sentences:  Geelong defeated the Kangaroos in their qualifying final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by 106 points, earning them a second week bye, before they met Collingwood in a preliminary final showdown at the MCG.Geelong won a tight contest with the Magpies by 5 points in front of a crowd of 98,002.Port Adelaide, having finished 12th the previous season, rose 10 places to become 2nd on the ladder in 2007, with a 15–7 record and a percentage of 113.54.