CATS RUN ON TO VICTORY OVER BLUES BY 42 POINTS
Ben Jensen (From Fethiye, Turkey) 20 August 2010

GEELONG defeated CARLTON by fourty-two points at Etihad Stadium tonight. At three-quarter time the match remaineds delicately poised, the Cats remaining in front by twenty-five points. Geelong led Carlton by twenty-two points at half-time, though they led by over thirty mid-way through the second quarter. It was just one point in favour of the Cats at quarter time, they got going early to establish a decent lead before the Blues pegged a couple back. Carlton were out of the gates after half time but could only kick one goal at a time; they scored first but the Cats answered back, twice, before scoring consecutive goals to extend their half-time lead. Similarly in the final term, Carlton opened up the goal-scoring but the Cats answered back, this time immediately. Gary Ablett, goalless at half-time, had kicked three crucial goals by the twelve-minute mark to give his side a buffer when it counted. Dan Menzel kicked his third with twenty-four minutes gone, staking his claim to a spot come September. Ablett added his fourth not long after, thanks to a Menzel pass, his fortieth for the season. The Cats deservingly winners by seven goals.

GEELONG: 5.3 11.7 14.8 18.13 (121) DEFEATED
CARLTON: 5.2 8.3 10.7 12.7 (79)

GOALS
GEELONG: Podsiadly 4, Ablett 4, Menzel 3, Hawkins 2, Bartel, Byrnes, Johnson, Stokes, Varcoe
CARLTON: Henderson 3, Waite 3, Robinson 3, Judd, Simpson, Warnock

BEST
GEELONG: Chapman, Selwood, Bartel, Enright, Podsiadly, Hawkins
CARLTON: Carazzo, Henderson, Murphy, Robinson, Waite

INJURIES
GEELONG: Nil
CARLTON: Nil

REPORTS: Josh Hunt (Geelong), James Podsiadly (Geelong)
CHANGES
GEELONG: Andrew Mackie replaced in the selected side by Taylor Hunt
CARLTON: Shaun Hampson and Aaron Joseph replaced in the selected side by Sam Jacobs and Andrew Walker
UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, Nicholls
CROWD: 45,172 at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne