O’Connor on standby for AFL Grand Final start as Cats sweat over Holmes

Cats head coach Chris Scott revealed that Kerry man Mark O’Connor would likely come into the team if Holmes was ruled out.

ON-CALL: Mark O'Connor of the Cats in action during the round 20 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the Western Bulldogs at GMHBA Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

Geelong are sweating on a matchday fitness test over wingman Max Holmes to see whether he will play in Saturday’s AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

The Cats are still deliberating whether Holmes had done enough during the week to prove his fitness on his injured hamstring or whether he would be a late withdrawal on Saturday morning.