.Geelong's concentrate on a solid finals campaign, not trumping Port Adelaide in all prices, settled handsomely after the Cats pranced in to a preparatory final without key players Tom Stewart and also Sam De Koning.Geelong's premiership tilt was actually built up substantially on Thursday evening after Chris Scott went with a conventional technique with the star duo and also his edge still rumbled to an 84-point draw the unsatisfactory Power.Stewart (hamstring/illness) and De Koning (leg) will definitely today possess valuable extra opportunity to get ready for the ninth initial last of Scott's adorned 14-season tenure.Watch the best coverage of the 2024 AFL finals, with pro analysis and every game until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE ACQUIRING INSTEAD. Absolutely free and also discreet help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Jezza opens finals set along with astonishment!|00:35 PET CATS GAMER RATINGS:' Off the charts' younger gun fills skipping superstar space as bargain pick-ups dazzling' ONE OF THE VERY BEST': Celebrity Pussy-cat STUNS Portress with fan show ... however it won't succeed target of the yearSpeaking post-game at the Adelaide Oval, Scott appropriately supported in play the long activity with 2 of his vital protectors. "If our company took a danger with those men and also it backfired it wouldn't have actually been impossible, but the level of trouble would certainly possess risen," Scott discussed." The strategy was actually to be conventional with those individuals and also ideally still win the activity, so we're thinking good concerning that selection right now, but our company are actually certainly not advancing of ourselves.Geelong have actually registered their 2 most significant success of the 2024 time in back-t0-back games, fresh off their 93-point sway West Coast that finished their home-and-away time on a high.But as Scott has seen first-hand earlier this time versus the likes of Carlton and also Gold Shoreline, it does not take a lot to be on the incorrect end of a walloping like what they handed Port Adelaide on Thursday evening. "Our team've seen it through the year along with the swings via the season ... you are actually a bit of an off evening from being actually severely trumped," Scott carried on." We always keep observing that to make sure that will definitely keep our feet on the ground." They're best instances of when you play effectively you go, 'Oh, excellent choice' as well as if we will possess played inadequately it would certainly possess had to do with, 'What would possess taken place if we would certainly had Stewart and De Koning?'" Yet our concentration gets on possessing a great month, certainly not obtaining acute and also attempting to bluff our method in to a prelim ... you can't perform that in finals." Scott confessed he was actually still fighting with the selection to participate in Stewart or not after he got a hamstring criticism in his final day trip just before illness tipped the ranges." He had an excellent number of weeks of instruction and our experts were truly positive that he will be right," the trainer mentioned." He remained in complete training for a session on Monday, our experts presumed he was actually heading to be right, yet ... our team were actually still considering that up." After that he began ahead cognizant a bit of a flu, then by the opportunity he got up he was actually scoundrel sufficient that he would not play, so it just type of decided for him and our team a bit easier." Yet, hand on heart, our team were actually leaning towards not playing him and also our experts will created the traditional call along with De Koning also." Stewart was actually racing against the time clock to use Thursday night prior to being stricken with an illness (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images) Resource: Getty ImagesThe relocate to certainly not participate in Stewart also would certainly have thrown components of Port Adelaide's plan the home window too, having properly sent out tension ahead Jed McEntee to Stewart in their final three appointments with frustrating success.Beyond the defensive duo having said that, Tom Hawkins (foot) and also Camera Guthrie (Achilles) will certainly play in the VFL on Saturday early morning as they try to press their cases after lengthy discharges." Our program all along was for them to play this week so our company'll advance with that," Scott added." We'll stay positive, stay broad-minded, maintain all the choices on the table, and also make great decisions in the moment." I'll stand up to the urge to anticipate excessive I could rest listed below as well as suppose, and also it wouldn't help anyone." Regardless of the lack of Hawkins up onward against the Electrical power, the Kitties' forward line shone as bright as any sort of this period - and also having kicked 18 behinds for the night, can possess remarkably been ever before better.Superstars Jeremy Cameron as well as Tyson Stengle finished the evening with four objectives each, while Gryan Miers and Shaun Mannagh each kicked three majors. Tom Stewart dismissed of Pussy-cats v Slot|02:08 Hawkins' substitute Shannon Neale booted 2.2 coming from his 9 disposals as well as 9 proofs, creating the moving toward variety call on that to decide on in 2 weeks time (pending Hawkins' physical fitness) much more intriguing by the week.Asked if he would love to view a preliminary final played in Geelong, certainly not the MCG where it are going to definitely be actually set up, Scott responded with a wicked gleam in his eye." I believe my position has actually always been that you ought to play your home video games any place you yearn for," he confessed." Yet the AFL operate the finals series and also they have actually got to exercise whether that's the ideal point or not, as well as they're balancing a great deal of factors that I do not consider that a lot." They've acquired the excellent of the video game face of thoughts plus all I love is actually the Kitties so it is actually rational that our experts would certainly disagree when our company have those different point of views." However a prelim final (in Geelong)? Why certainly not? It's a good stadium." What I will definitely claim is actually prelim finals will be dipped into some point at the Gold Shoreline, or even at Giants Coliseum, or Hobart.".