8.19pmCats sending a statementBy This is some performance by Geelong. They are obliterating Collingwood. I have not seen the Pies taken to the cleaners like they’ve been so far tonight.Shaun Mannagh and Gryan Miers are the latest on the scorecard for the Cats, whose lead is out to eight goals.The Cats midfield is conducting a clinic. They’ve made the Pies look second rate.8.17pmThe Cats’ pressure has been sky-high, but ...By Finally a free kick for holding at the stoppage to Nick Daicos. It has been happening all night so far.Nick Daicos has been under pressure all game so far.AFL Photos8.13pmThe Pies are reelingBy It’s taken just 70 seconds. The Cats have their first of the second term.Ollie Henry was too good for Harry Perryman in a marking contest deep in the Cats’ forward line. His set-shot snap was not convincing. He looked to have hit more of the belly of the ball than he’d have liked, but he did enough to curl it through.Actually, make that two for the Cats, who won the centre clearance and drove the ball long for Mark Blicavs to take a contested mark 40 out. He made no mistake with his shot on goal and the margin is out to six goals – 7.2 (44) to 1.2 (8).One from our man at the ground, Pete Ryan: “Shaun Mannagh would have a shot for goal if he was kicking out from full-back. He has Kevin Bartlett qualities”.8.07pmQuarter-time analysis from the MCGBy The Cats have opened up a very handy four-goal lead at quarter time.They deserved the lead, too, as they won more of the football and also dominated the territory battle.Nick Daicos finished the quarter with 12 touches and a sore foot but about three-quarters of his touches were ineffective or in the back half, diluting his influence.8.04pmQuarter-timeBy The Cats have got away with one. Connor O’Sullivan should’ve been pinged for holding the ball on the Shane Warne Stand wing. Instead, the Cats moved the ball into attack where Jay Polkinghorne marked and goaled. The siren went as his set shot sailed through.That’s a big first quarter for the Cats, who lead by four goals – 5.2 (32) to 1.2 (8).Ollie Dempsey has two for Cats, singles to Polkinghorne, Shannon Neale and Ollie Henry, while Dan McStay has the Pies’ only major.8.02pmWiltshire given the all-clearBy Ed Allan is running with Geelong’s Bailey Smith. Meanwhile, Oliver Wiltshire has been given the all clear after undergoing a HIA.7.56pmDaicos injury scareBy The Pies have their first goal, through Dan McStay, but it’s come at a cost.Nick Daicos has gone off the field to have his right foot assessed. He appeared to have been trodden on at a contest. The doctor is rubbing the top of his ankle. There’s no strapping.Daicos has put his sock back on, and the boot will follow. That’s good news for the Pies. He should be back out there soon.7.55pmAnalysis: Nick Daicos’ injury scareBy Was that a centre clearance from Nick Daicos? He ran towards Geelong’s goal and kicked it back to Jeremy Howe who was at full-back.After tweaking his foot, Daicos then lay on the ground while Oisin Mullin left his side, but he then jumped up and got a possession and kicked the ball into the centre to his brother Josh before finding Dan McStay who went back and kicked his first.Daicos is now on the bench with the Pies’ medicos working on his foot.7.52pmCats on a rollBy The Cats have a third. The ARC sided with the goal umpire, upholding his view that Pat Lipinski did not touch the ball on the goal line. Lipinski was unlucky, dudded by a low bounce, though he really should have done better. Ollie Henry has the goal, and the Cats are 19 points up – 3.2 (20) to 0.1 (1).7.52pmThis shot sums up the action so farBy This tackle from hard-nosed Cat Tom Atkins on Collingwood’s Ed Allan sums up the game in the early going.AFL Photos1 of 2