Cats claw Bombers in Shepparton mismatch
March 5, 2016 4:21 PM
GEELONG'S crushing 87-point win over Essendon at Deakin Reserve inShepparton has come at a serious cost, with young defender JacksonThurlow suffering a serious knee injury.
The defender was stretchered from the field in the third quarter after his right knee buckled when he attempted to nudge former teammate Mitch Brown off the ball in a marking contest.
Thurlow's injury is a major blow for the Cats, as the 21-year-old isregarded as the best kick in Geelong's team and a lock at the rebounding defender spot.
Cats cross their fingers on Thurlow
It looked like the Cats would also be sweating on the fitness offellow defenders Tom Lonergan (ankle) and Lachie Henderson (knee), butCats assistant coach James Rahilly insisted after the match they weretaken from the field for precautionary reasons only.
The injuries took the gloss off a thumping 0.17.9 (111) to 0.3.6 (24) Geelong win in front of 5488 fans in northern Victoria.
The Cats did as they pleased for much of the contest, with strongmidfield contributions from Patrick Dangerfield (24 disposals and seventackles), Mitch Duncan (15 and five inside 50s) and Cameron Guthrie (18and five clearances).
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Key forwards Nathan Vardy (four goals) and Tom Hawkins (two goals and eight marks) had a steady supply from a dominant Geelong midfield, andthe differences between the sides could not have been more glaring.
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