GEELONG are back in the top eight after their 30-point win against North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium on Sunday.

We've broken down the stats that matter in this week’s edition of ‘By The Numbers’ presented by Deakin’s Centre for Sport Research.

Round 5 Showreel
  • 02:30

    Behind The Scenes: De Koning Debut

    Sam De Koning chats to us about his first AFL game.

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  • 02:35

    Bill McMaster rings the bell

    1951/52 Premiership player Bill McMaster was invited back to GMHBA stadium to ring the historic bell as the boys entered the arena.

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  • 05:16

    Cats Goals (R5)

    Rewatch every Cats goal from our round 5 match against North Melbourne. Presented by The Gordon.

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  • 05:26

    Full Lap of Honour Mic'd Up

    Harry Taylor is mic'd up for the Farewell Lap of Honour for himself and Gary Ablett.

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  • 02:00

    Menegola Post Match

    Sam Menegola speaks to media after the victory against North Melbourne

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  • 05:04

    Roaming Reg

    Zach Touhy takes you around the rooms and talks to some big names after the win against North Melbourne

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  • 04:54

    Scott Post Match

    Chris Scott says his side has a lot of improvement to make in their execution and 'overall system' and also provided an update on Paddy Dangerfield, who left the ground proppy

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  • 01:22

    Stewart Post Match (R5)

    Tom Stewart speaks after the victory over North Melbourne. Presented by Ford

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  • 01:33

    De Koning Post Match (R5)

    Sam De Koning speaks from the ground after his debut AFL game.

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  • 00:51

    Inside the Team Song (R5)

    Jack Henry takes the GoPro inside the Winners' Circle

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  • 06:56

    Highlights: Round 5

    The Cats and Kangaroos clash in round five

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  • 00:54

    Danger Sore After Awesome Assist

    Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield is a little proppy after helping Gary Rohan score a great goal on the run

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  • 00:57

    Menegola Puts One On The Board

    Hawkins keeps the ball alive to allow Menegola to snap a goal against the Kangaroos

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  • 00:34

    Tuohy Takes His First

    Zach Tuohy scores his first goal of the night against the Kangaroos

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  • 00:42

    Harry and Gary's Farewell Lap

    The fans farewell two legends of The Hoops.

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  • 02:21

    VFL: Ratugolea Post-match

    Esava Ratugolea speaks to media after VFL match against the Kangaroos.

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  • 16:40

    Scott Press Conference

    Chris Scott speaks to media ahead of Round 5 against North Melbourne.

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Cats Dominate Team Stats

If you missed the game and went straight to the team statistics sheet to help predict the winning margin it would point towards a convincing win for the Cats.

Geelong won disposals (441 to 321), Inside 50s (64 to 43), clearances (44 to 26), contested possessions (149 to 118) and one percenters (56 to 32). However, they were let down by some wayward kicking in front of goal finishing with 10.17.

“If you looked at the numbers overall, you would be happy except when you got to the conversion. A lot of shots, a lot of inside 50s, a lot of possession. All the numbers were positive,” Coach Chris Scott said post-game.

04:54

Scott Post Match

Chris Scott says his side has a lot of improvement to make in their execution and 'overall system' and also provided an update on Paddy Dangerfield, who left the ground proppy

“We had some hard shots, but our conversion wasn’t great.”

“We have got some things that aren’t quite in sync at the moment, but hopefully when we get a bit more consistency with our personnel it will start to marry up with some of the things we are working on during the week.”

Stewy’s Career High Night

Tom Stewart cracked 30 disposals for the first time in his career.

The rebounding Cat also had a game-high 14 intercepts and 11 marks to be named in Geelong’s best and continue his fine start to the season.

Brandan Back With A Bang

Brandan Parfitt demonstrated how much they missed his presence in the guts last week with a dominant role in the middle of the ground against the Roos.

Parfitt finished with a career high 34-disposals, eight clearances, seven tackles and six score involvements.

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Brandan Parfitt of the Cats runs with the ball during the round five AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at GMHBA Stadium on April 18, 2021 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images via AFL Photos)

A Fitting Farewell

Pre-game Geelong celebrated the recent retirements of two club legends with Gary Ablett Jnr and Harry Taylor doing a lap of honour at GMHBA Stadium.

Between them they played 527 games for Geelong, won four premierships, received 10 All Australian Blazers, won two Brownlow Medals and two Carji Greeves Medals.

05:26

Full Lap of Honour Mic'd Up

Harry Taylor is mic'd up for the Farewell Lap of Honour for himself and Gary Ablett.

Cats Own Third Term

The Cats haven’t lost a third quarter so far this year.

On Sunday, the Cats won the term 4.3 to 2.1, extending their lead to 20 points at the final break to setup the victory. Sam Menegola kicked two goals in the third including this snap with the support of Tom Hawkins.

00:57

Menegola Puts One On The Board

Hawkins keeps the ball alive to allow Menegola to snap a goal against the Kangaroos