Geelong have continued their recent dominance over Hawthorn with a thrilling seven-point victory at the MCG.
Geelong forward Tom Hawkins in full flight against Hawthorn. Picture: Ludbey Wayne Source: Herald Sun
GEELONG coach Chris Scott last night praised individual performances but said his team had a long way to go before demonstrating it could seriously challenge for this year's premiership.
In defeating Hawthorn by seven points at the MCG yesterday, the Cats stretched to 10 their winning streak against the Hawks since the 2008 Grand Final.
Scott said his side played "reasonably poorly" in a first half in which the Hawks were allowed to get away to a 30-point lead.
"But when the heat was on in the third quarter and we needed some individuals to step up, (they did)," he said.
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"I don't think we should discount Joel Selwood, who kind of reminded me of Gary Ablett the other night when the game was on the line, and Jimmy Bartel as well.
"I think I've said this a little bit over the last two years, I was most pleased with (Billie) Smedts, (Steven) Motlop, (Jordan) Murdoch, (Mark) Blicavs.
"They looked like they belonged and they relished that type of game.
"When something needed to happen, our experienced players stood up as we expected them to, but the young guys aren't afraid to impose themselves on the game as well."
Scott said the team's second-half performance better reflected what the coaching staff had been trying to achieve throughout the pre-season.
But Scott said it was premature to suggest his team, now highly different from the one that won three premierships in five seasons from 2007, would challenge for this year's flag.
"On that form (we could), but we're a long way off, aren't we?" he said.
"It's 25 weeks until we get the opportunity, hopefully, to perform on the biggest stage ... I guarantee things will change over the course of the next 25 weeks.
"We would like to think that we've put a lot of work in to prepare for the future, but it would be arrogant of us to suggest that we've nailed it because the jury is out.
"We've lost a lot of real high-quality players.
"We've brought in some young players that we hope will be really good AFL footballers, but they haven't proved that yet."
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Scott was reluctant to buy too much into talk of a "psychological hold" over Alastair Clarkson's men.
"I'm not going to argue with you. If you think there's a psychological edge there, I don't see it. My focus is on the Geelong players and ... when the heat's on I trust our guys," he said.
"I hope our fans enjoy this for everything it's worth, because it's not going to last forever."
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