Geelong assistant coach Corey Enright has backed Gary Ablett and his fellow senior Cats to bounce back to form in Friday’s AFL semi-final against West Coast.

Ablett was well held by Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard and was among a number of key Geelong players to have their colours lowered in their qualifying final loss.

“Gary would be the first person to put his hand up and say he needs to play a little bit better than he did on on the weekend and I’m sure that he will respond in the right way,” Enright told AAP.