Round 3 Wrap
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Mighty Blue & White at 13:42 on April 10 2009
The Cats piled on eight unanswered goals in the second quarter and withstood a third-quarter fight back (or perhaps a catnap) to defeat Collingwood by 27 points at the MCG last night.
In front of a disappointing crowd of 58,527, the match started with ominous signs with a goal to Alan Didak within 20 seconds; a 20-point lead at quarter-time for the Pies and an average start from the Cats had more than a few Geelong fans recalling memories of 2008 – if it wasn’t for Collingwood’s poor kicking, the margin would have been even bigger.
The second quarter was full of highlights for Cats fans, including an unbroken end-to-end chain that started with James Kelly kicking out after a Collingwood miss and finished with David Wojcinski goaling on the run from 35 metres.
Goals followed to Matthew Stokes, Paul Chapman (after receiving a 50 metre penalty courtesy of Heath Shaw’s hand on the umpire) and Travis Varcoe put the Cats four points up (and had the fans on their feet) after a clever goal from an Ablett handball.
The fun didn’t stop for Cat fans, with Steve Johnson the next in line for a goal. Geelong weren’t just outscoring the Pies in goals either: they were leading the second quarter possessions by almost 15 at one stage. Travis Varcoe kicked his second, and Tom Hawkins got his first.
After seven unanswered goals, Magpie Dane Swan was in a position to steady the Collingwood ship but missed. Chapman’s second goal ensured the Pies paid for that miss, and the Pies’ quarter-time lead of 20 points was now a half-time deficit of 27 points.
Collingwood made a determined start to the third quarter, but poor kicking from both sides enabled the Cats to hang on for a 14 point lead at the final change.
Two quick goals to Johnson and Shannon Byrnes extended the Cats’ lead once more, and killed off any chance of a Collingwood comeback. Cameron Mooney kicked his first to extend the lead beyond 30 points. Both teams traded scores, with goals to Chapman and Hawkins being countered by goals to Leon Davis, Josh Fraser and Paul Medhurst. Max Rooke kicked the Cats’ seventh goal for the final term and the Cats were home.
FINAL SCORES
| GEELONG | 2.3 | 10.6 | 11.11 | 18.14 | 122 |
| HAWTHORN | 5.5 | 5.9 | 8.15 | 13.17 | 95 |
GOALS
| GEELONG | COLLINGWOOD | |||
| P Chapman | 4 | P Medhurst | 3 | |
| S Johnson | 3 | J Anthony | 1 | |
| T Hawkins | 2 | D Beams | 1 | |
| M Stokes | 2 | N Brown | 1 | |
| T Varcoe | 2 | S Cox | 1 | |
| G Ablett | 1 | L Davis | 1 | |
| S Byrnes | 1 | B Dick | 1 | |
| C Mooney | 1 | A Didak | 1 | |
| M Rooke | 1 | J Fraser | 1 | |
| D Wojcinski | 1 | T Lockyer | 1 | |
| D Thomas | 1 | |||
INJURIES
Geelong: Cameron Ling (ankle)
Collingwood: Ben Johnson (broken leg), Heath Shaw (cramp)
REPORTS
Collingwood: Heath Shaw for making contact with umpire Vozzo in the second quarter.
Fixture
AFL Grand Final NAB Cup Week 1 26.09.2009 21.02.2010 
Geelong 12.8 80 Geelong 
St Kilda 9.14 68 
Nth Melbourne 99,251 at MCG Etihad Stadium | 16:40
Ladder
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P W L D % 01 St Kilda 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02 Geelong 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 03 Western Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 04 Collingwood 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 05 Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 06 Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 07 Carlton 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 08 Essendon 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09 Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 10 Port Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 11 West Coast 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 12 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 13 North Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 14 Fremantle 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 15 Richmond 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 16 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 P = Played | W = Won | L = Lost | D = Drawn | % = Percentage
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