.Geelong's concentrate on a strong finals initiative, not defeating Port Adelaide in any way costs, repaid handsomely after the Cats pranced into a preparatory ultimate without principals Tom Stewart and also Sam De Koning.Geelong's premiership tilt was actually strengthened significantly on Thursday night after Chris Scott went with a conventional strategy with the celebrity duo as well as his side still roared to an 84-point win over the unsatisfactory Power.Stewart (hamstring/illness) and also De Koning (knee) will right now possess priceless added opportunity to plan for the nine preliminary ultimate of Scott's decorated 14-season tenure.Watch the most effective coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with professional review and also every video game until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING RATHER. Completely free as well as confidential support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Jezza opens up finals set along with astonishment!|00:35 KITTIES PLAYER RATINGS:' Off the graphes' youthful gun packs overlooking superstar gap as good deal pick-ups brilliant' ONE OF THE VERY BEST': Super Star Pet Cat STUNS Portress along with addict act ... but it won't gain target of the yearSpeaking post-game at the Adelaide Oval, Scott appropriately backed in play the long video game along with 2 of his essential defenders. "If our experts took a risk with those fellas as well as it backfired it definitely would not have been actually impossible, but the degree of trouble would certainly possess gone through the roof," Scott clarified." The program was to be traditional along with those men and also with any luck still succeed the video game, so our company are actually believing great concerning that decision currently, but our experts are actually certainly not getting ahead of ourselves.Geelong have actually registered their two greatest triumphes of the 2024 season in back-t0-back video games, new off their 93-point win over West Shoreline that finished their home-and-away period on a high.But as Scott has actually seen original earlier this time against the similarity Carlton and also Gold Shoreline, it does not take a lot to become on the incorrect end of a drubbing like what they handed Port Adelaide on Thursday evening. "Our company have actually persevered the year with the swings by means of the season ... you are actually a small amount of an off night from being horribly trumped," Scott carried on." We always keep observing that so that will definitely keep our feets on the ground." They're perfect examples of when you participate in effectively you go, 'Oh, great choice' as well as if we will have participated in badly it would certainly possess had to do with, 'What will possess happened if our team will had Stewart as well as De Koning?'" However our concentration gets on possessing an excellent month, certainly not getting acute as well as attempting to bluff our means right into a prelim ... you can not perform that in finals." Scott confessed he was actually still having a hard time the selection to play Stewart or otherwise after he grabbed a hamstring issue in his final outing before sickness hinted the ranges." He had a great number of full weeks of training and our team were actually confident that he will correct," the train mentioned." He remained in total training for a treatment on Monday, we presumed he was mosting likely to correct, however ... we were still analyzing that up." After that he started to come down with a little bit of a flu, then by the opportunity he awakened he was crook enough that he definitely would not participate in, so it only type of decided for him as well as our company a small amount less complicated." However, palm on heart, our experts were actually leaning in the direction of not playing him and also our team will made the conventional telephone call with De Koning also." Stewart was presently racing against the time clock to use Thursday evening before being stricken with an ailment (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos using Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesThe transfer to certainly not participate in Stewart likewise would certainly have tossed components of Port Adelaide's plan the window too, having actually efficiently delivered tension forward Jed McEntee to Stewart in their final three meetings with overwhelming success.Beyond the defensive duo nevertheless, Tom Hawkins (feet) and Web cam Guthrie (Achilles) are going to play in the VFL on Sunday morning as they try to press their claims after long cutbacks." Our program the whole time was actually for them to play recently so we'll push on keeping that," Scott added." Our experts'll stay optimistic, remain broad-minded, always keep all the options on the table, as well as make good selections in the moment." I'll resist the appeal to forecast a lot of I could rest below and also speculate, as well as it would not help any person." Despite the absence of Hawkins up ahead versus the Power, the Pet cats' foremost line shone as bright as any this period - as well as having actually kicked 18 behinds for the evening, can possess remarkably been actually ever better.Superstars Jeremy Cameron and Tyson Stengle finished the night with 4 goals each, while Gryan Miers and Shaun Mannagh each kicked 3 majors. Tom Stewart dismissed of Kitties v Port|02:08 Hawkins' replacement Shannon Neale kicked 2.2 coming from his nine disposals and nine symbols, creating the moving toward collection call on that to decide on in 2 full weeks opportunity (hanging Hawkins' health and fitness) even more fascinating due to the week.Asked if he wish to observe an initial final played in Geelong, certainly not the MCG where it will certainly be arranged, Scott replied along with a rascally gleam in his eye." I believe my placement has always been actually that you should play your home video games anywhere you want," he confessed." Yet the AFL manage the finals set as well as they have actually reached exercise whether that is actually the ideal point or not, as well as they are actually stabilizing a great deal of things that I don't consider that much." They've obtained the good of the activity face of thoughts and all I appreciate is the Kitties so it's logical that our team would disagree when our team have those different point of views." Yet a prelim last (in Geelong)? Why certainly not? It's a decent stadium." What I will definitely mention is actually prelim finals will be played at some factor at the Gold Shoreline, or at Giants Arena, or Hobart.".