Ablett finishes with a bang as Cats beat Blues

Is Gary Ablett is his way to back-to-back Brownlow Medal wins?

The champion No. 29 was outstanding in the second half as Geelong beat a determined Carlton by 42 points at Etihad Stadium.

Captaining the Cats for the first time, Ablett kicked three goals in the last quarter to finish with four after being well tagged by Andrew Carrazzo in the first half.

James Podsiadly was in fine form early and also kicked four goals.

But the "J Pod" is facing suspension after crashing into Bryce Gibbs late in the second quarter.

Certainly two weeks, maybe even three or four. 

Back pocket Josh Hunt's slam tackle on Jarrad Waite in the last quarter will also be looked at.

Second-gamer Daniel Menzel chipped in with three goals for the Cats.

Mitch Robinson, Lachie Henderson and Waite kicked three goals apiece for the Bluebaggers.

Bryce Gibbs and 100-gamer Marc Murphy played well for the Blues.

Paul Chapman gathered 33 possessions for the Cats with Joel Selwood accumulating 27 possessions.

The crowd was 45, 172.

Final scores: Geelong 18.13 (121) to Carlton 12.7 (79)