Round 19 - Cats Win, But At What Cost? (18.07.26)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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You're listening to Crunch Time. But it is, obviously it's frustrating. But it is the game. If you asked me a couple of weeks ago, who do you really not want to lose? Cameron and Holmes would be up there.
Crunch time for the Ford Ranger triple stack deal and Azeeto brushless power tools built to work Azeeto do you. So Geelong got the win that it needed, but it picked up the injury it could ill afford. Sam Edmund in Max Holmes.
indeed so I mean he had surgery on this syndesmosis the same ankle this was 2022 and he missed two months so this is that and a fracture so it's a significant injury they're going to provide a timeline soon he had an operation yesterday so not too far away from from Geelong putting a timeline on this I mean I don't know you We're not proving all the medical information, but on the surface of it, and I'll defer to the players here, you'd be absolutely shocked if he could get back to play again this year. It's really hard to see him getting back. One month left in the home and away and then finals. It's a significant blow, but it's a significant injury. He might be out for many a month.
Yeah, I've had a fractured leg before and that's a six or an eight week straight away. And then there's the mobility factor if you've been in a moon boot for that period of time, you know, to get your ankle moving again. And that's without all the ligament damage that was in that. So I just can't see a world where he's back within eight weeks, which is pretty much the season if Geelong go all the way through to the grand final. Who's the bigger loss, Cain, do you think?
Jeremy Cameron or Max Holmes?
Probably judging on what we saw on Thursday night, Max Holmes. I think they had some cover for Cameron. We can get to this man polking in a moment. But they'd been way too tall in their forward line for like four weeks, probably dating back to the Adelaide game. What both Henrys were doing in that forward line with Dangerfield, Cameron and Neal was a complete mystery to me. So they just looked far better with... with Henry back as a defender and a bit more small and dynamic with Myers coming back into the side. So I think Cameron, as great as he is, and it sounds ridiculous, he's a bit more replaceable just because of the impact it's going to have on Bailey Smith as well. Bailey Smith was amazing on Thursday.
How did Geelong's win on Thursday night come at a cost to Max Holmes?
He really was amazing. And I don't, I said this maybe six weeks ago. I don't think we talk enough about his on-field brilliance as much as we should with Bailey Smith and his consistency and what he does. Windhager would win a Brownlow medal for wrestling. He just wanted to wrestle him the whole time. If you could win a Brownlow for being annoying, Windhager would get it. But then when the ball was in play, he made him look foolish.
What is the expected recovery timeline and severity for Holmes' ankle surgery?
I was... So disappointed as a former tagger watching Windhager's performance against Smith on Thursday night. But credit to Bailey Smith. He ran him into the ground with arrogance and he looked back at him and said, you want to come with me? Good luck. So I think the impact on Smith and the targeting that he's going to get from the opposition now with Holmes out is going to be significant. But yeah, it feels like they've got some cover and some depth and we saw that with seven changes to still win by 27 points was a credit to them.
Interesting as well with Geelong there, I guess their confidence, you know, they manage some of those players in blitz halves and the like, and it would have been very easy to say, well, this isn't the week to manage them because we've got so many players out and it's such a big game, but it's just what they do. They back themselves in, they trust their system, and clearly they must have, you know, physically they know their players really well and they say, no, he's not where he needs to be to give us the performance. So they... They had a debutant in there and in Polkinghorne who looked like he's got what it takes to be a solid contributor.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–2:23
2
How did Geelong's win on Thursday night come at a cost to Max Holmes?
2:23–2:45
3
What is the expected recovery timeline and severity for Holmes' ankle surgery?
2:45–6:45
4
Who is the bigger loss for Geelong: Jeremy Cameron or Max Holmes, and why?
6:45–8:48
5
How did Bailey Smith perform and what impact will Holmes' injury have on him?
8:48–13:03
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