The North Melbourne Kangaroos have gone down to the Geelong Cats by 112 points at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday night.

The Roos started strongly and trailed by just four points at the first break before the Cats kicked clear to win 21.18 (144) to 5.2 (32).

To make matters worse, the visitors had to battle on without Aaron Hall (quad) and Kayne Turner (concussion), who both were ruled out in the opening stanza.

Geelong key forwards Jeremy Cameron and Tom Hawkins lapped up the faultless supply from their teammates further up the field.

Cameron was best afield with four goals and 30 possessions, while Hawkins kicked six goals.

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Cats onballer Mitch Duncan marked his 250th game with 30 possessions and had a shot at goal after the final siren, but could not cap his dream milestone with an accurate kick.

Kangaroos midfielder Luke Davies-Uniacke was outstanding with a game-high 35 possessions and eight clearances in a lone hand.

The walking wounded
It was always going to be an uphill battle to beat Geelong on its home deck, but the Kangaroos' job was made even harder when they lost two players before quarter-time. Aaron Hall was subbed-out with a quad injury just two minutes into the game, then Kayne Turner followed soon after, forced out of the match with concussion after clashing with Geelong's Mark Blivacs. That left the Roos with just three on the bench and made life even harder.

GEELONG                      3.5     8.8     15.12     21.18     (144)
NORTH MELBOURNE     3.1     4.1     5.1     5.2     (32)

GOALS
Geelong: Hawkins 6, Cameron 4, Narkle 2, Stengle 2, Close 2, Menegola, Guthrie, Dangerfield, Z. Guthrie, Blicavs
North Melbourne: Mahony, Larkey, Curtis, Xerri, Zurhaar

BEST 
Geelong: Cameron, Hawkins, Duncan, C.Guthrie, Tuohy, Smith
North Melbourne: Davies-Uniacke, Simpkin, Corr, Stephenson

INJURIES 
Geelong: Nil
North Melbourne: Aaron Hall (quad), Kayne Turner (concussion)

LATE CHANGES
Geelong: Sam De Koning (cork) replaced in selected side by Quinton Narkle
North Melbourne: Nil

MEDICAL SUBS
Geelong: Higgins (unused)
North Melbourne: Spicer (replaced Hall in first quarter)