Tom LONERGAN

2017 Digest:   Veteran Cat has quietly gone about preparing himself for 15th season. Does what he has to and does it with no fuss.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Frem	Wore McCarthy pretty well night and that was his main task. Will get warm as season unfolds.	4
2	NM	Ben Brown caused him some serious concerns at times but soldiered on. Will be glad to have that game out of the way.	2
3	Melb	Took debutant Tim Smith for a lot of the contest and apart from one mistake he was reasonably solid.	5
4	Haw	Key defender made a few skill errors on a day where he wasn’t put under huge pressure.	3
5	StK	Had Riewoldt/Bruce and okay defensively but did make a few mistakes when he got the ball.	5
6	Coll	Got the job on big Yank Cox and handy enough. Under siege at times and lots of his touches were cheapies out the back.	5
7	GCS	Had hands full with Lynch who kicked 3.5 and lapped up the 71 inside-50s. Did what he could given circumstances.	4
8	Ess	Hands full all night with Daniher and looked a little shaky at times. Second-guessing himself with ball in hand.	3
9	WB	Had job on Redpath (two goals) and did that superbly. Got across to be third man up and positioning first class.	7
10		Bye.
11	Adel	Got the job on Jenkins and basically destroyed him all night. Who said he was finished?	6
12		Bye.
13	WCE	Went to Petrie and had him covered for most of the night. Probably the Cats’ best defender on a disappointing night.	6
14	Frem	Battled McCarthy and had him covered from start to finish. Great game from the veteran.	8
15	GWS	Had Lobb covered and defended well. Tried to sneak forward late to be the match-winner of front of goal.	6
16	Bris	Solid in his 200th game minding Hipwood and taking some well-timed intercept marks.	6
17	Haw	Veteran had a quiet one. Didn’t have an opponent to play on throughout the day and only 11 disposals.	3
18	Adel	Got thrown the task on Jenkins and looked a little jittery at times down back. Pressure was telling at times.	4
19	Carl	Went to Curnow on occasions then had 'Big Meat' Casboult. Copped knee to back in third term but returned to relief of fans.	4
20	Syd	Battled Franklin all night and again took the honours. Franklin’s only goal came from a stoppage in the second term.	8
21	Rich	Great tussle with Riewoldt. Found a mountain of the ball for a key defender and was pivotal in the last term.	7
22	Coll	Had the task on Reid and defensively had him covered. Restricted the Magpie forward to four effective touches and no goals.	7
23	GWS	Had Cameron/Patton at various times. Did what he had to on the last line.	5
QF	Rich	Battled Riewoldt and did a pretty good given weight of ball going the other way. One of Cats better players.	6
SF		Ill.
PF	Adel	Great career ended in a fizzle but he can hold his head high for what he’s achieved.	4

2016 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Haw	Great battle with Gunston whom he kept to three goals, although two not his fault.	5
2	GWS	Battled Lobb among others in steady display. Does his job.	5
3		Calf.
4	Ess	Cats’ best. Kept Daniher goalless in a fine defensive performance.	8
5	Port	Battled Dixon and did that job pretty well all night. In pretty solid form.	6
6	GCS	Gave away two early goals to Lynch from free kicks but then steadied. Rarely under pressure.	3
7	WCE	Battled Kennedy and for the most part did a fine job nailing him down.	6
8	Adel	Night ended five minutes into first term when concussed in marking contest.	0
9		Concussion.
10	Carl	Battled away on Casboult and kept him to one goal from four marks. Did his job.	6
11	GWS	Superb defensive job on Lobb and got in way of Giants when he could.	7
12	NM	After conceding early goal to Petrie he got on top and won the battle.	7
13	WB	Took Roughead/Campbell and did a brilliant job nullifying the pair. Strong game.	6
14	StK	Battled McCartin and kept him to one goal from six kicks. Played his role well.	6
16	Syd	Kept Franklin to one goal which was a fine performance given score line.	7
17	Frem	Kept Pavlich to one goal and steady throughout. Got into good spots.	6
18	Adel	Took Walker to the cleaners. Kept him to three marks and not goals.	7
19	WB	Battled Boyd who kicked three goals but two weren’t his fault. Steady.	5
20	Ess	Daniher caused him some problems and trailed him up at times.	4
21	Rich	Battled Vickery and was able to win that battle overall.	5
22	Bris	Battled Hipwood and had the youngster covered. Did his job down back.	6
23	Melb	Gave Hogan a dead-set bath. Rarely under pressure in a comfortable day.	6
QF	Haw	Took Gunston and found that tough. Huge last term was critical in the win.	5
PF	Syd	Battled Franklin (two goals) and certainly not the worst. Will we see him again?	4

