Geelong secured their seventh win of the season in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, taking down the Bulldogs by 14 points in front of a fantastic crowd at GMHBA Stadium. 

There were a number of big performances throughout the night, with Jeremy Cameron and Shannon Neale combining to boot 11 goals up forward, Bailey Smith and Max Holmes running riot through the middle of the ground. 

Check out the top five performances from Thursday night's big win over the Bulldogs. 

Shannon Neale

16 Disposals, Five Goals, 11 Score Involvements

Geelong's newest spearhead forward announced himself in a big way on Thursday night, registering a team high 11 score involvements and kicking five goals to have a substantial impact on the result. 

Neale had two of the most important moments in the game, kicking a pair of his goals in the last quarter to help the Cats kick away after the Bulldogs had briefly levelled scores in a tense final stanza. 

Something that might get overlooked in his performance was Neale's ability to roll into the midfield, playing handy minutes in the ruck and even winning three clearances throughout the night. 

Max Holmes

33 Disposals, Eight Clearances, Seven Score Involvements, One Goal

Holmes utilised his explosive pace on Thursday night, setting off an a brilliant run down the wing and submitting a goal of the year contender. 

But his impact was far greater than just that one moment, accumulating an equal game-high 33 disposals and eight clearances while providing the Cats with plenty of run and carry. 

While registering seven score involvements, Holmes was also able to work back defensively and pick off five intercept possessions, capping off a sensational night for the Cats star. 

Jeremy Cameron 

14 Disposals, Six Goals, Eight Marks, Nine Score Involvements

It felt like Cameron might have found something with his seven goal haul against the Power, the superstar certainly carried on that momentum with another brilliant display against the Bulldogs. 

Cameron piled on four goals in the first half and finished with six for the night, moving four goals clear at the top of the Coleman Medal leaderboard as it currently stands. 

As has been the case in most games this year, Cameron was also able to roam up the ground at times and get involved as he finished with 14 disposals and nine total score involvements. 

Bailey Smith

33 Disposals, Six Clearances, Seven Score Involvements

In his first outing against the old side, Smith did not miss a beat as he accumulated an equal game high 33-disposals to continue his strong run of form in 2025. 

The star recruits run and carry was a big feature once again, finishing the night with a game-high 810 metres gained to go along with six clearances and seven score involvements. 

Smith did plenty of damage when the two teams were wrestling for ascendancy early, recording 10 disposals and four score involvements in the opening term. 

Tom Atkins

16 Disposals, 12 Tackles, Five Clearances, One Goal

Facing a talented Bulldogs midfield, Atkins was able to apply his trademark defensive pressure to help win the ball back for Geelong on numerous occasions. 

Laying another game-high 12 tackles on Thursday night, Atkins has already amassed 109 tackles for the year and is quickly bearing down on the all-time AFL record for a season, which currently stands at 202 tackles. 

The hard-nosed on-baller continued to do all the right things, collecting 16 disposals and five clearances against the Bulldogs, while also sneaking forward to kick his third goal of the year.