Geelong Cats v Melbourne – Round 3 2017 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2017 AFLRound 3Sat, 8 Apr, 4:35 pm AEST

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20.613.19

Geelong by 29

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
GEE	5.2 32	9.2 56	14.2 86	20.6 126
MEL	2.4 16	7.11 53	12.17 89	13.19 97

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 5

Recap

Geelong 20.6 (126) beat Melbourne 13.19 (97) at Marvel Stadium in Round 3, a 29-point win.

Geelong trailed by 3 at three-quarter time, then kicked 6.4 to 1.2 in the last quarter.

Tom Hawkins kicked five goals for Geelong and Daniel Menzel four; Dean Kent kicked two for Melbourne.

Joel Selwood led the way with 37 disposals, a goal and 8 clearances.

A run of five straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 15-point deficit into a 15-point lead.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 57–46 but kicked 13.19.

More from Round 3

Geelong Cats20.6126

Melbourne13.1997

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

1:22BehindJ. GarlettMEL0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
2:16BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL0.0 (0) – 0.2 (2)
5:31BehindL. HendersonGEE0.1 (1) – 0.2 (2)
8:32GoalD. MenzelGEELead change1.1 (7) – 0.2 (2)
9:52BehindD. MenzelGEE1.2 (8) – 0.2 (2)
11:38GoalT. HawkinsGEE2.2 (14) – 0.2 (2)
13:27GoalM. BlicavsGEE3.2 (20) – 0.2 (2)
17:43GoalC. PetraccaMEL3.2 (20) – 1.2 (8)
20:53BehindD. TysonMEL3.2 (20) – 1.3 (9)
21:51GoalT. HawkinsGEE4.2 (26) – 1.3 (9)
23:52GoalT. SmithMEL4.2 (26) – 2.3 (15)
26:42BehindJ. WattsMEL4.2 (26) – 2.4 (16)
28:54GoalM. BlicavsGEE5.2 (32) – 2.4 (16)

2:24GoalJ. WattsMEL5.2 (32) – 3.4 (22)
4:44GoalB. StretchMEL5.2 (32) – 4.4 (28)
7:15GoalP. DangerfieldGEE6.2 (38) – 4.4 (28)
9:12BehindT. SmithMEL6.2 (38) – 4.5 (29)
10:55BehindN. JonesMEL6.2 (38) – 4.6 (30)
14:09GoalT. HawkinsGEE7.2 (44) – 4.6 (30)
15:49BehindJ. HarmesMEL7.2 (44) – 4.7 (31)
16:38GoalJ. HuntMEL7.2 (44) – 5.7 (37)
19:27BehindB. StretchMEL7.2 (44) – 5.8 (38)
20:24BehindS. WeidemanMEL7.2 (44) – 5.9 (39)
21:07GoalJ. GarlettMELLead change7.2 (44) – 6.9 (45)
22:42GoalS. MotlopGEELead change8.2 (50) – 6.9 (45)
23:48GoalD. MenzelGEE9.2 (56) – 6.9 (45)
29:02BehindD. KentMEL9.2 (56) – 6.10 (46)
29:43GoalJ. WattsMEL9.2 (56) – 7.10 (52)
31:23BehindC. PetraccaMEL9.2 (56) – 7.11 (53)

2:16GoalA. Neal-BullenMELLead change9.2 (56) – 8.11 (59)
3:14BehindN. JonesMEL9.2 (56) – 8.12 (60)
4:11BehindD. KentMEL9.2 (56) – 8.13 (61)
7:12GoalD. KentMEL9.2 (56) – 9.13 (67)
9:22GoalT. HawkinsGEE10.2 (62) – 9.13 (67)
11:19BehindB. StretchMEL10.2 (62) – 9.14 (68)
12:13BehindJ. GarlettMEL10.2 (62) – 9.15 (69)
12:58GoalP. DangerfieldGEE11.2 (68) – 9.15 (69)
16:12BehindJ. VineyMEL11.2 (68) – 9.16 (70)
17:19BehindN. JonesMEL11.2 (68) – 9.17 (71)
19:42GoalN. JettaMEL11.2 (68) – 10.17 (77)
21:19GoalS. MotlopGEE12.2 (74) – 10.17 (77)
23:43GoalD. KentMEL12.2 (74) – 11.17 (83)
29:13GoalJ. HarmesMEL12.2 (74) – 12.17 (89)
31:35GoalZ. SmithGEE13.2 (80) – 12.17 (89)
33:51GoalD. MenzelGEE14.2 (86) – 12.17 (89)