.Geelong's pay attention to a tough finals campaign, certainly not beating Port Adelaide in all prices, paid off handsomely after the Cats pranced in to a preparatory ultimate without key players Tom Stewart as well as Sam De Koning.Geelong's premiership tilt was actually built up substantially on Thursday night after Chris Scott chose a conventional approach along with the superstar duo as well as his side still grumbled to an 84-point win over the frustrating Power.Stewart (hamstring/illness) and De Koning (knee) will presently possess priceless extra opportunity to plan for the 9th preparatory last of Scott's adorned 14-season tenure.Watch the very best insurance coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with expert study and also every video game up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Totally free and personal support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Jezza opens up finals set with STUNNER!|00:35 PET CATS GAMER RANKINGS:' Off the charts' youthful gun loads overlooking celebrity void as bargain pick-ups great' ONE OF THE MOST IDEAL': Super Star Pet Cat STUNS Portress along with freak show ... but it won't succeed objective of the yearSpeaking post-game at the Adelaide Oval, Scott appropriately backed in play the lengthy video game with 2 of his crucial defenders. "If our experts took a risk with those people and it backfired it wouldn't have actually been actually impossible, however the level of difficulty would possess gone through the roof," Scott explained." The plan was to become conservative with those guys as well as with any luck still gain the activity, so we are actually thinking great about that selection currently, yet we're certainly not progressing of ourselves.Geelong have actually registered their 2 largest wins of the 2024 period in back-t0-back games, fresh off their 93-point win over West Shore that completed their home-and-away period on a high.But as Scott has found in person earlier this period against the likes of Carlton and Gold Shoreline, it doesn't take much to become on the wrong end of a walloping like what they handed Port Adelaide on Thursday evening. "Our team've seen it through the year along with the swings by means of the time ... you are actually a little of an off night from being actually poorly beaten," Scott carried on." Our experts keep finding that to ensure are going to keep our feet on the ground." They're perfect instances of when you play well you go, 'Oh, excellent choice' and also if our experts would certainly have played poorly it would certainly possess concerned, 'What would certainly've happened if our experts would certainly had Stewart and also De Koning?'" However our emphasis performs possessing a great month, certainly not acquiring desperate as well as making an effort to bluff our way in to a prelim ... you can not perform that in finals." Scott admitted he was actually still having a hard time the decision to participate in Stewart or not after he got a hamstring grievance in his last day trip before ailment hinted the ranges." He had a great couple of weeks of training and also our company were actually really confident that he will correct," the train pointed out." He was in full instruction for a session on Monday, our experts thought he was mosting likely to correct, but ... our experts were actually still weighing that up." At that point he began ahead down with a little bit of a flu, after that by the opportunity he got up he was crook sufficient that he would not play, so it just type of decided for him as well as our team a bit less complicated." Yet, palm on center, our experts were actually leaning in the direction of not playing him as well as our experts would certainly produced the traditional phone call with De Koning also." Stewart was currently racing against the clock to play on Thursday night just before contracting a health problem (Photo through Michael Willson/AFL Photos using Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesThe move to not play Stewart additionally will possess thrown aspects of Port Adelaide's plan the window too, having actually efficiently sent out stress forward Jed McEntee to Stewart in their last 3 appointments with difficult success.Beyond the protective duo having said that, Tom Hawkins (feet) and Cam Guthrie (Achilles) will certainly play in the VFL on Saturday early morning as they seek to drive their claims after long layoffs." Our plan during was actually for all of them to play this week so our experts'll push on keeping that," Scott incorporated." Our experts'll remain positive, remain open-minded, keep all the possibilities on the table, and also make great choices in the instant." I'll avoid the lure to anticipate excessive I might rest listed below as well as guess, and it definitely would not assist anyone." Despite the absence of Hawkins up forward against the Power, the Pussy-cats' foremost line shone as vivid as any kind of this time - and also having actually kicked 18 behinds for the evening, could possess remarkably been actually ever better.Superstars Jeremy Cameron and Tyson Stengle ended up the evening with 4 targets apiece, while Gryan Miers as well as Shaun Mannagh each kicked 3 majors. Tom Stewart ruled out of Cats v Port|02:08 Hawkins' substitute Shannon Neale kicked 2.2 coming from his 9 disposals and also nine symbols, creating the moving toward assortment contact that to choose in pair of full weeks opportunity (hanging Hawkins' fitness) a lot more interesting due to the week.Asked if he would love to find an initial last played in Geelong, not the MCG where it are going to certainly be actually booked, Scott responded with a naughty shimmer in his eye." I think my posture has regularly been that you need to play your home video games any place you prefer," he admitted." Yet the AFL operate the finals series as well as they have actually reached work out whether that is actually the best point or not, and also they are actually stabilizing a lot of points that I don't think about that much." They've got the excellent of the video game face of mind and all I care about is the Kitties so it's reasonable that we will differ when our experts possess those various perspectives." But a prelim final (in Geelong)? Why not? It's a decent arena." What I am going to point out is actually prelim finals will be actually dipped into some point at the Gold Shoreline, or even at Giants Arena, or Hobart.".