GEELONG made it five straight victories after defeating Port Adelaide by 21-points in their Round 13 encounter at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night.

Here are some of the stats that matter in this week’s edition of By The Numbers, presented by Deakin’s Centre for Sport Research.

Cameron Helps Cats Regain Momentum

It was the game of momentum swings with the lead changing hands throughout each of the four quarters. When Port Adelaide had 19 of the first 20 disposals in the final quarter to take a nine-point advantage after Geelong started the final quarter with a 10-point lead it looked as if the Power might overrun the Cats…. Enter Jeremy Cameron and fellow new recruit Isaac Smith who combined to kick three goals in the space of 46 seconds and completely change the momentum of the game.

Cameron was superb for the Cats with five goals to finish the game with 27.5 rating points, six more than the next best player.

“I thought that Jeremy did some things that very few players in the competition could do tonight,” coach Chris Scott said post-game.

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Cats Goals (R13)

Watch all the goals from our win over the Power. Presented by The Gordon

Vintage Cats 

Geelong created history in Round 13 by becoming the first club in VFL/AFL history to field 10 players aged 30 or above in the one team.

Shaun Higgins, Joel Selwood, Tom Hawkins, Isaac Smith, Zach Tuohy, Lachie Henderson, Patrick Dangerfield, Mark Blicavs, Gary Rohan and Mitch Duncan.

Aerial Dominance

Geelong dominated the air in the win with 21 contested marks to Port Adelaide’s 10, and well above their season average of 11.1 per game leading into the game.

Mark Blicavs, Gary Rohan and Tom Stewart (three apiece) led the charge for the Cats, with a total 11 different players recording at least one contested mark for Geelong.

Stew-pendous 

Tom Stewart was outstanding down back with his ability to beat his opponent and stop numerous Port Adelaide forward 50 entries in their tracks, whilst helping launch score opportunities on the counter with a game-high 753 metres gained.

The 28-year-old finished with 23 disposals, eight intercepts, six score involvements and a game-high four intercept marks to be named in Geelong’s best.