WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n \u201cThe takeaway is they say he\u2019s OK. If that was an important detail, they would have told me (if it was the same hamstring as before).<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it was good to get a little bit of exposure for Mitch Knevitt, playing a full game, and Jhye Clark coming in as well, they\u2019ve both been in great form in our VFL team.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, he said it was a similar story with Jack Martin, who was a last-minute exclusion with \u201ctightness\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was a little bit tight in the last 24 hours or so, and in the end, there were enough reasons to say let\u2019s take the more conservative route and get him right for next week,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s reasonable to say it was an ultra-conservative call on a guy with a pretty lengthy injury history, he\u2019s been in great form, and we\u2019re really excited for what he can do for us.<\/p>\n \u201cThe risk-reward just didn\u2019t seem to add up with Jack.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no injury, (I\u2019m) supremely confident he\u2019ll hit the ground running on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n Scott said his team\u2019s execution was a bit off at times but praised the tenacity of the Bombers, who rallied in the third term on the back of 10 possessions from Zach Merrett. <\/p>\n \u201cIt didn\u2019t feel \u2026 like a game against a team that just don\u2019t have any players left,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cA couple of times we had players out inside 50 and just couldn\u2019t convert.<\/p>\n \u201cAt half time I did make the point: \u2018Hey if you\u2019re in a position to kick a goal, just kick it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, he pointed to Tom Stewart\u2019s ability to scrap and the continued emergence of its first pick in the 2023 national draft, Connor O\u2019Sullivan, although the Cats allowed some \u201ceasy goals in the third\u201d as the Bombers rallied.<\/p>\n \u201cThe one who should excite Geelong supporters is Connor O\u2019Sullivan, he\u2019s just growing with each game he plays,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s exciting for us to sit back and think, maybe Connor O\u2019Sullivan and Sam De Koning can play together for another 10 or 15 years, that would be a pretty good combination based on what we\u2019re seeing at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n With minimal injury list and now sitting second with two games to go, Scott was very pleased with where the team was currently at.<\/p>\n \u201cIf every year in October or November somebody said this is where you\u2019ll be in mid-August, you\u2019d take it for sure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe feel like we\u2019re in good shape, both in terms of the way we have been playing and our availability.\u201d<\/p>\n Like O\u2019Sullivan, Scott said young forward Shannon Neale continued to improve, booting the Cats\u2019 first three majors on Friday night.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a real threat in a lot of areas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cMy line was he\u2019s the overnight success that\u2019s taken five years; 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