James Kelly says there's no secrets when the Cats and the Hawks meet. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun
Geelong midfielder James Kelly says Hawthorn has become such a familiar big-game opponent that there are few secrets left for either team playing in Saturday night's MCG blockbuster.
"In big games like this, it becomes quite simple actually and tactics play less of a role than what they usually do," Kelly said.
"We know each other really well and you've just got to play hard and together to beat them.
"You just look at Hawthorn and you know how they play - we'll make little tinkers with our game style and adjust that accordingly, as will they."
Kelly said the focus of match-ups in recent Cats-Hawks clashes tended to be on Hawthorn's forward half, where Harry Taylor was likely to get Jarryd Roughead and Tom Lonergan Lance Franklin.
"They always are important - there will be match-ups that are great to watch and important for both clubs all over the ground," Kelly said.
"For them, though, someone's got to play on Tom Hawkins as well, and 'Podsy' (James Podsiadly) and Mark Blicavs is going really well, so we've got a few for them to worry about, as well.
"But it's just two really good sides hammering away at each other usually when we play. We play similar game styles ... both very good on the attacking side of the ball, but Hawthorn cover their back 50 really well and we focus on defence also.
"You've just got to look at the history and you know they're big games - Hawthorn gets up to play us and we're the same.
"Big games and finals are why we play this game, so we'll be looking forward to the challenge - they're a fantastic side and playing really well at the minute."
Kelly, with a smile, reinforced there was no pact among the Cats to never lose to the Hawks, since the 2008 Grand Final loss.
"There's no pact. I think 'Chappy' (Paul Chapman) got a bit carried away with the pact in 2008," he said.
"That was probably valid in 2009, but it's a completely different group now than what it was in 2008.
"There's a few of us here still, but it's not something we talk or think about.
"We just want to play our best footy against what is the best side in the comp."
Nor does Kelly rate the "Kennett curse", which has stretched to 10 games - only two of those have been decided by more than nine points.
"We don't make much of it. We pay as much attention to it as they do because every game is different," he said. "We've won the last few, but a lot of the games could have gone either way.
"We just know it's going to be a really hard contest and we'll have to be at our best."
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