Unbeaten Cats Cruise to Win Over Power
The Cats established a 40-point lead at the first change kicking with the wind and were never challenged, winning 18.14 (122) to 13.10 (88).
While the Power showed some fight to close the gap to 30 points at half-time, the Cats surged away with a 6.4 to 1.1 third term to ensure a comfortable victory.
Port were able to make the result look more respectable on the scoreboard when they kicked six goals in a 15-minute burst midway through the final term, but by that time the contest was over.
The win was set up by Geelong's complete control in the midfield for most of the match.
Gary Ablett, Paul Chapman, Joel Selwood, Joel Corey, Jimmy Bartel and Cameron Ling's ability to consistently win the ball in the centre ensured the match was predominantly played in the Cats' attack.
Geelong had 427 disposals for the match compared to Port's 340 and took the ball into their attacking 50m arc 53 times compared with the Power's 37.
Ablett finished with 36 touches and 2.3 to further enhance his Brownlow Medal chances.
Even when Port's defence were able to repel the Cats' attacks, they frequently turned the ball over with disposal errors coming out of the backlines
The only thing that prevented an even more emphatic victory was some occasional poor Geelong kicking for goal - Steve Johnson a culprit with 1.3 - and some imprecise kicks into attack at times.
Geelong small forward Shannon Byrnes kicked four goals, to go with his match-winning five-goal haul against Fremantle last round.
Key defender Matthew Scarlett also starred for the Cats, controlling his duel with Port's Justin Westhoff, while providing rebound.
Midfielder David Rodan fought hard for the Power to be probably his side's best, while defenders Alipate Carlile, Troy Chaplin and Toby Thurstans were solid given the amount of attacking done by the Cats.
Geelong's win took their unbeaten streak this season to 13 ahead of next Sunday's clash with St Kilda, with the Cats having won 55 of their past 58 matches.
The Power fell to a 6-7 record, having lost four of their past five games.
Crows Maintain Dominance of Sinking Swans
ADELAIDE—Adelaide maintained their climb up the AFL ladder - and utter dominance of Sydney - with a fighting 16-point victory at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.
The Swans led by as much as 25 points soon after halftime, before the Crows fired into action and eventually won 12.13 (85) to 10.9 (69) in front of 38,064 supporters.
Defeat slipped Sydney to 5-8 for the year and with a pair of possible tribunal headaches for Barry Hall and young tall Jesse White, who were both reported.
Adelaide have now won their last six matches against the Swans.
They were well served by the brilliant Jason Porplyzia (four goals), Bernie Vince, Scott Thompson, and ruckman Brad Moran played their part, while Kurt Tippett (two goals) was again threatening as a tall target.
Brett Kirk, Ryan O'Keefe and Rhyce Shaw all battled manfully for Sydney and Hall kicked four goals despite the report.
Sydney were the more desperate team in the early stages, while they were also tactically sharp, getting numbers back quickly to counter the Crows' forward movement.
A five-point lead at the first change was the minimum the Swans deserved and they kept the momentum in the second by barreling through the first three majors of the term.
Hall was enjoying a great first half, Kirk, Shaw and Adam Goodes were leading a dominant midfield and ex-Crow Martin Mattner provided plenty of run out of defence.
Clear by 19 points at the half, the visitors seemed likely to continue on their merry way when Kirk waltzed in to goal for his side's seventh.
But instead of killing the game, the Swans allowed Adelaide back into the contest with a handful of errors.
Winning a greater share of ball out of the middle, Adelaide gobbled up the advantage Sydney fought so hard to create in the space of 15 minutes.
Andrew McLeod's inspired dribble goal deep in time-on meant the Crows took a seven-point lead into the final change.
Hall's fourth cut it back to two, but the Crows ran the game out stronger to seal the four points.
AFL Results and Standings-Round 13
ESSENDON 2.4 8.5 14.9 21.10 (136)
CARLTON 2.3 7.7 8.9 9.13 (67)
Goals: Essendon: A Monfries 5 M Lloyd 4 A Lovett 3 S Lucas 3 H Skipworth 2 A Davey B Stanton K Reimers P Ryder. Carlton: E Betts 3 B Fevola 2 B Gibbs C Judd K Simpson S O'hAilpin.
