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After the game: Danger needs to leave Geelong for the Cats to win
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Geelong are a slow, slow team. Harry Taylor is the worst. He might as well be wandering around their defensive fifty yelling at the opposition forwards to get off his lawn.
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Motlop ran past Taylor to goal before Harry had time to shift his zimmerframe.
Motlop is not young any more.
He drowned him in his metamucil.
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I can't believe he's still playing. He was a terrific defender but I honestly thought he was finished 3 years ago. Tonight should be his last game but you know it won't be.
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After the game: Danger needs to play like its a home and away game for the Cats to win.
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Unfortunately for them, they need the opposition to play like it's a home and away game too.
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Hopefully he plays one more final
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Plus this was the first year in living memory we didn't get to hear the usual "a final has to be played at Cardinia park" rubbish.
Their usual "underdog" whining has been taken away from them. Psychologically must be tough on them.
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hey stephen wells if cats had brad crouch or shaune higgin they wouldve won tonight
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AFL Finals: All the news and action out of the Qualifying Final clash between Port Adelaide and Geelong
Geelong coach Chris Scott says criticism of his side’s finals record is “a bit lazy” after the Cats crashed to their 12th loss in their past 16 finals against Port Adelaide.
Geelong’s premiership window threatens to slam shut on its ageing stars after it failed to overcome its qualifying final hoodoo against Port Adelaide.
The Cats went in with the oldest team on average per player in the game’s history but they will need to win three consecutive finals to send champion Gary Ablett out with a premiership.
It was only Port Adelaide’s fourth win over Geelong from their past 23 meetings as the Cats slumped to their fourth qualifying final defeat in eight years.
That record will leave many fans frustrated as another brilliant home-and-away campaign fizzles without the ultimate prize.
With its best 22 available, supporters cried during the week there would be no excuses.
Chris Scott may also land himself in hot water after an outburst at the umpires at halftime.
Scott stormed onto Adelaide Oval and appeared to express his dislike at the standard of some of the centre bounces.
The 16-point defeat means Geelong will have to become just the fifth team this century to win a grand final after losing a qualifying final.
The game turned in the third term when Port Adelaide took control in front of nearly 25,000 fans at Adelaide Oval.
A run of four unanswered goals either side of halftime gave the Power a game-high 21-point lead.
Geelong rallied to close the deficit to seven points midway through the final term, only for Todd Marshall to provide the sealer as the Power booked a preliminary final berth.
Ex-Cat Steven Motlop had a hotfoot with three goals from his first three kicks, while spearhead Tom Hawkins had some inexplicable misses.
The Coleman Medal winner had six shots at goal for 0.5, including a miss from 20m out on a slight angle and a bizarre checkside from effectively directly in front, and another difficult chance that failed to score.
It was the first time Hawkins had gone goalless in a game since Round 7.
Brisbane (2003), Sydney (2005), West Coast (2006) and Hawthorn (2015) are the only other premiers to win a flag after dropping the first final.
Geelong will meet the winner of the West Coast-Collingwood elimination final
Geelong coach Chris Scott said criticism of the Cats’ finals record is “a bit lazy” as they attempt to avoid a straight-sets demise.
The 16-point defeat against Port Adelaide on Thursday night was Geelong’s 12th loss from its past 16 finals matches.
It has also lost four of five qualifying finals in the past eight years — and the only victory in that time was because Hawthorn’s Isaac Smith missed a chance after the siren.
Scott dismissed questions about his side’s finals performances and record off the bye.
“We consistently come up with reasons that we think are much more valid than any of those,” Scott said.
“Bar Richmond, if you include teams that don’t make the finals, not many teams have good finals records.
“You play the best teams at the end of the year in high pressure situations. If you win it, you come away with a good record.
“The other option is you have a really good year one year and you miss the finals three years in a row. That helps your record.”
