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The Cats finally got some scoreboard ascendancy at the close of the first term, with Cameron Guthrie putting through a checkside kick with seconds remaining to give his side a 17-point lead at the first change. There were no late changes for either side. Eddie Ford (North Melbourne) and Luke Dahlhaus (Geelong Cats) were named as the medical substitutes.
GEELONG has bounced back from its shock defeat to Hawthorn last week, thrashing a disappointing North Melbourne by 60 points at Hobart's Blundstone Arena on ...
A Dandenong Stingrays product, De Koning was selected by the Cats with pick 19 in the 2019 NAB AFL Draft. After a few failed attempts in the first half, the former basketballer, who was taken with pick 15 in last year’s NAB AFL Rookie Draft, kicked his first goal early in the third quarter, much to the delight of his teammates and coach Chris Scott. He has poise, reads the ball well, and has a touch of class. Curtis, meanwhile, who was selected with pick 35 in last year’s NAB AFL National Draft, finished with 11 disposals and 1.3. He did some nice things and will no doubt derive great benefit from the outing. Playing just his sixth AFL game, Sam De Koning finished with a career-best 15 touches at 73 per cent efficiency. When they’re up and about like they were on Sunday, they’re arguably the best one-two key forward combination in the competition. were staring down the barrel of another hefty defeat.
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A ground-record seven goals from Jeremy Cameron have helped Geelong to a thumping 60-point AFL victory over North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena.
But I didn't think he showed any signs of that." The Cats put on four majors to one in the second term before the floodgates opened further in a six-goal third quarter. The Kangaroos salvaged something in the final term, outscoring the Cats five goals to four, with youngster Paul Curtis slotting a goal in his top-grade debut. "He's going to have outstanding individual games. The 19-year-old, picked up by the club at No.15 in the 2021 rookie draft, capped a first game to remember by snapping a maiden goal early in the third quarter. The 29-year-old nailed a set shot in the final term to surpass the previous record for most goals in a game at the Hobart venue.
David Noble could only shake his head as he addressed the media following his side's 60-point loss to Geelo...
But then being able to absorb some of the pressure the opposition gives you, and then use that, that's probably where we're at." "The journey we're on, we've got to take those little wins. Something we've got to address pretty seriously."
Geelong proves too strong for North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena.
After a few failed attempts in the first half, the former basketballer, who was taken with pick 15 in last year’s NAB AFL Rookie Draft, kicked his first goal early in the third quarter, much to the delight of his teammates and coach Chris Scott. He has poise, reads the ball well, and has a touch of class. Curtis, meanwhile, who was selected with pick 35 in last year’s NAB AFL Draft, finished with 11 disposals and 1.3. He did some nice things and will no doubt derive great benefit from the outing. North Melbourne: Eddie Ford (unused) Both sides would be well-pleased with the debuts of their youngsters, Oliver Dempsey (Geelong) and Paul Curtis (North Melbourne). Dempsey who had plenty of mates in the stands, showed plenty, finishing with 15 possessions and a goal. Like they did in the second quarter, the Kangaroos kicked a quick goal to start the third, with Cameron Zurhaar (three goals) registering his first. The Cats controlled much of the opening term (they were +53 for possessions and +12 for contested possessions), but after majors to Cameron and Brad Close, the Cats were wasteful in front of goal.