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Head trauma debatePremiumStewart’s ‘dirty act’ deserved longer ban, says Sheppard

Tom Stewart’s hit on Dion Prestia was a “dirty act” that deserved a longer suspension, according to retired Eagle and concussion victim Brad Sheppard.

Chris Robinson

Bad bumpCommentsPremiumWHACK! Tom Stewart cops four weeks for brutal bump

Geelong defender Tom Stewart's high bump on Dion Prestia has earned the Cats star a four-game suspension after he was referred directly to the AFL Tribunal.

Roger Vaughan and Shayne Hope

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FIFTH QUARTERCommentsPremium
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Stewart deserved to be sent off after ugly Prestia bump

About four weeks feels the right punishment for Tom Stewart, but five might even send a better message, and maybe he should have sat out the rest of the game.

Braden Quartermaine

Saturday Night LightsCommentsPremiumDangerfield, Martin to resume hostilities under lights

Geelong will welcome back Patrick Dangerfield for his first AFL game in a month against Richmond, who will be bolstered by the return of Dustin Martin.

Shayne Hope

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Studs and dudsCommentsPremium
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West Coast ratings: Redden continues push for Worsfold Medal

West Coast midfielder Jack Redden led from the front in the Eagles’ loss to Geelong, while Elliot Yeo’s move back to defence was a masterstroke. See how every player was rated here.

Braden Quartermaine

‘Not that easy’Flag drought fuels fire for Cats veteran Duncan

Geelong star Mitch Duncan admits he took winning a premiership in his sophomore AFL season for granted, with a second flag eluding the Cats veteran over the past decade. 

Samantha Rogers

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Mark DuffieldCommentsPremium
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The Tomahawk: Geelong’s selfless and priceless commodity

If Lance Franklin is the outlier in the AFL for goals kicked, Tom Hawkins is the outlier among the game’s big forwards in his ability to help teammates to kick them, writes Mark Duffield.

Mark Duffield

SEVEN CHANGESPremiumScott says battling Eagles can turn back the clock to 2018

West Coast will welcome back four premiership players after making seven changes for Saturday’s match against Geelong at Optus Stadium.

Braden Quartermaine

CATS CONUNDRUM Premium‘Not how we operate’: Simmo hits back over tanking talk

West Coast coach Adam Simpson has shot down suggestions the club will look to prioritise a better draft position over wins in the second half of the season.

Samantha Rogers

COURTPremiumEx-AFL star cleared of sex charges

A former Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans player has been acquitted of sexually touching a woman he met at a nightclub.

Ryan Young

Big contestCats give WA big man his debut for Crows clash

Big South Fremantle product Shannon Neale has joined the influx of young Cats to get a chance, named for his debut when Geelong take on Adelaide on Saturday.

Must-readPremium‘I just survived’: Bomber tells Robbo why arrest was a relief

Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson’s struggles over the past decade have been well documented but, as he told Mark Robinson, he is content being back at the footy club where it all began.

Mark Robinson

AFLAnkle surgery to delay big Cat’s return

Geelong will have to cope without a versatile big man for even longer but it could regain three important contributors for Saturday’s match-up with St Kilda.

Marc McGowan

Challenge AcceptedPremium‘Easy run’ criticism drove Dockers to Cattery upset

A desire for Fremantle players to embrace the hype and prove critics wrong was a motivating force for the Dockers to record their statement win over Geelong on Saturday.

Craig O'Donoghue

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Purple patch CommentsPremium
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Acres, Logue put in career-best showings to topple Cats

No Docker scored below a four while two were close to top marks. We rate every Fremantle player after their incredible statement victory in Geelong.

Eliza Reilly

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Guy McKenna CommentsPremium
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McKenna: The day Geelong fans took - and gave - the piss

Fremantle are heading to one of the few remaining fortresses left in the footy world, and it’s not just the Geelong players they will have to contend with, writes Guy McKenna.

Guy McKenna

Cat fights PremiumCat fights: The highs and lows of Freo’s history in Geelong

It is the AFL’s most vaunted fortress, labelled the hardest in the country to win at, but Fremantle have breached Kardinia Park. Here are a few of the Dockers’ biggest moments against Geelong at the Cattery.

Jackson Barrett

Waiting game PremiumGeelong fans encouraged to show former Cat Clark some love

Geelong fans are urging each other not to boo former Cat Jordan Clark as the now Fremantle defender prepares to grace GMHBA Stadium for the first time as an opposition player.

Eliza Reilly

Cat clash PremiumHow Dockers defenders plan to stop the Tom and Jerry show

Geelong spearheads Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron have combined for 39 goals so far in 2022, the most of any two key forwards this season. But Fremantle’s backline is in equally good form.

Eliza Reilly

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New takeComments
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Freo go back to the future to become a contender again

The Fremantle of now are taking a leaf out of the Dockers from 2013 with their pressure across the ground and it has them bordering on being a premiership contender,

Paul Hasleby

AFLPremiumLions coach ‘saved’ Rich’s career

Daniel Rich doubts he would be on the verge of 250 AFL matches if not for the belief shown in him by Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan.

Marco Monteverde

AFLScans to determine star Cats forward’s injury fate

Geelong’s 11-goal drubbing of Essendon may come at a cost with one player already out for next week and another in hospital

Marc McGowan

AFLPremiumGeelong blow away insipid Bombers in AFL

Geelong have been written off as being too old but the Cats have smashed an Essendon outfit supposedly on the rise by 66 points in their round-one AFL game.

Oliver Caffrey

Final chancePremiumLast spots left! AFL lifelines up for grabs ahead of round 1

Players are still auditioning this pre-season to win the last handful of list spots at AFL clubs ahead of the season opener.

Marc McGowan