GMHBA Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 21 AFL game between Geelong Cats and St Kilda Saints. The game kicks off at 7:25 pm with Geelong Cats heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Geelong Cats vs. St Kilda Saints game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday August 6, 2022 at 7:25 pm
Where: GMHBA Stadium
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Geelong Cats vs St Kilda Saints Odds
Geelong Cats vs St Kilda Saints Preview
The Cats are the envy of almost every side in the competition as they prepare for yet another home game this week against the Saints.
In terms of recent form, Chris Scott’s side appears to have lengths on the rest of the competition, even if last week’s big win over the Dogs was a little ugly at times.
For those counting, the Cats have now won 10 in a row dating back to May, with their last loss coming to this same St Kilda outfit in one of the games of the season at Marvel.
It’s doubtful either coach will spend too much time reflecting on the past, but it’s fair to say the Cats probably would have won if they didn’t allow a late third-quarter goal burst.
To their credit, St Kilda did extremely well to win the clearances though, while Paddy Ryder and Max King had free reign at times combining for five goals.
Even so, the Cats have improved drastically since then, and their ball movement and basic discipline makes them the team to beat heading into the finals.
In terms of motivation, the Saints have much more to play for, which does make them an intriguing bet with a healthy +33.5 point head start.
Like so many other clubs, St Kilda hasn’t won in Geelong since 1999, but given they have been one of the tougher clubs to score against this year in terms of average goals allowed, they might be able to limit Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron and at least make a contest of this.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Geelong Cats to win at $1.14 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Tom Hawkins at $7.50.
Geelong Cats vs St Kilda Saints Teams
CATS
B: Guthrie, De Koning, Bews
HB: Kolodjashnij, Stewart, Henry
C: Duncan, Blicavs, Smith
HF: Close, Cameron, Stengle
F: Hawkins, Stanley, Dangerfield
FOL: Ceglar, C.Guthrie, Parfitt
I/C: O?Connor, Holmes, Atkins, Miers
EMG: Menegola, Tuohy, Dahlhaus, Evans
IN: Stanley
OUT: Selwood (managed), Rohan (injured)
SAINTS
B: Wilkie, Howard, Webster
HB: Battle, Sharman, Sinclair
C: Clark, Windhager, Wood
HF: Membrey, Hill, Butler
F: Higgins, King, Owens
FOL: Marshall, Steele, Ross
I/C: Paton, Hannebery, Crouch, Long
EMG: Jones, Lienert, Byrnes, Campbell
IN: Howard
OUT: Lienert, Byrnes (both omitted)