By Justin Flynn
Geelong’s Chris Scott will become the longest serving club coach this weekend when he takes charge of his 305th game.
Scott will surpass the great Reg Hickey against Fremantle at GMHBA Stadium tomorrow.
With an impressive win-loss record of 209 wins, three draws and 92 losses, Scott has coached the Cats to 28 finals appearances, including achieving the ultimate success on two occasions, leading the club to premierships in 2011 and 2022.
Cats’ swingman Mark Blicavs believes Geelong can make a charge to the finals with three of the remaining five games at home.
“We train here, we love playing here,” he said.
“That gives us confidence. We’ve got five really tough games coming up and it’s going to really put us in good stead if we can have really confident performances against them for the pointy end of the season
“Every game counts. You see how close it is and starting this week with Freo we have to be right on to get the job done.”
Geelong suffered a loss in Brisbane last week, but gave itself every chance of snatching victory with an improved second half.
“It’s a disappointing loss,” Blicavs said.
“We went up there really excited, really confident we could get the job done, but I thought Brisbane, myself as a midfielder around the ball, they hunted really well and gave their forwards first use.
“It was a bit sloppy at times from both teams to finish, but the mood’s still really positive. I’ve sort of been saying whether we win or lose you’ve got to keep each week consistent.
“We know we’ve got work to do but we’re really positive on what we can do. I thought we had an opportunity to really take the game away and give ourselves a big chance to win and we missed out on those opportunities but it’s something we’ll keep working on.”
With Geelong in eighth spot and just two wins separating fifth from 14th, the run to the finals is heating up.
“The competition’s tight and we’re at the pointy end of the season, it’s exciting if you’re a footy fan I think,” Blicavs said.
