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Patrick Dangerfield was taken to hospital in an ambulance just after coming from the field in Geelong's loss to Port  on Thursday night, with Cats coach Chris Scott revealing that the star 'couldn't move' after a heavy bump.

Dangerfield copped a knock to his lower back from Dan Houston during a marking contest in the second quarter but managed to see out the rest of the match before being taken for precautionary treatment.

On Friday morning the club confirmed he suffered a broken rib and partially collapsed lung, and will travel back to Melbourne by car after being released from hospital later on Thursday night.

People who have suffered a lung collapse - known as pneumothorax - are usually urged not to fly.

'He got that knock and then he progressively seized up more and more to the point where, he's a warrior, but it didn't look to us like he could move,' Scott said after the game.

Dangerfield copped a heavy knock to his lower back in the second quarter and bravely saw out the rest of the game, but was obviously struggling with the unspecified injury

The Cats great (pictured chasing Port's Connor Rozee) was well below his best, recording just 15 disposals in the 38-point loss

'He kept trying, but it was clear he just couldn't have an impact on the game from pretty early in the second quarter.

'I could say that it's a back spasm or something like that, but the honest answer is, I don't know.'

Dangerfield was well below his best in the 38-point loss, recording 15 disposals and one goal as he struggled through the effects of the hit.

Port, extending their club-record winning streak to 11 games, replace Collingwood in top spot on the ladder.

And coach Ken Hinkley's outfit, with 12 wins and https://g.co/kgs/smdFmnt two losses, will keep top billing for at least a week, with the Magpies (11-2) having a bye this weekend.

The Cats (six wins, seven losses) retain ninth spot but could slip as low as 12th by the end of the weekend.

The 33-year-old kicked a major but couldn't help his side regain their early lead as Port hunted them down and overtook them with a stunning seven-goal burst

Port slipped 21 points behind in the second quarter and were 13 points down three minutes into the third term.

But an improbable Sam Powell-Pepper goal - a dribbling effort from the boundary line - sparked a match-defining scoring spree.

Powell-Pepper's strike was the first of seven consecutive Power goals in a 19-minute burst that turned their deficit into a 30-point advantage.

'We have got some consistent themes to the way we play and tonight we demonstrated those themes in that third quarter again,' Hinkley said.

'We have won 11 in a row ...

collectively they have been remarkable.'

Port forwards Jeremy Finlayson (four goals) and Todd Marshall (three goals) were superb, while utility Dan Houston (31 disposals) continued his excellent form.

Acting captain Ollie Wines (28 touches), Zak Butters (23, one goal) and Connor Rozee (25) were also influential.

Geelong's Gary Rohan also booted three goals while Zach Guthrie (26 possessions), Max Holmes (24), Mitch Duncan (20) and Isaac Smith (20) were chief ball-winners for the visitors.

Geelong could slip to as low as 12th on the ladder depending on other results this round

The Cats, with Rohan scoring his three majors, booted 6.2 to 2.6 in an impressive opening term.

And they maintained a 21-point lead midway through the second quarter but Port kicked two late goals to reduce their halftime deficit to seven points.

Port went 13 points down in the third before clicking into top gear with seven unanswered goals in 19 brilliant minutes.

After trailing by 17 at three-quarter-time, Geelong crept within 12 points early in the final term.

Powell-Pepper then again stole the spotlight.

With brute strength, he shrugged a Guthrie tackle and snapped accurately to trigger a final Power flourish - they scored the last four goals.