{"id":174743,"date":"2024-10-28T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T02:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=174743"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T02:36:02","slug":"cats-claim-crucial-win-to-keep-faint-hope-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/10\/28\/cats-claim-crucial-win-to-keep-faint-hope-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats claim crucial win to keep faint hope alive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GEELONG continued its late finals surge towards the top eight, defeating Waalitj Marawarby 33 points at Mineral Resources Park off the back of a brilliant individual performance by <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"138800\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/aishling-moloney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aishling Moloney<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the media post game, Cats coach <strong><em>Daniel Lowther<\/em><\/strong> shared how pleased he was of his side\u2019s performance and what it meant for the context of the Cats season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo come over as a team and know that it was 11 vs 12, West Coast had a lot to play for aswell, but so do we finish our year strong as we possibly can,\u201d Lowther said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was always the aim to finish really strong. We know there\u2019s a few things that have to go our way above us. It\u2019s not really our concern. I\u2019m really pleased for the group to get a hard fought win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst half was a real tight arm wrestle. I thought West Coast came out and were really strong around the contest and went forward with their run and carry was super. From end to end, it was hard to defend against.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought the girls did a really good job after half time to clean up the contested numbers and slow their attack down and make the most of chances of going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Lowther at the press conference, Moloney agreed with her coach\u2019s view on the game and insights on a tough contested match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe score didn\u2019t really reflect how actually tough the game was. A few of our girls are feeling the pinch of it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was quite physical and respect to West Coast and what they brought, they\u2019ve made strides from last year to this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe score didn\u2019t reflect how tough and physical the game actually was at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/aishling-moloney\/\">Aishling Moloney<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - plus circle - 20px-->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\">\n                        <path d=\"M15,9.28h-4.3V5h0A.72.72,0,1,0,9.28,5h0V9.28H5a.72.72,0,0,0,0,1.43H9.28V15a.72.72,0,0,0,1.43,0h0V10.71H15a.72.72,0,0,0,0-1.43Z\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M10,0A10,10,0,1,0,20,10,10,10,0,0,0,10,0Zm0,18.57A8.57,8.57,0,0,1,10,1.43h0a8.57,8.57,0,0,1,0,17.14Z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/span><\/button><div class=\"popover\"><div class=\"popover-content\"><ul class=\"popover-menu\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG continued its late finals surge towards the top eight, defeating Waalitj Marawarby 33 points at Mineral Resources Park off the back of a brilliant individual performance by Aishling Moloney. 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