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The Rhys Stanley gamble at selection plainly did not work. It is not where the game was lost for Geelong, but it was a clear weakness all day for the Cats.

Stanley coming back into the team after Mark Blicavs played well as a mobile ruckman for the first two finals plainly didn’t pay off. Stanley was poor. Blicavs had little influence.

The game alone did not point to why the Cats should try to secure a new ruckman, such as Rowan Marshall, for they were already pursuing the St Kilda ruckman. But this game provided the evidence for the Cats to redouble their interest.

The ruck has long been a tender spot for the Cats. They have known it and they have tried myriad solutions. The

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