.Geelong's pay attention to a sturdy finals initiative, not beating Port Adelaide in all costs, paid handsomely after the Cats romped in to a preliminary last without principals Tom Stewart and also Sam De Koning.Geelong's premiership tilt was reinforced considerably on Thursday evening after Chris Scott went with a conservative method along with the star duo and his side still rolled to an 84-point get the unsatisfactory Power.Stewart (hamstring/illness) as well as De Koning (knee) will right now possess valuable additional time to get ready for the 9th preparatory final of Scott's embellished 14-season tenure.Watch the best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, along with professional study and every activity up until the Grand Final deal with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of cost as well as discreet support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Jezza opens finals collection with STUNNER!|00:35 PUSSY-CATS GAMER RANKINGS:' Off the graphes' young gun fills skipping celebrity space as bargain pick-ups brilliant' SOME OF THE GREATEST': Celebrity Feline STUNS Portress along with addict act ... but it won't gain objective of the yearSpeaking post-game at the Adelaide Oval, Scott rightly supported in play the lengthy activity along with 2 of his vital guardians. "If we took a threat with those men as well as it backfired it definitely would not have been impossible, however the level of challenge will've gone through the roof," Scott detailed." The plan was actually to become conventional along with those fellas and also ideally still win the game, so we're feeling great concerning that choice now, however our experts're not being successful of ourselves.Geelong have registered their pair of biggest triumphes of the 2024 season in back-t0-back games, clean off their 93-point win over West Shoreline that completed their home-and-away time on a high.But as Scott has found original earlier this time versus the similarity Carlton and also Gold Shoreline, it does not take much to become on the inappropriate end of a drubbing like what they handed Port Adelaide on Thursday night. "Our team've seen it through the year along with the swings with the period ... you are actually a bit of an off night from being actually severely trumped," Scott proceeded." Our experts always keep viewing that to ensure will definitely maintain our feet on the ground." They're ideal instances of when you play well you go, 'Oh, terrific selection' as well as if our company will have played improperly it will possess been about, 'What will've taken place if our company 'd possessed Stewart as well as De Koning?'" Yet our focus gets on having a really good month, not getting acute as well as trying to bluff our means right into a prelim ... you can't perform that in finals." Scott admitted he was actually still having problem with the choice to participate in Stewart or not after he grabbed a hamstring grievance in his final outing prior to ailment hinted the scales." He had an excellent number of weeks of training and also our experts were actually truly optimistic that he would certainly be right," the instructor pointed out." He remained in total instruction for a treatment on Monday, we believed he was going to correct, but ... we were still evaluating that up." Then he started to come down with a bit of a flu, after that by the opportunity he got up he was burglar sufficient that he would not participate in, so it just kind of decided for him and us a little much easier." However, palm on center, we were actually bending in the direction of certainly not playing him and our experts will made the conservative phone call with De Koning too." Stewart was currently dashing versus the time clock to play on Thursday night prior to catching an ailment (Photo through Michael Willson/AFL Photos through Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesThe transfer to certainly not play Stewart also would certainly possess thrown components of Port Adelaide's plan the home window also, having actually effectively sent tension onward Jed McEntee to Stewart in their last 3 conferences with difficult success.Beyond the defensive duo having said that, Tom Hawkins (feet) and also Cam Guthrie (Achilles) will definitely play in the VFL on Saturday morning as they attempt to push their cases after long cutbacks." Our program during was actually for all of them to play recently so our company'll push on with that said," Scott incorporated." Our team'll remain optimistic, keep open-minded, maintain all the choices on the dining table, as well as make great decisions in the second." I'll withstand the temptation to forecast excessive I might sit listed below and also hypothesize, as well as it would not help anyone." Despite the lack of Hawkins up onward versus the Energy, the Felines' forward line shone as brilliant as any this period - and also having kicked 18 behinds for the night, can have amazingly been ever better.Superstars Jeremy Cameron and also Tyson Stengle ended up the evening with four goals apiece, while Gryan Miers and Shaun Mannagh each kicked 3 majors. Tom Stewart ruled out of Kitties v Slot|02:08 Hawkins' substitute Shannon Neale kicked 2.2 coming from his nine disposals as well as 9 marks, creating the approaching selection contact that to decide on in two full weeks time (pending Hawkins' fitness) extra intriguing by the week.Asked if he would like to see a preliminary final played in Geelong, certainly not the MCG where it will undoubtedly be actually set up, Scott responded with a wicked gleam in his eye." I believe my position has consistently been that you must play your home activities wherever you really want," he admitted." Yet the AFL run the finals set and also they have actually come to work out whether that's the appropriate point or not, and also they're harmonizing a whole lot of factors that I don't think about that much." They've obtained the excellent of the activity front of mind plus all I respect is the Pet cats so it is actually logical that our company would certainly disagree when we possess those different standpoints." However a prelim ultimate (in Geelong)? Why not? It's a good arena." What I am going to state is actually prelim finals are going to be played at some point at the Gold Coastline, or at Giants Coliseum, or even Hobart.".