Geelong coach Chris Scott was left to lament an almost night where the Cats kicked the final three goals of the game and finished with six more inside 50s, won the clearance count by eight and contested ball by seven, but remain two points outside the eight with two games to play.

"They are always frustrating nights when you're playing good teams and feel like you've had your chances to win the game," Scott said in his post-match press conference on Friday night.

"The disappointing part was just some of the fundamental errors that we made and you just can't do that against Collingwood that we did that gave them easy goals. It is just hard work. 

"Even in the last quarter, we got the shots and guys that you'd normally expect to knock them over missed." 

Cameron produced his most dominant display of the season to rocket up to third on the Coleman Medal leader board, overcoming some injury issues and a form dip across the past two months with a masterclass on the Friday night stage.

"Jeremy kicked seven and it felt like he could have kicked 12. He missed some shots that he kicks before he starts warming up at training. 7.4 doesn't even reflect the dominance that I thought he had or could have had on the game," Scott said.

Geelong will need to beat St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs across the final fortnight of the home and away season to keep its September chances alive.