Geelong Cats Stars show Adelaide Crows what is needed to contend

Chris Scott, therefore, was forced to compensate by moving Mark Blicav again in defense for men the triples, supported by the young Connor O’Sullivan.

At a certain point of the second quarter, the crows guided by 30 points and marked as if they were playing a game at Twenty20, while Fogarty scored four goals in that neighborhood; Halfway through time, Adelaide scored nine goals from three players: the four of Fogarty supported by the three goals of Ben Keays and a couple of sublime conversions from Walker, who maintains his agile feet at 35.

Geelong’s fight was impressive.

Driven by the efforts of Tom Atkins, Smith e-in third mandate, Dempsey and Holmes-the cats have cut that they lead to only 12 points in half time. So, after a sharp goal (Holmes, Brad Close and Dempsey’s football following a hook in the Porta della Porta), briefly torn the command.

Dangerfield was threatening in attack, more dangerous in depth than when they were telling some tolls of Tyson Stengle, like a tap-on that created a goal for Jack Bowes.

The key question, in the middle of the third quarter-to the goals, were exchanged and the crows had returned to the following goals to Zac Taylor and Sid Draper-era if both teams could defend quite well to win the game.

In the last 40 minutes, it was clear that Geelong had the greatest composure, defensive ability and that while the attack of the crows was formidable, the duo of Dangerfield and Cameron has shown why they were a cut above all except few players in the FL for many years.

The crows, as always, were well served by the skipper Jordan Dawson, the tireless Rory Laird, and that loaded attack, in which Keays, Fogarty and Walker took turns each. But the power lines were cut in the second half.

Izak Rankine, who had been in doubt due to a cork calf, was also excellent, using his rhythm and his skills to tell effect.

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Adelaide has lost a series of games in which they did not “manage the moments”, as the coach of Collringwood Craig McRae would say. On this night, they found that the rapid and free football is not enough to be a contender. It must be combined with the defensive grit and the decision -making process in tense situations that marks the best sides.

It was Geelong who managed those moments. Formidable cats-gangs, old and central-calendar.

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