NAB Challenge: Geelong defeats Carlton by 19 points at Etihad Stadium and other top stories

NAB Challenge: Geelong defeats Carlton by 19 points at Etihad Stadium

Admittedly, it's difficult to get a read on Sunday's 19-point win over a weakened Carlton side when Geelong was almost full-strength. But it was the method of the NAB Challenge victory that will give Cats fans hope the glory days can continue. Simply ... >> view original

LIVE: Suban subbed out of derby

Earlier, Mitch Clark and Tom Hawkins have combined for eight majors to help Geelong a 19-point win over Carlton at Etihad Stadium.. Clark (three goals) and Hawkins (five) were a handful for the Carlton defence, particularly when the ball has been ... >> view original

150 up for Geelong Racing Club

The post office opened in 1840 and the first race meeting was held the following year. On Sunday, the Geelong Racing Club will celebrate its 150th anniversary in the most appropriate way imaginable, with a race meeting. GRC chief executive Daniel ... >> view original

The fall and rise of Geelong

Darryn Lyons – mayor of Geelong, pub owner, ex-war photographer and “Mr Paparazzi" – has been chatting to the AFR Magazine for about 37 minutes when he sets his multi-coloured mohawk bobbing with this impromptu speech. The words tumble out of the ... >> view original

Three To Watch - Geelong

The runner-up from that race, She Can Shazam, has since franked the form with a dead-heat victory at her next start. Likely to appreciate the step-up in distance and to have taken good benefit from his first run, it will be interesting to see if the ... >> view original

The top five Fantasy Cats

Mitch Clark joined Melbourne in 2012 and averaged 75 in his first year. He managed just 15 games with the Demons and now finds himself at his third AFL club as an under-priced forward. After a rusty start to his NAB Challenge campaign, he got things ... >> view original

Young guns primed for Geelong little athletics showpiece event

LANDY Field little athletics coach Darren Riviere is running up and down the hill at Eastern Beach with his team in training for Saturday's Geelong Little Athletics Centre Championships. Riviere, who specialises in the 800m and 1500m events, is putting ... >> view original

Geelong beats Adelaide Crows as Mitch Clark stars in AFL preseason ...

Mitch Clark has kicked six goals as Geelong defeated Adelaide by 19 points in the AFL preseason tournament clash at Kardinia Park. The former Demon made an excellent first impression in his debut game in front of the Cats' home crowd with a blistering ... >> view original

Kids safe as police stand-off ends safely in Newcomb near Geelong

A 14-hour police stand-off near Geelong has ended peacefully with two children being released and a man taken into custody. The two children had been caught up in the incident when the man, believed to be their father, barricaded himself inside a Gibbs ... >> view original

Geelong star Steve Johnson hurt in VFL return

Geelong star Steve Johnson left Simonds Stadium on crutches on Saturday but the Cats insist he had only corked his right leg in his return to action via the VFL. Johnson had not played a pre-season match until returning against Collingwood. He had ... >> view original