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UNBELIEVABLE: Geelong dasher holmes injured in preliminary final | History Defined

Geelong's Max Holmes has been struck down by injury again in an AFL preliminary final. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Dashing midfielder Max Holmes's latest hamstring injury proved a pivotal moment in Geelong's preliminary final loss to the Brisbane Lions, says coach Chris Scott.

Holmes was spared the heartbreaking possibility of being left out of a grand final team for a second time, after missing the 2022 premiership, when the Cats slipped to a dramatic 10-point defeat on Saturday evening.

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