Geelong v Gold Coast Suns
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All Gold Coast Matches at Carrara 2011-14
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The round 10 2011 match at Carrara is Geelong's greatest winning margin in a match where they trailed by more than 10 points at half-time. Previous: 61 points in the 1992 Qualifying Final - 16.16-172 vs WB/Footscray 17.9-111. (Trailed by 16 at half-time.
Round 10 2011 was also one of 24 matches 1897-2014 where Geelong scored eight or more times as many points as their opponent in a second half (13.10-88 vs 1.5-11). Of current teams, the Cats' have done this in 1.03% of their matches - the most of any team. Next most: Collingwood 0.99% and Essendon 0.76%.
Round 20 2011 at Kardinia Park saw The Cats record their highest second quarter tally against a scoreless opponent (10.3-63 vs 0.0-0).
Previous: 9.6-60 vs St Kilda in 1899. The win was also the Cats' League record 29th consecutive victory at the one venue and the record for the highest combined winning margin (336 points) from two consecutive matches (won against Melbourne by 186 points in round 19.)
150 points is Gold Coast's biggest losing margin.
Round 10 2013 at Kardinia Park is Geelong's greatest winning margin after being even at three-quarter time and the League's second greatest. Previous: 32 points vs Collingwood in the 1937 Grand Final after being 80 points each at the last break (the only Grand Final that has been even at three-quarter time).
League greatest: 57 points in round 2 1993. Hawthorn scored 10.4-64 vs Sydney 0.7-7 in the last quarter after being on 12.13-85 each at 3/4 time..
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Gold Coast is one of six opponents that Geelong has won its first four matches against. The others have been: Carlton, Hawthorn, St Kilda, Sydney/Sth Melbourne, and Western Bulldogs/Footscray.
2014 matches vs teams placed 1-9 on the ladder after round 13
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2014 matches vs teams placed 10-18 on the ladder after round 13
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Players who played in all four wins vs Gold Coast (* current list)
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