Mannagh roves and runs into the open goal for the first of the night, after Clark won a HTB free on Higgins on members wing. (Q1 1:06)
O’Connor mops up behind a stoppage in the pocket and gives inside to Atkins who curls in the goal from 40m on a slight angle. Too much space outside the contest. (Q1 4:46)
Dempsey goes long to a pack in the square from the HFF, but nobody manages to get a hand on it according to the goal umpire, another one for the Cats! If it stands. (Q1 7:36)
Ah, the left index finger of Edwards ended up being the culprit for the behind on review. (Q1 8:20)
Ryan is beaten easily on members wing to give up a turnover, Polkinghorne marks at the hotspot and converts with his first kick. (Q1 16:17)
Mannagh it was who made Ryan look like a statue, very bad body language from the Saints. (Q1 16:57)
Worpel roves a smothered snap at the top of the square after another stoppage and snaps it himself. Cats bossing this game early, as usual at this venue. (Q1 19:17)
The Saints get a score from a stoppage themselves, Garcia jets around De Koning for the goal from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 26:32)
Marshall scrubs a snap from a ball up at the hotspot against De Koning, Geelong didn’t have a goalkeeper on the line so it skids through for the goal. (Q1 29:17)
Holmes bombs from the HFF after a reversed free to Wanganeen-Milera on outer wing, but the ball bounces into the right goalpost. (Q2 4:05)
Miers celebrates his return to the senior side with a snap goal from the pocket 25m out. (Q2 5:41)
Ryan had a terrible Q1 but he’s always capable of the sensational, he roves near the point of the centre square and rolls through a snap from 60m! (Q2 7:49)
Guthrie claimed a touch off the boot, ARC agrees with him even though the replays only showed a smear where his hand moved. (Q2 8:49)
Byrnes receives from Hill at half back but tries to baulk and gets caught HTB by Close 45m out, he goes short to Miers 40m out in front for another one for the Cats. (Q2 11:54)
Wilkie is aghast at being whistled for a hold on Oliver Henry 35m out, replay shows both were holding, footy gods can’t stop Ollie converting. (Q2 14:33)
Polkinghorne can’t prevent Wilkie getting a finger on a rolling snap from half forward for a behind. (Q2 16:37)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in, Dempsey passes to Polkinghorne in the pocket 30m out with Wilkie still coming up from the square. Kick short, Mannagh misses. (Q2 17:23)
Another repeat inside 50 from Miers to Polkinghorne in the pocket 25m out in front of Clark this time. He misses narrow left. (Q2 18:21)
Hall and Hill yell at each other after Hall runs to half forward and misses a pass to Hill in the square, ball bounces in front of him for a behind. Saints struggling. (Q2 19:34)
Edwards makes sure Marshall earns a contested grab on the flank 50m out. His set shot falls short, no score results. (Q2 21:24)
Silvagni’s clanger kick on members wing results in a Polkinghorne link mark and pass to Miers 40m out on the flank, whose set shot is rushed by Marshall. (Q2 23:21)
Sharman gives a Joe the Goose special for Higgins for a slingshot goal. (Q2 25:01)
Wanganeen-Milera marks on the HFF, feigns a give then tries to play on around his tagger Mullin, poor choice as he snaps wide right. (Q2 27:36)
Marshall gets a high contact free on De Koning in ruck 35m out on a slight angle, but pushes it wide right. (Q2 29:37)
Wood roves Holmes’ kick in on outer side and goes quickly to Wilson 40m out on a slight angle just before the HT siren, but he misses right as well. (Q2 30:52)
Polkinghorne holds Wilkie off the fall of a long Dangerfield pass to Neale 30m out on the flank, mark paid and goal scored. (Q3 2:17)
To be fair, Wilkie did initiate contact with Polkinghorne and didn’t really try to spoil. (Q3 3:09)
Humphries evades two chasers to run to CHF from the centre but his snap skews to the left. (Q3 3:58)
Wood speeds in front of Dempsey on outer wing and goes long to Marshall who juggles the mark over Edwards in the pocket 25m out and curls in the goal. (Q3 5:41)
Oliver Henry gives wide of a pack at the hotspot to Mannagh who snaps to the left from the pocket 25m out. (Q3 6:59)
Lake marks a Hall pass 20m out on a slight angle and converts, after Wilson breaks lines through the centre. Saints clawing their way back into it, possibly. (Q3 8:41)
Ryan draws a high contact free on Stewart with a drop of the knees in possession at the hotspot, he kicks another one for the Saints. (Q3 12:20)
Sharman has a chance to make Clark pay for a kick clanger on rebound but skids a grubber to the right from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 14:34)
The Cats go coast to coast from the kick in, Dangerfield snaps the goal from 20m. (Q3 15:21)
Dempsey intercepts Wilkie’s pressured kick across half back, Mannagh it was who forced the clanger. He pops through the goal from 25m on a slight angle. (Q3 19:01)
Marshall grabs the ball out of ruck near the hotspot and gives to Hall for another goal from stoppage. (Q3 22:22)
Miers snaps his third goal after sharking Marshall’s handball at the hotspot. (Q3 25:52)
Neale takes a link mark on outer side and passes to the pocket for Polkinghorne 25m out, who misses narrow right. (Q3 30:37)
Smith just snaps before Garcia grabs him from 50m on a slight angle, Caminiti fails to get a hand on it for the goal. (Q4 5:06)
Oliver Henry marks in front of Hunter Clark 50m out near the boundary, he plays on inside and roosts a cherry goal. (Q4 7:36)
Neale gets a rather lucky free on Caminiti who got ball as he spoiled 45m out near the boundary, his kick is short but marked by Dempsey 15m out for his fourth goal. (Q4 10:42)
Silvagni intercepts Jhye Clark’s kick across the back line in front of Stewart deep in attack for a junk time goal. (Q4 13:12)
Atkins snaps to the left from 20m. (Q4 14:12)
Polkinghorne is paid a mark that hit the ground deep in the pocket 35m out, the kid curls in his second goal. (Q4 16:19)
Hall gets some junk from the square after a 50m penalty against Smith for timewasting. (Q4 26:02)
Owens sets up Ryan for another smelly junk time special. (Q4 28:11)
Ryan passes to Wanganeen-Milera 35m out on the flank for some even more smelly garbage. (Q4 30:00)
Wilson passes to Henry 30m out on a slight angle who misses right. (Q4 31:34)
