NO NONSENSE CATS BEAT DEMONS, BACK IN TOP FOUR
Ben Jensen 12 July 2014

AFL 2014 ROUND 17 MELBOURNE DEMONS V GEELONG CATS GEELONG brought home the four points with a 66 point win over Melbourne at a very chilly MCG yesterday, though game watchers were pretty much none the wiser on the form of either side after a very uneventful second half that saw just three goals scored by either side. Should Richmond hold off Port Adelaide tomorrow, the Cats will hold onto a spot in the top four for the first time since their defeat at the hands of Gold Coast a few weeks back.

This evening the VFL side were beaten by Richmond under lights at Simonds Stadium in a match that by all reports made the MCG match feel warm. The Cats led at the first three changes but the four point lead at three quarter time ended up being a four point defeat, the Tigers outscoring the Cats in the final term. In between the two games, Channel Seven and 3AW commentator Brian Taylor created controversy, referring to Harry Taylor as a 'big poofter' for the manner in which he left Simonds Stadium after his 150th game last week. 'BT' is set to face suspension from 3AW and possibly also Channel Seven.

GEELONG: 3.7, 11.10, 12.13, 14.18 (102) DEFEATED
MELBOURNE: 0.2, 2.5, 4.6, 5.6 (36)

GOALS
GEELONG: Hawkins 3, Johnson 2, Kersten 2, Christensen, Motlop, Guthrie, Hartman, Duncan, McIntosh, Bartel
MELBOURNE: Howe 2, Pedersen, Kent, Vince

BEST
GEELONG: Selwood, Motlop, Johnson, McIntosh, Mackie, Kelly, Guthrie
MELBOURNE: Riley, Viney, Garland

CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil
MELBOURNE: Nil

INJURIES
GEELONG: Nil
MELBOURNE: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
GEELONG: George Horlin-Smith, replaced Cameron Guthrie after half-time
MELBOURNE: Dean Terlich, replaced Neville Jetta during the third quarter

UMPIRES

FIELD: Matt Stevic, Sam Hay, Jason Armstrong EM: Heath Ryan
BOUNDARY: Adam Coote, Drew Kowalski, Chris Roberts, Robert Haala
GOAL: Daniel Wilson, Mark Canning EM: Luke Walker

TIP: Cats by 52 points

CROWD: 36,385 at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

GEELONG DRAW AFL SEASON 2014