Cats let an inferior Sydney squad hang around far too long in a 69-63 win this morning. With one game left the Cats are locked into fourth place.
The eight finalists are locked in, but the matchups will be determined by the results of tomorrow morning’s game between Port Adelaide and Collingwood. If Port wins they will play the Cats in two weeks. If Collingwood wins or the game is a draw, Brisbane will finish first and will host the Cats. Port would then be second and host Richmond. Collingwood will finish sixth with a win, seventh with a draw and will play St. Kilda either way. Lose and they will finish eighth and have to play fifth place West Coast, probably in Perth.
Finals start in two weeks, not good news for the Cats. Their record after a bye week is the stuff of legends. Not counting this year’s 9 day break, they have lost seven of nine in the regular season and their last three in the finals after a traditional 12-14 day break. Can’t make up this level of futility, nor find another team in any sport with this level of futility.
It’s not like the Cats are a bad team. They have the highest winning percentage in the league this century. You just can’t give a cat a break.
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