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Match report • View fantasy scoresSidebottom kicks the first goal after roving an errant Bartel handball 20m out from goal. (Q1 0:37)
West goals from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q1 3:45)
Pendlebury roves a stoppage at 40m, dodges and goals. (Q1 6:55)
Josh Thomas gives to Dwyer behind a stoppage at 40m on the flank, Dwyer strokes through a lovely goal. (Q1 8:35)
Lonergan spoils Cloke 25m out, but Cloke gathers and gives to Krakouer gliding past for a goal. (Q1 10:26)
Hawkins marks a long Enright ball at the hotspot and goals. (Q1 12:24)
Motlop goals on the run from long range, the Cats won't let the Pies get the jump on them. (Q1 15:55)
Swan roves a Jolly contest on the HFF, reaches 40m and misses on the run. (Q1 17:56)
Elliott marks an O'Brien ball to the flank 35m out and goals. (Q1 19:06)
Cloke passes to Jolly all on his own 30m out on a slight angle, but the big ruckman decides to go back for the set shot with Podsiadly lurking. Jolly misses. (Q1 24:04)
Mackie gives to Schroder who has time to steady wide on the flank 40m out, but misses. (Q1 26:29)
The ump plucks out a soft free against Lonergan to Cloke at 45m on the flank, but Cloke misses. (Q1 27:47)
West gets a soft ruck free on Jolly 40m out on the flank, and misses. (Q2 1:10)
Thurlow kicks to the hotspot, it bounces but Hawkins gathers and snaps on the turn.... it wobbles in. (Q2 2:12)
Seedsman gives to Pendlebury who steadies 40m out in front and makes no mistake. (Q2 6:11)
O'Brien kneels and marks at CHF from a panicked Cat rebound kick. Harry O hangs it way left, no score. (Q2 7:59)
Krakouer gives to Dwyer who goals on the run from 30m on a slight angle just before two Cats converge. (Q2 8:25)
Dwyer catches Smedts HTB on the wing, plays on and passes to Cloke at 40m on the flank. Cloke hits the post. (Q2 9:59)
Caddy weaves through traffic in the centre and delivers a lovely ball to Smedts at 40m on a slight angle. BIt of quality there. Smedts misses, though. (Q2 12:44)
Krakouer misses a snap. (Q2 13:52)
Christensen feeds Bartel in the square for a simple goal on a quick counter attack up the corridor, the Geelong trademark. (Q2 17:14)
Pendlebury passes to Lynch at 45m on a slight angle. The Q-Stick kicks long and straight. (Q2 20:19)
Krakouer gives to Cloke to run into an open goal. The Pies are not only holding off the Cats, they are kicking away! (Q2 24:15)
Motlop misses from a pack 45m out. (Q2 24:59)
Thurlow passes to Podsiadly at 40m on the flank. Pods comes in with the clock ticking under a minute to go before HT... and misses. (Q2 26:00)
Bartel marks deep in the pocket 15m out and goals to start Q3. (Q3 2:54)
Elliott smothers on the wing, gathers and passes to Lynch at 40m on the flank. Lynch misses. (Q3 7:00)
Dwyer gives to Elliott who snaps truly from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 7:57)
Selwood gives to Christensen who sails through a goal from 40m. (Q3 9:18)
Motlop gives to Christensen who goals again from 40m, it's almost a carbon copy of the last one! (Q3 10:34)
Mackie runs to 55m in the corridor and launches a bomb to the empty square... it bounces on the line and through! Cats are on the march! (Q3 12:46)
Motlop leads Pendlebury to a ground ball at 40m on the flank, he tries a grubbing banana but misses. (Q3 14:46)
Witts gives to Seedsman who has a ping from 55m on a slight angle... it's good! (Q3 16:29)
Schroder passes to Hawkins at 25m on a slight angle with an intelligent fat side kick over the hotspot. The Tomahawk goals. (Q3 17:42)
Podsiadly marks in the middle of a big pack at the hotspot. This to level the scores... it's good! (Q3 20:34)
Motlop spins in traffic 25m out and goals with a sensational snap off balance, Geelong is in front with a classic third quarter surge! (Q3 22:14)
Motlop roves a Swan fumble on the HFF, snaps from 45m... narrow. (Q3 23:44)
Bartel marks a long Brown shot on the line to prevent a goal. (Q3 25:28)
Podsiadly holds off Reid 20m out to mark and goal. (Q3 29:04)
Dwyer passes to Blair on the HFF 50m out, he waits and passes back to Dwyer at 40m on a slight angle. Dwyer goals. (Q4 3:10)
Hawkins marks 45m out in front of Brown, and goals. (Q4 4:55)
Hunt marks at 50m on a slight angle, and decides to go back for the set shot. But it only goes to the square, no score. (Q4 7:10)
O'Brien runs down the flank to 40m and snaps... but it hasn't got the juice, Mackie rushes it on the line. (Q4 11:38)
Krakouer goals from the square after a free for a high tackle. (Q4 13:55)
Seedsman runs down the wing and kicks long over the Geelong zone to the square, it sits up for Elliott to goal off the ground, scores level! 7:47 left. (Q4 15:58)
Taylor rushes a Dwyer snap from 40m. (Q4 19:57)
Elliott passes to Krakouer near the behind line for another one! Pies lead beyond a goal! (Q4 22:10)
2:37 left at the next bounce. (Q4 22:40)
Mackie kicks long to the square, Podsiadly can't mark, Bartel kicks off the ground from 5m but Swan rushes it! Huge play! (Q4 24:34)
Cloke marks on the HBF from the kick in, kicks long down the line, stoppage on the Pie side of the wing, 1:10. (Q4 25:01)
A free to Blair from the stoppage, he starts a tempo play. (Q4 25:37)
Siren goes with the ball in a pack in the Cats forward line, Pies by a goal! (Full Time)