Pre Game
00:00
Jack Darling has averaged 1.2 goals per game against Geelong across his career (11 goals in 9 games) - his lowest average against any side.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:40
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:44
Tom Hawkins kicks the opening goal. Geelong has taken seven marks from 10 kicks so far tonight.
03:50
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Atkins)
04:12
Geelong's second goal came from a Jeremy McGovern dropped mark. Just the second dropped mark he has had in the defensive 50 this season.
06:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:40
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
10:39
Geelong has kicked 3.1 from just five kicks inside 50. The Cats' 19 points are its best return in the opening 10 minutes of any game this season.
16:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
18:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
19:10
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
21:47
West Coast wrestling back momentum with four of the last five inside 50s of the game.
23:43
Elliot Yeo keeping close to Patrick Dangerfield, conceding just one disposal to him so far.
25:33
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
28:23
There have been four marks taken inside 50 tonight, two of these have been taken by Esava Ratugolea.
28:38
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
29:56
Joel Selwood had nine disposals that quarter - his equal second-most in an opening term this season.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:33
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:12
Gary Ablett sets up Tom Hawkins' second goal. It's Ablett's second score assist from just four disposals tonight.
03:01
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
07:42
Geelong's tackling has been stronger than West Coast's tonight. Geelong has a tackle efficiency of 74 per cent and West Coast is at 47 per cent. The competition average is 65 per cent.
08:05
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
10:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
11:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
15:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
16:32
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
17:36
Andrew Gaff leads the Eagles with 16 disposals tonight but has hit the target by foot just 45 per cent of the time.
19:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
20:53
West Coast has won the uncontested possession count 15-2 across the past five minutes.
21:13
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
21:28
The Eagles now have the last five scores of the game, scoring 3.2 from these.
23:53
Shannon Hurn has taken six of the Eagles nine intercept marks, Geelong has taken just five as a team.
26:50
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Chris Masten)
28:08
West Coast has been first to the ball for most of the second quarter, winning the free kick count 10-3 for the term.
28:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
29:16
In the first quarter, Geelong won scores from turnovers 25-6. In the second quarter, West Coast outscored Geelong 25-12 from turnovers.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:14
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
01:26
Geelong has kicked the first goal in all three quarters.
02:51
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
04:06
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
04:37
Cats Interchange - Joel Selwood off due to the blood rule.
05:37
West Coast has been awarded the last 10 free kicks of the game.
06:16
The Eagles have won the first four clearances of the third quarter. It also won the final two clearances of the second quarter.
06:39
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
07:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
09:14
West Coast has kicked four goals from its first four inside 50s of the quarter.
10:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
11:52
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
12:17
Joel Selwood kicks the Cats second goal from a forward 50 intercept tonight. The Cats have kicked four goals from forward half intercepts and the Eagles have scored two.
13:36
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
14:46
There has been eight goals kicked in the past 20 minutes of this game.
17:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
18:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
18:38
Gary Ablett is yet to have a disposal this quarter. He had eight in the first half and recorded an efficiency of 100 per cent.
19:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
20:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
21:40
Across the past 10 minutes of the match, Geelong has scored 1.4 from five inside 50s and West Coast has scored one goal staright from its only inside 50 in that time.
23:36
Eagles Interchange - Tom Barrass off due to an injury.
24:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
25:32
Joel Selwood has had five disposals and four score involvements so far this quarter.
25:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
28:19
Cam Guthrie leads the Cats with 26 disposals tonight. He is also their equal leader for tackles with five.
30:05
At quarter-time, Geelong led the uncontested mark count 28-14, since then the count has been 51-27 West Coast's way.
31:26
Geelong has outscored its opposition by 118 points in final quarters this season - ranked No.1. West Coast has won final quarters by 57 points - ranked third.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:25
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
04:29
Geelong's forwards look dangerous in the air. The Cats have 12 forward 50 marks tonight to West Coast's five.
05:08
Make that 13 marks inside 50, after Patrick Dangerfield takes his second contested mark of the night
06:50
Cats Interchange - Joel Selwood off due to the blood rule.
07:22
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jed Bews)
08:15
Geelong has generated the first six inside 50s of the quarter.
12:15
Geelong has taken 12 contested marks tonight. Tom Hawkins and Esava Ratugolea have taken four each and Dangerfield and Jake Koldojashnij have taken two each.
12:45
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
14:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
15:03
Geelong running in waves now. It has had the last 22 handball-receives of the match and has kicked the last four goals.
19:11
Elliot Yeo kept Patrick Dangefield to 11 dispsoals across the first three quarters, but Dangerield has been big in the final quarter with five disposals so far.
24:12
Cam Guthrie leads the Cats with 31 disposals - the first time he has reached 30 disposals in a game since 2016 and only the fifth time in his career he has reached the 30-mark.
24:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
27:20
The Cats kept the Eagles to just one behind in the final quarter. The Eagles equal worst fourth quarter score this season, matching their final quarter score against Collingwood in Round 17.