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Geelong v Fremantle, GMHBA Stadium Saturday, March 15, 1.20pm AEDT

Last time: Geelong 10.13 (73) d Fremantle 9.8 (62), R22 2024

What it means

Geelong is all-too familiar with trying to put a preliminary final defeat behind it as it begins the following season but few will have been as hard to take as the loss in the dying stages to Brisbane last year. The Cats are well-built to climb the mountain again but a first step will be turning their home ground back into a fortress after six defeats at the venue in the past two seasons.

Fremantle has no excuses this season after narrowly missing the finals last year as it assembles a highly talented squad that should be able to entertain as much as compete with top-four hopefuls like Geelong. The Dockers can even turn to an unusually promising recent record on the Cats' home turf having won their past two matches at the venue.

Game shapers

Bailey Smith is finally closing in on a return to the elite level after tearing an ACL more than a year ago but will be doing so in fresh colours after a high-profile trade to Geelong. Smith will be eased into the Cats' engine room but in trademark fashion won't mind stepping into the spotlight even while taking time to return to his damaging best.

Josh Treacy enjoyed a breakout season in 2024 as he hit multiple career-highs and emerged as one of the most dominant key forwards in the competition. The 195cm Treacy tripled his previous season-best haul with 45 majors last year and will start this campaign taking on even more responsibility near goal with the absence of Sean Darcy likely forcing Luke Jackson to spend more time in the ruck.

Who gets the chocolates?

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Ah yeas the madness, great stuff!

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what happens if you are out of the scoring circle and you kick the ball passed your teammate and it bounces through the goal. Do you get points. I am sure some of these guys can kick pretty far.

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If no one touches it from when you kick you can score 6 point goal if it goes through the middle posts. Even if it bounces. If it gets touched by anyone it will still score but only a behind 1 point same as going through the outside posts

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What's the point of the circle then? I thought they had to be in that circle in order to score.

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That is mainly to show the goal is 50 meters from that line. Known as the 50m arch or 50m line .

The starting position is only since 2019 or so

essendondfl.com.au/edfl-confirms-laws-of-the-game-changes-for-2019/

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Ok. I see. So you don't need to be within that boundary to score. Kind of like basketball. You can shoot it from beyond halfcourt if you want but it's probably a bad idea unless you have 1 second left on the clock and are desperate.

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Correct we also have a shot clock from a set shot on goal so you can’t stuff around to long

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Geelong lead at quarter time 34 - 7

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Cats lead at half time 76 - 22

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Fremantle is coming back but Geelong lead at three quarters 84 - 63

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Cats win 147 - 69

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Geelong again!

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Yep sure is the one and only

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I want chocolate

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Who did you pick to win?

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Geelong

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You will be sweet with the cats today. I am biased as I support the cats

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