Geelong star Steve Johnson was pivotal in the Cats 12-point win over North Melbourne at Simonds Stadium. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
EVERGREEN Paul Chapman kicked three clever final-quarter goals as Geelong hung tough to beat North Melbourne by 12 points in their pre-season cup clash on a brutally hot day at Simonds Stadium.
The scores were tied at 10.8 (68) apiece at three quarter-time and it seemed North would have more to play for in the final term, as a victory would have earned them a spot in the pre-season cup final for the first time in 13 years.
But it was the Cats who had the best of the fourth quarter, kicking four goals to two to win 14.12 (96) to 12.12 (84).
The Kangaroos led by seven points early in the final term courtesy of a goal from key forward Lachie Hansen, only for Chapman to step into the breach.
His first goal came from the tightest of angles after Sam Wright had soccered the ball out of bounds on the full.
Chapman put the home team up by seven points with a skillful left-footed snap and then iced the win with his third goal with just 12 seconds on the clock.
Key forward Tom Hawkins also kicked three goals for Geelong - all of them coming in the second quarter.
Steve Johnson was busy in the midfield picking up 20 disposals including five clearances. The star Cat also laid nine tackles.
Lindsay Thomas was the Kangaroos' leading goalscorer with three.
The temperature was 37 degrees when the match kicked off and had only dropped by a couple of degrees at the final siren.
With the extreme heat policy invoked, their were no interchange restrictions imposed on either side.
The Cats rested several big names including Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, James Podsiadly and Harry Taylor while North Melbourne were without Brent Harvey, Nathan Grima and Todd Goldstein.
First-choice ruckman Goldstein played in the curtain-raiser for the Kangaroos VFL affiliate North Ballarat, allowing Currie to play a full game in the seniors.
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