GEELONG NEEDS QUICK TRANSITION OF THE BALL

HOW robotic have the Cats become?

A glaring example last Saturday. The Saints kicked a point, Kolodjashnij picks ball up and stands on the goal line.

Instead of two Cats taking off and getting the other side of the centre and Jake running 30m, kicking another 40m to the loose Geelong players, he waits for Duncan to jog in 30m, hands him the ball, another 30 seconds to decide to kick 15m.

Five kicks later, out of the 50m area, then another eight kicks, nine handballs, to get near the goalsquare. There are 30 players there by then.

The Cats have one of the best one-on-one big men in the AFL in Hawkins, plus fast leading forward Cameron. But the “game plan” won’t allow the quick transition of the ball.

Forget the so-called game plan now and then, useless handballs, 10m kicks and boundary-hugging football, start attacking down the middle, give the forwards a chance and they might get a few more goals.