CATS CLEAN SWEEP KANGAROOS AND BULLDOGS INTO AFL NAB CUP SECOND ROUND
Ben Jensen 20 February 2011

AFL NAB CUP 2011 GEELONG CATS By Ben Jensen GEELONG has beaten the Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne Kangaroos to top Pool 5, the final of the group games in this season's AFL NAB Cup today at Skilled Stadium. First up Geelong kicked four goals to defeat North Melbourne by eighteen points. Rookie Ben Johnson booted one goal along with Jimmy Bartel, Mitch Duncan and Shannon Motlop. For the 'Roos Ben McKinley and Lachlan Hansen kicked their two goals. In the second game the Western Bulldogs ensured a sad trip back home on the train for the Kangaroos, smashing them to the tune of thirty-one points.

In the final match the Cats survived an early scare in the second half against the Bulldogs but ultimately prevailed by twenty-one points. Steve Johnson booted three and Tom Hawkins two, the Cats snapping back after the Bulldogs jumped to a one goal lead early on. But that would be the Bulldogs' final score, the Cats kicking four unanswered goals to ensure they went through on top to face St Kilda next weekend. Unfortunately for the Cats James Podsiadly will be missing, he left the field with a broken hand after the first game and did not appear for the second.

AFL NAB CUP POOL 5 GAME 3

GEELONG: 0.2.1 0.7.4 (46) DEFEATED
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 0.3.1 0.4.1 (25)

GOALS
GEELONG: TBC
WESTERN BULLDOGS:TBC

BEST
GEELONG: S Johnson 3, T Hawkins 2, J Simpkin, J Bartel
WESTERN BULLDOGS: J Grant 2, D Addison, D Giansiracusa

REPORTS
NIL

INJURIES
GEELONG: TBC
WESTERN BULLDOGS: TBC

UMPIRES: TBC

CROWD: TBC at Skilled Stadium, Geelong

AFL NAB CUP POOL 5 GAME 1

GEELONG: 0.2.5 0.4.8 (32) DEFEATED
NORTH MELBOURNE: 0.1.0 0.2.2 (14)

GOALS
GEELONG: B Johnson J Bartel M Duncan S Motlop
NORTH MELBOURNE: B McKinley L Hansen

BEST
GEELONG: Milburn, Bartel, Enright, Stokes, Duncan
NORTH MELBOURNE: Richardson, Tarrant, Urquhart, Anthony, Greenwood

REPORTS
NIL

INJURIES
GEELONG: Podsiadly (chest)
NORTH MELBOURNE: Greenwood (ankle)

UMPIRES: H. Kennedy. M. Jennings, L. Haussen

CROWD: 7,000 (Approx) at Skilled Stadium, Geelong

AFL NAB CUP POOL 5 GAME 2

WESTERN BULLDOGS: 0.8.6 (54) DEFEATED
NORTH MELBOURNE: 1.2.2 (23)

GOALS
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Jarrad Grant 2, Patrick Veszpremi 2, Shaun Higgins, Mitch Hahn, Jordan Roughead, Daniel Giansiracusa
NORTH MELBOURNE: 9 Pointer: Lindsay Thomas 6 Pointers: Andrew Swallow, Drew Petrie

BEST
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Matthew Boyd, Jarrad Grant, Patrick Veszpremi, Brodie Moles
NORTH MELBOURNE: Cam Richardson, Robbie Tarrant, Andrew Swallow, Liam Anthony

REPORTS
NIL

INJURIES
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Shaun Atley (nose), Marcus White (shoulder)
NORTH MELBOURNE: NIL

UMPIRES: H. Kennedy, M. Jennnings, L. Haussen, H. Ryan, S. Ryan, N. Foot

CROWD: 10,000 (Approx) at Skilled Stadium, Geelong (An improvement on the first game)