Cats given lesson by beleaguered Bombers

Ben Jensen 19 May 2018, AFL Round 9 2018, Essendon Bombers v Geelong Cats GEELONG were given a belting by Essendon at the MCG in a Saturday twilight fixture, a week after the Bombers were defeated by Carlton and sacked Mark Neeld in the process. It was perhaps predictable the Cats would drop a game to a team on paper they should have beaten but it’s happened a lot over the past three seasons. Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield contested a surprising number of ruck contests prompting questions over just what the ruck strategy is. Outscored five goals to two in the opening quarter and four goals to none in the second, it was a dirty day by the Cats. The game was basically all over when Tom Hawkins kicked three of the final five goals, Joel Selwood the other, the final margin flattering the Cats.

Earlier on Saturday The Cattery visited Kardinia Park observing injured players Lachie Henderson, Tim House, Cameron Guthrie and Esava Ratugolea among others having a special hitout. In the VFL the Bombers also got the better of the Cats on Saturday, trailing at three quarter time but running out winners in the final term by 7 points. On Sunday in the VFL Women’s the Cats gave the poor old Bombers a fair old belting, eight goals to just four behinds.

ESSENDON: 5.2, 9.5, 10.11, 12.12 (84) DEFEATED
GEELONG:  2.2, 2.3, 3.5, 7.8 (50)

GOALS
ESSENDON: McKernan 4, Fantasia 2, Heppell, Stringer, Guelfi, McKenna, Baguley, Stewart
GEELONG: Hawkins 3, Dangerfield 2, J.Selwood, Crameri

BEST
ESSENDON: Merrett, Hooker, McKernan, Heppell, McDonald-Tipungwuti, Stringer, Fantasia, Ridley
GEELONG: J.Selwood, Stewart, Blicavs, Crameri, Duncan

INJURIES
ESSENDON: –
GEELONG: –

CHANGES
ESSENDON: –
GEELONG: Amazingly none

REPORTS
ESSENDON: Nil
GEELONG: –

UMPIRES: Hay, Schmitt, Whetton

CROWD: 50,228 at MCG

GEELONG TEAM
IN: Tom Hawkins
OUT:  Esava Ratugolea (General Soreness)

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

ESSENDON BOMBERS TEAM
IN: Jordan Ridley, Matt Guelfi, Dylan Clarke, Kyle Langford, Matt Dea
OUT:  Michael Hurley (hamstring), Kobe Mutch (rested), David Myers (injured, TBC), Ben McNiece (omitted), Darcy Parish (omitted)

B: Cale Hooker, Jordan Ridley, Mark Baguley
HB: Adam Saad, Patrick Ambrose, Dyson Heppell
C: Brendon Goddard, Matt Guelfi, Conor McKenna
HF: Dylan Clarke, James Stewart, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
F: Kyle Langford, Shaun McKernan, Orazio Fantasia
FOLL: Tom Bellchambers, David Zaharakis, Devon Smith
INT: Jake Stringer, Jayden Laverde, Zach Merrett, Matt Dea
EMER: Darcy Parish, Jackson Merrett, Jake Long, Ben McNiece

VFL 2018 – ROUND 7
ESSENDON BOMBERS V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 20 MAY 2018, 12:00 AEST
WINDY HILL

ESSENDON: 3.4, 4.7, 10.11, 13.13 (91) DEFEATED
GEELONG:  3.2, 6.6, 7.7, 12.12 (84)

GOALS
ESSENDON: M. Brown 3, J. Green 3, D. Younan 2, J. Houlahan, T. Mynott, M. Leuenberger, J. Sheahan, L. Lavender
GEELONG: R. Stanley 4, W. Buzza 3, J. Jones 2, L. McCarthy, R. Abbott, J. Keras

BEST
ESSENDON: M. Redman, J. Green, H. Hocking, N. Hind, J. Long, D. Parish
GEELONG: J. Jones, T. Atkins, P. Dowling, J. Keras, R. Stanley, R. Abbott

GEELONG TEAM
IN: N. Horbury, S. Siggins, C. Mitchell, B. Reid, Z. Guthrie, P. Dowling
OUT: C. Constable, Q. Narkle

