GEELONG COMPREHENSIVELY DEFEAT LADDER LEADER SYDNEY
Ben Jensen 9 May 2010

GEELONG CATS V SYDNEY SWANS GEELONG put paid to any suggestions they're on the way out, clinically disposing of the Sydney threat in front of a big crowd of 25,970. James Podsiadly kicked his third consecutive bag of five goals at Skilled Stadium, the Cats burying the Swans in the second half with twelve goals to four after leading by just 14 points at half time.

GEELONG: 4.0, 7.4, 12.8, 19.12 (126) DEFEATED
SYDNEY: 3.0, 5.2, 7.3, 9.5 (59)

GOALS
GEELONG: Podsiadly 5, Varcoe 3, Chapman 3, Ablett 2, Johnson 2, Blake, Hogan, Kelly, Byrnes
SYDNEY: Jack 2, Goodes, White, McVeigh, Barlow, Bradshaw, O'Keefe, Rohan.

BEST
GEELONG: Ablett, Podsiadly, Selwood, Chapman, Scarlett
SYDNEY: Goodes, Kennelly, Shaw

INJURIES
GEELONG: Nil
SYDNEY: Nil

REPORTS
GEELONG: James Kelly (Geelong) for rough conduct on Kieren Jack.

CHANGES SYDNEY: Lewis Roberts-Thomson (hamstring) replaced by Ed Barlow

CROWD: 25,970 at Skilled Stadium

UMPIRES: FIELD: Shane Stewart (10) Ray Chamberlain (18) Shaun Ryan (25) EM: Michael Jennings (24)
BOUNDARY: Mark Foster Chris Roberts Gerard Large Shane Jansen
GOAL: Jason Venkataya David Dixon EM: Daniel Wilson