But you’d be wrong.
There is nothing more motivating for a team than going up against the best in the business.
It will be a huge test, but these are the sorts of challenges that help spur you on.
The Cats are still the benchmark of the AFL having won two flags in the past three years and they keep proving themselves each week against quality opposition.
Last week they brushed aside the Sydney Swans - who were on top of the ladder at the time - by more than 10 goals and before that they beat Richmond by over 100 points. So they are coming into this game with some pretty awesome form.
You just have to take a quick look at their line-up to see that there are strengths in every position on the field.
Gary Ablett is the current favourite to take out his second Brownlow Medal in a row and it’s no wonder why. He just gets so much of the ball and can be so damaging with it. He’s even moving forward a bit more this year and hurting teams on the scoreboard.
But he is just one part of a midfield machine that includes guys like Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Selwood, James Kelly and Paul Chapman.
They have the All-Australian full-back in Matthew Scarlett in defence along with Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Darren Milburn and Corey Enright not to mention a lethal forward line including Steve Johnson, Tom Hawkins and Cameron Mooney.
Geelong have also unearthed a new key forward in James Podsiadly who has booted 17 goals in his five AFL games so far. He was picked up as a 28 year-old in last year’s rookie draft and is definitely repaying the faith. ‘Pods’ is just another gun they have been able to include in their side.
So how do we beat them?
We really can’t worry too much about their team. We just have to focus on finding that form we had during the first month of the season and playing our roles for the full 120 minutes. If we can do that, we'll give ourselves a good chance.
Like all top sides, the Cats only need a small sniff to break free and even a 10-minute lapse could come back and bite us.
There will have to be some shifting of positions though after we lost Josh Drummond and Jared Brennan through injury.
While you can never directly replace those types of guys, it provides an opportunity for someone else to step up and fill their role.
