The Power were outpointed early by the Cats, rallied momentarily then got blown away 11.9 to 1.5 in a bloody second-half procession.
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley admitted “everything concerned me” about his side’s humiliating 84-point qualifying final drubbing at the hands of Geelong.
The Power’s tall forwards were rendered completely ineffective, their midfield comprehensively outworked and their defence opened up savagely, while their skill level all over the park deteriorated wildly, particularly after half-time. “He’s the toughest player in the AFL, by his peers ... We’ll wait and see what happens with scans tomorrow.”Geelong coach Chris Scott confirmed Tom Stewart was always likely to miss the Cats’ first finals assignment with a minor hamstring concern before the star backman was confirmed as a definite late out after falling ill on Thursday.Armed with the double-chance, Geelong made a similarly conservative call to leave out fellow defender Sam De Koning .
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