Geelong has despatched out a serious warning to the remainder of the AFL after a convincing win over Melbourne in a stark distinction to final 12 months’s finals match-up with the reigning premiers.
Regardless of being wasteful in entrance of objective for the whole thing of the competition, the Cats proved to be far too sturdy for the Demons, working out 12. 17. (89) to 9. 9. (63) winners at GMHBA Stadium.
Geelong regarded set to pay for its wayward kicking when Melbourne drew to inside 5 factors halfway by means of the ultimate quarter, earlier than ending the match with the final eight scoring pictures, with three of them targets.
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The Cats arrange the win by means of a dominant exhibiting within the midfield, successful the clearance depend 54-36, together with 16-8 in centre clearances.
Regardless of the likes of Clayton Oliver (34 disposals), Jack Viney (35 disposals) and Angus Brayshaw (27 disposals) getting loads of the soccer, the Cats have been in a position to curb the star trio’s affect on the competition.
“I feel Geelong have performed a fantastic job to make sure this is not a Melbourne-type recreation,” Kangaroos nice David King stated of the midfield battle on Fox Footy’s protection.
“They’ve disarmed them in lots of methods, notably round contest and clearance. We have not seen the breakaway energy of Melbourne but and, at occasions, Geelong have regarded extra threatening.
“It is an enormous win, that is Melbourne’s greatest asset is these three guys within the center which can be so robust.”
Patrick Dangerfield loved arguably his finest match of the season in what’s been a massively interrupted 12 months, ending with 31 disposals and 9 clearances.
The win, Geelong’s seventh straight, vaulted it above the reigning premiers on the highest of the AFL ladder with a 12-4 file and a proportion of 136.1, simply above Melbourne’s 12-4 file with a proportion of 133.4.
Geelong faces Carlton on the MCG subsequent weekend in a blockbuster conflict that might decide the form of the highest eight, earlier than dealing with a comparatively straightforward run residence.
Melbourne will journey to Alice Springs in spherical 18 with a tough fixture towards Port Adelaide on deck.
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