GEELONG DEARGUMENTCH ANOTHER CHALLENGER
The winning manager wasn't confident as good as a crook wasn't despondent.
Geelong's comfortable, 33-point feat over North Melbourne during Skilled Stadium unsuccessful to strech a heights a first-versus-fourth strife promised, as good as left both with a bit any approach prior to a expected subordinate last in a fortnight.
The Cats despatched an additional would-be challenger upon journey carry out for many of a day, detached from 7 goals in a second term.
Geelong's 17.13 (115) to 13.4 (82) win was their 12th in succession, 20th from twenty-one games this debate as good as 39th from 41 games given North won during Skilled in turn five, 2007.
But North will get an additional shot during a Cats in a initial week of a finals supposing they can kick squalid Port Adelaide during a MCG upon Saturday.
North manager Dean Laidley done it transparent he would not examination as good many in to a outcome as, detached from Hale, couple of Kangaroos played during their peak, nonetheless they did compare Geelong's potency in conflict when they got a turn forward.
Laidley refused to plead a awaiting of an additional subordinate last opposite Geelong – following last year's annoying 106-point detriment – by putting a concentration upon violence a Power.
"I'm not starting to be a smarty-pants, though we've got to get over Port Adelaide," he said.
"There were lots of good efforts, there's still a little alleviation in us since of a bent we've brought in to a side.
"We longed for Matty (Campbell) currently as good as there were a little unequivocally good performances, though additionally there were a little performances which weren't up to a customary required."
For many of a diversion Geelong were in control, though they were guilty of over-using a ball, bad margin kicking as good as an incapacity to stop Hale, both by Harry Taylor as good as afterwards Matthew Scarlett.
"It wasn't a most appropriate diversion of footy, it wasn't a worst, it was a workmanlike bid opposite a flattering good group as good as a flattering good result," pronounced Cats manager Mark Thompson.
"It was only a quiet, lifeless day.
"I suspicion North Melbourne were flattering good, flattering honest, they incited up as good as they played (but) you only seemed to have their magnitude for all of a day."
Geelong's Paul Chapman as good as Cameron Mooney both kicked 4 goals, whilst 200-gamer Brad Ottens rucked good as good as booted three.
In a side which thick with roughly 100 some-more disposals, Geelong's Jimmy Bartel as good as Joel Corey had margin days with 37 each, whilst tagger Cameron Ling did a good pursuit shutting out North star Brent Harvey.
Ling picked up twenty-nine disposals as good as kicked dual goals as good as kept a Brownlow Medal prime to twenty-two touches.
Geelong's Max Rooke is expected to be scrutinised by a compare examination row for his complicated strike upon Sam Power in a second term, which resulted in a North player being assisted from a ground.
Geelong's win was their fourth over a finalist from a past 6 games, after victories over a Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn as good as Sydney in only over a month.
While a Hawks as good as Bulldogs have endured prosaic rags after they cumulative a stand in chance, Geelong have confirmed winning form throughout.
Thompson was penetrating for his side to keep which starting in a last round, even opposite struggling West Coast.
"I know they haven't got many of a team, though you wish to give them a hardest day they've ever had in their lives," he said.
GEELONG DEARGUMENTCH ANOTHER CHALLENGER
The winning manager wasn't confident as good as a crook wasn't despondent. Geelong's comfortable, 33-point feat over North Melbourne during Skilled Stadium unsuccessful to strech a heights a first-versus-fourth strife promised, as good as left both with a bit any approach prior to a expected subordinate last in a fortnight. The Cats despatched an additional would-be challenger