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Geelong have booked an AFL preliminary final berth in stunning fashion, Hawthorn winger Isaac Smith missing a set-shot after the siren to leave the Cats winners by two points at the MCG.?The Hawks won six games by less than 10 points this season but they couldnt make it seven after Smith pushed his shot from 40m on a slight angle to the right, leaving Geelong players celebrating a 12.13 (85) to 12.11 (83) win in front of 87,533 fans.Hawthorn held a slender lead for most of Friday nights final term but the Cats - led superbly by Patrick Dangerfield and Joel Selwood - took back the lead through Josh Caddy with just over four minutes to play.The latest chapter in one of the fiercest rivalries of the past decade was typically hard fought, with flashes of brilliance, plenty of niggle and, of course, it was close all the way.Cyril Rioli and Paul Puopolo delivered individual highlights with trademark towering marks, while Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell and the Selwood brothers were never far away when tempers boiled over.Scott Selwood applied a hard tag on Mitchell in one of the most-absorbing duels of the evening, with the Hawks playmaker taking the honours with 30 disposals.The Cats led by seven points at the first break, the Hawks by the same margin at halftime before Chris Scotts side edged back in front by two points at three-quarter time to set up the stunning finale.If Hawthorn are to win a historic fourth flag in a row, theyll have to do it the hard way. They face the Western Bulldogs in a semi-final next weekend, while the Cats have a week off to prepare for their preliminary final. The Hawks suffered injury blows when they lost James Sicily to illness before the game and Ryan Burton to a calf injury in the second quarter. Scott admitted he felt the game had slipped from Geelongs grasp when Smith marked the ball inside the attacking 50 as time ran out. Thats almost as good as footy gets isnt it? he said. I feel for Isaac.?Its a horrible situation to be in. Off the boot he probably thought it looked pretty good as well ... in the moment youre not commiserating with them, but I certainly do feel for them.The game was just typical of a final. It was a real contrast of styles, but still really fierce, and it was just the team that could take the moment when it really counted that was going to prevail.Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson said his players would quickly shake off the disappointment of the last-gasp defeat. I said to the players that if youre going to lose a final this is the one to lose (because) all the rest of them dont give you a second chance, Clarkson said. We went down this path last year and well have to go down it again. Its disappointing but we had our chances throughout the course of the night and so did the Cats. It comes down to the last kick and it could quite easily have been us victorious and them licking their wounds.2ND AFL QUALIFYING FINAL - GEELONG v HAWTHORNResult: Geelong 12.13 (85) bt Hawthorn 12.11 (83) at the MCGKey moment: Hawthorns Isaac Smith marks about 40m from goal and the final siren sounds. His shot at goal goes wide and the Cats winKey quote: We fought pretty hard, as did they. It was just one of those nights where you had to scrap for your goals and we were lucky enough to come out with the win. Geelongs Corey Enright?Tribunal: There was plenty of niggle and the match review panel will have several incidents to review, but no major clashes ?Injuries/illness: Hawthorn: James Sicily (illness, late withdrawal), Taylor Duryea (hand), Ryan Burton (calf) ?Whats next: Geelong have the week off and are through to the preliminary finals. Hawthorn play the Western Bulldogs in a sudden-death semi-final on Friday night or Saturday at the MCG. Cody Carroll Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Lee May Jersey . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. https://www.cheaporioles.com/798i-fred-lynn-jersey-orioles.html . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Dick Williams Jersey . Sgt. Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium. Boog Powell Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Simona Halep won her third WTA tournament of the year by defeating Yvonne Meusburger 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-1 Sunday in the final of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Romanian 21-year-old lost the first three finals of her career but has now compiled a 16-1 record since the French Open, also winning titles in Nuremberg, Germany, and Rosmalen, Netherlands. In the second set, Halep recovered from being down 3-55 but then squandered three match points before Austrias Meusburger won the tiebreaker.dddddddddddd Halep relied on well-placed drop shots in the third set and broke Meusburger three times. Halep said "it was a very difficult match because Yvonne played very well, especially in the second set when I also made a lot of mistakes. Then I changed tactics, applied more drop shots and that worked." ' ' '