AFLW Cats keep finals dream alive

THE Geelong Cats will need to use another one of its nine lives this weekend to land a spot in the AFLW finals.

A win this evening (Friday, November 1) at GMHBA Stadium against the top four placed Adelaide Crows will keep Geelong within the hunt for the top eight, pending a few other results.

The Cats also need Essendon and Melbourne to drop points against Carlton and Collingwood respectively.

Last weekend, Geelong continued to walk the finals tightrope by defeating West Coast by 33-points at Mineral Resources Park.

Star forward Aisling Moloney bagged a career-best six goals, becoming only the fourth player in AFLW history to reach the milestone.

Georgie Prespakis (27 disposals and nine clearances) and Nina Morrison (19 disposals and eight tackles) were again a huge threat through the midfield, while Mikayla Bowen, Rachel Kearns and Jacqueline Parry also had a strong presence during the match.

Geelong Cats coach Daniel Lowther said he was proud of his side’s will to keep their dream alive.

“Very pleased. It’s always a challenge playing over here [Western Australia].

“We had a lot to play for, and we want to finish off as strong as we can.

“We know there’s a few things which need to go our way above us, but its not really our concern. We will just try to do what we need to do.”

Star goalkicker Aisling Moloney echoed his sentiment.

“The spirit is strong within the group. It’s been a tough year, but it’s put us in a strong position heading into next week.

“You’re only as good as your last game, and we are really looking forward to the matchup.”

The Geelong v Adelaide matchup will kick off Indigenous Round across the AFLW competition.

Cats players will wear a guernsey designed by Keeray Woorroong and Yorta Yorta woman Sherry Johnstone.

The match will start at 7.15pm.