Geelong are set to rest captain Patrick Dangerfield for Friday night’s clash against Essendon.

Fresh off an 88-point shellacking of Port Adelaide, the Cats are set to take a cautious approach with their skipper off a five-day break.

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Dangerfield, who was subbed early the previous week against North Melbourne, played a full game against the Power, finishing with 19 touches, one goal and five direct goal assists.

The 35-year-old has a history of soft-tissue injuries and missed games earlier year with a hamstring injury.

7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary revealed Dangerfield will skip Friday night’s clash against the Bombers.

“I understand Patrick Dangerfield will be rested for that game next week against Essendon given it is a five-day break back here Friday night at GMHBA Stadium,” he said on 7NEWS.

“Chris Scott has just spoken to the media saying he won’t be making wholesale changes despite the short turnaround. But given Dangerfield’s concern around soft tissue and the history he’s had in that injury department, plus the need to freshen up for the final run home, I expect he will be rested against the Bombers.”

The Cats subbed veteran ruck Rhys Stanley out early in Sunday’s clash in a big to help manage his loads.

That was also the reason in starting Jack Martin as the sub, who exploded with four goals in five minutes when injected into the game during the third quarter.

Coach Chris Scott said post-match that he’d resist the urge to rest players in the run home.

“We think about this stuff a lot, but we’ve got three games to go and then a bye,” he said.

“We’ve got guys in good health, we’ve got a bit of a macro plan that we think through the possibilities, but we just don’t want anyone in our internal environment thinking about pacing themselves through to the end of the year.

“We’re in a scrap with some really good teams, it’s just not in the forefront of our mind. I think it’s likely we will play a very similar team.”

Meanwhile, Scott admitted Jeremy Cameron’s teammates had an extra eye out for him as the Geelong spearhead continued his pursuit of a rare century with six goals.

But the two-time premiership coach doesn’t believe it has become an issue that is hurting the fourth-placed Cats, who are now within one win of top sides Adelaide and Collingwood, and two points shy of Brisbane, with three rounds left.

Cameron, who kicked a career-best 11 goals against North Melbourne in round 20, had four goals to halftime against Port under close attention from Lachie Jones.

The 32-year-old’s tally stands at 75 for the year and he has another three games, plus finals, to become the first player since Hawthorn’s Lance Franklin in 2008 to kick 100 in a season.

“Trying to put myself in that position, I’d be a bit enthused around the idea,” Scott said.

“My sense is that it’s still so far off. Like, he’s going to have to play a few finals, which is a long way from a guarantee for us.

“I think we’re a better team when he has the ball but there is a line there where if we’re choosing him over better options then we’d need to address it.

“I’m not seeing it too much, but they’re clearly looking for him.”

Cameron benefited multiple times when teammates handed off the ball from positions where they could have taken shots at goal themselves.

“There are certain positions on the ground where him snapping the ball on his left (foot) is a higher percentage than one of the best kicks in our team on their right,” Scott said.

“I’m happy for him to get the ball in that situation.”

Max Holmes (35 disposals, two goals), Bailey Smith (30 touches, eight clearances) and Gryan Miers (30 disposals, one goal) also stood out for Geelong, who kicked 20 goals to Port’s six after quarter-time.

Irish tagger Oisin Mullin limited Port star Zak Butters to just 10 disposals in an underrated effort.

- With AAP