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Geelong
25.18.168
Gold Coast
7.6.48
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Geelong
Gold Coast
Q1
5.4.34
3.2.20

    Geelong Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, N.Cockatoo
  • 6 mins - Behind, D.Menzel
  • 12 mins - Goal, M.Duncan
  • 18 mins - Behind, J.Selwood
  • 19 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 23 mins - Goal, S.Kersten
  • 27 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
  • 28 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 31 mins - Rushed Behind

    Geelong and Gold Coast Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 14 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 24 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 26 mins - Goal, C.Cameron
  • 29 mins - Behind, M.Rosa
Q2
11.8.74
5.3.33

    Geelong Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, D.Menzel
  • 8 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 9 mins - Goal, N.Cockatoo
  • 11 mins - Behind, S.Kersten
  • 15 mins - Goal, N.Vardy
  • 17 mins - Goal, T.Hawkins
  • 18 mins - Behind, T.Hawkins
  • 19 mins - Behind, D.Menzel
  • 22 mins - Goal, S.Kersten
  • 29 mins - Behind, Z.Smith

    Geelong and Gold Coast Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, A.Sexton
  • 23 mins - Goal, A.Sexton
  • 26 mins - Behind, A.Sexton
Q3
18.14.122
6.3.39

    Geelong Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, S.Kersten
  • 5 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
  • 6 mins - Goal, T.Hawkins
  • 9 mins - Behind, S.Kersten
  • 9 mins - Behind, S.Motlop
  • 10 mins - Goal, N.Cockatoo
  • 11 mins - Goal, P.Dangerfield
  • 13 mins - Behind, L.McCarthy
  • 18 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
  • 19 mins - Behind, T.Hawkins
  • 22 mins - Goal, J.Selwood
  • 26 mins - Goal, D.Lang
  • 28 mins - Goal, Z.Smith

    Geelong and Gold Coast Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, J.Harbrow
Q4
25.18.168
7.6.48

    Geelong Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, D.Lang
  • 3 mins - Behind, J.Bartel
  • 5 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 8 mins - Goal, T.Hawkins
  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Hawkins
  • 18 mins - Goal, J.Caddy
  • 20 mins - Goal, J.Caddy
  • 22 mins - Goal, P.Dangerfield
  • 25 mins - Behind, J.Selwood
  • 26 mins - Behind, J.Caddy
  • 29 mins - Goal, S.Kersten

    Geelong and Gold Coast Events

  • 12 mins - Goal, S.Lemmens
  • 19 mins - Behind, N.Malceski
  • 27 mins - Behind, A.Hall
  • 28 mins - Behind, S.Lemmens

Scorers

Geelong
Gold Coast
Goal Scorers Geelong Gold Coast
Goals and Behinds Hawkins (4.2), Kersten (4.2), Motlop (3.1), Cockatoo (3.0), Dangerfield (2.3), Caddy (2.1), Lang (2.0), Menzel (1.2), Selwood (1.2), Smith (1.1), Duncan (1.0), Vardy (1.0), Bartel (0.1), McCarthy (0.1) Sexton (2.1), Lynch (2.0), Lemmens (1.1), Cameron (1.0), Harbrow (1.0), Hall (0.1), Malceski (0.1), Rosa (0.1)

