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Catch up on all the action from Geelong’s clash with West Coast on Friday night

Geelong’s finals hopes have been dashed with a disappointing result on Friday night, falling to West Coast by 31 points at Sullivan Logistics Stadium in a tough and hard-fought contest. 

Facing a vastly improved Eagles outfit, the Cats struggled to find avenues to goal and were held to just two majors for the game, while West Coast capitalised on their opportunities through the middle of the match and kicked away. 

Claudia Gunjaca was immense in defence and helped the Cats limit the damage throughout the night, finishing with 20 disposals and a game-high 16 intercept possessions. 

Amy McDonald (20 disposals, four inside 50’s) provided a spark in attack, while Nina Morrison (26 disposals, four clearances) fought hard through the middle.

Both teams generated a number of good looks in the opening quarter but neither side could capitalise on their opportunities, West Coast kicking the only goal of the term and the Cats trailed by six points at the first break. 

Geelong were able to limit the damage conceding just one goal from nine inside-50 entries, Claudia Gunjaca was pivotal in defence collecting five intercept possessions and four marks in the first quarter.

Momentum continued to flow the Eagles’ way early in the second term as they kicked another two goals, Zali Friswell finally got the Cats on the board with a goal after the half-time siren, trimming the margin to 14 points at the main break. 

The clearance battle was an area of concern for Dan Lowther and his side, trailing that statistic 12-3 in the opening half but they were able to match the Eagles in most other areas around the ground. 

Nina Morrison worked hard through the middle and gathered 13 disposals in the first half, while Gunjaca and Georgie Rankin held firm defensively, combining for 13 intercept possessions between them.

The challenge grew even greater for the Cats with West Coast slotting the opening three goals in the third quarter, the deficit blowing out to 32 points halfway through the term and leaving Geelong with a mountain to climb. 

Scoring continued to be a big issue for Geelong, held to just one major up until three quarter time and staring down an even five-goal margin heading into the final term. 

The Cats fought hard and dominated territory in the last quarter but as had been the case all night, they could not put any scoreboard pressure on the Eagles, eventually falling by 31 points.

2025 AFLW Season – Round 10

WEST COAST        1.3    3.6    6.6    7.8    (50)
GEELONG CATS    0.3    1.4    1.6    2.7    (19)    
GOALS
West Coast: Painter 3, Wakfer, Swanson, Lewis, Franklin 1
Geelong Cats: Friswell, Mason 1

Crowd: TBC at Sullivan Logistics Stadium