A second half onslaught has inspired a dominant Geelong victory on Saturday afternoon, taking down Yartapuulti (Port Adelaide) by 76 points at Adelaide Oval. 

The game was in the balance at half time with the Cats holding an 11-point lead at the main break, before Geelong put the foot down and pulled away booting 12 goals to two in a sensational second half. 

Jeremy Cameron was the standout for the Cats finishing the afternoon with a season-high tally of seven goals, five of those coming in the last quarter to spearhead his side to an impressive win. 

Bailey Smith (30 disposals, seven clearances) continues to impress in his first season with Geelong, Mark O'Connor (28 disposals, 10 intercept possesions) was instrumental down back, while Ollie Dempsey (24 disposals, two goals) and Gryan Miers (27 disposals) split the game open with their run and carry. 

Oisin Mullin also played a pivotal role in Saturday's win, playing a lockdown role on Port Adelaide star, Zak Butters and restricting him to 20 disposals and three clearances, his lowest total in both categories for the year. 

Conditions were tough early as both teams struggled to gain ascendancy, Geelong booting the opening two goals of the match to take a slender three point lead into the first break. 

The arm wrestle continued into the second term with the Power kicking the only goal in the first 20 minutes of the quarter, before Jeremy Cameron intervened and swung momentum back the Cats way. 

Back to back goals from the Cats spearhead catapulted his team back into the lead, Geelong taking an 11-point buffer into the main break. 

Mark O'Connor was heavily influential down back in the opening half, leading the game in disposals (17), marks (six), metres gained (445) and intercept possessions (seven), while going at a very impressive 94% disposal efficiency. 

Geelong made their big move after half time, slamming home five goals to one in the third quarter to open up a healthy 36-point buffer heading into the final term. 

Ollie Dempsey made his presence felt with a dominant period on the wing collecting 11 disposals, six score involvements and 345 metres gained in the third quarter alone. 

Looking to close out the match, Jeremy Cameron snuffed out any chance of a Yartapuulti comeback as he slotted a hat-trick of goals inside the first eight minutes of the final quarter. 

Geelong opened the floodgates and piled on the goals, eventually kicking away on the back of a 12 goal to two second half to claim a scintillating 76-point win over the Power. 

The Cats extend their strong record at Adelaide Oval, now winning seven of their last eight matches at the venue. 

Geelong will return home for another blockbuster clash next week, as they take on the Western Bulldogs at GMHBA Stadium on Thursday night. 

2025 AFL Season - Round 10

YARTAPUULTI        2.4      3.6      4.9       5.9      (39) 
GEELONG CATS      3.1      5.3     10.9     17.13    (115)
 
GOALS 
Yartapuulti: Powell-Pepper 2, Richards, Georgiades, Byrne-Jones 1
Geelong Cats: Cameron 7, Dempsey 2, Stengle, Neale, Mannagh, Humphries, O.Henry, Close, Bowes, Atkins 1

BEST
Yartapuulti: Rozee, Powell-Pepper, Wines, Aliir
Geelong: Dempsey, Cameron, Smith, Blicavs, Miers

DISPOSALS
Yartapuulti: Rozee 32, Wines 28, Burton 26, Powell-Pepper 23, Burgoyne 22
Geelong Cats: Smith 30, O'Connor 28, Miers 27, Dempsey 24, Atkins 23, Holmes 22

INJURIES
Yartapuulti: Sinn (hip), Horne-Francis (hamstring), Jones (hamstring)
Geelong: Dangerfield (hamstring), Bowes (hamstring)

SUBSTITUTES 
Yartapuulti: Christian Moraes (replaced Josh Sinn in the first quarter)
Geelong Cats: Mitch Duncan (replaced Jack Bowes in the first quarter)