CATS CRUISE TO EASY VICTORY OVER POWER
Ben Jensen 25 May 2013

GEELONG easily accounted for Port Adelaide by 48 points at AAMI Stadium tonight. Big forwards Tom Hawkins and James Podsiadly had a feast kicking six and four goals respectively while Steve Johnson was all but hospitalised with leather poisoning.

GEELONG 7.1, 10.4, 15.6, 18.8 (116) ) DEFEATED
PORT ADELAIDE 0.4, 3.6, 4.10, 9.14 (68)

GOALS
GEELONG: Hawkins 6, Podsiadly 4, Motlop 2, Schroder 2, Johnson, Bartel, Burbury, Thurlow
PORT ADELAIDE: Schulz 3, Thomas 2, Mitchell 2, Redden, Monfries

BEST
GEELONG: Johnson, Hawkins, Bartel, Motlop, Taylor, Stokes, Motlop, Christensen, Podsiadly, Blicavs
PORT ADELAIDE: Boak, Wingard, Schulz, Gray, Monfries

INJURIES
GEELONG: Joel Selwood (elbow), Allen Christensen (knock to head)
PORT ADELAIDE: Nil

SUBS
GEELONG: Josh Hunt, replaced injured Joel Selwood in the fourth quarter
PORT ADELAIDE: Matt Broadbent replaced Andrew Moore in the third quarter

CHANGES (ON FRIDAY)
GEELONG: Josh Caddy, Billie Smedts replaced by Mitch Brown and Jordan Schroder
PORT ADELAIDE: Matt Broadbent replaced Andrew Moore in the third quarter

UMPIRES:

FIELD: Craig Fleer (2) Jeff Dalgleish (7) Jacob Mollison (32) EM: Leigh Haussen (42)
BOUNDARY: Mark Hill Matthew Konetschka Chris Bull Jonathan Creasey
GOAL: Steven Axon Daniel Hoskin EM: Mathew Wilson

CROWD: 21,309 at AAMI Stadium

PRE-MATCH TIP: "Cats by 43 points"