Geelong Cats
97
Match Complete
Adelaide Crows
55
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 30:10 |  | S. McAdam | ||
| B. Close |  | 23:19 | ||
| 18:00 | | J. Rowe | ||
| Rushed | | 14:19 | ||
| 12:17 | | N. McHenry | ||
| T. Stengle | | 10:33 | ||
| Rushed | | 4:38 | ||
| T. Stengle | | 2:27 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 1:08 | ||
| 11.5 (71) | Third Quarter [+] | 6.11 (47) | ||
| Z. Tuohy | | 30:45 | ||
| 29:04 | | Rushed | ||
| 27:42 | | J. Hately | ||
| J. Cameron | | 19:55 | ||
| G. Miers | | 16:47 | ||
| 15:21 | | J. Dawson | ||
| 12:44 | | B. Keays | ||
| 7:41 | | D. Fogarty | ||
| 4:02 | | J. Soligo | ||
| 3:09 | | N. McHenry | ||
| 8.5 (53) | Second Quarter [+] | 3.7 (25) | ||
| 31:45 | | D. Fogarty | ||
| G. Miers | | 26:14 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 21:58 | ||
| 17:25 | | Rushed | ||
| J. Selwood | | 15:29 | ||
| 13:18 | | S. McAdam | ||
| 11:30 | | D. Fogarty | ||
| B. Close | | 10:24 | ||
| T. Stengle | | 9:10 | ||
| T. Hawkins | | 6:15 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 4:34 | ||
| 2.4 (16) | First Quarter [+] | 0.6 (6) | ||
| M. O'Connor | | 28:43 | ||
| 27:32 | | D. Fogarty | ||
| C. Guthrie | | 23:00 | ||
| Rushed | | 22:26 | ||
| G. Miers | | 20:02 | ||
| 17:51 | | S. McAdam | ||
| T. Hawkins | | 14:56 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 13:38 | ||
| 9:28 | | Rushed | ||
| 7:58 | | S. McAdam | ||
| 6:52 | | L. Murphy | ||
| 5:20 | | J. Hately | ||
Geelong are after a win to cement their spot in the top eight when they host an Adelaide team beginning to splutter after a strong start to the season. Join The Roar for live scores and rolling coverage from 1:45pm (AEST).
The Crows have lost four in a row after a series of thrilling wins earlier in the year, and as a result find themselves yet again entrenched in the bottom four.
Making matters worse, they head to the Cattery minus spearhead Taylor Walker (COVID) and first-year goalsneak Josh Rachele (corked thigh), putting even more pressure on much-maligned forward Darcy Fogarty to lead the attack against a miserly Cats defence.
However, key defender Jordon Butts is a timely inclusion from the AFL’s health and safety protocols, while a dominant SANFL performance has seen Reilly O’Brien recalled. After long stints in the seconds, Matt Crouch and Wayne Milera have also earned their call-ups.
The Cats are doing enough to keep themselves in the eight, but sitting at 6-4, they are not the dominant force they have been in years gone by.
Their loss to Fremantle in Round 7 was also their third loss in the last 12 months at their one-time fortress in Geelong. However, against a struggling Crows outfit, they’d be expected to get the job done here, even with superstar Patrick Dangerfield out with a calf injury.
Game information
Opening bounce: 1:45pm (AEST)
Venue: GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
TV: Fox Footy
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Cats $1.07, Crows $9.00 (odds via PlayUp)
Geelong
B: T. Stewart, S. De Koning, T. Atkins
HB: J. Kolodjashnij, Z. Guthrie, J. Bews
C: M. Duncan, C. Guthrie, C. Stephens
HF: I. Smith, J. Cameron, G. Rohan
F: T. Stengle, T. Hawkins, B. Close
FOLL: M. Blicavs, B. Parfitt, J. Selwood (c)
I/C: Z. Tuohy, F. Evans, G. Miers, M. O’Connor
EMG: M. Knevitt, Q. Narkle, S. Neale, L. Dahlhaus
IN: Miers (R10 medi-sub)
OUT: Dangerfield
Adelaide Crows
B: N. Murray, J. Butts, T. Doedee
HB: L. Brown, W. Hamill, B. Smith (c)
C: J. Hately, B. Keays, J. Soligo
HF: J. Dawson, R. Thilthorpe, W. Milera
F: S. McAdam, D. Fogarty, L. Murphy
FOLL: R. O’Brien, R. Laird, S. Berry
I/C: M. Crouch, M. Hinge, N. McHenry, J. Rowe
EMG: C. Jones, B. Cook, E. Himmelberg, B. Davis
IN: Butts, Crouch, O’Brien, Milera
OUT: Jones, Rachele, Strachan, Walker
Rowdy
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I haven’t seen that from a Tiger on David Attenborough
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Well they both have something in common they bury No.2’s
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