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CATS GET JOB DONE AGAINST POWER
Ben Jensen 1 July 2012

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG CATS V PORT ADELAIDE POWER GEELONG did just enough to defeat Port Adelaide in a dreary day in front of a 21-year record low crowd this afternoon. Just 13,736 punters were recorded, a hundred or so better than the crowd verses the then Brisbane Bears in 1991. After the 38 point win the Cats remain in seventh spot on the ladder with eight wins, a game behind the Premiership favourite of many, Hawthorn one game ahead. The Cats are two games clear for the time being of yet to play St Kilda and four other sides outside the eight on six wins.

Harry Taylor kicked three goals to be the leading goal scorer two games in a row at Geelong, with skipper Joel Selwood and forward Tom Hawkins the other multiple goal scorers for the Cats. It was certainly not a day for key forwards Hawkins and James Podisadly, even the smaller players Matthew Stokes, Allen Christensen and mid-sized Steve Johnson really struggled. Port Adelaide were never really in contention but gave a far better account of themselves than many had penciled in before the match, considering their lengthy injury list and lack of an official captain for the day. Next week the Cats travel from one house builder sponsored ground in Simonds to Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast to face the cashed-up Gary Ablett and his Suns, who were walloped by the Eagles last night.

GEELONG: 3.4, 6.8, 9.10 14.15 (99) DEFEATED
PORT ADELAIDE: 2.3, 2.7, 6.9, 8.13 (61)

GOALS
GEELONG: Taylor 3, Selwood 2, Hawkins 2, Motlop, Duncan, Smedts, Johnson, Lonergan, Enright, Horlin-Smith
PORT ADELAIDE: Westhoff 2, Lobbe 2, Wingard, Pfeiffer, Ebert, Cornes

BEST
GEELONG: Selwood, Kelly, Scarlett, Corey, Enright, Bartel, Taylor
PORT ADELAIDE: Pearce, Cornes, Brad Ebert, Chaplin, Carlile

CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil PORT ADELAIDE: Nil

INJURIES
GEELONG: Podsiadly (ankle)
PORT ADELAIDE: TBA

UMPIRES:

FIELD: Luke Farmer (4), Shane Stewart (10), Stefan Grun (13) EM: Shaun Gleeson (37)
BOUNDARY: Ian Burrows, Shane Jones, John Morris, Christopher Gordon
GOAL: Peter Gonis, Adam Wojcik EM: Chris Appleton

CROWD: 13,736 at Simonds Stadium, Geelong

PRE-MATCH TIP: "Cats by 52 points"

GEELONG	PORT ADELAIDE
IN: Billie Smedts, Cameron Guthrie, George Horlin-Smith, Jordan Murdoch OUT: Paul Chapman (Groin), Josh Hunt (Toe), David Wojcinski, Dawson Simpson NEW: Jordan Murdoch (Glenelg/Port Macdonnell)	IN: Alipate Carlile, David Rodan, Matthew Lobbe, John Butcher, Aaron Young, Thomas Jonas OUT: Domenic Cassisi (Hip), Matt Thomas (Suspension), Hamish Hartlett (Hamstring), Jackson Trengove (Finger), Jarrad Redden, Jay Schulz (Abdomen)
B: Tom Lonergan, Matthew Scarlett, Corey Enright HB: Joel Corey, Harry Taylor, Taylor Hunt C: Steven Motlop, James Kelly, Allen Christensen HF: Andrew Mackie, James Podsiadly, Mathew Stokes F: Mitch Duncan, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson FOLL: Trent West, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel INT: Billie Smedts, Cameron Guthrie, George Horlin-Smith, Jordan Murdoch EMER: Shannon Byrnes, David Wojcinski, Dawson Simpson	B: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Paul Stewart HB: Tom Logan, Troy Chaplin, Darren Pfeiffer C: Kane Cornes, Bradley Ebert, Danyle Pearce HF: Brett Ebert, Justin Westhoff, Andrew Moore F: Chad Wingard, John Butcher, Matthew Lobbe FOLL: Brent Renouf, Matthew Broadbent, John McCarthy INT: David Rodan, Ben Jacobs, Aaron Young, Thomas Jonas EMER: Daniel Stewart, Nathan Blee, Cameron O'Shea

VFL ROUND 14
COBURG TIGERS V GEELONG
SUNDAY 1 JULY 2012, 14:00 AEST
REID OVAL (WARRNAMBOOL)

AFL 2012 ROUND 14

GEELONG V PORT ADELAIDE

SUNDAY 1 JULY 2012 13:10 AEST

SIMONDS STADIUM

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