they had performed throughout the game.
"Late in the game we were on top and 10 points down and looked like we could have stolen it which, to an extent, wouldn't have reflected the way the rest of the game was played. "We had a really good patch in the last quarter but even then when we had our chances we fluffed them as well. You can't defend the indefensible, so when you look at the numbers, especially the tackle count, and say our mindset wasn't right, I'm not going to argue with that." Geelong play the Western Bulldogs at Simonds Stadium on Friday night, at 7:50pm AEST.
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