Holmes waits on final nod
GEELONG speedster Max Holmes has “done what he needed to do” but is yet to be locked in to the final team for Saturday’s grand final.
Holmes put his worrisome hamstring through a fitness test on Friday morning at GMHBA Stadium and was then driven to the parade in Melbourne by medical boss Harry Taylor.
While the youngster was confident that he had done all he could, the Cats coaches were yet to decide on Friday afternoon whether he would line up against Sydney.
Holmes was named in Geelong’s side on Thursday, but the club has until about an hour until the first bounce on game day to lodge its final team.
Cats coach Chris Scott said Holmes was yet to be ruled out.
“He has probably done what he needed to from a physical point of view now,” Scott said.
“We were hoping we could be at the point now where we could say absolutely that he is playing.
“What we do know now is that it is absolutely not a ‘no’.
“We just need to make sure we spend the requisite time over the next little bit deciding whether he is absolutely right and if that is the best thing for us. We haven’t made that decision yet.”
Utility Mark O’Connor looms as the next man up if Holmes is ruled out and he told
“We were hoping we could be at the point now where we could say absolutely that he is playing. COACH CHRIS SCOTT
the Addy this week that he “will be ready” if needed.
Scott said O’Connor would “probably” replace Holmes if need be but fellow emergencies Brandan Parfitt and Sam Menegola are also options for selectors.
“I feel desperately for them (to miss selection), if Max doesn’t come up it will be one of those guys (who replaces him),” Scott said.
Scott said the coaches knew who would be Geelong’s medical sub if Holmes did not play but he refused to reveal who it would be.