Geelong Cats

Star's 73m 'monster' amid 'coming of age' game; Cats' 'absolute class' act amid 47-year low: 3-2-1.

He had an immediate impact, setting up a mark and goal for King to give the Suns a seven-point lead. Granted North Melbourne still made the Grand Final in 1976, but still no club wants to be winless after three rounds. “The huge plus was Jack Lukosius can look at this and say ‘this is my standard’. Triple premiership forward Cameron Mooney added: “He’s set the bar now, Lukosius. Unfortunately he couldn’t convert for the Suns — but Lukosius could. There was a nasty headclash between young gun Cat Sam De Koning and Suns utility Nick Holman as they were going for the ball. But Gold Coast kicked five of the next six goals then held off the Cats late to record a 19-point win. Just as important was Lukosius’ ability to find teammates in scoring opportunities. “Dropping a game that they didn’t expect to drop and having the respect for a fellow who’s given everything to the game and his club and they stand out there in respect for David Swallow. But the Cats and Suns stuck around to give David Swallow a guard of honour after he became the first Suns player to reach 200 games. Patrick Dangerfield broke the drought, converting a set-shot for the Cats to kick the first goal of the game. Cameron gave Geelong the ideal start, kicking his second goal from a set-shot to give Geelong the lead.

GEELONG has fallen to the Gold Coast Suns by 19-points in their Round 3 clash at Heritage Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Cats booted the first two goals of the ...

The two players made a bee-line for a contested ball and clashed heads directly, leaving both with blood all over their faces. Already with a few injuries to key players, Geelong will now monitor the health of Sam De Koning after the star young defender was subbed off in the third quarter after a head clash with Nick Holman. After 83 games with the Suns and a highly-publicised off-season trade, Jack Bowes made his first appearance in Cats colours against his former club. He finished with 5.2 from 13 disposals and showed genuine signs of being a forward that could contribute at a high level. Gold Coast: Alex Sexton (replaced Flanders in the third quarter) Lukosius kicked a career-high five goals – including a remarkable 65m set shot with the game in the balance – to spearhead the 10.13 (73) to 7.12 (54) triumph.

A long-range Jack Lukosius rocket has sunk premiers Geelong to historic depths and help Gold Coast break a six-year losing streak against the Cats.

But even in-form Jeremy Cameron (three goals, three behinds) snapped a relatively simple shot out on the full. "It's not a matter of saying, 'She'll be right'. The Suns dominated the clearances and stoppages in a special win for foundation player David Swallow, who became the first to play 200 games for the club. Defender Charlie Ballard showed the forwards how it was done, launching a bomb from outside 50m to kick just his second goal and first since his debut 90 games ago. Lachie Weller (29 disposals) was a standout for the hosts in his second game back from a knee reconstruction, zipping through the line to surge the Suns forward. That gave the Suns a 13-point margin, his final act a curling effort from deep in the pocket to seal the result.