.Geelong's pay attention to a solid finals project, certainly not beating Port Adelaide in all prices, paid handsomely after the Cats pranced into a preliminary last without key players Tom Stewart and Sam De Koning.Geelong's premiership tilt was actually reinforced significantly on Thursday night after Chris Scott went for a conservative approach along with the star duo and his edge still rolled to an 84-point win over the frustrating Power.Stewart (hamstring/illness) as well as De Koning (leg) are going to today possess priceless additional time to prepare for the ninth preliminary final of Scott's enhanced 14-season tenure.Watch the best protection of the 2024 AFL finals, with specialist analysis as well as every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary test today > Finals Week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING RATHER. Absolutely free and personal support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Jezza opens finals set along with STUNNER!|00:35 CATS PLAYER RANKINGS:' Off the charts' youthful gun packs skipping superstar void as good deal pick-ups brilliant' SOME OF THE GREATEST': Superstar Kitty STUNS Portress with fan show ... however it will not win goal of the yearSpeaking post-game at the Adelaide Oval, Scott appropriately supported in play the long video game along with 2 of his vital defenders. "If we took a risk with those individuals and also it backfired it definitely would not have actually been actually inconceivable, but the level of challenge will've risen," Scott discussed." The planning was actually to be conventional with those individuals as well as hopefully still gain the video game, so our experts're believing excellent regarding that choice currently, yet we are actually not advancing of ourselves.Geelong have enrolled their two largest success of the 2024 time in back-t0-back activities, fresh off their 93-point win over West Coastline that finished their home-and-away time on a high.But as Scott has seen first-hand earlier this period against the similarity Carlton and also Gold Shoreline, it does not take much to become on the incorrect end of a drubbing like what they handed Port Adelaide on Thursday evening. "We have actually persevered the year with the swings by means of the time ... you're a little of an off night from being actually terribly trumped," Scott continued." Our team always keep observing that to ensure are going to keep our feets on the ground." They're perfect instances of when you participate in well you go, 'Oh, excellent decision' and if we 'd have played inadequately it would certainly have had to do with, 'What will possess happened if our experts would certainly possessed Stewart and De Koning?'" But our focus performs having a good month, not acquiring vicious and also making an effort to bluff our means in to a prelim ... you can't perform that in finals." Scott acknowledged he was actually still having a problem with the selection to play Stewart or otherwise after he grabbed a hamstring grievance in his final getaway prior to sickness tipped the scales." He possessed a great couple of weeks of training and also our experts were actually really optimistic that he would certainly correct," the trainer stated." He resided in full training for a treatment on Monday, our experts assumed he was actually heading to be right, however ... we were actually still examining that up." After that he started ahead cognizant a bit of an influenza, then by the time he woke up he was crook enough that he would not play, so it just kind of made the decision for him and also us a bit easier." But, hand on center, we were leaning in the direction of certainly not playing him as well as our company would certainly helped make the traditional call with De Koning also." Stewart was presently dashing versus the clock to use Thursday evening before falling victim to an ailment (Picture by Michael Willson/AFL Photos by means of Getty Images) Source: Getty ImagesThe move to not play Stewart additionally would certainly have tossed components of Port Adelaide's plan the window too, having successfully sent tension ahead Jed McEntee to Stewart in their final 3 appointments along with difficult success.Beyond the defensive duo nevertheless, Tom Hawkins (feet) and Webcam Guthrie (Achilles) are going to play in the VFL on Saturday morning as they try to drive their cases after lengthy discharges." Our strategy all along was actually for them to play recently so our team'll push on keeping that," Scott added." We'll keep confident, remain broad-minded, keep all the options on the table, and make good choices in the moment." I'll stand up to the seduction to forecast too much I might sit here and also guess, and it wouldn't help anybody." Regardless of the absence of Hawkins up ahead against the Electrical power, the Felines' forward line shone as vivid as any sort of this season - as well as having booted 18 behinds for the evening, could possess remarkably been actually ever better.Superstars Jeremy Cameron and Tyson Stengle finished the night with four targets apiece, while Gryan Miers as well as Shaun Mannagh each booted three majors. Tom Stewart ruled out of Kitties v Port|02:08 Hawkins' replacement Shannon Neale booted 2.2 from his nine disposals and nine proofs, making the moving toward variety call on who to decide on in two weeks opportunity (hanging Hawkins' physical fitness) much more interesting due to the week.Asked if he would love to find a preparatory ultimate played in Geelong, certainly not the MCG where it will absolutely be actually set up, Scott responded with a wicked gleam in his eye." I presume my placement has constantly been actually that you should play your home games no matter where you yearn for," he confessed." Yet the AFL run the finals set and also they have actually come to exercise whether that's the right factor or not, as well as they are actually stabilizing a whole lot of traits that I don't deal with that much." They've received the really good of the activity front of mind plus all I love is the Felines so it is actually reasonable that our company will disagree when our team possess those various point of views." However a prelim last (in Geelong)? Why not? It is actually a decent stadium." What I am going to say is actually prelim finals will definitely be actually dipped into some factor at the Gold Coast, or even at Giants Arena, or Hobart.".