CATS LOSE TO ST KILDA; FACE FREMANTLE OR HAWTHORN IN ELIMINATION FINAL
Ben Jensen 3 September 2010

By Ben Jensen (Dubai, UAE) GEELONG CATS V ST KILDA SAINTS ST KILDA upstaged Geelong at the MCG tonight, hanging on despite a surge from the Cats late in the game, winning by four points. Cats fans though and indeed the players were furious after a Cameron Ling goal that would have given them the lead was disallowed after a 50/50 free kick was paid. In Cameron Mooney's words 'you've just cost us the game'; we watched the game from our hotel in Dubai, and now face the prospect of attending next week's Elimination Final so long as it doesn't clash with the old man's 65th on the Saturday night..

ST KILDA: 4.7 8.8 11.11 12.11 (83) DEFEATED
GEELONG: 3.4 5.6 10.6 11.13 (79)

GOALS
ST KILDA: Riewoldt 3, Milne 3, Schneider, Goddard, Jones, Koschitzke, Montagna, Gardiner
GEELONG: Mooney 3, Stokes 2, Johnson, T Varcoe, P Chapman, Byrnes

BEST
ST KILDA: Bartel, Chapman, Ling, Mooney, Ablett, Milburn
GEELONG: Goddard, Riewoldt, Fisher, Dal Santo, Jones, Milne, Hayes

INJURIES
ST KILDA: Tom Lonergan replaced by Shannon Byrnes in Geelong's selected side (reasons unknown)
GEELONG: Steven Baker and Jarryn Geary replaced by Robert Eddy and Sean Dempster in St Kilda's selected side (reasons unknown)

UMPIRES: Shaun Ryan, Matt Stevic, Brett Rosebury

CROWD: 63,608 at MCG, Melbourne

REPORTS: NIL during game