THE BIG positive for Geelong so far this season has been its fast starts to games.
Chris Scott's team has been so quick out of the blocks that it sits second for total first quarter scores in 2015.
The Cats have scored 37.20 (242) in their nine first quarters to date, which puts them behind only Fremantle, which has scored 40.21 (261).
| CLUB (Top eight in bold) | FIRST QUARTER SCORES AFTER RND 9 |
| Fremantle | 40.21 (260) |
| Geelong | 37.20 (242) |
| Western Bulldogs | 34.19 (223) |
| West Coast | 31.27 (213) |
| Adelaide | 29.27 (201) |
| St Kilda | 28.25 (193) |
| Sydney Swans | 28.20 (188) |
| Collingwood | 27.24 (186) |
| Hawthorn | 26.26 (182) |
| Greater Western Sydney | 25.31 (181) |
| Essendon | 27.18 (180) |
| Brisbane Lions | 27.17 (179) |
| Port Adelaide | 25.24 (174) |
| Melbourne | 24.21 (165) |
| North Melbourne | 23.20 (158) |
| Carlton | 22.25 (157) |
| Richmond | 20.29 (149) |
| Gold Coast | 20.25 (145) |
When it comes to first quarter scoring differentials, Geelong is also second.
The Cats have scored 76 more points than they have conceded, which is second only to the Dockers, who have scored a whopping 157 more points than they have conceded in first quarters.
| CLUB (Top eight in bold) | FIRST QUARTER POINTS DIFFERENTIAL |
| Fremantle | 157 |
| Geelong | 76 |
| Western Bulldogs | 70 |
| Sydney Swans | 36 |
| Port Adelaide | 35 |
| Essendon | 18 |
| West Coast | 11 |
| Collingwood | 1 |
| Melbourne | -8 |
| Adelaide | -9 |
| Hawthorn | -11 |
| Richmond | -25 |
| Brisbane Lions | -33 |
| Greater Western Sydney | -35 |
| St Kilda | -49 |
| North Melbourne | -74 |
| Gold Coast | -78 |
| Carlton | -82 |
But it's pretty clear where Geelong's problem lies.
The Cats have been outscored by 77 points in last quarters so far this season, a trend that was particularly evident last weekend when the Eagles - the best last quarter team in the competition - piled on seven goal to one in the final term.
Geelong now has the third-worst scoring differential in the competition for last quarters. The only teams to fare worse are the Brisbane Lions and the Western Bulldogs.
| CLUB (Top eight in bold) | LAST QUARTER POINTS DIFFERENTIAL |
| West Coast | 142 |
| Sydney Swans | 93 |
| Hawthorn | 90 |
| Richmond | 90 |
| Collingwood | 55 |
| Adelaide | 37 |
| Gold Coast | 22 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 22 |
| Fremantle | 7 |
| Essendon | -28 |
| Carlton | -39 |
| North Melbourne | -54 |
| St Kilda | -55 |
| Port Adelaide | -58 |
| Melbourne | -69 |
| Geelong | -77 |
| Brisbane Lions | -83 |
| Western Bulldogs | -95 |