Team Statistics

Geelong
Gold Coast

Statistics

Geelong Gold Coast
Goals 25 7
Behinds 18 6
Scoring shots 43 16
Goals/scoring shots 58 44
Disposals 445 306
GeelongGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
J.Bartel 30 18 14 12 11 0 0 0 0 6
J.Bews 13 8 5 5 3 4 0 0 0 0
M.Blicavs 21 13 6 8 9 7 2 2 7 5
J.Caddy 31 11 5 20 11 4 1 0 2 3
N.Cockatoo 12 5 1 7 6 4 1 1 0 2
P.Dangerfield 30 17 6 13 17 5 2 1 0 5
M.Duncan 27 13 10 14 6 5 1 5 0 1
C.Enright 21 11 1 10 5 2 0 0 0 2
C.Guthrie 29 12 8 17 7 2 0 1 0 2
T.Hawkins 24 19 11 5 10 5 4 0 0 0
L.Henderson 21 15 11 6 5 4 0 2 0 0
S.Kersten 16 10 7 6 5 4 0 1 0 0
J.Kolodjashnij 11 6 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
D.Lang 22 14 8 8 6 6 0 0 0 2
T.Lonergan 10 9 7 1 2 1 0 2 0 0
L.McCarthy 9 5 1 4 4 3 1 1 0 1
D.Menzel 25 13 9 12 8 6 0 0 0 3
S.Motlop 26 19 6 7 3 1 0 2 0 0
J.Selwood 32 14 8 18 14 5 2 2 0 7
Z.Smith 15 7 3 8 9 1 1 0 12 3
H.Taylor 14 11 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
N.Vardy 6 2 2 4 3 5 0 1 11 0
Gold CoastGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
G.Ablett 26 13 3 13 15 5 2 2 0 8
C.Cameron 8 4 4 4 2 3 0 1 0 0
D.Currie 9 3 5 6 6 4 0 1 34 1
R.Davis 10 7 2 3 6 2 1 0 0 0
S.Day 9 4 3 5 4 3 0 1 0 0
J.Grant 9 3 1 6 3 2 1 0 0 0
A.Hall 28 18 5 10 12 4 1 0 0 3
J.Harbrow 15 7 3 8 5 2 1 1 0 1
K.Kolodjashnij 19 11 3 8 5 0 2 0 0 0
S.Lemmens 18 11 4 7 7 2 4 1 0 1
J.Lonergan 13 6 2 7 6 3 0 0 0 2
T.Lynch 11 7 4 4 6 3 2 2 0 1
N.Malceski 20 9 4 11 7 6 3 1 0 2
J.Martin 9 3 1 6 5 3 0 1 0 0
T.McKenzie 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T.Miller 8 4 1 4 2 3 0 1 0 0
D.Prestia 24 11 3 13 11 9 1 0 0 2
M.Rosa 21 7 3 14 6 2 1 1 2 0
H.Schade 12 6 5 6 5 3 1 0 0 1
A.Sexton 20 8 3 12 8 1 1 1 0 1
M.Willis 11 4 1 7 2 2 1 2 0 1
P.Wright 5 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 0

Match Details

Geelong
Gold Coast
START TIME
7:25PM
WEATHER
Possible shower
VENUE
Simonds Stadium
Umpires
Matt Stevic, Chris Kamolins, Sam Hay

Geelong v Gold Coast: Joel Selwood and Paddy Dangerfield do it again for Cats

GEELONG 5.4 11.8 18.14 25.18 (168) GOLD COAST 3.2 5.3 6.3 7.6 (48)
Goals: Geelong: S Kersten 4, T Hawkins 4, N Cockatoo 3, S Motlop 3, D Lang 2, J Caddy 2, P Dangerfield 2, D Menzel, J Selwood, M Duncan, N Vardy, Z Smith. Gold Coast: A Sexton 2, T Lynch 2, C Cameron, J Harbrow, S Lemmens.
BEST Geelong: Dangerfield, Selwood, Caddy, Hawkins, Motlop, Bartel, Menzel, Kersten. Gold Coast:- Ablett, Hall, Currie, Prestia.
Injuries: Geelong: R Stanley (illness) replaced in selected side by N Vardy, A Mackie (general soreness) replaced in selected side by D Lang. Gold Coast: S Day (back), T McKenzie (ankle).
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Chris Kamolins, Sam Hay.
Official Crowd: 23,007 at Simonds Stadium.

