Round 24 brought a familiar tale to Kardinia Park as the Geelong Cats hosted Richmond on Saturday, 22 Aug, 7:45 pm AEST. Punters lining up pre-match saw the Cats sitting comfortably in fourth on the ladder with 15 wins, while Richmond found themselves deep down in 17th with just three wins for the season. The market reflected the gap, with the Cats heavily supported at 1.01 in the head-to-head, leaving Richmond out at 17.
When the final siren sounded, the scoreboard read Geelong Cats 133–76 Richmond. The Cats continued their strong recent form, building on their previous outing where they took down North Melbourne 125–110. Meanwhile, Richmond's tough year rolled on following their recent loss to St Kilda.
How the tips went
It was a mixed bag for our published tips from this Round 24 encounter at Kardinia Park.
Our head-to-head selection on the Geelong Cats at 1.01 successfully landed as the hosts secured a 133–76 victory.
However, our line selection of Geelong Cats -60.5 at 1.9 missed the mark, as the final 57-point margin fell just short of covering the hefty handicap line.