Jack Bowes now bobs up, with a slick snap from about 48m. From six inside 50s in the final term, the Cats have booted 4.1. Bowes has a game-high 10 tackles.
“This is a message to the rest of the competition,” dual North Melbourne premiership player David King said of the Cats on Fox Footy.
Ollie Henry marks and drills his third of the evening, the Cats now enjoying a game-high 27-point lead. Are the Blues cooked? The Blues missed three-straight opportunities to start this term. The Cats have gone bang, bang, bang and bang since. If the Blues want to end their premiership drought, which extends to 1995, they cannot afford to miss so many shots at goal.
Jeremy Cameron won a controversial 50m penalty on the wing after McKay was adjudged to have switched on being man on the mark. Cameron’s free kick was taken about 40m from goal, gifting Cameron a major which may have sunk the Blues for good. The Cats are up by 21 points.
Tuohy has had a blinder today, and now narrowly slips through his third goal of the evening, the Cats extending their lead to 14 points. Fox Footy coverage shows this goal came, in part, because Jacob Weitering opted to leave Hawkins and attempted to disrupt a handball/kick on the wing. He failed to stop the ball, and a string of free men emerged for the Cats, leading to Tuohy’s mark.
We’re back, and the Blues’ poor kicking continues, this time Corey Durdin squandering a set shot. The Blues trail by nine points.
Zac Williams is knocked over after brushing a Geelong opponent, leaving Ollie Henry free to mark. Henry converts the set shot from about 45m, the Cats edging ahead by 10.
Tom Hawkins has had a quiet evening, but marks strongly in front of Jacob Weitering just inside the right boundary. However, his shot slides by the face of the goals.
Sub Tom Atkins has been activated, replacing the injured Dangerfield.
Much has been made of Harry McKay’s goal-kicking through the years, but this time the left-footer opts for a straight-line approach, and kicks truly.
And bang – another Sam Walsh clearance and deep kick leads to Charlie Curnow hoovering up a loose ball behind the pack for a goal. The Blues have closed to within four points. Game on, my friends!
Harry McKay barges through, pounces on a loose ball in traffic, and dishes to Elijah Hollands, who storms through traffic and nudges through a goal. However, Jeremy Cameron responds, the Cats leading by 15 points.
Meanwhile, there is major news: Patrick Dangerfield has a hamstring issue, according to Fox Footy’s Cam Mooney, working the boundary. The Cats will confirm at the final change.
That’s not a great sign – Patrick Dangerfield walks from the field, clearly nursing an injury. We’ll keep you posted.
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