B: 15. M. Hayball, 20. R. Gardner, 55. L. Kiel
HB: 23. A. Black, 54. S. Siggins, 39. Z. Guthrie
C: 68. H. Kol, 53. J. Keras, 42. M. O’Connor
HF: 41. J. Jones, 63. S. Dobson, 6. L. McCarthy
F: 12. W. Buzza, 1. R. Stanley, 32. G. Miers
FOLL: 45. R. Abbott, 64. T. Atkins, 37. S. Simpson
INT (FROM): 79. P. Dowling, 62. C. Floyd, 52. N. Horbury, 65. S. McLachlan, 78. J. McLachlan, 75. C. Mitchell, 56. B. Reid, 51. J. Tsitas
23P: 57. M. Diamond

ESSENDON TEAM
IN: J. Green, L. Collins, J. Ottavi, B. McNiece, B. Fennell, J. McQueen, N. Dixon, M. Redman, D. Parish
OUT: M. Dea, M. Guelfi, J. Ridley, K. Langford, D. Clarke

B: 28. M. Brown, 36. M. Hartley, 41. B. McNiece
HB: 27. M. Redman, 10. A. Francis, 30. B. Zerk-Thatcher
C: 57. N. Hind, 59. A. Heppell, 34. J. Long
HF: 20. J. Merrett, 51. A. Boyse, 39. T. Mynott
F: 15. J. Green, 38. S. Draper, 40. L. Lavender
FOLL: 22. M. Leuenberger, 3. D. Parish, 77. H. Hocking
INT: 76. L. Collins, 68. N. Dixon, 60. B. Fennell, 24. J. Houlahan, 79. J. McQueen, 72. J. Ottavi, 70. J. Sheahan, 55. D. Younan
23P: 75. T. Crosbie

VFLW 2018 – ROUND 3
WILLIAMSTOWN SEAGULLS V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 20 MAY 2018, 14:00 AEST
WILLIAMSTOWN OVAL

GEELONG: 0.2, 2.2, 3.2, 4.3 (27) DREW WITH
WILLIAMSTOWN:  0.2, 0.8, 1.9, 3.9 (27)

GOALS
GEELONG: E. Dhamarrandji 2, D. Orr, M. McMahon, M. Fogas, A. Habib, I. Currenti, K. Darby
WILLIAMSTOWN: –

BEST
GEELONG: R. Cranston, M. McMahon, E. Dhamarrandji, M. Fogas, R. Goring, M. Clifford
WILLIAMSTOWN: B. Hateley, J. Reid, I. Porter, J. Kile, M. Lowe, J. Duffin

GEELONG TEAM
IN: M. Maguire, L. Brancatisano, I. Currenti, K. Woodroffe, M. Fedele
OUT: H. Trevean, C. Stevens

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, 10. L. Taylor
HF: 17. H. Mangan, 2. D. Orr, 21. E. Oliver
F: 36. E. Dhamarrandji, 8. K. Darby, 32. A. Habib
FOLL: 24. M. McMahon, 30. R. Cranston, 7. M. Clifford
INT: 23. I. Currenti, 28. M. Fedele, 13. M. Fogas, 15. M. Janssen
Emg: 20. L. Brancatisano, 18. M. Maguire, 35. K. Woodroffe
23P: 22. B. Cheever

WILLIAMSTOWN TEAM
IN: M. James, L. Suleiman, A. Melnikas, J. Kile, A. Cameron, J. Malouf
OUT: G. Harris, K. Koropeckyj, A. Walsh

B: 8. C. Portelli, 24. A. Saxton, 32. B. Stevens
HB: 1. R. Dardengo, 10. B. Hateley, 3. S. Murphy-Burke
C: 44. I. Porter, 17. S. Chapman, 11. K. Smith
HF: 28. J. Kile, 20. S. Seabrook, 4. E. Paterno
F: 21. S. Dixon, 26. J. Heard, 22. M. Lowe
FOLL: 9. R. Achampong, 13. N. Wallace, 2. J. Duffin
INT: 16. A. Cameron, 15. J. Malouf, 19. E. Meade, 34. J. Reid
Emg: 14. C. Balshaw, 30. A. Melnikas, 7. K. Raymundo, 27. L. Suleiman
23P: 37. M. James