Geelong are set for the penultimate round of the home and away season, when they take on St Kilda at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.  

The Cats moved back into the top four last weekend with a win over Fremantle, with a chance to further entrench themselves heading into the final week of the season.  

A win on Saturday night will officially lock Geelong into the top eight, securing their spot in the post season.  

St Kilda are out of the race for finals but have found a rich vein of form, winning three of their last four games including a 48 point win over Richmond last Sunday.  

Match Details  

St Kilda v Geelong 
7.30pm AEST, Saturday August 17 
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne 

Last Time We Met  

The two sides last met back in round one this year, when a late goal from Patrick Dangerfield helped the Cats hang on to record an eight point win at GMHBA Stadium.  

St Kilda made a late comeback booting three goals in four minutes to cut the margin to one point, but Geelong’s skipper stood tall to ensure the Cats started their year with a victory.  

Dangerfield (25 disposals, eight clearances) was very influential, as was Ollie Dempsey who starred with three goals and nine score involvements.  

Defensively the Cats were great all night with Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Stewart and Zach Guthrie combining for 25 intercept possessions.  

Recent History 

Geelong and St Kilda have split their last four clashes with two wins each, but the Saints have won the last two contests at Marvel Stadium.  

Looking back at the last 10 matches the record swings in the Cats favour, going on a six game win streak between 2017 and 2021 while winning two of those games at Marvel Stadium.   

Team Selection 

Geelong 
 
In: Mitch Knevitt, Gary Rohan 

Out: Tanner Bruhn (Concussion), Zach Tuohy (Managed) 

Injury Report 

Click here to see the full round 23 GMHBA Health update.  

Key Players  

Mitch Duncan has been a prime mover for the Cats in their last four clashes against the Saints, averaging 24 disposals and 10 marks per game across that span.  

Max Holmes has also taken a liking to St Kilda averaging 22 disposals and seven marks across the last three contests, while Tom Stewart also performs well against the Saints.  

Broadcast   

The match will be broadcast live and free on channel 7 from 7.00pm, while also being streamed on Kayo from 7.30pm. Fans can also listen to all the build up and match coverage on K rock Football from 6.00pm.   

Broadcast Guide  

Geelong have fallen to a fast finishing Saints outfit, going down by 18 points at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night. 

Jack Bowes put in a strong performance finishing with 31 disposals and a game high 782 metres gained, while Lawson Humphries (24 disposals) and Tom Stewart (21 disposals) worked hard all night. 

The Cats will finish the round in fourth position on the ladder, before returning home next weekend for their final clash of the home and away season against West Coast. 

Geelong came out hot in the first term, holding St Kilda goalless while booting three majors of their own to open up a 17 point lead at quarter time. 

The defensive unit put on a spectacular aerial display taking numerous intercept marks, led by Lawson Humphries who collected 11 disposals and five intercept possessions in the first quarter. 

The Cats pulled away in a blistering second quarter, piling on six goals to extend the margin to 33 points at the main break. 

A highlight for Geelong was the versatility down forward, finding eight different goal-kickers for their nine goals in the first half. 

Humphries continued to star finding 19 disposals and seven marks in the opening half, Jack Bowes looked comfortable across half back with 16 possessions, while Jack Henry took four contested marks in a dominant display. 

The game took a big turn after the break, with St Kilda gaining momentum and kicking six unanswered goals to leave the Cats trailing by six points at three quarter time.  

Both teams traded goals early in the last term, before the Saints kicked away late to close out the win. 

Geelong will return home for their final game of the home and away season against West Coat next Saturday. 

AFL Round 23

ST KILDA      0.3   3.6   10.10    16.11   (107)
GEELONG     3.2   9.3    10.4     14.5     (89)

GOALS
St Kilda: Higgins 3, Wilson, Sharman, Owens, Steele 2, Wood, Marshall, Membrey, Hill, Butler 1
Geelong: Cameron 3, Mannagh, Stengle 2, Neale, O.Henry, Knevitt, Dangerfield, Dempsey, Rohan, Stanley 1

DISPOSALS
St Kilda: Wilkie, Marshall 28, Steele 27, Sinclair 26, Wilson 25
Geelong: Bowes 31, Humphries 24, Holmes 22, Stewart, Mannagh 21

SUBSTITUTES
St Kilda: Hugo Garcia (replaced Brad Hill in the fourth quarter) 
Geelong: Mitch Duncan (replaced Gary Rohan in the third quarter) 

Crowd: 31,945 at Marvel Stadium