GEELONG are reeling at round ten of the 2023 season with Saturday\u2019s twenty-nine-point loss to Fremantle consigning them to a five and five record.<\/p>\n
After winning the premiership in 2022, the Cats now sit seventh on the ladder as they look like a shell of that flag-winning side with injuries currently ravaging the line-up.<\/p>\n
While there won\u2019t be many pundits writing off the Cats completely given their astonishing record over the last two decades, their form so far has some worrying.<\/p>\n
Since 2007, the Cats have only lost more than six games in a home and away season three times with the side failing to win a final in any of those campaigns (2012, 2015 and 2018).<\/p>\n
Given the side would only have to lose two more games from their remaining 13 games to go over that benchmark, it\u2019ll be an extraordinary effort if they\u2019re to keep that six-loss marker intact.<\/p>\n
With an 11-2 record from here probably needed to both make the top four and keep that record, Kane Cornes, Matthew Lloyd and Nathan Brown discussed where the Cats were at on Nine\u2019s Sunday Footy Show.<\/p>\n
Cornes said, \u201cI\u2019ve been hesitant to write off Geelong.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still hesitant to do that because they manage the season so well and they\u2019ve got a lot of games left at home.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they are losing touch with the top echelon of teams in the game right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lloyd added, \u201cThe thing about it is they lost four games for the whole year.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Round 10, they\u2019ve lost five games already.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re probably going to have to win this flag from outside the top four with how they\u2019re travelling.<\/p>\n
Brown chipped in, \u201cThey\u2019ve got a lot of games to come at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
And Lloyd replied, \u201cI doubt they\u2019ll get top four this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cats will likely get a reprieve from here with a clash against GWS at home next Saturday awaiting them.<\/p>\n
Following that game, they\u2019ll then face the Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium and Port Adelaide away which should test where they are at in terms of contention.<\/p>\n