A selection shake-up might have been the wake-up call Geelong needed to kick their season into gear, a 31-point win over a previously undefeated Essendon getting the Cats off the mark after four rounds.

Coach Dan Lowther swung the axe on his captain and key defender Meghan McDonald in a statement that no-one was safe, and instead looked to blood first gamers Lexi Gregor and Sienna Tallariti in the backline.

And the Cats responded with their most complete performance against the Bombers, Georgie Prespakis continuing her blistering start to the year to drive their attack forward.

Living up to its name, both sides had to contend with blustery conditions at the iconic Windy Hill venue, though the Cats’ sheer number of forward 50 entries (+23) and the dominance and marking presence of key fo

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