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CATS BEAT LIONS TO SECURE THIRD SPOT
AND VICTORIAN FINAL
Ben Jensen 30 August 2014
AFL
ROUND 23 2014; GEELONG CATS V BRISBANE LIONS GEELONG
overcame a challenge by Brisbane in the third quarter before putting
the foot down and running out sixty-two point winners. A career high
seven goals from Tom Hawkins and three from Josh Caddy gave fans plenty
to shout about, while the Lions had a red hot go before the Cats got
in top in third quarter to lead by seven goals at the final break. The
lead at one stage blew out to over seventy points, the Cats scoring
five goals to two in the final term.
Geelong plays Hawthorn
next Friday night at the MCG in the second qualifying final; the Hawks
finishing second behind the Swans on percentage, both having equal wins
as the Cats. Fremantle beat Port Adelaide earlier today to secure fourth
spot; Port finishing sixth. Essendon overcame the ASADA/supplements
scandal to finish seventh under Bomber Thompson while Richmond amazingly
beat Sydney at ANZ Stadium, securing eighth spot.
GEELONG:
5.2, 11.6, 16.13, 21.17 (143) DEFEATED
BRISBANE: 2.4, 7.5, 10.6, 12.9 (81)
GOALS
GEELONG: Hawkins 7, Caddy 3, Selwood 2, Murdoch 2, Enright, Varcoe,
Stokes, Walker, Bartel, Thurlow, Brown
BRISBANE: Green 3, Beams 2, Merrett, Martin, Bewick, Aish, Taylor,
McStay, Lester
BEST
GEELONG: Duncan, Selwood, Hawkins, Enright, Stokes, Caddy, Taylor
BRISBANE: Hanley, Martin, Lester, Taylor
CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil
BRISBANE: Nil
INJURIES
GEELONG: TBA
BRISBANE: TBA
SUBSTITUTES
GEELONG: Billy Smedts replaced Tom Lonergan at three-quarter
time
BRISBANE: Mitch Golby replaced Jackson Paine at three-quarter
time
UMPIRES
FIELD:
Matthew 'Def' Leppard, Robert Findlay, Jacob Mollison EM: David Harris
BOUNDARY: Chris Esler, Graham Bergroth, Shane Thiele, Matthew Jenkinson
GOAL: David Dixon, Michael Hammond EM: Michael Craig
TIP: Cats by 47 points
CROWD:
24,659 at Simonds Stadium, Geelong
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TEAMS
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GEELONG
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BRISBANE
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IN:
Mitch Brown, Josh Walker, George Horlin-Smith, Lincoln
McCarthy, Billie Smedts
OUT: Hamish McIntosh
(managed), Shane Kersten (hamstring), Brad Hartman (adductor),
Steven Motlop (managed), Allen Christensen (managed)
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IN:
Zac O'Brien, Jordon Bourke, Matthew Leuenberger, Jackson
Paine
OUT: Matt Maguire
(ankle), Michael Close (omitted), Ryan Harwood (foot), Ashley
McGrath (retired)
NEW: Jordon Bourke
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B:
Mitch Brown, Harry Taylor, Tom Lonergan
HB: Andrew Mackie, Jared Rivers, Corey Enright
C: Cameron Guthrie, Joel Selwood, James Kelly
HF: Travis Varcoe, Josh Walker, Jordan Murdoch
F: Jimmy Bartel, Tom Hawkins, Mathew Stokes
FOLL: Mark Blicavs, Josh Caddy, Mitch Duncan
INT: George Horlin-Smith, Lincoln McCarthy, Billie Smedts,
Jackson Thurlow
EMER: Jed Bews, Darcy Lang, Jackson Sheringham |
B:
Darcy Gardiner, Justin Clarke, Jed Adcock
HB: Zac O'Brien, Joel Patfull, Rohan Bewick
C: Claye Beams, Tom Rockliff, Sam Mayes
HF: James Aish, Josh Green, Dayne Zorko
F: Jordon Bourke, Matthew Leuenberger, Daniel McStay
FOLL: Stefan Martin, Pearce Hanley, Jack Crisp
INT: Daniel Merrett, Lewis Taylor, Jonathan Freeman, Jackson
Paine
EMER: Nick Robertson, Ryan Lester, Mitch Golby |
GEELONG
DRAW AFL SEASON 2014
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AFL 2014 ROUND 23
GEELONG CATS V BRISBANE LIONS
SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2014 19:40
AEST
SIMONDS
STADIUM
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