In the absence of Rhys Stanley, who missed with a hamstring injury, Blicavs served as Geelong's No.1 ruck and did so with aplomb. He won 20 disposals and nine clearances for the game, taking it to GIANTS ruck Kieren Briggs.
"I expected him to kick it," GIANTS coach Adam Kingsley said of Blicavs late opportunity to snatch the lead.
"He's a star of the competition in my view. He's so reliable, so it was nice to see it hit the post in the end."
Kingsley's star forward put on a show, with seven goals for the evening and ultimately proving to be the difference.
"He's reasonable," Kingsley said of Jesse Hogan, tongue in cheek.
"Some of those marks he was taking, I think it might have been the second quarter where he's got guys hanging off him and he's still able to control the ball, was, you know, I think he's the best in the League at that aspect of the game."
Finding chemistry up forward has been an ongoing challenge for Kingsley's side, with injuries forcing the line to shift week-to-week, and that will be true for next week's clash with Fremantle after Jake Stringer injured his hamstring in the second quarter.
"Unfortunately, Jake did his hamstring… looks like he might be out for a short period of time," Kingsley said.
