Gold Coast vs Geelong

2023 - 4 - 2

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Reigning premiers slide to 0-3: Cats lose to Gold Coast (The Age)

The Cats are yet to register a win and have lost their third game of the season, falling to Gold Coast.

The Suns were a goal up – not much, but the longer the contest ground on, the better they looked. When Charlie Ballard, who’d endured a torrid day on Cameron, outmarked Hawkins and kicked just his second career goal, you knew it was the Suns’ day. The second of them was delivered on a platter. Other superb contributors for the Suns were Matt Rowell, who was a bull at a gate throughout, and the tireless Jarrod Witts. But the Cats are in a hole. The Suns were messy, nearly kicking themselves out of the contest – but in the end they overwhelmed Geelong with far greater intensity, getting better as the match wore on.

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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.

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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.

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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. 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. Petracca was the top-ranked player on the ground for contested possessions (18), score involvements (nine) and metres gained (580) in a superb display, with Oliver not far behind. The 193cm and 96kg prospect was a first-round draft pick in 2021 but had to bide his time in Melbourne's reserves last year. Van Rooyen helped shut the gate with two majors in the final term and provided the highlight with a huge mark on the back of Swans ruckman Peter Ladhams.

Cat-astrophe! Suns shine as reigning premiers go 0-3 (AFL)

Jack Lukosius booted five goals to help the Suns to their first win in 2023, while Geelong is yet to taste victory.

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. 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. He finished with 5.2 from 13 disposals and showed genuine signs of being a forward that could contribute at a high level. After some external critiquing of his performances during the first fortnight, former No.2 draft pick Jack Lukosius had a breakout game that finished with a remarkable exclamation point. 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.

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Gold Coast Suns vs Geelong Cats Betting Props: AFL Round 3 (Odds.com.au)

Gold Coast and Geelong are set to clash in an AFL showdown. Check out the betting stats that matter.

- Ben Ainsworth has recorded 15+ disposals in 16 of his 24 games (66.7%) since the beginning of last season. [Gold Coast](https://odds.com.au/afl/teams/gold-coast) Suns (0-2) face the [Geelong](https://odds.com.au/afl/teams/geelong) Cats (0-2) at Heritage Bank Stadium. - Ben Ainsworth has recorded 15+ disposals in each of his last five games. - Rhys Stanley has recorded 15+ disposals in 10 of his 22 games (45.5%) since the beginning of last season. - Rhys Stanley has recorded 15+ disposals in each of his last three games. Comparatively, the Cats have averaged +13.3 more at 97.1 points over the same span (T1st). - Patrick Dangerfield has recorded 20+ disposals in 14 of his 20 games (70.0%) since the beginning of last season. Meanwhile, Geelong is $2.06 to win by 1-39 and $3.70 to win by 40+. - Patrick Dangerfield has recorded 20+ disposals in each of his last eight games. The Cats have a 17-10 O/U record. [Patrick Dangerfield](https://odds.com.au/afl/teams/geelong/players/patrick-dangerfield)has averaged 22.4 disposals since the beginning of last season. - The Suns have completed the HT/FT double in 33.3% of games since the beginning of last season, while the Cats have completed the HT/FT double in 70.8% of games.

Gold Coast v Geelong - Five Key Factors - The Mongrel Punt (The Mongrel Punt)

The Gold Coast Suns upset the Cats to open their 2023 account, and left Geelong floundering at 0-3. Robert Abrahams covers this one.

Selwood brought a sense of calm to the Cats – it is a sense of calm that is missing under Dangerfield’s captaincy. Although questions will remain about Rowell’s durability, his tenacity and willingness to attack the football at all costs played a pivotal role in the Suns’ maiden win for 2023. Round 3 started with an awful display of goal kicking from the Dogs and Lions but the Cats and Suns tried their best to go one worse. With five goals and a few huge clunks to boot, the forward-turned-defender-turned-forward grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and, dare I say it, was the point of difference in driving the Suns to victory. Yet, when it came to the crunch in the forward 50, errors threatened to keep Geelong in the contest, a game in which the Cats were clearly being outcompeted in across the board. However, despite it taking three quarters, the Suns finally broke away to leave the Cats sitting 0-3 to start the year.

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