{"id":81134,"date":"2022-09-30T10:47:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T00:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=81134"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:47:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T00:47:48","slug":"cats-grand-final-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/cats-grand-final-triumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats get the cream in AFL Grand Final triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Geelong Cats rode a wave of support from the entire Geelong community and finished off their season in imperious fashion, smashing the Sydney Swans in the Grand Final to become the 2022 AFL premiers.<\/p>\n<p>Fans turned out in force on Monday last week to watch the Cats at an open training session at GMHBA Stadium, where injured winger Max Holmes stepped out on the track to loud applause.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81174\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-2-2.png 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-2-2-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Holmes was still in the mix to play as Geelong and Sydney took part in Friday&#8217;s Grand Final Parade on barges along the Yarra River, which received a mixed response, but he was officially ruled out early on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>After a typically bombastic pre-game performance from Robbie Williams, the Grand Final began in earnest at the MCG and the Cats took control of the game early, kicking six goals to one in a dominant first quarter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81175\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-3-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-3-2.png 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-3-2-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Swans steadied the ship in the second term as both sides scored three goals each, but Geelong ran away with the game with a decisive third quarter, racking up six goals to none.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81232\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81232\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4-3.png 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4-3-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Norm Smith Medallist Isaac Smith kicked three goals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With all the heat taken out of the contest Cats players soaked up the atmosphere as they ended the game 81-point winners &#8211; the club&#8217;s 10th flag and first since 2011. Geelong player Isaac Smith was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for best afield.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81231\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81231\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-5-1.png 600w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-5-1-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Dangerfield and Tyson Stengle during the Premiers&#8217; Parade in Geelong on Tuesday. 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