Geelong Cats break goal scoring record in massive win over Fremantle Dockers

Ben Jensen 18 August 2018, AFL Round 22 2018, Geelong Cats v Fremantle Dockers GEELONG annihilated the Fremantle Dockers at GMHBA Stadium today despite being outscored three goals to one in the first quarter. The Cats held the Dockers goalless for the rest of the match piling on ten in the second quarter when the heavens opened up delivering rain and hail; six in the third and finally seven in the final term. That made 23 goals in a row, which is a new AFL record, the previous was 16 set by Essendon in 2011 against Gold Coast. For good measure the 133 point margin is the biggest loss ever for Fremantle.

Gary Ablett kicked the four hundredth goal of his AFL career which was a highlight, Ablett named as one of the Cats’ best. Tom Hawkins kicked six goals and Tim Kelly was widely considered the Cats’ best, kicking three goals and had 26 disposals. Freo skipper Nat Fyfe, who had a chance to finally kick a goal for his beleaguered Dockers late in the final term but hit the post, had 37 possessions, the next best on the ground was former Docker Sam Menegola who had 27.

The win puts the Cats into the top eight and likely to play finals and after Collingwood beat Port Adelaide earlier today, in former Cat Travis Varcoe’s two hundredth game, Geelong sits in eighth spot equal on points with the Power but well ahead on percentage, the Cats on 125.7%, the Power 109.6%. Above the Cats on the ladder are Melbourne (130.5%) who play the Eagles in Perth tomorrow and GWS Giants at home in the final round. Sydney in sixth spot are a game ahead of the Cats and Demons but have an inferior percentage (109.7%) but have two games to play- GWS (on as we go to press) and a home match to the Hawks in the final round. A win in either will ensure the Cats can’t overtake them, and unless the Demons beat the Eagles stay ahead of Melbourne too.

The VFL Cats also had a big win, by 81 points over Coburg. The VFL Women’s side play away at Casey tomorrow at 1pm and will hope to extend their winning run.

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— Katherine (@katherinekvant) August 18, 2018

GEELONG CATS: 1.5, 11.6, 17.9, 24.14 (158) DEFEATED
FREMANTLE DOCKERS:  3.2, 3.2, 3.5, 3.7 (25)

GOALS
GEELONG: Hawkins 6, Parfitt 4, Kelly 3, Tuohy 2, Menzel 2, Henry 2, Taylor, Menegola, Murdoch, Ablett, Thurlow
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Sheridan, Mundy, Hill

BEST
GEELONG: Kelly, Hawkins, Menegola, Ablett, Parfitt, Duncan, Dangerfield
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: Fyfe, Neale, Mundy, Cox

INJURIES
GEELONG: None reported
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: None reported

CHANGES
GEELONG: –
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: –

REPORTS
GEELONG: –
FREMANTLE DOCKERS: –

UMPIRES: Hay, Rosebury, Stephens

CROWD: 24,507, at GMHBA Stadium, Kardinia Park, Geelong

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Jordan Murdoch, Jackson Thurlow, Harry Taylor, Ryan Abbott
OUT: Rhys Stanley (calf), Lachie Fogarty, James Parsons, Quinton Narkle

B: Tom Stewart, Lachie Henderson, Zach Tuohy
HB: Mitch Duncan, Jake Kolodjashnij, Cameron Guthrie
C: Jordan Murdoch, Joel Selwood, Jackson Thurlow
HF: Sam Menegola, Harry Taylor, Tim Kelly
F: Daniel Menzel, Tom Hawkins, Brandan Parfitt
FOLL: Ryan Abbott, Patrick Dangerfield, Gary Ablett
INT: Mark Blicavs, Jack Henry, Mark O’Connor, Scott Selwood
EMER: Jordan Cunico, Quinton Narkle, James Parsons, Zac Smith

FREMANTLE DOCKERS TEAM
IN: Nat Fyfe, Bailey Banfield
OUT: Luke Ryan (hamstring), Sam Switkowski (injured)

B: Taylin Duman, Michael Johnson, Alex Pearce
HB: Ed Langdon, Nathan Wilson, Brady Grey
C: Bradley Hill, Nat Fyfe, Adam Cerra
HF: Shane Kersten, Brennan Cox, Cam McCarthy
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Matt Taberner, Lachie Neale
FOLL: Sean Darcy, Michael Walters, David Mundy
INT: Ryan Nyhuis, Tommy Sheridan, Stefan Giro, Bailey Banfield
EMER: Brandon Matera, Scott Jones, Danyle Pearce, Ethan Hughes

VFL 2018 – ROUND 20
COBURG LIONS V GEELONG CATS
SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2018, 12:00 AEST
COBURG OVAL

GEELONG CATS: 3.TBC, 11.TBC, 16.TBC, 20.9 (129) DEFEATED
COBURG LIONS:  2.TBC, 6.TBC, 7.TBC, 7.6 (48)

GOALS
GEELONG CATS: Crameri 4, Mclachlan 3, Dobson 3, Smith 2, Gardner 2, Narkle, Constable, Keras, Simpson, Jones, Miers
COBURG LIONS:  Dickson 2, Murphy, Cannolo, Mitchell-Russell, Lowson, Mellington

BEST
GEELONG CATS: McMullan, Atkins, Miers, Guthrie, Smith, Mclachlan
COBURG LIONS: Exon, Sandric, Murphy, Lentini, Dickson, Bunker

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Q. Narkle, L. Fogarty, P. Dowling, T. McMullan, J. Parsons, C. Mitchell, A. Grace, S. Crameri, B. Reid, S. Dobson
OUT: G. Horlin-Smith, H. Taylor, J. Thurlow, T. Lang, R. Abbott, J. Murdoch

B: 62. C. Floyd, 30. T. House, 15. M. Hayball
HB: 18. C. Constable, 39. Z. Guthrie, 51. J. Tsitas
C: 31. J. Cunico, 64. T. Atkins, 19. Q. Narkle
HF: 41. J. Jones, 12. W. Buzza, 37. S. Simpson
F: 36. S. Crameri, 20. R. Gardner, 32. G. Miers
FOLL: 9. Z. Smith, 34. J. Parsons, 13. L. Fogarty
INT (FROM): 63. S. Dobson, 79. P. Dowling, 66. A. Grace, 53. J. Keras, 55. L. Kiel, 78. J. McLachlan, 75. C. Mitchell, 56. B. Reid
23P: 72. T. McMullan

COBURG LIONS TEAM
IN: B. Cannolo, J. Fox, T. Lever, J. Sandric, M. Kovacevic
OUT: B. Kanakis

B: 2. J. Corigliano, 43. H. Nolan, 15. J. Iacobaccio
HB: 9. N. Blair, 10. S. Gregory, 17. L. Dickson
C: 5. R. Exon, 42. M. Lentini, 36. J. Guthrie
HF: 1. B. Allan, 12. P. McEvoy, 23. J. McDonald
F: 24. B. Bernacki, 18. S. Lowson, 37. J. Murphy
FOLL: 29. T. Goodwin, 8. N. Mellington, 11. L. Bunker
INT (FROM): 32. B. Cannolo, 20. M. Conn, 16. J. Fox, 41. M. Kovacevic, 34. T. Lever, 45. J. Sandric, 22. A. Swierzbiolek, 26. L. Watkins
23P: 44. M. Mitchell-Russell