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The Geelong Cats have jumped to third on the ladder with a 10-point victory over the Giants at Simonds Stadium. It was a good contest for three quarters, but the Giants just fell away in the last quarter in their 14.14 (98) to 14.4 (88) loss.
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The Giants jumped the Cats in the first quarter, dominating the stoppages to leap out to an 11-point lead. Toby Greene kicked two goals in the opening term, and Stevie J got the home fans off their feet with a classic low-percentage goal.
The Cats then worked their way on top of the contest, but were ultimately wasteful in the second quarter, as they only led by 5 points at half time despite having five more scoring shots.
The Giants jumped out with two quick goals to start the second half, as Toby Greene and Dylan Shiel both goaled within the first 3 minutes. However, the Cats settled, as they kicked five of the next seven goals to build a match-winning 13-point lead early in the fourth.
It was a disappointing last quarter fade-out for the Giants, who never really looked like challenging in the last term. Coach Leon Cameron now has two straight road losses to deal with, and the doubters will remain until his young side can pick up a win on the road.
Final score
Geelong Cats 14.14.98
GWS Giants 14.4.88
Stats
Disposals: Cats 387-358
Free Kicks: Cats 29-16
Clearances: Cats 50-45
Inside 50: Cats 76-48
Contested Possessions: Cats 174-144
Tackles: Giants: 78-61
Hit Outs: Giants 51-45
The Roar’s AFL MVP votes
3: Joel Selwood – Just about earned the three points just on his last quarter alone, but 29 disposals and 8 clearances is a solid game in anyone’s book. Also kicked a goal to round off his performance nicely.
2: Zac Smith – 10 clearances for the big man, but also had 31 hitouts, and beat the rarely-beaten Shane Mumford.
1: Callan Ward – Was GWS’ best in my book. Only had the ball 22 times, but nine clearances and eight tackles show his effort was top-class. Also kicked a goal and took six marks in an impressive performance.
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