Tigers stand up but Cats scoot clear

Rohan Connolly Richmond not humiliated but Geelong's strength proves too much.

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Ex-Bombers fan keen to lift Cats to victory

Peter Hanlon and Rohan Connolly Geelong's Allen Christensen barracked for Essendon as a boy, and will have two younger brothers in the crowd on Friday night who are still avid Bombers.

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New moves for old Cats

Rohan Connolly Geelong's capacity to keep its playing group fresh and hungry over a golden era now spanning seven years has become one of the AFL's best examples of list management.

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Dogs take it up to Cats

Rohan Connolly Western Bulldogs put up a good fight but in the end the Cats take the points.

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Cats inflict more pain on Hawks

Rohan Connolly It's a familiar tale for Hawthorn as it slumps to a 10th straight loss to Gelong.

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Cats gain Vardy, lose Varcoe

Rohan Connolly Geelong ruckman Nathan Vardy will play his first game of AFL football for more than a year-and-a-half when he returns to the Cats' line-up for Saturday's crucial final round match against Sydney.

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Vardy earns his Cats stripes

Rohan Connolly Geelong ruckman Nathan Vardy will play his first game of AFL football for more than a year when he returns to the Cats' line-up for tomorrow's crucial final-round match against Sydney.

Another visit to the Cats to test Swans

Rohan Connolly Swans have won kudos for having held on to one of the top two spots on the ladder since June.

Finals are about timing and it's Cats' time

Rohan Connolly This has been an even more eventful AFL season than usual, full of wild fluctuations.

Cats may yet make history

Rohan Connolly If anyone can win the flag from sixth place, then Geelong can.

Cats back in the flag hunt, Swans face big test

Rohan Connolly Adelaide got away with the points this round as the Saints showed plenty of pluck against the Pies.

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Two cool Cats show the Twain meets midfield

Rohan Connolly During the past few weeks Geelong have had 'we're not done just yet' written all over them.

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Hawks and Cats a rivalry to savour

Rohan Connolly There can't be a genuine fan of AFL who isn't salivating over the prospect of another epic between Hawthorn and Geelong at the MCG tonight, whatever their club allegiance.

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Cats an acid test for Hawks

Rohan Connolly The Cats have won their past eight clashes against the flag fancies.

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Question mark over the Cats

Rohan Connolly Familiarity breeds contempt, they say. Perhaps, though, in the case of one of the greatest teams AFL football has seen, it sometimes engenders too much respect.

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It's deja vu as hot Pies burn Cats

Rohan Connolly This much-touted heavyweight bout was over before it had barely begun.

Cats' back-to-back premiership hopes live on

Rohan Connolly Wounded Geelong weathers Adelaide surge, then runs away to win an entertaining battle.

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Cats won't drop off: Selwood

Rohan Connolly Geelong captain says the Cats are contenders for a back-to-back premiership.

Crows of '98 give Cats hope in tight year

Rohan Connolly Geelong coach went out on a limb by saying his team could win flag from outside top four.

Flat Cats on attack

Rohan Connolly IT'S not often you get to the mid-point of an AFL season without a pretty clear indication of how most teams are tracking, but then 2012 is shaping as an extraordinary sort of football year.