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Brimming with confidence and in ominous form, Geelong have powered into the AFL finals on the back of successive triple-figure victories after thumping Gold Coast by 102 points.
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Final score
Geelong Cats 22.10.142
Gold Coast Suns 5.10.40
The Geelong Cats will be out to pile on a big win and improve their spot in the top eight when they take on the struggling Gold Coast Suns. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 1:45pm (AEST).
After Port Adelaide fell to Essendon in dismal circumstances yesterday, Geelong’s position in the top eight, provided they don’t lose by almost 300 points (this is a joke, it won’t happen), is secure.
The Cats currently sit in eighth spot, but have the potential to move into seventh should they win, the Demons lose and the points turnaround be about the 40 mark, although, pending on other results, there may be very little difference finishing seventh and eight.
The three teams likely to finish fifth and sixth are Collingwood, Hawthorn and the Sydney Swans. A trip to Sydney will hardly be easy, but then, neither will the other two options.
With it being impossible to tell which of those sides are going to finish where, Geelong will just aim to take care of business in a big way to make a statement ahead of the finals this afternoon.
They have an opportunity to get their combinations working and pile on the points as well, with the Suns in all sorts and right down the bottom of the ladder.
The Cats come into this one on the back of two straight losses though against Richmond and Hawthorn, which will concern them heading into September.
The inconsistent nature of their season leaves the Cats without favouritism heading into September, but that may suit them yet with so many dangerous players in the midfield, led by Gary Abblett who plays against his old club in this one. He had a field day last time out against them as well as the Cats ran up an 85-point win on the Gold Coast.
While the Cats form has been up and down, the Suns have been downright woeful. They recorded the upset of the season against the Sydney Swans back in Round 18, but have since lost to Carlton, Melbourne by 96 points, and Richmond heavily.
They were better last week in the Q-Clash, only falling to Brisbane by four points, but it still doesn’t strike of a side who are likely to win on one of the toughest road trips in the competition.
Prediction
This could get pretty ugly. Geelong won’t lose to the Suns, particularly at home and wanting another big hit out before the finals to find some goal-scoring form.
Cats by 90 points.
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