Match

Geelong Cats vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 10 Aug 2013

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Welcome to Simonds Stadium as Geelong hope to bounce back from last week's loss with the visit of Port Adelaide, who are fresh from Showdown glory!!
00:01
The ball has been bounced and we are off and running! Can Port start well and take advantage of the Cats' shaky form?
00:15
The substitutes are Jesse Stringer (Geelong) and Kane Mitchell (Port). No late changes
01:52
Pods, Christensen, Rivers, Walker and Stringer are the Cats additions while Nathan Blee has come into the Port side
01:56
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steve Johnson)
02:05
BEHIND CATS - Johnson sharks the ball from the forward 50 stoppage but his snap floats the wrong side of the post
02:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
03:00
GOAL CATS - Great start for Geelong. Taylor goes long inside 50 and Selwood takes an excellent contested mark. He splits the middle from 35m!!
04:45
Duncan coming from the field. Appears to be concussed from a contested situation
05:26
Doctors analysing Duncan. Might see an early sub here
06:30
GOAL CATS - Corey wobbles a pass inside 50 and Taylor, drifting forward, marks 40m out. His kick is quality and the Cats are off to a flyer
06:35
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)
07:00
Hawkins seems unable to bend down to pick up the ball. Feeding rumours of that existing back injury
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
08:00
BEHIND POWER - Harlett drills the ball long but it bounces end on end and rolls through for a behind
08:45
Stringer has the vest off and is being rubbed down on the boundary line
09:45
BEHIND CATS - Johnson drops a chest mark unattended 10m out, eventually Caddy butters up but his snap misses to the right
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Josh Caddy)
10:41
SUB - Stringer has come on for Duncan, who will be assessed over the next 20 minutes to see if he will play any further part in the game
11:40
Port are trying to slow the game down. Geelong are well on top
12:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
12:11
GOAL POWER - Westhoff grabs the ball off the back of the pack and disguises a chip pass to Boak in the goalsquare. He finishes off easily
13:00
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jesse Stringer)
13:20
BEHIND CATS - The sub, Stringer, streams inside 50 but misses a shot he probably should have kicked. Getting involved early is Stringer
14:26
Josh Walker has landed awkwardly and might have an issue here. Looks like a possible wrist injury
14:45
Cats Interchange - Josh Walker off due to an injury.
15:16
Port struggling to clear the ball from their defensive line. As soon as they get it out, it comes straight back in
16:29
BEHIND POWER - Butcher fumbles a huge chance at an overhead mark in the goalsquare and the ball trickles over for a behind
16:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jimmy Bartel)
18:10
GOAL CATS - Bartel goals from 35m with not much angle after Motlop perfectly picked him out. Cats taking control!!
19:43
Harlett has been Port's most effective player early. Driving the ball inside 50 a few times
20:27
GOAL CATS - The Cats engage in a chain of handballs inside 50 after Caddy won the hard footy. Hawkins ends up on the it and dribbles through the six-pointer
21:33
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
21:57
GOAL CATS - Getting ugly here. Straight from the centre bounce, Selwood is fed the ball, he strides to 55m and kicks a long goal. Port need to be careful here
22:49
Walker has recovered from his arm injury and is back out on the field
23:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jay Schulz)
24:00
BEHIND POWER - Gray is composed and he chips it to the leading Schulz, who marks 35m out on a 45 degree angle. The former Tigers forward drifts the shot across the face however
25:03
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Kelly)
25:17
BEHIND CATS - From the boundary throw-in deep inside the Cats forward line, Kelly picks it up with no pressure and disappointingly snaps a behind from 15m out
26:14
Under two minutes to go in the quarter
26:24
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Travis Varcoe)
26:45
GOAL CATS - Varcoe benefits from the advantage and kicks from point-blank after Hawkins is infringed by Carlile
30:09
QTR TIME - Geelong well on top early as the sprint to a 31-point lead at the first change. Motlop (12 touches) and Selwood (2 goals) leading the way. Ebert has 10 disposals for Port

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:01
We are underway in the second quarter!! Can Port claw their way back into the game or will the Cats put their foot down?
00:45
Centre clearances are 4-2 in favour of Port Adelaide
00:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
01:00
GOAL POWER - Monfries pulls in a massive contested mark in the goalsqaure. From point blank, he gets Port off to the best possible start
02:03
Appears to be a slight breeze blowing toward the end Port are kicking to this quarter
02:30
Geelong have put the clamps on young star Chad Wingard. He only has 4 touches in the game so far
04:01
Cassisi is now tagging Motlop after his dynamic first quarter
05:19
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
05:30
GOAL CATS - Selwood kicks his third goal after being caught high by Blee 25m out directly in front
07:30
The Cats are transitioning superbly from defence to attack. Running in numbers!!
08:14
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
08:27
BEHIND CATS - Port should have taken the ball straight over a behind and they nearly stuff it up, but the eventually rush it
09:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
10:25
GOAL POWER - Pittard takes the game on and puts it to the advantage of Hartlett, who gets the free kick after being pushed in the back. From 40m on a tight angle, he floats it through
12:28
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Allen Christensen)
13:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
15:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
17:01
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Caddy)
19:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Podsiadly)
21:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
23:03
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Podsiadly)
29:31
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Corey)
30:01
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew Lobbe)
04:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Kelly)
07:39
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Allen Christensen)
09:05
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Walker)
10:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
12:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
13:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Colquhoun)
15:31
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
16:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
17:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
20:50
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)
21:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)
25:09
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steven Motlop)
27:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
31:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
33:04
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)
33:09
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:46
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Mitchell)
03:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
06:53
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
11:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
13:25
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
15:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
19:25
SCORE GOAL - Power (Andrew Moore)
21:50
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Andrew Moore)
25:24
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
27:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
27:42
The siren has sounded to end Q4.