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‘Defence first’: Suffocating Cats primed for premiership tilt – The Age
Tom Hawkins has praised the Cats’ defence after shutting down yet another opponent but a major challenge awaits against Port Adelaide on Friday night.

Hawkins, set to have his manager Tom Petroro re-open contract negotiations with the club, said on Tuesday the Cats took immense pride in their defensive work.
“We believe that we are a defence-first side. At Geelong, we pride ourselves on that. When we don’t play well, it often comes back to how well we didn’t play defensively,” he said.
“We have got some key personnel down there doing a fantastic job. Probably some of our unsung heroes down there include Jed Bews, Mark O’Connor, I thought did…
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