Port Adelaide
91
Match Complete
Geelong Cats
112
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 32:56 |  | G. Rohan | ||
| K. Amon |  | 30:50 | ||
| L. Jones | | 28:41 | ||
| 26:56 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| 24:05 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| C. Rozee | | 21:22 | ||
| 20:06 | | J. Cameron | ||
| 14:01 | | P. Dangerfield | ||
| 11:09 | | J. Cameron | ||
| 9:55 | | I. Smith | ||
| 8:31 | | J. Cameron | ||
| C. Rozee | | 6:43 | ||
| C. Dixon | | 4:23 | ||
| C. Dixon | | 1:40 | ||
| Rushed | | 0:41 | ||
| 10.4 (64) | Third Quarter [+] | 11.8 (74) | ||
| 28:20 | | G. Rohan | ||
| C. Dixon | | 26:34 | ||
| M. Georgiades | | 25:25 | ||
| 22:49 | | G. Rohan | ||
| 17:05 | | E. Ratugolea | ||
| O. Wines | | 11:20 | ||
| 8:54 | | G. Rohan | ||
| 5:58 | | I. Smith | ||
| Rushed | | 4:35 | ||
| 2:00 | | B. Parfitt | ||
| 8.2 (50) | Second Quarter [+] | 8.5 (53) | ||
| 27:50 | | B. Parfitt | ||
| 25:35 | | L. Henderson | ||
| 22:18 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| 18:54 | | J. Cameron | ||
| M. Georgiades | | 15:56 | ||
| 11:28 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| K. Farrell | | 9:10 | ||
| C. Dixon | | 5:17 | ||
| 5.2 (32) | First Quarter [+] | 4.4 (28) | ||
| C. Dixon | | 34:30 | ||
| K. Amon | | 3:43 | ||
| 31:32 | | M. Duncan | ||
| 1:29 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| C. Rozee | | 27:19 | ||
| 26:08 | | G. Rohan | ||
| C. Rozee | | 24:25 | ||
| S. Powell-Pepper | | 23:15 | ||
| C. Rozee | | 20:52 | ||
| 19:35 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| 15:18 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| 14:13 | | T. Hawkins | ||
| 10:49 | | S. Higgins | ||
| C. Rozee | | 5:57 | ||
| 2:59 | | J. Cameron | ||
The Geelong Cats welcome back Patrick Dangerfield and a host of other stars for their trip to the city of churches to battle the Port Adelaide Power. Tune into Thursday night footy’s return right here on The Roar with live scores from 7:40pm (AEST).
After weeks of demand, the Thursday night slot is back for AFL fans to enjoy, for the first time since Round 15. Featuring two serious premiership contenders, it should be a doozy, too.
Dangerfield is back for just his third match of the season, the 2016 Brownlow Medallist having endured a torrid campaign through both suspension and injury. With Mitch Duncan and Mark Blicavs also returning, who missed the Cats’ Round 11 win over Collingwood with concussion and a calf injury respectively, the Cats are nearing full strength for the first time this year.
Last year’s runners-up haven’t set the world on fire in 2021, but they still sit comfortably in third with an 8-3 record. Victory tonight would see them leap a game and percentage clear of the fourth-placed Brisbane, while remaining apace with ladder-leaders Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
The Power are also 8-3, but like the Cats, have had questions raised over their status as competition heavyweights. Of their three losses, they’ve been thumped by the Lions and West Coast on the road, as well as a far more concerning defeat to the Bulldogs at their Adelaide Oval fortress.
Ken Hinkley will lose goalsneak Orazio Fantasia for this match after suffering a knee injury that will keep him out for the next month. His absence places more pressure on champion veteran Robbie Gray to keep delivering the goods near the big sticks.
The Cats are infamous for their poor record coming off a week’s break under Brad Scott – they are 2-12 playing off a bye since 2012. Heading into this match having had to hard quarantine for the better part of a week, they have a challenge ahead of them to flip the script.
