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Dangerfield and Cats dominate Lions to book GF spot - CtrlF.XYZ

Dangerfield and Cats dominate Lions to book GF spot

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The Geelong Cats person qualified for their 2nd expansive last successful 3 seasons successful a 18.12 (120) to 7.7 (49) triumph implicit the Brisbane Lions astatine the MCG.

The demolition occupation was inspired by Cats ace Patrick Dangerfield, who finished the evening starring the tract with 28 disposals, 8 clearances and 720 metres gained.

The Cats exploded retired of the blocks with Dangerfield taking a courageous people portion moving backmost with the flight. He kicked done the acceptable changeable to clinch the archetypal extremity of the game, getting his broadside connected the committee wrong 45 seconds.

Brisbane soon responded with Lincoln McCarthy likewise nailing a acceptable changeable to nonstop an aboriginal connection to his erstwhile side.

Proving successful blistery form, Dangerfield had his second.

Cats defender Tom Atkins near the tract with a rib concern. He aboriginal returned to the tract but appeared plagued by the wounded passim the match.

The alarms started to dependable aboriginal for the Lions with the Cats winning 10 consecutive clearances to physique momentum successful the closing stages of the opening term.

Max Holmes scored aft the siren to springiness Geelong a 14-point pb heading into the archetypal break.

Brisbane drew archetypal humor successful the 2nd 4th with Zac Bailey hitting the scoreboard from a precocious escaped kick.

Guarding the mediate of the crushed expertly, the Cats scored consecutive goals from Gary Rohan and Gryan Miers connected the backmost of forward-half pressure.

After 3 aboriginal misfires, Tom Hawkins yet kicked truly.

Geelong people scrappy end-to-end goal

Geelong could person easy enactment Brisbane distant earlier if Hawkins was kicking to his mean efficiency, but settled for a five-goal pb astatine the main break.

The Lions started the 4th perfectly, oregon truthful they'd hoped, erstwhile Joe Daniher had a acceptable changeable from 50 metres retired from virtually straight successful front, but the Lions No.3 kicked it retired connected the full.

This allowed Geelong to caput consecutive up the different extremity and deed up Tyson Stengle connected the boundary.

Former No.1 prime Cameron Rayner suffered a close ankle wounded portion going up successful a marking contention and tripping implicit his teammate Dan McStay.

He was helped to the seat by the trainers wherever helium had his ankle re-strapped.

He tried to participate the lucifer but lone lasted a infinitesimal and a fractional earlier helium was ruled retired of the match.

However, some wounded subs were activated astatine the aforesaid clip with Holmes limping disconnected with a hamstring injury. The 20-year-old looked distressed earlier heading down the contention and aboriginal reappearing wearing the warm-up jacket.

The Cats' pb doubled at the last alteration aft a seven-to-two-goal quarter.

Hawkins finished the crippled with a match-high 4 goals aft a shaky start.

Having already mislaid 1 antheral to injury, Chris Scott pulled the likes of Stewart, Cameron, Selwood and Hawkins precocious successful the crippled to forestall immoderate further carnage up of adjacent week's expansive final.

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