St Kilda v Geelong Cats, Round 9 2021
2021 AFLRound 9
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STK | 0.7 7 | 3.11 29 | 4.13 37 | 5.17 47 |
| GEE | 2.1 13 | 4.2 26 | 6.6 42 | 10.8 68 |
Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 5
Recap
Geelong beat St Kilda by 21
Geelong 10.8 (68) beat St Kilda 5.17 (47) at Marvel Stadium in Round 9, a 21-point win.
Brad Close kicked two goals for Geelong and Tom Hawkins two; Tim Membrey kicked two for St Kilda.
Cameron Guthrie led the way with 36 disposals and a goal.
A run of four straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 3-point deficit into a 23-point lead.
Geelong won the contested ball 134–112, and St Kilda laid 87 tackles to 62.
In context
- Geelong have now beaten St Kilda 5 times in a row.
- Milestones: Jimmy Webster’s 100th game, Callum Wilkie’s 50th game.
- First game for St Kilda: James Frawley.
- A career-high 15 marks for Mitch Duncan (previous best 14).
- A career-high 9 tackles for Josh Battle (previous best 7).
