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Scott Thompson escapes conviction – Match Review Panel Round 18 2012

By on July 30, 2012 in Match Review Panel

Adelaide’s midfield superstar Scott Thompson remains in contention for the AFL’s most prestigious award, the Brownlow Medal, after his high bump on Geelong’s Steve Johnson was cleared of being malicious. Geelong were forced to sub Johnson out of the match after he was bumped by Thompson in the first few seconds of the Cats’ 27 [...]

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Swan Inspires Pies

By on July 15, 2012 in Match Reviews

GEELONG                2.4      3.8     6.13    10.19 (79) COLLINGWOOD    8.2      11.6    15.7    17.8 (110) A stellar performance from Dane Swan and an eight-goal opening term has seen Collingwood defeat Geelong by 31 points. The Brownlow medallist amassed a rampant 40 disposals in a contest that was effectively over by quarter-time. Collingwood’s midfield simply dominated Geelong, with Swan, Dayne [...]

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Cats Down Defiant Dogs

By on May 26, 2012 in Match Reviews

Western Bulldogs 1.1 6.2 8.5 11.9 (75) Geelong 3.5 6.9 9.9 14.11 (95) Geelong shrugged off a hungry Western Bulldogs with 20 points to spare at Etihad Stadium on Friday night. For the majority of the match it was a tight and low-scoring contest, which eventually came to suit the Western Bulldogs as they surged, [...]

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Crippled Collingwood Stumble Home

By on May 19, 2012 in Match Reviews

Collingwood     3.6 | 7.9 | 10.11 | 14.12.  96 Geelong             2.4 | 6.6 | 7.12 | 11.18.  84 A wounded Collingwood side has fought off a fast-finishing Geelong to record a 12 point win at the MCG. Whilst Collingwood’s fortune, coupled with two late goals from Alex Fasolo and Scott [...]

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Hawk nudges Cats home

By on April 10, 2012 in Match Reviews

Geelong 4.1 7.3 10.7 14.8 (92) Hawthorn 3.4 8.6 13.7 13.12 (90) Geelong came back from a three-goal deficit at three-quarter time to eventually defeat Hawthorn by two points. A starring role from Tom Hawkins lead the Geelong charge, as well as an adversity-ridden show of strength by captain Joel Selwood. The game had more [...]

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Cats and Dogs’ last pre-season push

By on March 17, 2012 in Match Previews

Where and When: Simonds Stadium, Saturday March 17, 3.00 PM AEDT It’s set to be an interesting contest down at Geelong, as the Cats host the Bulldogs at Simonds Stadium. Both teams have had relatively quiet pre-seasons, with two wins and two losses apiece leaving the teams in the bottom half of the ladder, so [...]

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