AFL 2018 Round 8: Collingwood Magpies v Geelong Cats; Match preview and teams

AFL ROUND 8 2018, COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES V GEELONG CATS, MCG, SUNDAY 13 MAY 2018, 15:20 AEST
Ben Jensen, May 11 2018 GEELONG play Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday at 3:20PM, the match to be broadcast on Channel Seven and Fox Footy. Tom Hawkins will miss after being suspended for making contact with an umpire. Also missing will be young player Lachie Fogarty who has been managed. Rhys Stanley and Zach Guthrie were let go on Friday after initially being named in the squad of 28.

Coming into the side are Gary Ablett, Harry Taylor, ruckman Zac Smith and forward James Parsons. George Horlin-Smith and tall forward Wylie Buzza were like Stanley and Guthrie included in the intitial squad of 28 but left out as emergencies. Ablett and Taylor return from early season injuries to their hamstring and foot respectively, while Horlin-Smith is back but via the VFL. Horlin-Smith had a great game against Port Adelaide but was concussed the next week in the loss to Sydney should be fit but unfortunately for him it was always a question of where he’d slot in. Still, if you’d missed selection just wait 5 minutes as they are starting to say down at Geelong there might just be a late change. On Saturday the Cats made a change, Scott Selwood out with a back complaint, replaced by George Horlin-Smith.

Collingwood has axed two players in Ben Crocker and Jarryd Blair, bringing in Daniel Wells and Callum Brown. The Magpies initially named four ins, but settled on two. Crocker and Blair join Alex Fasolo and Josh Daicos on the emergency list. It is an afternoon of Geelong v Collingwood- The VFL men play Collingwood also at Olympic Park over the way from the MCG at 11:30AM, and the VFL Women play also at Olympic Park at 2:30PM.

GEELONG TEAM
IN: Gary Ablett, Harry Taylor, James Parsons, Zac Smith, George Horlin-Smith
OUT: Tom Hawkins (suspended), L Fogarty (managed), Rhys Stanley, Zach Guthrie, Scott Selwood (back)

B: Jed Bews, Harry Taylor, Jack Henry
HB: Zach Tuohy, Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Stewart
C: Scott Selwood George Horlin-Smith, Joel Selwood, Mark Blicavs
HF: Mitch Duncan, Stewart Crameri, Tim Kelly
F: Jordan Murdoch, Esava Ratugolea, Cory Gregson
FOLL: Zac Smith, Patrick Dangerfield, Gary Ablett
INT: Jordan Cunico, Sam Menegola, James Parsons, Jackson Thurlow
EMER: Wylie Buzza, Zach Guthrie, George Horlin-Smith,  Rhys Stanley, Jamaine Jones

COLLINGWOOD TEAM
IN: Callum Brown, Daniel Wells
OUT: Ben Crocker, Jarryd Blair

B: Flynn Appleby, Lynden Dunn, Jack Crisp
HB: Travis Varcoe, Matthew Scharenberg, Jeremy Howe
C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips
HF: Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore, Will Hoskin-Elliott
F: Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson
FOLL: Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Adam Treloar
INT: Callum Brown, Chris Mayne, Sam Murray, Daniel Wells
EMER: Jarryd Blair, Ben Crocker, Josh Daicos, Alex Fasolo

GEELONG INITIAL SQUAD OF 28
IN: Gary Ablett, Harry Taylor, George Horlin-Smith, Wylie Buzza, James Parsons, Zac Smith
OUT: Tom Hawkins (suspended), L Fogarty (managed)

B: Jed Bews, Harry Taylor, Jack Henry
HB: Zach Tuohy, Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Stewart
C: Scott Selwood, Joel Selwood, Mark Blicavs
HF: Mitch Duncan, Stewart Crameri, Tim Kelly
F: Jordan Murdoch, Esava Ratugolea, Cory Gregson
FOLL: Zac Smith, Patrick Dangerfield, Gary Ablett
INT: Wylie Buzza, Jordan Cunico, Zach Guthrie, George Horlin-Smith, Sam Menegola, James Parsons, Rhys Stanley, Jackson Thurlow

COLLINGWOOD INITIAL SQUAD OF 28
IN: Callum Brown, Josh Daicos, Alex Fasolo, Daniel Wells
OUT: TBA

B: Flynn Appleby, Lynden Dunn, Jack Crisp
HB: Travis Varcoe, Matthew Scharenberg, Jeremy Howe
C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips
HF: Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore, Will Hoskin-Elliott
F: Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson
FOLL: Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Adam Treloar
INT: Jarryd Blair, Callum Brown, Ben Crocker, Josh Daicos, Alex Fasolo, Chris Mayne, Sam Murray, Daniel Wells

AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 15:00)
Adelaide Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 14:30)
Perth 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 13:00)
NSW (Sydney) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 15:00)
Queensland (Brisbane) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 15:00)
ACT 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 15:00)
NT (Darwin) Southern Cross / Fox Footy (LIVE – 14:30)
Tasmania 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 15:00)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, MMM, 3AW, ABC
Adelaide 5AA, ABC, MMM
Perth  ABC, MMM
Sydney TBA
Brisbane ABC
Canberra TBA
Darwin ABC, AFL Nation
Tasmania TBA