Patrick Dangerfield of the Cats (right) starts to accelerate away from Alex Sexton of the Suns.
Crucial Cat: Patrick Dangerfield Photo: Getty Images

If a certain sameness is developing in watching the new Geelong go to work on their ย  home patch, revolving around the captain and the most celebrated of their ย parcel of recruits, there were no complaints from the locals in Saturday night's 120-point dismantling of Gold Coast.

This was another Joel Selwood and Paddy Dangerfield special, a veritable dual for Brownlow votes billing. They are the prime reason why a trip to the footy at Simonds Stadium sits atop the list of Saturday night options in the city by the bay.

Nakia Cockatoo of the Cats celebrates a goal with Tom Hawkins (left) and Mark Blicavs.
Nakia Cockatoo of the Cats celebrates a goal with Tom Hawkins (left) and Mark Blicavs. Photo: Getty Images

As the margin blew out the Suns dropped off the pace like cyclists losing touch with the peleton. After Steven Motlop comically threw a rushed behind just after half-time to gift Jarrod Harbrow a goal, the locals kicked 10 in a row in a procession that won't make for an easy review for Rodney Eade's undermanned but underwhelming team.

As galling as the margin was, key statistical differences โ€“ the Cats had 139 more possessions and 28 more inside 50s โ€“ told their own tale of dominance.

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In such one-way traffic it could never be a two-man show, and along with Josh Caddy's apeing of them in grunt or output, Jimmy Bartel and his ever-expanding beard were everywhere, Shane Kersten made a decent fist of taking the chances he's being afforded with a career-best four goals and Tom Hawkins became a more monstering presence as the party really got going.

The list went on, through Steven Motlop and Mitch Duncan around the ball, Daniel Menzel forward of it and Lachie Henderson behind. Hawkins kicked four, Nakia Cockatoo bobbed up with three, Darcy Lang two in a busy return, and apologies to anyone we've left out but every story has to end somewhere.

For once, it's Gary Ablett who's reduced to following in someone's slipstream, with Steven Motlop leading the way.
For once, it's Gary Ablett who's reduced to following in someone's slipstream, with Steven Motlop leading the way. Photo: Getty Images

The prospect of reacquaintance with a former favourite son on a mild autumn night had made the engagement even more enticing. In his sixth season as a Sun, Gary Ablett had only come "home" once, a 34-possession, two Brownlow vote performance midway through 2013.

Cat fans still regard him with an almost parental affection โ€“ only the odd dolt took up any of the 26 opportunities to jeer him on Saturday night. More discerning watchers were mindful of the privilege of seeing Ablett, Selwood and Dangerfield filling the centre square at the same time, aย concentratedย smorgasbord of ball-getting marvels. The last time they shared the stage in Geelong, Ablett was a Cat and Dangerfield a 19-year-old Crow playing his 20th game, and largely as a forward.

The Cats swung two late changes as Nathan Vardy came in for Rhys Stanley and Lang for Andrew Mackie, and endured some uncomfortable moments early as Dangerfield and Lincoln McCarthy wore heavy knocks in the opening minutes and Cameron Guthrie winced his way to the bench with a lower back issue.

Discomfort surfaced elsewhere as Tom Lonergan overdid his attention on Tom Lynch and the Coleman Medal leader kicked the visitors' first two after holding frees. Lonergan shifted to Clay Cameron and was beaten on the lead for the Suns' third.ย 

Any jitters were premature. Lynch didn't add another goal, started the last quarter in the middle and finished the night in defence. At least that was the best place to try to ย get a kick.

After a first quarter that tempered expectations of a stroll, the second re-established what Geelong fans have come to know as the natural order of things. Such was the flood of play at the city end Alex Sexton's two second-quarter goals for the Suns felt like a decent return from precious few opportunities.

While Ablett toiled away in orange, Selwood and Dangerfield slipped into a their groove. They had 35 first-half possessions between them, 15 of them hard won. This swelled to 62 and 31, and swelled chests throughout what's left of the Simonds Stadium terraces.