Geelong Cats
97
Match Complete
Port Adelaide
85
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| M. Duncan |  | 30:23 | ||
| 26:13 |  | S. Powell-Pepper | ||
| B. Close | | 24:38 | ||
| 23:29 | | J. Horne-Francis | ||
| G. Miers | | 21:16 | ||
| P. Dangerfield | | 17:45 | ||
| 13:47 | | F. Evans | ||
| R. Stanley | | 12:32 | ||
| M. Duncan | | 11:17 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 10:01 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 6:26 | ||
| 5:37 | | C. Rozee | ||
| 5:04 | | O. Lord | ||
| 3:40 | | O. Wines | ||
| 1:43 | | T. Marshall | ||
| 10.9 (69) | Third Quarter [+] | 10.8 (68) | ||
| Rushed | | 29:44 | ||
| 26:42 | | T. Marshall | ||
| G. Miers | | 23:34 | ||
| Rushed | | 22:32 | ||
| Rushed | | 17:01 | ||
| J. Bowes | | 15:34 | ||
| 13:43 | | R. Bonner | ||
| 5:53 | | Z. Butters | ||
| 3:55 | | T. Boak | ||
| 2:50 | | S. Powell-Pepper | ||
| 1:46 | | Rushed | ||
| 9.5 (59) | Second Quarter [+] | 6.6 (42) | ||
| 23:09 | | Rushed | ||
| 19:50 | | J. Horne-Francis | ||
| 18:23 | | T. Marshall | ||
| 16:42 | | Rushed | ||
| G. Miers | | 14:22 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 13:12 | ||
| 10:18 | | W. Rioli | ||
| G. Rohan | | 7:57 | ||
| G. Rohan | | 7:03 | ||
| 8.2 (50) | First Quarter [+] | 5.2 (32) | ||
| O. Henry | | 34:47 | ||
| T. Stengle | | 32:50 | ||
| O. Henry | | 2:18 | ||
| J. Cameron | | 31:40 | ||
| 1:18 | | F. Evans | ||
| 28:32 | | Rushed | ||
| 27:15 | | W. Rioli | ||
| Z. Tuohy | | 26:41 | ||
| 24:46 | | J. Horne-Francis | ||
| O. Henry | | 19:54 | ||
| I. Smith | | 14:20 | ||
| 12:15 | | W. Rioli | ||
| P. Dangerfield | | 10:41 | ||
| T. Stengle | | 9:24 | ||
| 7:55 | | S. Powell-Pepper | ||
| 4:51 | | W. Rioli | ||
| O. Henry | | 1:30 | ||
Geelong’s finals hopes are on the line when they take on the second-placed Port Adelaide in one of 2023’s most crucial matches to date. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:25pm (AEST).
Having fallen out of the eight with consecutive losses, including last week’s horror upset at home against Fremantle, the Cats’ September chances haven’t look this precarious since the last time they missed finals, way back in 2015.
A loss here would see them likely needing to win their last three to make it to September, a tall ask considering one of those matches is against the ladder-leading Collingwood: with Tom Hawkins and Mark Blicavs both key outs, even the Cats’ strength at home is no longer a guarantee of victory, especially not after their loss to the Dockers.
The Power, though, are teetering themselves: once a challenger for the Pies’ top spot, three straight losses – including a controversial defeat to Adelaide in last week’s Showdown – have them just a win ahead of the closing Brisbane and Melbourne, and defeat here would in all likelihood consign them to fourth by round’s end.
Missing concussed pair Aliir Aliir and Lachie Jones, the Power’s premiership chances are on the line tonight, meaning two sides both have everything to gain from victory… and everything to lose from defeat.
Game Information
Venue: GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
First bounce: 7:25pm (AEST)
TV: Channel 7, Fox Footy
Streaming: Kayo Sports
Betting: Cats $1.55, Power $2.45 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Geelong
B: J. Kolodjashnij, E. Ratugolea, J. Henry
HB: Z. Guthrie, S. De Koning, T. Stewart
C: M. Duncan, T. Bruhn, I. Smith
HF: G. Miers, O. Henry, T. Stengle
F: G. Rohan, J. Cameron, B. Close
R: R. Stanley, P. Dangerfield (c), T. Atkins
I/C: Z. Tuohy, M. Holmes, J. Bowes, M. O’Connor
EMG: B. Parfitt, J. Bews, S. Menegola, S. Neale
IN: O’Connor (R20 sub), Ratugolea.