INJURY LISTS
GEELONG CATS
Latest official Geelong injury list, updated 8/5/2018  (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
(No mention of Zac Smith he must have recovered from whatever kept him out last week!)
Gary Ablett Hamstring Available will play
Jed Bews Shoulder Test hopefully he gets up!
Nakia Cockatoo Knee (PCL) 3-4 weeks improvement on last week
Cam Guthrie Ankle 3-4 weeks
Lachie Henderson* Knee Indefinite on long term injury list
George Horlin-Smith Concussion Available
Lincoln McCarthy Quad Test
Daniel Menzel Groin 1-2 weeks
Quinton Narkle Knee 1-3 weeks
Brandan Parfitt Foot TBC
Sam Simpson Knee Test
Harry Taylor Foot Test will probably play, some are talking VFL

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES
Latest official injury list, updated 10/5/2018  (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
Taylor Adams Hamstring Available
James Aish Knee 7-9 weeks
Tim Broomhead Broken leg Season
Jamie Elliott Hamstring 1-2 weeks
Tyson Goldsack Knee Season
Kayle Kirby Heart issue Season
Tom Langdon Managed Test
Brayden Maynard Ankle Test
Scott Pendlebury Ankle Test
Ben Reid Achilles Test

VFL 2018 – ROUND 6
COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 13 MAY 2018, 11:30 AEST
OLYMPIC PARK (AKA HOLDEN CENTRE)

GEELONG TEAM
IN: TBA
OUT: TBA

B: 18. C. Constable, 20. R. Gardner, 39. Z. Guthrie
HB: 23. A. Black, 42. M. O’Connor, 40. J. Thurlow
C: 31. J. Cunico, 64. T. Atkins, 19. Q. Narkle
HF: 34. J. Parsons, 1. R. Stanley, 37. S. Simpson
F: 41. J. Jones, 12. W. Buzza, 6. L. McCarthy
FOLL: 45. R. Abbott, 33. G. Horlin-Smith, 27. S. Menegola
INT (FROM): 63. S. Dobson, 62. C. Floyd, 74. J. Gow, 15. M. Hayball, 53. J. Keras, 55. L. Kiel, 68. H. Kol, 78. J. McLachlan, 65. S. McLachlan, 32. G. Miers, 75. C. Mitchell, 51. J. Tsitas
23P: 57. M. Diamond

COLLINGWOOD TEAM
IN: S. Murray, S. Hetherington, C. Brown, N. Sing, B. Crocker, J. Blair, C. Mayne, J. Elliott, R. Wills, L. Howe
OUT: J. Smith, M. Lynch

B: 34. T. Brown, 41. B. Mihocek, 17. C. Brown
HB: 9. S. Murray, 44. J. Madgen, 43. A. Oxley
C: 16. C. Mayne, 59. D. Wells, 28. N. Murphy
HF: 26. J. Daicos, 33. R. Wills, 50. J. Elliott
F: 11. J. Blair, 1. A. Fasolo, 39. B. Crocker
FOLL: 23. S. McLarty, 36. B. Sier, 19. L. Greenwood
INT (FROM): 69. J. Blair, 47. G. Borthwick, 49. M. Chippendale, 57. A. Close, 54. A. Gallucci, 53. J. Hellier, 61. S. Hetherington, 51. M. Hore, 65. L. Howe, 60. N. Sing, 67. M. Smith, 48. L. Tardrew
23P: 63. C. Wellings

VFL WOMENS’ 2018 – ROUND 2

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 13 MAY 2018, 14:30 AEST
OLYMPIC PARK (AKA HOLDEN CENTRE)

GEELONG TEAM
IN: L. Taylor, E. Dhamarrandji, M. Arthur, B. Cheever
OUT: TBA

B: 19. E. Ramsay, 44. R. Goring, 16. L. Williams
HB: 25. E. Coventry, 26. R. Pearce, 34. A. McDonald
C: 3. H. Burchell, 12. R. Garing, 7. M. Clifford
HF: 17. H. Mangan, 2. D. Orr, 21. E. Oliver
F: 36. E. Dhamarrandji, 8. K. Darby, 32. A. Habib
FOLL: 41. C. Stevens, 30. R. Cranston, 33. H. Trevean
INT: 22. B. Cheever, 13. M. Fogas, 15. M. Janssen, 10. L. Taylor
EMER: 29. M. Arthur, 23. I. Currenti, 28. M. Fedele, 35. K. Woodroffe
23P: 24. M. McMahon

COLLINGWOOD TEAM
IN: S. Yoannidis, C. Leighton, R. Grant
OUT: L. French

B: 99. S. Marsh, 18. R. Schleicher, 28. H. Whitford
HB: 13. J. Lambert, 77. C. Leighton, 61. A. Malander
C: 52. N. Hales, 11. E. Hynes, 93. V. Laloifi
HF: 5. E. Grant, 53. R. Grant, 54. H. Grubb
F: 56. P. Davey, 47. J. Edwards, 75. E. Fowler
FOLL: 46. S. Dargan, 4. S. D’Arcy, 22. S. Casey
INT: 49. S. Alexander, 73. G. Biedenweg-Webster, 50. G. Buchan, 63. P. Nash
EMER: 81. B. Jones, 57. G. Knox, 51. G. Ploegsma, 68. S. Yoannidis
23P: 65. E. Browning