It took 37 games, a number of near misses and plenty of ventures inside forward 50, but Connor O'Sullivan finally got his moment in front of the big sticks. 

With the Cats looking to put some separation between themselves and the Swans early in the second half, a long kick deep into attack brought the ball to ground and into a dangerous position for Geelong. 

Certainly not the conventional player to be crumbing the front of a pack at 198cm tall, O'Sullivan turned rover and handled the ball cleanly, breaking a tackle before wobbling through a goal. 

It was a moment of exhilaration and sheer ecstasy for the Geelong faithful, as the young star finally hit the scoreboard for the first time in his AFL career before enjoying an incredible celebration with teammates. 

O'Sullivan said it was a relief of sorts to get a kick to sail through the uprights, a moment that felt like it had been building towards after some squandered opportunities earlier in the season. 

"I heard someone yell to me on the bench, get back in defence," O'Sullivan told Cats Media. 

"Then I think I went against everything I was told, then managed to find myself down there. It worked out alright, so it was pretty cool.

"On the podcast, the Cats Corner, I did say that I was never going to miss from right in front again.

"I don't think that was the prettiest kick of my life, but it did the job so that was pretty cool."

O'Sullivan was brilliant once again on Saturday afternoon, collecting 16 disposals and eight intercept possessions, to go with six score involvements and his goal. 

It was part of an incredible team-wide performance from the Cats, who eclipsed 100 points for the sixth time in the last seven weeks, registering 32 scoring shots and 11 individual goal-kickers. 

The match unfolded in front of 35,869 patrons at GMHBA Stadium, with the Geelong faithful making a significant impact as the roars reverberated around Kardinia Park for much of the afternoon. 

It marked a fourth consecutive win for the Cats, who solidified their position in third spot on the ladder, with O'Sullivan noting that the team is taking each week as it comes as they build momentum into the middle of the season. 

"We are just trying to take it week to week," O'Sullivan said. 

"We don't want to ride the highs and lows in a season, it is a long season. So for us, it is just about playing the consistent brand of footy that we want to play.

"We know that it is not going to be perfect every week, Sydney threw some things at us tonight that really challenged us.

"But like I said, if we can just remain consistent then hopefully it will hold us in good stead in the back half of the year."