OUT: Blicavs, Hawkins.
Port Adelaide
B: D. Williams, T. McKenzie, D. Houston
HB: R. Burton, T. Jonas (c), J. Horne-Francis
C: X. Duursma, W. Drew, M. Bergman
HF: Z. Butters, T. Marshall, J. McEntee
F: D. Byrne-Jones, O. Lord, S. Powell-Pepper
R: D. Visentini, O. Wines, C. Rozee
I/C: T. Boak, J. Finlayson, F. Evans, W. Rioli
EMG: R. Bonner, O. Lord, F. Evans, J. Mead
IN: Boak (R20 sub), Jonas, Lord, Rioli.
OUT: Aliir, Dixon, Farrell, Jones.
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
Ok, might blow final siren now and catch you at another game.
Skip
Roar Rookie
Touché slip :laughing: sorry I missed spelled, (bloody autocorrect) but a spelling mistake doesn’t change anything. After all it’s not a bad euphemism when referring to the coach of the power:)
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
That would be charges, not charger’s.
Skip
Roar Rookie
FROM https://www.collinsdictionary.com COUNTABLE NOUN If you describe someone as your charge, they have been given to you to be taken care of and you are responsible for them.e.g. The coach tried to get his charges motivated.
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
No worries. You won’t mind if I find your opinions very strange then? And is Ken a horse trainer too, better call rspca!
Skip
Roar Rookie
Slip you do understand that this is an opinion forum, if we all had to “know” the people before we can voice an opinion about them it would be all, well “strange”. I find him and his actions strange and not at all a honest coach, the fact that his club has not got the trust to re sign him, well maybe his bosses find him strange as well. The fact that Keny doubled down his opinion defensively on the abysmal record of ports own admission of, lack of duty of care, to his charger’s, let’s see if his players still love him when there lives are possibly ruined from concussions. But to be honest Slip, anyone who brings up Trump in a argument has already lost said argument. Anyhoo that’s just my opinion.
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Good luck today Pete :thumbup:
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
No, but how do you label someone as very strange when you really know nothing about him? Apparently his players love him, and so did the cats players when he was an assistant there. We know enough about Donald Trump to know he’s strange, but not Ken Hinkley.
Skip
Roar Rookie
Have you ?
nostats
Roar Rookie
joel ,,,,,my veiw on the last quarter particularly last 10 mins your least experienced young players just made a few minor errors that they prob wouldnt make if they had 35 plus more games under their belt,small things that matter in tight finishes. the coach couldnt do anything about that. to say they didnt try is the opposite to my view. youve got another tough game next week against the giants ,i have you winning that on tonights form ,cheers
Joel Erickson
Roar Guru
Experience had nothing to do with it, the players just stopped trying to win the game. Which comes back to the coach, I excusable for your players to come out that timid in thr last quarter.
Ando7369
Roar Rookie
Good game from both teams :thumbup:
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
You’ve met him?
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
Home or away doesn’t matter against pies, they’re always at home
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
What’s your take if they beat a team next week that will have lost 3 in a row?
Skip
Roar Rookie
That look on Hinkley’s face, after that sort of a loss’s, he is a very strange man. Just not that likeable. No one on the sort of money he earns and in the public eye should be that much of a clown. Good list but mismanaged, by him and the medical staff. It’s a shame.
Mr Murray
Roar Rookie
Crows have been cheats for 30 years
PeteB
Roar Rookie
Cats have a narrow win at home against a team that has now lost 4 in a row. Not gonna read too much into this.
1st Slip
Roar Rookie
I remember Leigh Colbert marking 35 out in a prelim in Adelaide and not being paid. Goal would have put cats in GF. Crows won flag.
nostats
Roar Rookie
cant agree with you there joel, cats experience and the oposite from ports less experienced players which is understandable