Cats moving on from 'missed opportunity' after blowing 33-point lead in AFL loss to Saints

In brief:

The Cats let a 33-point half-time lead, plus a assured double likelihood in finals, slip in Saturday evening’s loss to St Kilda.

Chris Scott says his gamers “knew what was at stake”.

What’s subsequent?

The Cats should beat West Coast at Kardinia Park subsequent Saturday to safe a top-four spot.

Geelong is making an attempt to shortly transfer on from failing to lock in an AFL top-four berth with a spherical to go within the home-and-away season.

The Cats let a 33-point half-time lead, plus a assured double likelihood in finals, slip in Saturday evening’s loss to St Kilda at Docklands.

Geelong is fourth on the ladder with 56 factors, sitting behind Sydney (64), Port Adelaide (60) and GWS (60) and simply forward of Brisbane (54).

The Cats should beat West Coast at Kardinia Park subsequent Saturday to ensure a top-four spot, whereas a house qualifying closing seems unlikely.

Coach Chris Scott stated he didn’t must spell out to his gamers simply how expensive the 16.11 (107) to 14.5 (89) defeat to the Saints had been.

“They don’t seem to be morons and the missed alternative bit … clearly we’re disenchanted. We knew what was at stake,” Scott stated.

“So the query now could be, how a lot do you dwell on that missed alternative, versus how a lot you deal with the chance that is in entrance of us? And that is very clear too now.

“We all know what we’ve to do.

“Everybody’s had their moments when it comes to missed alternative. I do not know of a crew within the comp that hasn’t been ruing sure sections of the season.

“As a lot as something, the problem appears to be not permitting that to snowball. So that is what we’ll be specializing in.”

Scott stated his aspect would shortly transfer on to the Eagles match.

“We have now a alternative,” he stated.

“We will form of settle for that this can be a large blow to us, or we are able to transfer ahead actually shortly and reinforce what we are able to do, which I believe is our seemingly plan of action.

“Not many groups have an opportunity to be sitting right here with one recreation to go within the season considering, ‘If we win that, we’re going end high 4’.”

AAP

Posted 2 hours in the pastSat 17 Aug 2024 at 11:47pm, up to date 2 hours in the pastSat 17 Aug 2024 at 11:53pm