This time last year the Cats had kicked 132 goals to 103 points, whereas this year their tally has dropped to 103 goals to 106 points.

This week on Argue the Toss Cats TV asked ruckman Hamish McIntosh and journalist Scott Gullan if this decrease in goals was a concern for the Cats going forward?  

However, McIntosh conceded scoring results wasn't a primary concern for the Cats, as their main objective for 2014 is to increase their defensive pressure not the scoreboard, which he admits is the case across the competition.

“I wouldn’t say it’s too much of an issue, I just think this year a lot of teams have put more emphasis on the defensive side of their game and their structures,” McIntosh told Cats TV.

“If you look across the competition I think it’s a lot harder to score this year.”

According to Gullan the Cats are still adjusting to their newly formed forward line, which is why their goals have taken a slip from last year.

“It’s a team in transition, I mean you take J-Pod out, you take Chappy out and you move Stevie more into the midfield - there’s three to six goals a game (missing) probably,” Gullan said.  

“I think in the second half of the year the Cats are definitely going to have to find a second avenue. Hawkins is fit, he’s in form and he’s going well but you can’t expect him to kick more than four a week.”

Click on the video above to hear more on the discussion from McIntosh and Gullan on Argue the Toss.