Cats coach Chris Scott spoke to the media after tonight’s loss to Richmond.
Actually aware you’re in all probability lacking eight of your greatest 22 gamers however did you are feeling there have been some ability points and uncharacteristic Cats issues that popped up tonight that had been a bit surprising?
I’m a bit extra optimistic than that. I imply, the numbers would counsel that we had, you realize, greater than our justifiable share of alternatives to actually put them underneath stress and I feel the primary quarter, in case you ice late it to that, they took their possibilities, and we didn’t, felt like we had been on high, however to your level with the gamers lacking – like, we kind of went into the sport actually eager to win. If we got here away having received, given Richmond performed very well, they kind of regarded like outdated Richmond a bit to me, and say it rather a lot, timing is essential on this recreation. To my eye, they regarded like they had been enjoying much more the way in which they did after they had been greater up on the ladder. So given we went in with the expectation that they’d play near their greatest, we went in pondering, OK, we’re going to want to play very well. I feel we did for giant elements of it. Definitely, the younger gamers we had in our crew give us nice purpose for optimism. So I’m fairly philosophical about it. It’s laborious, as a result of within the fast aftermath, you simply wish to win the sport and every thing…and something however that looks like a disappointment.
However even within the fast aftermath, I form of take a look at it and assume, yeah, possibly we let ourselves down with some execution. I assumed even this isn’t saying Richmond had good luck however I simply thought we had some unhealthy luck generally. Like, simply the rub of the inexperienced didn’t go our method, the bounce of the ball that kind of factor however once more, in case you get a little bit bit extra refined than that, form of take a look at the gamers in our crew, Ratugolea’s performed each recreation, however he’s nonetheless a brand new participant to our crew actually this yr. Definitely in that place. And he was incredible. I assumed Bruhn was good. I assumed Jhye Clark when he got here on, everybody would’ve seen little patches of what he’s going to be. There’s rather a lot we’ll take away from the sport and be optimistic about.
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At half-time, had been you pondering if this recreation continues the way in which it’s, we’ll be proper and take our possibilities?
I in all probability shared that view. I didn’t assume at half time “We’ll be proper”. I assumed if we stored plugging away and our extra inexperienced guys dangle in there and maintain enjoying the way in which that they had been, that we’d be an actual likelihood within the recreation. I did assume it was, largely, simply execution. Even the tip of the sport, scoring pictures had been the identical. They took theirs, we didn’t take ours. Um…in all probability, once you kind of…and we may see some actually tangible examples of this, however whereas the vital mass of younger gamers, I feel we had kind of 5 underneath 20 recreation, you take a look at them in isolation all of them did some good issues and there’s purpose to be optimistic however there was some stuff and possibly that is the half the place I might agree with you when it comes to the stuff that didn’t fairly appear like Geelong at their greatest, there wasn’t a lot the stuff across the ball, it was just a few kind of system issues the place form of like, that’s not us. However then you definately see the gamers concerned and also you assume: he’s performed three video games. Simply kind of sit back a little bit bit. I feel that’s the explanation I’m not…um…as surly as I usually am once we lose.
Do you assume you’ll get anybody again for subsequent week?
I feel so. It’s an early name from somebody that’s not charged with making these selections, however I feel it’s actually optimistic with Tyson Stengle, Brad Shut will clearly play after which we’re getting actually…there’s a group of gamers we’re actually assured we’ll get again pre-bye. So I feel Stanley shall be post-bye, Menegola shall be post-bye however all of the others we’re pondering we’d get again earlier than that. Jack Henry is an opportunity to play subsequent week. Simply obtained to consider how we strategy that.
