Cats take easy route into finals

IS A combined winning margin of 235 points in your final two games the right finals preparation?

For much of a beautifully sunny afternoon at GMHBA Stadium, that was the question being debated given the training drill which was happening on the field.

Just like they did seven days earlier, Geelong bullied and humiliated a much inferior opposition.

Last week it was Fremantle to the tune of 133 points, this time it was the Gold Coast Suns by 102 points.

So two floggings and then a week off will be the Cats preparation leading into an elimination final.

The positive slant is that every player in the team will go in feeling happy with the world given they’ve had plenty of touches and kicked a stack of goals over the past fortnight.

Those who enjoy the feast the most included Cam Guthrie who played one of his best games for the season before a corked thigh saw him rested late.

Patrick Dangerfield kicked four goals from 34 possessions — 20 of those contested — while Tim Kelly continued his incredible time of it with three goals and 23 touches.

The usual suspects in Mitch Duncan, Joel Selwood, Scott Selwood (mainly as a forward) and Gary Ablett all had 25 or more possessions.

What Chris Scott and his coaching panel would have focused on was the process and how defensively his team reacted even if at times it was a glorified training drill.

The stats said that was on point. For example at the 17minute mark of the second quarter the inside 50 count was 13 to 1 for the term.

What the Geelong defence will look like in a couple of weeks is one of the more intriguing questions.

For the second week in a row Harry Taylor played fullback with Lachie Henderson and Mark Blicavs further up the ground.