Geelong was on top in the second quarter when it led possessions (82-61), marks (15-12), contested possessions (38-22), inside 50s (11-5) and clearances (9-7), but four consecutive Port Adelaide goals either side of halftime helped the Power book a preliminary final ticket.
Tom Hawkins was uncharacteristically inaccurate in front of goal, booting 0.5.
“We probably had control of the game for large periods (and) certainly had our chances to win the game,” Scott said.
“I wouldn’t say we were the dominant team, I’d say it was pretty even.
“They took their chances, got some easier shots than we did but we certainly had enough scores.
“The way they played around the ball was obviously a focus for them and they executed that really well. They deserve their win but we had our chances.”
Geelong will meet the winner of the West Coast-Collingwood elimination final and now faces the possibility of meeting Richmond in the preliminary final if the Tigers defeat Brisbane.
Scott said the 9.4 (58) to 5.12 (42) defeat was a “bitter pill to swallow”.
“I don’t think we’ll come away from the game thinking we’re off the pace,” he said.
“My gut feel is it was a high pressure game, two pretty good teams around the ball and they were just a little bit better than us on the night.”
COURAGEOUS KIDS
Xavier Duursma’s tears and Todd Marshall’s smile showed exactly what this meant to them.
As the Port Adelaide huddle broke from three-quarter-time Duursma made his way to the bench in tears, clearly having been told he wouldn’t be going back on.
It was a minor miracle he was walking around at all given 20 minutes earlier he lay face down in the turf having been knocked unconscious.
Duursma typified what Port Adelaide was about in the qualifying final. He had eight touches – the second most of any Power player in the first half – then set up a goal early in the third with a brilliant chase-down tackle on Jack Henry.
Then moments later he ran back with the flight of the ball inside 50m and ran straight into Mark Blicavs, hit the ground and did not move before eventually being helped from the ground.
Then there was Marshall who came back from what appeared to be a dislocated shoulder which forced him from the ground in the first term.
He returned with it heavily strapped as Lachie Henderson bumped into it and whispered in his ear. But at every opportunity Marshall forced a contest and his set shot goal in the final term sealed the win.
CAT ATTACK BLUNTED
Tom Hawkins kicked 6.2 against Port Adelaide in Round 12, mostly on Tom Clurey, but we never got the rematch.
Instead Ken Hinkley sent Trent McKenzie to the Coleman Medallist who did everything but assert himself on the scoreboard.
At halftime he’d had four shots on goal for 0.3 including two misses from the scoreboard pocket, then having out-marked McKenzie 20m out he nonchalantly turned onto his left foot and missed the snap around his body.
Hawkins finished with 0.5 and his team an inaccurate 5.12 with Rhys Stanley posing the most dangerous threat and Patrick Dangerfield’s running goal from 70m threatening to drag his team back into it just before three-quarter-time.
But overall Port Adelaide’s undersized defence stood up well with Tom Jonas on Gary Rohan and Clurey on Stanley. But it was thanks to the efforts of their teammates including Ryan Burton and the brilliant Hamish Hartlett who often went second and third man up to help.
COOL HAND SAM
What a final from Sam Powell-Pepper.
When he didn’t have the footy his pressure was immense but when he did have it he moved with manic speed yet didn’t make rushed or poor decisions.
He had five contested possessions and five clearances in the first quarter, had a classy give-and-go with Connor Rozee on the boundary in the second then his biggest moment arrived in the shadows of halftime.
Having just conceded a goal to Joel Selwood with one minute to go, the Power won the clearance and Powell-Pepper took possession at half-forward, shrugged the tackle and got it to Ollie Wines who found Brad Ebert for a morale-lifting goal after the siren.
Even his pressure to force Jake Kolodjashinij to kick out on the full in the final quarter was important in the win.
Geelong coach Chris Scott says criticism of his side’s finals record is “a bit lazy” after the Cats crashed to their 12th loss in their past 16 finals against Port Adelaide.