2015 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Haw	Battled Gunston and did pretty well given how much footy was against.	6
2	Frem	Battled Pavlich who got away enough. Tough day at the office.	4
3	GCS	Great battle with Lynch then carted from field after heavy knock in third.	5
4		Concussion.
5	Rich	Had the better of Riewoldt despite Tiger kicking three goals.	6
6	Coll	Got better of Cloke in key win for the Cats. Great way to celebrate game 150.	7
7	Syd	Battled Franklin and while beaten he stuck to the task best he could.	5
8	Carl	Gave Jones a bath and found time to drift forward for a goal.	6
9	WCE	Battled hard on variety of players. Did what he could under pressure.	5
10	Ess	Had Daniher covered and at one point pushed forward for a goal.	6
11	Port	Beat Schulz in what was an important win in a tight game.	7
12	Melb	Kept Dawes goalless and that was his main priority.	6
15	NM	Took Waite who got off the chain a few times to hurt the Cats.	4
16	WB	Had job on Boyd and kept him to five effective disposals and no goals.	7
17	GWS	Came off his man to help Taylor curb Cameron in a heady defensive display.	6
18	Bris	Freeman took a couple of marks but he was his master for most part.	7
19	Syd	Gave Reid a bath and pushed up ground to get involved when he could.	8
20		Ill.
21	StK	Had hands full with Bruce and co but battled away. Hit target with every touch.	5
22	Coll	Probably his worst game of the year.	2
23	Adel	Kept Jenkins to one goal and put in much improved performance.	6

