Stuart Waitley

They typically have good second halves of the season.

They do finish seasons hard and they try and time it, I think, so they're peaking when it really matters in September.

I think they've sort of learnt the hard way with that.

So to answer your question, I don't think there is –

concerns after that loss for the Blues, loss against the Blues.

I thought we saw some really good footy that night, but just not enough good footy for long enough.

The circumstances of tonight, Cats are on a six-day break with travel.

The Crows have had the, what did he call it, the rejuve days.

Can the Crows turn that into an advantage?

Yeah, it was a really strange game for the Cats against Carlton.

It just felt like

At different times, they had the upper hand, but to the Blues' credit, they really did hang in there.

And the things that stood out for me in that game for Geelong, Geelong gave up their biggest score against from stoppages.

They also lost clearance and contested possession, which most clubs do against Carlton.

They look so effective in that first quarter in particular, going inside forward 50, the Cats.

But then it was the Blues who had the much better forward system going inside forward 50 after the first quarter.

The other thing for the Cats is they gave up four goals, one from centre bounce.

That's the most they've conceded this year from centre bounce.

And they were also unable to score from turnover.

So it was one of the lowest scores of the season that they were able to generate from turnover.