Cats set to tame Betts

IN a career that gets better the longer it lasts, the brilliant Eddie Betts has not made a habit of torching Geelong.

Adelaide’s recent record against the Cats is hardly stellar either – Geelong have won the past four meetings between the teams.

Geelong coach Chris Scott was taking little comfort from history as he prepared for tonight’s big clash at Simonds Stadium, labelling the ladderleading Crows the best side in the competition and Betts as their premier small forward.

Cats defender Jed Bews has enjoyed more success than most against Betts in recent years and tonight almost certainly will get first crack at the two-time All-Australian, who sits fourth in the Coleman Medal race with 31 goals.

“Without underrating the job that Bews and others have done in our back half, we may have been a bit fortunate that (Betts) wasn’t quite at his best against us,” Scott said.