Tag: Football
Geelong Cats home in on Chappy
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S NOT exactly home but Etihad Stadium is a lot closer to Kardinia Park than Port Adelaide, Fremantle, Sydney or Gold...
Travelling Cats come unstuck
The homebody Cats just don't like visiting other teams.
Another interstate trip equalled another loss for Geelong, adding to empty returns from Port Adelaide, Fremantle...
AFL: Cats and the intrigue of the rising Suns
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The Cats versus the Gold Coast Suns is an intriguing match-up for a few reasons.
The established but transitioning Cats will meet...
Warriors regain form as Paleka and Luka find goals
By Josip Zilic
North Geelong Warriors has regained form with an emphatic 4-0 win over Whittlesea Ranges at Epping Stadium in National Premier League state...
Freo faces fresh Cats
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A FRESHER and fitter Geelong flies west to take on recent nemesis Fremantle at Pattersons Stadium on Saturday evening after enjoying...
Cats hit reset button
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MANY Geelong players are off enjoying some downtime this week as the Cats enjoy a bye in round eight.
Star defender Harry...
He who dares almost wins
A daring run and gun game style almost brought Geelong undone for the second successive week, escaping with a five point win over a...
Cats ‘respect’ Power
By Paul Millar
GEELONG coach Chris Scott could well have been listening to tennis great Roger Federer as he prepared this week for Sunday’s top...
Bend it like Boyar: Warriors post another NPL win
By Josip Zilic
A bending Michael Boyar shot in the dying minutes has helped North Geelong Warriors to an important 2-1 victory over Bulleen Lions...
Bartel quietly reaches game 250
By PAUL MILLAR
JIMMY Bartel doesn’t fit the bill of a high profile AFL star preparing for his 250th game.
Something’s seriously missing.
There was no swagger,...
Bartel out of Cats’ leadership group
JIMMY Bartel has stepped out of the Geelong Cats' leadership group to make way for “fresh faces”, according to the club.
Coach Chris Scott thanked...
Our forgotten mines, Chinese footballers rediscovered
By NOEL MURPHY
GOLD fever in the 19th Century led to the sinking of mines in leafy Newtown right beside present-day Geelong College.
But the Mercer...