Cats to take on Power in Anzac Day clash

GEELONG will mark Anzac Day with an evening clash, taking on Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

It will be the Cats’ first match on 25 April since 2008, when they edged Fremantle by a point at Subiaco.

To recognise the occasion, Geelong will wear a specially designed Anzac Day guernsey, featuring a gum tree motif layered over the club’s blue and white hoops.

The gum tree carries particular significance in the Anzac story, with soldiers sending eucalyptus leaves back to their families and burning them during war to create a sense of home.

On the field, Geelong returns to Adelaide for the second time in three weeks after its Gather Round win over West Coast at Norwood Oval, and will be chasing a fifth straight victory at Adelaide Oval.

The Cats sit sixth with a 4-2 record and enter the match in strong form, coming off a 75-point win over the Western Bulldogs at GMHBA Stadium.

Jeremy Cameron looms as a key figure after kicking 10 goals in last weekend’s win, while the run and carry of Bailey Smith and Max Holmes continues to shape Geelong’s game.

Port Adelaide, meanwhile, has dropped its past two matches to sit 12th, but still boasts plenty of firepower through Zak Butters and Jason Horne-Francis.

The round 7 match will begin at 6.35pm.