Pace ... Steven Motlop gets away from Adam Cooney at Etihad Stadium. Source: DAVID CROSLING / AAP
Geelong survived a late challenge from the Western Bulldogs on Saturday to win their AFL match by 21 points at Etihad Stadium.
The undermanned Bulldogs kicked the only three goals of the last term, but the Cats remain unbeaten this season with the 15.17 (107) to 13.8 (86) win.peCats key defender Harry Taylor was best afield, kicking five goals before going back for the last term.
| 3.1 (19) | Q1 | 5.5 (35) |
| 6.3 (39) | Q2 | 10.9 (69) |
| 10.6 (66) | Q3 | 15.12 (102) |
| 13.8 (86) | Q4 | 15.17 (107) |
| Liam Jones 4 | Harry Taylor 5 |
| Jake Stringer 3 | Steven Motlop 3 |
| Adam Cooney 2 | Joel Selwood 2 |
| Clay Smith 2 | Allen Christensen 1 |
| Luke Dahlhaus 1 | Steve Johnson 1 |
| Jordan Roughead 1 | James Kelly 1 |
| James Podsiadly 1 | |
| Billie Smedts 1 |
Taylor was Geelong's main target in attack because star forward Tom Hawkins was a late withdrawal with a back injury.
Leading by 36 points at three-quarter time, Geelong scored five behinds for the last term.
Geelong were down one player on the interchange bench for the second half and tired noticeably during the final quarter.
They lost defender Jared Rivers with a knee injury in the first term and then midfielder Josh Caddy suffered a knock to the head in the second quarter.
Caddy was also restricted to the bench for the rest of the game.
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Bulldogs defender Brett Goodes is likely to come under video review for the incident in which Caddy was hurt.
Scott said having one man down on the bench was not the only factor behind their inability to close out the game well.
"There were a few other things that we need to work on.
"But to hang on and win the game is a positive - we did what we needed to do.''
He said Geelong's disposal and some defensive decisions were not up to scratch at times.
"It (Geelong's overall performance) was poor - I hope that doesn't sound disrespectful to the opposition, because I don't think at all,'' he said.
"They made us play poorly at times, but there are other parts of our game that we didn't implement all that well.
Scott added the Cats had not done enough to stop the Bulldogs gaining possession.
"When they get it, they just want to play keepings-off, which makes for a pretty boring game if you let them do that,'' he said.
"Unfortunately, for too big a part of the game, we allowed them to do that.''
The Cats coach said the medical staff were not too worried about Rivers' knee injury.
They initially thought Caddy's head injury was minor, but it became bad enough to keep him off the field.
Hawkins is expected to return next weekend.
The performance was a step forward for the young Bulldogs team and coach Brendan McCartney praised their effort.
"I'm really pleased with our endeavour, pleased that they showed a better ability to just play the game minute-by-minute,'' he said.
"Late, when the door was still ajar, we needed to work a bit harder to get the ball back.''
While the Cats were superb with their transition play, the 'Dogs were never overawed by their much better-credentialled opposition.
Cats star Steve Johnson was high among their best players, although the midfielder also made some glaring errors with his often-freakish play.
Jimmy Bartel was outstanding across half-back and Steven Motlop kicked four goals.
Bulldogs captain Matthew Boyd impressed with 29 disposals and Liam Jones kicked four goals.
The Cats led by 40 points during the third term and were on the verge of breaking the game apart.
But the Bulldogs kicked two of the last three goals in the quarter to keep the margin manageable.
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