Geelong Kickett Mark Blake Out Of The Grand Final Team
The Cats are either sending out a 200cm smokescreen by naming Steven King or they are actually dumping the hustling Mark Blake after he played 22 games, which included 18 consecutive games to start the season.
If they win, nobody will care about this. If they lose, King will probably be called Kingsley be Geelong fans.
King's first two games of the season were against Hawthorn and the Kangaroos, it has been a while since Geelong had a losing streak and that was it.
Another reason why the selection of King is strange, and not just because it was announced so early, is that it could be his last game for the club. It has been many years since King was a big contributor for Geelong and they can't afford to give him a big new contract.
Players like Derek Kickett and Jose Romero have moved to new clubs after missing out on a finals team, so there could be some resentment from Blake about this move. There are plenty of teams that would want him if he did feel the need to leave the Cats. Geelong will be relying on Blake’s connection to the team to keep him around, but it might not work out that way.
There is still a chance that this is a trick, and an emergency or two are added to the team before the game, and Blake does play and gives it his all.
From The Age: King returns for Cats, Blake dropped
If they win, nobody will care about this. If they lose, King will probably be called Kingsley be Geelong fans.
King's first two games of the season were against Hawthorn and the Kangaroos, it has been a while since Geelong had a losing streak and that was it.
Another reason why the selection of King is strange, and not just because it was announced so early, is that it could be his last game for the club. It has been many years since King was a big contributor for Geelong and they can't afford to give him a big new contract.
Players like Derek Kickett and Jose Romero have moved to new clubs after missing out on a finals team, so there could be some resentment from Blake about this move. There are plenty of teams that would want him if he did feel the need to leave the Cats. Geelong will be relying on Blake’s connection to the team to keep him around, but it might not work out that way.
There is still a chance that this is a trick, and an emergency or two are added to the team before the game, and Blake does play and gives it his all.
From The Age: King returns for Cats, Blake dropped
