AFL Odds: Cats Look To Stiffen Their Defence
December 18th, 2014 by TJ DilferThe Cats are perennial AFL contenders – one of the teams who are going to be there or thereabouts when we get to the business end of the 2015 season, just as they have been in recent years. A look at the AFL odds at the end of the link we’ve got for you there, and you’ll see that the bookies take a similar view.
Much of the success of the Geelong side in recent times has been built on the back of a very sturdy – and very stingy – defensive set-up. It’s a defence that has featured some big (literally) AFL stars, but the careers of the big men who have kept out Geelong’s opponents for years are coming to a close now, with Matthew Scarlett in the coaching box now, and his colleagues Enright, Mackie and Lonergan all thirty years young at least. So there’s a need for the Cats to think about the future if they’re going to maintain the high standards they’ve set for themselves, and even – as their fans will be fervently hoping – push to claim titles in the next few years. And the two men in the picture to literally rejuvenate the Geelong defensive effort are Jed Bews and Jake Kolodjashnij – Bews has seen a small amount of game time already, and Kolodjashnij is set to pay his first games in 2015. Whatever happens, those two will have some big shoes to fill, and how they go will be the subject of some scrutiny and probably some column inches, too. The Cats lost five games in the 2014 season – the same as the two teams that finished above them on the ladder – so they’ll be looking to match that defensive effort in 2015. That may be a tough call for their ageing stars, but if the youngsters can fire, then Cats fans will be hoping they can make AFL odds of $14.00 look long next season.
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