See all of the action from the Cats’ big victory over the Roos.
Geelong moved alongside pacesetters Sydney on 14 wins after overpowering North Melbourne by 32 points in Saturday night’s clash at Etihad Stadium.
The Cats claimed their eighth win in 10 matches, beating the Kangaroos 16.15 (111) to 10.19 (79) in front of a crowd of 32,564 fans.
The Kangaroos now sit on a 10-8 record after a second consecutive defeat.
They could not counter the speed and creativity of the Cats’ small forwards Allen Christensen (29 possessions and one goal) and Steven Motlop (21 and two).
Tom Hawkins and Mitch Duncan finished with three goals each, while Joel Selwood, Mathew Stokes and Josh Caddy were also prominent for the Cats.
Lindsay Thomas kicked three goals for North and Levi Greenwood and ruckman Todd Goldstein were strong contributors.
The Cats chaired off triple-premiership player James Kelly after his 250th match.
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