CATS HAVE UNHAPPY TRIP ACROSS THE NULLARBOR
Ben Jensen 17 June 2017

AFL 2017 ROUND 13: WEST COAST EAGLES V GEELONG CATS A SHOCKING first half in which Geelong kicked just two goals to West Coast' seven was too much to overcome, the Cats mounting something of a comeback in the second half but the Eagles hanging on by 13 points, a score that slightly flattered the Cats. The loss came at a cost on the injury front too with Nakia Cockatoo and Scott Selwood both suffering hamstring injuries, Cockatoo quite early in the game and Selwood in the second half. Next Sunday Geelong hosts Fremantle in a 1:10PM game, the second time the two sides have met after their round one clash which the Cats won.

WEST COAST: 4.3, 7.9, 8.14, 11.17 (83) DEFEATED
GEELONG: 1.2, 2.3, 5.6, 10.10 (70)

GOALS
WEST COAST: Sheed 2, Darling 2, Jetta 2, Schofield, Petrie, Duggan, Cripps, Gaff
GEELONG: Stanley 3, Taylor 2, Menzel 2, Cockatoo, Motlop, Dangerfield

BEST
WEST COAST: Mitchell, Sheed, Vardy, Jetta, Shuey, Hutchings
GEELONG: Dangerfield, Duncan, Tuohy, Taylor, Menzel, Guthrie

CHANGES
WEST COAST: Nil
GEELONG: Nil

INJURIES
WEST COAST: Nelson (hamstring)
GEELONG: Cockatoo (hamstring), S.Selwood (hamstring)

REPORTS
WEST COAST: Nil
GEELONG: Joel Selwood (Geelong) for striking Sam Mitchell (West Coast) in the first quarter.

UMPIRES: Dalgleish, Donlon, Hosking, Stevic

CROWD: 35,719 at Domain Stadium, Perth