Best: Essendon: A Welsh T Pears A Lovett H Skipworth H Hocking A Monfries P Ryder. Carlton: M Murphy B Gibbs E Betts C Judd H Scotland.
Injuries: Essendon: J Watson (ankle). Carlton: P Bower (knee).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Stuart Wenn, Matt Stevic, Stephen McBurney.
Official Crowd: 83,407 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
COLLINGWOOD 6.3 10.6 16.9 26.13 (169)
FREMANTLE 2.2 7.3 11.5 13.7 (85)
Goals: Collingwood: J Anthony 4 B Dick 3 T Cloke 3 A Didak 2 C Dawes 2 D Beams 2 L Brown 2 P Medhurst 2 T Lockyer 2 D Swan H O'Brien S Cox S Wellingham. Fremantle: D Headland 3 A Foster 2 B Peake 2 A Sandilands B Schammer M Pavlich P Hasleby S Dodd S Thornton.
Best: Collingwood: A Didak D Swan T Lockyer D Thomas T Cloke D Beams S Wellingham H O'Brien. Fremantle: P Duffield P Hasleby A Sandilands D Headland G Broughton.
Injuries: Collingwood: L Davis (flu) replaced in selected side by P Medhurst. Fremantle: A Grover (thigh) M Pavlich (calf) C Pearce replaced in selected side by D Headland.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Michael Vozzo, Heath Ryan.
Official Crowd: 44,114 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
ADELAIDE 1.3 3.4 9.7 12.13 (85)
SYDNEY 2.2 6.5 8.6 10.9 (69)
Goals: Adelaide: J Porplyzia 4 K Tippett 2 N van Berlo 2 T Edwards 2 A McLeod S Stevens. Sydney: B Hall 4 B Kirk J Crouch K Jack M Mattner R Brabazon R Shaw.
Best: Adelaide: J Porplyzia B Vince S Thompson B Moran G Johncock K Tippett. Sydney: B Kirk R O'Keefe M Mattner R Shaw A Goodes B Hall.
Injuries: Adelaide: A Otten (cut head) B Moran (jarred knee) I Maric (cut head). Sydney: Nil.
Reports: Adelaide: Nil. Sydney: J White (Sydney) reported by field umpire H Kennedy for rough conduct on B Vince (Adelaide) in first quarter, B Hall (Sydney) reported by field umpire S McLaren for striking B Rutten (Adelaide) in third quarter, H Grundy (Sydney) reported by field umpire M Nicholls for high contact on N Bock (Adelaide).
Umpires: Hayden Kennedy, Scott McLaren, Mathew Nicholls.
Official Crowd: 38,064 at AAMI Stadium.
BRISBANE 3.4 9.7 13.13 16.15 (111)
MELBOURNE 2.0 2.2 2.5 8.8 (56)
Goals: Brisbane: J Brown 5 D Bradshaw 4 D Rich 2 J Polkinghorne 2 C Stiller J Roe J Sherman. Melbourne: C Sylvia 2 A Davey C Bruce C Morton L Jurrah N Jones R Robertson.
Best: Brisbane: D Rich J Brown L Power D Bradshaw J Brennan. Melbourne: A Davey C Bruce B Green C Morton.
Injuries: Brisbane: Nil. Melbourne: M Bate (virus) replaced in selected side by N Jones.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Scott Jeffery, Sam Hay.
Official Crowd: 23,750 at Gabba.
WEST COAST 2.3 8.6 10.9 16.11 (107)
HAWTHORN 4.3 6.4 11.6 13.9 (87)
Goals: West Coast: M LeCras 4 N Naitanui 3 J Kennedy 2 A Embley B Ebert B McKinley D Kerr D Wirrpanda M Brown T Stenglein. Hawthorn: J Roughead 5 L Franklin 4 M Osborne 2 C Brown S Mitchell.
Best: West Coast: Q Lynch M Priddis B Ebert C Masten M LeCras M Rosa N Naitanui. Hawthorn: S Mitchell J Roughead C Bateman B Sewell L Hodge.
