Jubilant ... James Podsiadly celebrates as the Cats slay the Hawks once again. Source: JOE CASTRO / AAP
Geelong has staged a remarkable second half comeback to start their season with a win and extend their streak over Hawthorn to 10.
Captain Joel Selwood starred for the Cats in the latest chapter of their fierce rivalry with the Hawks as they won 13.15 (93) to 12.14 (86).
| 4.3 (27) | Q1 | 1.5 (11) |
| 8.9 (57) | Q2 | 5.7 (37) |
| 10.10 (70) | Q3 | 10.12 (72) |
| 12.14 (86) | Q4 | 13.15 (93) |
| Luke Breust 2 | Mitchell Duncan 2 |
| Lance Franklin 2 | Tom Hawkins 2 |
| Shane Savage 2 | James Podsiadly 2 |
| Brent Guerra 1 | Billie Smedts 2 |
| David Hale 1 | Paul Chapman 1 |
| Jordan Lewis 1 | Allen Christensen 1 |
| Cyril Rioli 1 | Andrew Mackie 1 |
| Jarryd Roughead 1 | Joel Selwood 1 |
| Isaac Smith 1 | Travis Varcoe 1 |
Hawthorn mounted a late charge with the last two goals of the match, but Luke Breust missed a straightforward set shot with a minute left and that was their last chance.
The Cats were missing veterans James Kelly, Joel Corey and Steve Johnson, but Selwood and Paul Chapman led them superbly.
Utility Sam Mitchell starred for the Hawks off half-back and through the midfield.
Hawthorn have not beaten Geelong since their upset 2008 premiership win.
Then came the start of the "Kennett Curse'", with then-Hawks president Jeff Kennett saying before the start of the 2009 season that the Cats lacked the mental drive of his team.
Eight of the 10 wins have been by nine points or less.
Aided by Geelong's inaccuracy, Hawthorn dominated the opening term and had a 16-point lead at the first break.
The Cats scored five behinds before their first goal late in the term.
That went out to 30 points late in the second term as the Hawks threatened to take the game away from Geelong.
Hawks star Lance Franklin, sporting a severe mohawk haircut, had several clashes with Selwood early in the match.
Franklin was always dangerous and kicked two goals, but Tom Lonergan did well to blunt his influence.
The Hawks were dominating the centre clearances and the Cats had little system in attack, with star forward Tom Hawkins particularly quiet.
But now it was Hawthorn's turn to be wasteful and they kicked 4.6 for the quarter.
Hawkins kicked his first goal of the match and Travis Varcoe also goaled in the last minute.
After looking in all sorts of trouble, the Cats had rallied to be only 20 points down at halftime.
Despite continuing to struggle at the centre bounces, Geelong started the third term much stronger and soon had the lead.
They had a run of six goals either side of halftime.
Hawthorn kicked two of the next three goals to trail by only two points at the last break.
Geelong kicked the first three goals of the final term, giving them a lead of 21 points at 13 minutes before Hawthorn's late challenge.
Hawthorn key defender Brian Lake was a late withdrawal after his injury-interrupted pre-season.
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