Going into Saturday’s game after two courageous wins over Fremantle and Hawthorn put the Cats in the front seat before the very first siren blew.

The Cats' defence pressure kept Melbourne to one goal a quarter, which left them with a record low of 16 inside-50s compared to Geelong’s 62.

James Podisadly felt the Cats’ worked closely together to compete against the poor weather conditions and that it was their collaborative performance that led them to dominate the Dees with a 68-point win.
 
“We haven’t had conditions like that in Geelong for a while and I think the boys just love playing together when it’s those kind of conditions because I think everyone just evens up and everyone has to contribute to get the ball forward and to defend,” Podsiadly told Cats TV after the game.

The Cats defence pressure on the ball also played a vital role in their game, which they’ve successfully been able to increase each week.

“The defence was really good today, we kept them to four goals, obviously the conditions helped and we’re building up from the two weeks before that,”Podsiadly said.  

Podsiadly was complementary about a number of players on Saturday who managed to fight through the rain and keep the intensity high throughout the game.

“I thought Cads pressure around the ball was good, it was hard to get your hands on it out there because it was like soap but his ability to come back, tackle and use his solid body to put the pressure on was just fantastic.”

“I think Murdoch’s pressure as well was quite good and Smedts out of the centre today was impressive.”

The Cats were really pleased to have Travis Varcoe back on side after being out for the majority of the season with a shoulder injury.
According to Podsiadly Varcoe’s presence on the field was hard to miss.

“His voice out on the ground is fantastic and he runs so hard and it’s amazing he gets breath in to speak, but his voice and instruction out there was great.”

“We’ve missed him and it’s great to have him back.”

Next week the Cats come face-to-face with the Crows in Adelaide for the first time this year. Podsiadly reassures that the Cats will be ready to heighten the pressure once again to stop their opponent from taking flight.

“Dafence has to be a massive key against Adelaide, I mean the way they move the ball it’s obviously Brenton Sanderson’s (Adelaide's senior coach) style to flick around quickly and kick it in to put our defenders under pressure, and they’ve got some really dangerous players, so it’s important for us to shut them down first and then attack off the back of that,” Podsiadly explained.

Click on the video above to watch the full interview with James Podsiadly.