GEELONG is looking to boost its top-four hopes when it meets St Kilda at Marvel Stadium from 7.30pm AEST.

St Kilda is on track to finish a rollercoaster season on something of a high after winning four of its past six matches while results swing wildly between resounding victories and heavy defeats.

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While the Saints are already out of finals contention they can make a statement for next season by shaking up a horror stretch against the Cats that has only led to three wins in the past 17 meetings.

Geelong has turned its fortunes around after a mid-season slump with six victories in its past seven matches to now have a double chance back in its own hands.

The Cats might be heading for unfamiliar surrounds with this their first visit to the venue this season but can like their hopes of a top-four finish with the Saints and Eagles remaining on their run home.

Geelong has managed veteran Zach Tuohy and lost Tanner Bruhn to concussion, with Mitch Knevitt and veteran Gary Rohan coming in, while the Saints have made one change with Hugo Garcia replacing Angus McLennan.

St Kilda v Geelong at Marvel Stadium, 7.30pm AEST

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St Kilda: Hugo Garcia
Geelong: Mitch Duncan

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Match Previews R23: St Kilda v Geelong

Sportsbet's Nathan Brown and Kane Cornes preview the game between the Saints and the Cats at Marvel Stadium

Published on Aug 13, 2024

The other Saturday night game promises to be a beauty as Port Adelaide and Adelaide clash in a Showdown.

Port Adelaide has surged up to second spot with four wins in a row that have also made it six victories in their past seven matches.

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The Power are showing that they can perform in different scenarios, whether thumping the ladder leaders or grinding away against the Demons last week, and can now expect a finals-like atmosphere in the Showdown that has been their undoing of late.

Adelaide might be set to miss the finals again but it has at least claimed local bragging rights with victory in the past three Showdowns by an average of 36 points.

The Crows are building form at the tail-end of the season with four wins from their past seven matches, and will head into the off-season with a spring in their step if they can now upset their arch-rivals’ top-four hopes.

Taylor Walker is out for the Crows with an eye injury, with Lachie Gollant - fresh off kicking eight goals in the SANFL - coming in, while the Power have added Ryan Burton in place of the concussed Todd Marshall.

Port Adelaide v Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, 7pm ACST

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Port Adelaide: Quinton Narkle
Adelaide: Zac Taylor