It on at home
I’m not sure that it’s the same foot means that it’s better or worse.”
Brandan Parfitt had a breakout game in his 19th match for Geelong, amassing 28 touches and seven tackles as well as three goals in an eye-catching performance.
Tom Stewart (20 disposals) and Jake Kolodjashnij (14 disposals) were also dominant down back on a wet night at GMHBA Stadium.
The Cats dominated the first half without applying enough scoreboard pressure to put a line through St Kilda, evident by a 33-17 inside-50 count.
But Menzel did his best job to put a gap on the Saints, snaring three goals in five minutes early in the second term to send a warning to the Saints’ defence.
St Kilda captain Jarryn Geary tried his best, amassing 12 disposals in the second term to keep his side within five goals at the main break, and the first goal of the third saw it cut the deficit to only 23.
But goals to Sam Menegola, Parfitt, Tim Kelly and again Menegola gave the Cats an insurmountable 48-point lead.
Ben Long snapped one of the goals of the night late in the third term, deep in the pocket in front of The Ford Stand, to silence the swollen crowd, but Menzel quickly replied with his fifth goal, courtesy of a 50m penalty.