Geelong’s premiership window threatens to slam shut on its ageing stars after it failed to overcome its qualifying final hoodoo against Port Adelaide.
The Cats went in with the oldest team on average per player in the game’s history but they will need to win three consecutive finals to send champion Gary Ablett out with a premiership.
It was only Port Adelaide’s fourth win over Geelong from their past 23 meetings as the Cats slumped to their fourth qualifying final defeat in eight years.
That record will leave many fans frustrated as another brilliant home-and-away campaign fizzles without the ultimate prize.
With its best 22 available, supporters cried during the week there would be no excuses.
Chris Scott may also land himself in hot water after an outburst at the umpires at halftime.
Scott stormed onto Adelaide Oval and appeared to express his dislike at the standard of some of the centre bounces.
The 16-point defeat means Geelong will have to become just the fifth team this century to win a grand final after losing a qualifying final.
The game turned in the third term when Port Adelaide took control in front of nearly 25,000 fans at Adelaide Oval.
A run of four unanswered goals either side of halftime gave the Power a game-high 21-point lead.
Geelong rallied to close the deficit to seven points midway through the final term, only for Todd Marshall to provide the sealer as the Power booked a preliminary final berth.
Ex-Cat Steven Motlop had a hotfoot with three goals from his first three kicks, while spearhead Tom Hawkins had some inexplicable misses.
The Coleman Medal winner had six shots at goal for 0.5, including a miss from 20m out on a slight angle and a bizarre checkside from effectively directly in front, and another difficult chance that failed to score.
It was the first time Hawkins had gone goalless in a game since Round 7.
Brisbane (2003), Sydney (2005), West Coast (2006) and Hawthorn (2015) are the only other premiers to win a flag after dropping the first final.
Geelong will meet the winner of the West Coast-Collingwood elimination final
Geelong coach Chris Scott said criticism of the Cats’ finals record is “a bit lazy” as they attempt to avoid a straight-sets demise.
The 16-point defeat against Port Adelaide on Thursday night was Geelong’s 12th loss from its past 16 finals matches.
It has also lost four of five qualifying finals in the past eight years — and the only victory in that time was because Hawthorn’s Isaac Smith missed a chance after the siren.
Scott dismissed questions about his side’s finals performances and record off the bye.
“We consistently come up with reasons that we think are much more valid than any of those,” Scott said.
“Bar Richmond, if you include teams that don’t make the finals, not many teams have good finals records.
“You play the best teams at the end of the year in high pressure situations. If you win it, you come away with a good record.
“The other option is you have a really good year one year and you miss the finals three years in a row. That helps your record.”
Geelong was on top in the second quarter when it led possessions (82-61), marks (15-12), contested possessions (38-22), inside 50s (11-5) and clearances (9-7), but four consecutive Port Adelaide goals either side of halftime helped the Power book a preliminary final ticket.
Tom Hawkins was uncharacteristically inaccurate in front of goal, booting 0.5.
“We probably had control of the game for large periods (and) certainly had our chances to win the game,” Scott said.
“I wouldn’t say we were the dominant team, I’d say it was pretty even.
“They took their chances, got some easier shots than we did but we certainly had enough scores.
“The way they played around the ball was obviously a focus for them and they executed that really well. They deserve their win but we had our chances.”
Geelong will meet the winner of the West Coast-Collingwood elimination final and now faces the possibility of meeting Richmond in the preliminary final if the Tigers defeat Brisbane.
Scott said the 9.4 (58) to 5.12 (42) defeat was a “bitter pill to swallow”.
“I don’t think we’ll come away from the game thinking we’re off the pace,” he said.
“My gut feel is it was a high pressure game, two pretty good teams around the ball and they were just a little bit better than us on the night.”
COURAGEOUS KIDS
Xavier Duursma’s tears and Todd Marshall’s smile showed exactly what this meant to them.
As the Port Adelaide huddle broke from three-quarter-time Duursma made his way to the bench in tears, clearly having been told he wouldn’t be going back on.