2014 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Adel	Took Podsiadly and kept him goalless in a key win for the team.	6
2	Bris	Had job on Close and gave him a short back and sides.	6
3	Coll	Kept Cloke to three effective disposals and no goals to be the Cats’ best.	9
4	WCE	Didn’t have a whole lot to do after quarter time but held Darling well.	6
5	Haw	Gunston’s athleticism troubled him at times but kept working.	4
6	Port	Had the task on Schulz and did a superb job keeping him to one goal.	7
7	Rich	Took Riewoldt and for the most part had him covered in a steady effort.	6
9	Frem	OK early then went to Pavlich later. Never stopped trying.	5
10	NM	Took Petrie but subbed out at quarter time after accidental knock.	1
11		Concussion.
12	Carl	Took Jamison early then Waite after quarter time and kept him goalless.	6
13	StK	Took Lee then Riewoldt for a period. Steady but under little pressure.	5
14	GCS	Battled away on Lynch and good early but in the end weight of footy told.	6
15	Ess	Battled Daniher and for the most part had his measure in the contest.	6
16	WB	Had to go to Crameri and able to keep him relatively subdued.	6
17	Melb	Worked through a variety of opponents and did well.	5
18	GWS	Battled Cameron and kept him to one goal so won the battle.	6
19	NM	Blanketed Petrie and easily in the Cats’ top five.	8
20	Frem	Kept Pavlich goalless for first time against Cats since Round 20, 2004.	8
21	Carl	Did a fine job on Waite. Will feature in the best and fairest votes.	7
22	Haw	Fine job predominantly on Gunston. Won his share of one-on-ones.	7
23	Bris	Thrashed Freeman before coached subbed him out for a rest in third term.	3
QF	Haw	Took some nice defensive marks and read the play well.	7
SF	NM	Did what he could again down back on Petrie and co. Held his own.	5
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Haw	Took Franklin and did a fine job all match.	3
2	NM	Battled Petrie and was moved after having four kicked on him – not all his fault.	4
3	Carl	Celebrated 100th game with a win but did find Rowe tough to match at times.	3
4	Syd	One of few Cats struggling for form. Looks down on confidence.	2
5	WB	Good in second term but Jones kicked four and took five contested marks.	4
6	Rich	Took Riewoldt and while not at his best he took steps towards it.	5
7	Ess	From full back he kicked two goals (both from contested marks). Back in form.	7
8	Coll	Great effort on Cloke whose only goal was a soda over the top.	7
9	Port	Had Schulz (three goals) in a good match up. Steady without starring.	6
10	GCS	Battled Lynch who did a few good things but he was handy down back.	5
11	GWS	Found Cameron a handful and was switched off him. Not his best game.	3
13	Bris	Had Brown most of the night and did a reasonably job quelling him.	4
14	Frem	Didn’t have a lot to do and often found himself up the ground.	4
15	Haw	Key win for team to beat Franklin. Great when caught one-out on star.	8
16	Melb	Didn’t have much to do but had Fitzpatrick covered with ease.	5
17	Adel	OK on Jenkins early then problems with Lynch in third and was moved.	5
18	StK	Had Lee who kicked two early goals. Easy night given lop-sided contest.	5
19	NM	Had Petrie and did well defensively but that stymied any offensive work.	4
20	Port	Held Schulz well for first three quarters then ball started coming in fast late.	5
21	WCE	Didn’t have a lot to do butgood defensively when on Darling/Cox/Kennedy.	4
22	Syd	Had White covered with ease and marked a few late which was good for confidence.	6
23	Bris	Had Lisle who worried him in the final term.	5
QF	Frem	Not his day. Gave away four free kicks and gave little offensively.	2
SF	Port	Had Westhoff at times and improved effort on last week. Looked surer.	5
PF	Haw	Did a fine job quelling Franklin whose only goal came early in the final term.	7
GF

2012 Season

Played for : Geelong

1	Frem	Pavlich kicked three on him but he did a reasonable job.	5
2	Haw	Kept Franklin goalless (both goals were kicked while Lonergan off ground)	8
3	NM	Battled McIntosh for a bit of the day and OK on him.	4
4	Rich	Toweled Riewoldt most of the day. His one-on-one work was superb.	8
5	Bris	Battled Brown and did a fine job. Claimed his third scalp of the season.	7
7	Adel	Found Walker a tough match but midfield didn’t exactly help.	4
8	Coll	Battled Dawes for the most part and kept him to a goal in a solid effort.	6
9	WB	Seemed a little off. Injured? Sore? Competed OK but lacked any spark.	3
10	GWS	Struggled early on Cameron and had to be moved. Not his day down back.	3
11	Carl	Hit target with every possession and had three rebounds. Defensively sound.	5
13	Syd	Started a little shakily but worked into it and had better of Reid most of night.	6
14	Port	Kicked a rare goal and was steady enough down back.	5
15	GCS	Swamped early but when side got on top he looked better.	5
16	Coll	Beat Cloke hands down to be the Cats’ best. Fine effort.	9
17	Ess	Found Gumbleton tough early but then he got on top and played his role.	6
18	Adel	Had the better of his duel with Walker in a big win for the Cats.	7
19	Haw	Fine game. Grabbed two contested marks and defended stoutly all night.	6
20	WCE	Thrashed Darling and among the better Cats on the night.	7
21	StK	Did well when on Koschitzke then copped huge knock. Returned but limited.	3
22	WB	A few problems on Skinner at times but defended well for most part.	6
23	Syd	Reliable again and found his way forward to kick a goal.	6
EF	Frem	Like many Cats picked a bad night to have a howler. Monstered by Pavlich.	2