Injuries: West Coast: Nil. Hawthorn: M Williams (knee) X Ellis (cork) S Gilham (virus) replaced in selected side by R Schoenmakers, S Dew (quad) replaced in selected side by C Stokes.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Craig Hendrie, Shaun Ryan, Troy Pannell.
Official Crowd: 31,441 at Subiaco.
GEELONG 7.5 10.9 16.13 18.14 (122)
PORT ADELAIDE 1.1 6.3 7.4 13.10 (88)
Goals: Geelong: S Byrnes 4 G Ablett 2 J Bartel 2 P Chapman 2 C Ling C Mooney D Milburn J Corey J Kelly S Johnson T Hawkins T Varcoe. Port Adelaide: W Tredrea 3 B Ebert 2 J Carr 2 J Davenport 2 T Logan 2 J Westhoff R Gray.
Best: Geelong: G Ablett P Chapman J Corey M Scarlett J Bartel S Byrnes. Port Adelaide: D Rodan A Carlile J Davenport T Chaplin T Thurstans R Gray.
Injuries: Geelong: D Johnson (calf). Port Adelaide: Nil.
Reports: Geelong: Nil. Port Adelaide: P Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) reported by umpire J Mollison for rough conduct against J Kelly (Geelong) in second quarter.
Umpires: Jacob Mollison, Brett Rosebury, Dean Margetts.
Official Crowd: 21,142 at Skilled Stadium.
WESTERN BULLDOGS 6.1 9.4 13.6 17.6 (108)
NORTH MELBOURNE 4.4 8.8 11.13 12.14 (86)
Goals: Western Bulldogs: D Giansiracusa 3 J Akermanis 2 J Hill 2 N Eagleton 2 S Higgins 2 S Welsh 2 C Ward D Cross L Gilbee M Hahn. North Melbourne: D Petrie 3 L Harding 3 A Swallow C Garlett C Jones D Hale H McIntosh L Hansen.
Best: Western Bulldogs: D Giansiracusa R Hargrave D Cross R Griffen A Cooney J Harbrow B Johnson. North Melbourne: B Harvey L Anthony M Firrito L Harding D Petrie A Swallow.
Umpires: Simon Meredith, Robert Findlay, Ray Chamberlain.
Official Crowd: 31,470 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
AFL Ladder P W L D For Agst PC Pts
1 Geelong 13 13 - - 1509 1008 149.7% 52
2 *St Kilda 12 12 - - 1264 728 173.6% 48
3 Western Bulldogs 13 9 4 - 1451 1170 124.0% 36
4 Collingwood 13 8 5 - 1282 1102 116.3% 32
5 Brisbane 13 8 5 - 1218 1107 110.0% 32
6 Adelaide 13 8 5 - 1141 1123 101.6% 32
7 Essendon 13 7 6 - 1272 1219 104.4% 28
8 Carlton 13 6 7 - 1313 1224 107.3% 24
9 Hawthorn 13 6 7 - 1172 1250 93.8% 24
10 Port Adelaide 13 6 7 - 1177 1337 88.0% 24
11 Sydney 13 5 8 - 1134 1210 93.7% 20
12 West Coast 13 4 9 - 1109 1240 89.4% 16
13 North Melbourne 13 4 9 - 957 1250 76.6% 16
14 *Richmond 12 3 9 - 1027 1287 79.8% 12
15 Fremantle 13 3 10 - 1061 1393 76.2% 12
16 Melbourne 13 1 12 - 939 1378 68.1% 4
*(denotes teams yet to play)
LEADING GOALKICKERS
45: J Brown (Brisbane) 5
43: B Fevola (Carlton) 2
42: L Franklin (Hawthorn) 4
40: N Riewoldt (St Kilda) 0, J Roughead (Hawthorn) 5
37: S Johnson (Geelong) 1
35: W Tredrea (Pt Adel) 3
34: M LeCras (West Coast) 4, D Bradshaw (Brisbane) 4
32: J Anthony (C'wood) 4
31: B Hall (Sydney) 4
30: J Porplyzia (Adelaide) 4, E Betts (Carlton) 3