It was a minor miracle he was walking around at all given 20 minutes earlier he lay face down in the turf having been knocked unconscious.
Duursma typified what Port Adelaide was about in the qualifying final. He had eight touches – the second most of any Power player in the first half – then set up a goal early in the third with a brilliant chase-down tackle on Jack Henry.
Then moments later he ran back with the flight of the ball inside 50m and ran straight into Mark Blicavs, hit the ground and did not move before eventually being helped from the ground.
Then there was Marshall who came back from what appeared to be a dislocated shoulder which forced him from the ground in the first term.
He returned with it heavily strapped as Lachie Henderson bumped into it and whispered in his ear. But at every opportunity Marshall forced a contest and his set shot goal in the final term sealed the win.
CAT ATTACK BLUNTED
Tom Hawkins kicked 6.2 against Port Adelaide in Round 12, mostly on Tom Clurey, but we never got the rematch.
Instead Ken Hinkley sent Trent McKenzie to the Coleman Medallist who did everything but assert himself on the scoreboard.
At halftime he’d had four shots on goal for 0.3 including two misses from the scoreboard pocket, then having out-marked McKenzie 20m out he nonchalantly turned onto his left foot and missed the snap around his body.
Hawkins finished with 0.5 and his team an inaccurate 5.12 with Rhys Stanley posing the most dangerous threat and Patrick Dangerfield’s running goal from 70m threatening to drag his team back into it just before three-quarter-time.
But overall Port Adelaide’s undersized defence stood up well with Tom Jonas on Gary Rohan and Clurey on Stanley. But it was thanks to the efforts of their teammates including Ryan Burton and the brilliant Hamish Hartlett who often went second and third man up to help.
COOL HAND SAM
What a final from Sam Powell-Pepper.
When he didn’t have the footy his pressure was immense but when he did have it he moved with manic speed yet didn’t make rushed or poor decisions.
He had five contested possessions and five clearances in the first quarter, had a classy give-and-go with Connor Rozee on the boundary in the second then his biggest moment arrived in the shadows of halftime.
Having just conceded a goal to Joel Selwood with one minute to go, the Power won the clearance and Powell-Pepper took possession at half-forward, shrugged the tackle and got it to Ollie Wines who found Brad Ebert for a morale-lifting goal after the siren.
Even his pressure to force Jake Kolodjashinij to kick out on the full in the final quarter was important in the win.
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More Geesook gold
Best case scenario,
Brisbane beat Richmond
Richmond beat St. Kilda or West Coast.
Geelong beat Collingwood or WCE.
Port Adelaide beat Richmond
Geelong beat Brisbane.
Geelong beat Port Adelaide in the big dance.
We can do this !!!!
Best case scenario,
Brisbane beat Richmond
Richmond beat St. Kilda or West Coast.
Geelong beat Collingwood or WCE.
Port Adelaide beat Richmond
Geelong beat Brisbane.
Geelong beat Port Adelaide in the big dance.
We can do this !!!!
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Maybe Stanley until Ivan’s back.Blicavs would be handy for Chols spot I reckon. But only until Lynch came back
Yeah, copped windburn from Motlop but Harry’s biggest problem was not slow running but slow thinking. Was just jogging at first. What was he thinking? Motlop zooms past and old Harry accelerates - too late.
EAD handbaggers
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Didn't realise Gazza was that old.
Surely next week is his last game?
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Cats should have won the game, like the PF last year, squandered the opportunity.
They had a formation of four defenders, but the Power got the ball out the back for the snap goals.
A couple were soccer-type goals.
Houston was damaging, hadn't seen before, running laterally through midfield.
Thought before the game that Butters' return would make the difference.
They had a formation of four defenders, but the Power got the ball out the back for the snap goals.
A couple were soccer-type goals.
Houston was damaging, hadn't seen before, running laterally through midfield.
Thought before the game that Butters' return would make the difference.
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