GWS Giants vs Geelong Cats Result & Match Stats - AFL Round 18 2026

GWS Giants beat Geelong Cats 86-73 at Sydney Showground in Round 18 of the 2026 AFL season.

The final score, the quarter-by-quarter breakdown, where the game was played, and the form and head-to-head picture around it — all from real recorded results.

GWS Giants

86 - 73

Full Time

Geelong Cats

Round 18 · 2026

11 July 2026Sydney Showground

Quarter by quarter

Scores per quarter as goals.behinds (points), with the full-time total.

Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
GWS Giants	2.2 (14)	1.4 (10)	2.4 (16)	7.4 (46)	86
Geelong Cats	5.2 (32)	2.5 (17)	3.0 (18)	1.0 (6)	73

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Recent head-to-head

Last 4 meetings: GWS Giants 4, Geelong Cats 0, averaging 178.3 total points per game.

GWS Giants 86–73 Geelong CatsRd 18 2026 · Sydney Showground

Geelong Cats 101–105 GWS GiantsRd 9 2025 · GMHBA Stadium

GWS Giants 111–85 Geelong CatsRd 18 2025 · ENGIE Stadium

Geelong Cats 74–78 GWS GiantsRd 11 2024 · GMHBA Stadium

Form guide: last 5 games

GWS GiantsLLLWL

• 53–134 @ Western Bulldogs14 Mar 2026
• 74–78 v St Kilda Saints21 Mar 2026
• 54–87 @ Collingwood Magpies27 Mar 2026
• 131–75 v Richmond Tigers12 Apr 2026
• 66–107 @ Sydney Swans17 Apr 2026

Geelong CatsWWLWW

• 110–100 v Fremantle Dockers14 Mar 2026
• 68–60 v Adelaide Crows26 Mar 2026
• 91–92 @ Hawthorn Hawks6 Apr 2026
• 122–76 v West Coast Eagles12 Apr 2026
• 131–56 v Western Bulldogs17 Apr 2026

Go deeper on this game: the full stat sheet and player numbers are in the match centre, with season-long club data on the GWS Giants and Geelong Cats team hubs.