Game information
Opening bounce: 7:40pm (AEST)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
TV: Fox Footy, Channel Seven (VIC/TAS/SA/NT), 7mate (NSW/QLD/WA)
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Power $1.95, Cats $1.89 (odds via PlayUp)
Teams
Port Adelaide Power
B: 3 Ryan Burton, 12 Trent McKenzie, 21 Aliir Aliir
HB: 34 Lachie Jones, 1 Tom Jonas (c), 33 Darcy Byrne-Jones
C: 5 Dan Houston, 16 Ollie Wines, 15 Karl Amon
HF: 19 Mitch Georgiades, 4 Todd Marshall, 6 Steven Motlop
F: 20 Connor Rozee, 22 Charlie Dixon, 9 Robbie Gray
FOLL: 38 Peter Ladhams, 10 Travis Boak, 2 Sam Powell-Pepper
INT: 14 Miles Bergman, 24 Kane Farrell, 26 Riley Bonner, 28 Willem Drew
EMG: 27 Joel Garner, 36 Boyd Woodcock, 40 Jarrod Lienert, 45 Martin Frederick
IN: Miles Bergman (R11 medical sub)
OUT: Orazio Fantasia
Geelong Cats
B: 24 Jed Bews, 25 Lachie Henderson, 38 Jack Henry
HB: 8 Jake Kolodjashnij, 44 Tom Stewart, 2 Zach Tuohy
C: 7 Isaac Smith, 35 Patrick Dangerfield, 27 Sam Menegola
HF: 3 Brandan Parfitt, 5 Jeremy Cameron, 30 Tom Atkins
F: 23 Gary Rohan, 26 Tom Hawkins, 40 Luke Dahlhaus
FOLL: 17 Esava Ratugolea, 22 Mitch Duncan, 14 Joel Selwood (c)
INT: 4 Shaun Higgins, 42 Mark O’Connor, 45 Brad Close, 46 Mark Blicavs
EMG: 1 Rhys Stanley, 9 Max Holmes, 19 Quinton Narkle, 39 Zach Guthrie
IN: Mark Blicavs, Mark O’Connor, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan
OUT: Max Holmes, Quinton Narkle, Rhys Stanley, Zach Guthrie, Jordan Clark (R11 medical sub)
Joel Erickson
Roar Guru
Yep, won the final because Tom Hawkins forgot to put his kicking boots on. If you can show me why I should be optimistic about Port winning a flag this year, I'll gladly change my mind, but the facts are we're 1-4 against Top 8 sides and don't even look close to beating any of them at the moment. That's not the recipe for a flag.
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Nics do me a favour & win these tiger supporters are getting out of control they need a reality check :thumbup:
Maxy
Roar Rookie
I suppose you would have said the same comment last year when the cats beat us by 50 points ,think we won the final against them if my memory is correct.But keep on being my negative Joel
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Ah bit of a jockey formula can work!
nics
Roar Rookie
We've also gone shorter this week. Exciting times in the land of the giants
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Your lads need to play better Simple equation.
nics
Roar Rookie
Hopefully but Richmond can play. Should be a cracker!
Macca
Roar Rookie
FMD – No action taken against Henderson because he was contesting the ball despite being penalised for blocking (ie not contesting the ball) and being 3 ft behind the man who took the mark while Plowman was 0.08 of a second behind the ball getting to O’meara and didn’t have a free kick paid against but cops 2 weeks. WTF? FWIW I don’t think either should be suspended but how about some consistency for at least 2 weeks!!
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Nics some quality Ins for your lads Your a big chance to win!
AdamDilligafThompson
Roar Rookie
Dam what a hangover, when will I learn.lol. Well played Geelong, beaten by the better team in the night, I'd still rather lose to top 8 sides then bottom 8 sides. I think my best/worst effort of last night was a MY MOTHER PUSHED HARDER THAN THAT, at the top of my voice as I was losing it at one stage, at least it gave those Port Supporters around me something to smile about.lol.
Diesel-747
Roar Rookie
Get rid of Kochi
Diesel-747
Roar Rookie
Maybe bring in Kane Cornes as his replacement
Joel Erickson
Roar Guru
I've wanted Hinkley out since the end of 2015, so you're not going to convince me he's all of a sudden a good coach. He's wasted the prime years of Travis Boak and Robbie Gray (not to mention the Hoff and Brad Ebert) by building a culture of underachieving and going missing against good sides.
Cloak
Roar Rookie
Well I think there’s a discussion to be had about having fewer disposals but also way fewer tackles. But yes, Geelong won it through their own play more than Port lost it. I was impressed and I think the wider footy world should have been impressed too.
Chanon
Roar Rookie
Don’t walk near a cliff blindfolded next week, Go Dogs!
Clear as mud
Guest
They beat Richmond. We will be top 4:
Dangersphere 10
Roar Rookie
Probably a little more class and poise across the ground, which Dursma and Butters will help to bring to a degree, -as well as a better maintained level of concentration. The lapses in focus prove extremely costly against the good teams, and I saw several last night which were thoroughly punished by the cats, resulting in massive momentum shifts. Their midfield is Elite but up top they're still a little Charlie centric, and down back, well, there are clearly some issues which need to be resolved going into finals. They're not far off, just a few little tweaks and they'll be back in the hunt, I wouldn't discount them just yet, but top 4 might be a bridge too far this season. They'll likely have to do it the hard/near-impossible way...
dab
Roar Rookie
Serious question. What does it take for Port to win against a top four side?
Johnno
Roar Rookie
The more you run the more the ball bounces your way.
Yattuzzi
Roar Rookie
Just looked at your run home. The only challenging game is the last one. Win last night was absolutely crucial for us.