Cats smash Lions with third quarter blitz, home winning record at SCG intact

AFL 2020 round 6; SCG, Friday 10 July 2020 Ben Jensen SAM Simpson and Sam Menegola stepped up last night helping Geelong to a 27-point win over Brisbane after trailing by three goals in the second quarter. The Cats launched a blitzkrieg third quarter, outscoring the Lions seven goals to just one behind. Simpson, who hadn’t played an AFL game since 2018, helped himself to 27 possessions while Menegola and Patrick Dangerfield had 26 apiece.

Like last week Tom Hawkins booted three goals and the Little Master Gary Ablett two, including a long bomb not unlike last week’s. For the Lions Lachie Neale was easily the best and looked to be on his way to three Brownlow votes at one point but may find himself pipped by the two Sams.

As Joshua Kay on Twitter pointed out this was the third ‘home’ match the Cats have played at the SCG for three wins. Next Thursday the Cats play another ‘home’ fixture away this time at Perth Stadium against Collingwood, which will certainly be a first.

One of the great records in world sport… @GeelongCats undefeated as home team at SCG for 117 years

1903 def Carlton by 10

1981 def Melbourne by 49

2020 def Brisbane Lions by 27#AFLCatsLions

— Joshua Kay (@js_kay) July 9, 2020

Vintage Little Master. @GaryAblettJnr puts the @GeelongCats ahead 🚀#AFLCatsLions pic.twitter.com/irzSKbolED

— 7AFL (@7AFL) July 9, 2020

AFL 2020 – ROUND 6
GEELONG CATS v BRISBANE LIONS
THURSDAY 9 JULY 2020, 19:40
SCG
MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG CATS: 1.4, 3.4, 10.7, 11.7 (73) DEFEATED
BRISBANE LIONS: 1.6, 4.8, 4.9, 6.10 (46)

GOALS
GEELONG CATS: Hawkins 3, Ablett 2, Rohan 2, Menegola 2, Ratugolea, Parfitt
BRISBANE LIONS: Rayner 2, Cameron, Neale, Hipwood, McCluggage

BEST
GEELONG CATS: Dangerfield, Menegola, Hawkins, Simpson, Blicavs, Ablett
BRISBANE LIONS: Neale, Rayner, Zorko, J.Berry, Lyons

INJURIES
GEELONG CATS: Quinton Narkle (hamstring), Mitch Duncan (hamstring)
BRISBANE LIONS: Mitch Robinson (cquad)

CHANGES
GEELONG CATS: Nil
BRISBANE LIONS: Nil

REPORTS
GEELONG CATS: –
BRISBANE LIONS: –

CROWD: 0 at SCG

UMPIRES
FIELD: Leigh Fisher, Ray Chamberlain, Craig Fleer, John Howorth
BOUNDARY: Matthew Tomkins, David Wood, Shane Thiele, Joshua Mather
GOAL: Alex Chisholm, Angus McKenzie-Wills EM: Brodie Kenny-Bell

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Sam Simpson
OUT: Jack Steven
B: J.Kolodjashnij M.Blicavs J.Henry
HB: M.O’Connor H.Taylor J.Bews
C: B.Parfitt P.Dangerfield C.Guthrie
HF: Z.Tuohy E.Ratugolea M.Duncan
F: Q.Narkle T.Hawkins L.Dahlhaus
FOLL: D.Fort J.Selwood S.Menegola
INT: G.Ablett G.Rohan S.Simpson G.Miers
EMER: L.Fogarty J.Clark J.Parsons Z.Guthrie

BRISBANE LIONS TEAM
IN: Dane Zorko
OUT: Cam Ellis-Yolmen
B: R.Lester H.Andrews D.Gardiner
HB: D.Rich G.Birchall B.Starcevich
C: M.Robinson D.Zorko H.McCluggage
HF: J.Berry E.Hipwood C.Rayner
F: Z.Bailey D.McStay C.Cameron
FOLL: O.McInerney J.Lyons L.Neal
INT: C.Ah Chee L.McCarthy S.Martin T.Berry
EMER: S.Skinner A.Witherden R.Mathieson N.Answerth

Sam Menegola kick starts the fightback for the Cats! #AFLCatsLions pic.twitter.com/HVtvs9d6Bm

— AFL (@AFL) July 9, 2020