AFL ROUND 10 2018, GEELONG CATS V CARLTON BLUES

AFL ROUND 10 2018, GEELONG CATS V CARLTON BLUES, GMHBA STADIUM, SATURDAY 26 MAY 2018, 19:25 AEST
Ben Jensen, May 24 2018 GEELONG has swung the axe ahead of their match with Carlton, dropping four players- Zac Smith, George Horlin-Smith, James Parsons and Jackson Thurlow. The Blues have also somewhat swung the axe dropping three players and losing skipper Marc Murphy to injury. Coming in for the Cats are ruckmen Esava Ratugolea and Rhys Stanley, midfielder Brandan Parfitt, and debutant Jamaine Jones; more about them later. Carlton have brought in the Curnow brothers (Ed and Charlie), David Cuningham and Jacob Weitering. Unusually earlier today Scott said that Parfitt was ‘really close’ to resuming this week so don’t be surprised if he doesn’t make it and somebody like Horlin-Smith or maybe even Thurlow come back in.

CARLTON travel to Geelong for the first time in 21 years this Saturday night at GMHBA Stadium, which will also hopefully be Gary Ablett’s first game at home since returning from the Gold Coast in the off season. All three sides play at home, the VFL Women playing Carlton at 4:30PM and while the VFL men play Williamstown at 11AM.

As announced earlier today Jamaine Jones will make his AFL debut, the 19 year old who stands 180cm tall weighing a reported 81kg has been featuring in the VFL best players and goal kicking reports and been named as an emergency for the AFL side the last few weeks, the hard work paying off with coach Chris Scott confirming this morning he’ll get a shot at the big time. Scott also confirmed big man Esava Ratugolea will return after missing last match with ‘general soreness’, though he did train on Saturday morning (see our article here along with a few photo from the special training session featuring Lachie Henderson), Scott also commenting he considers Ratugolea a ‘genuine ruckman’.

For a good read on Jones please see this article from late 2016 in The Standard (a Warrnambool newspaper): https://www.standard.net.au/story/4280685/afl-draft-jones-a-big-part-of-the-family-photos-video/. Jones lived in Geelong before moving to Heywood (close to the SA Border, not far from Portland) in his mid teens, playing TAC Cup for what we used to call North Ballarat: now the Greater Western Victoria Rebels.

GEELONG TEAM
IN: Esava Ratugolea, Rhys Stanley, Jamaine Jones, Brandan Parfitt
OUT:  James Parsons (Omitted), Zac Smith (Omitted), George Horlin-Smith (Omitted), Jackson Thurlow (Omitted)

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

CARLTON BLUES TEAM
IN: Jacob Weitering, David Cuningham, Ed Curnow, Charlie Curnow
OUT:  Marc Murphy (Injured), Nick Graham (Omitted), Jarrod Garlett (Omitted), Aaron Mullett (foot)

B: Kade Simpson, Jacob Weitering, Lachie Plowman
HB: Dale Thomas, Sam Rowe, David Cuningham
C: Lochie O’Brien, Ed Curnow, Darcy Lang
HF: Jed Lamb, Charlie Curnow, Zac Fisher
F: Paddy Dow, Harry McKay, Matthew Wright
FOLL: Matthew Kreuzer, Patrick Cripps, Sam Petrevski-Seton
INT: Liam Jones, Cameron O’Shea, Sam Kerridge, Pat Kerr
EMER: Aaron Mullett, Nick Graham, Andrew Phillips, Cameron Polson

AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 19:00)
Adelaide Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 18:30)
Perth Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 17:00)
NSW (Sydney) Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 19:00)
Queensland (Brisbane) Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 19:00)
ACT Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 19:00)
NT (Darwin) Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 18:30)
Tasmania Fox Sports 3 (LIVE – 19:00)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, 3AW, ABC
Adelaide 5AA, ABC
Perth  ABC, 6PR
Sydney – (try online)
Brisbane – (try online)
Canberra – (try online)
Darwin ABC, NIRS, AFL Nation
Hobart ABC, NIRS, AFL Nation

INJURY LISTS
GEELONG CATS
Latest official Geelong injury list, updated 24/5/2018  (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
Tim House Achilles – not on official list, should be back this weekend We saw training last Saturday – see pictures here
Esava Ratugolea General Soreness – not on official list, should be back this weekend, Chris Scott 24/5/18 “will come back in. We consider him a genuine ruckman” We saw training last Saturday – see pictures here
Nakia Cockatoo Knee (PCL) 2 weeks
Charlie Constable Concussion Test
Lachie Fogarty Groin soreness Test Chris Scott 24/5/18 “It is a frustrating situation for us with Lachie. We don’t think it will be long term, but he hasn’t responded as quickly as we would have hoped. Best guess is he will be available next week.”
Cam Guthrie Ankle 3-4 weeks We thought we saw training last Saturday though some dispute it – see pictures here
Lachie Henderson Knee Indefinite We saw training last Saturday – see pictures here
Daniel Menzel Groin TBC Will be fortunate to play against this season
Brandan Parfitt Foot Test Chris Scott 24/5/18 “is really close”
Scott Selwood Back Test  Chris Scott 24/5/18 “will not be available this week. The outlook on that one is a little grey. Our position on Scott is to respect the injury (back) and be a bit more careful”

CARLTON BLUES
Latest official injury list, updated 24/5/2018  (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
Ciaran Byrne Quad 4 weeks
Levi Casboult Broken rib 2-3 weeks
Charlie Curnow Quad Test
Tom De Koning Calf Test
Sam Docherty* Knee Season
Kym Lebois Broken collarbone 4 weeks
Harrison Macreadie Hamstring Test
Caleb Marchbank Ankle 1-2 weeks
Cillian McDaid Foot Test
Marc Murphy Foot TBC
Jarrod Pickett Wrist 3 weeks
Alex Silvagni Achilles 1 week

VFL 2018 – ROUND 8
GEELONG CATS V WILLIAMSTOWN SEAGULLS
SATURDAY 26 MAY 2018, 11:30 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

GEELONG TEAM
IN: G. Horlin-Smith, J. Parsons, J. Thurlow, T. House, Z. Smith, A. Black
OUT: J. Jones, R. Stanley

B: 39. Z. Guthrie, 30. T. House, 68. H. Kol
HB: 19. Q. Narkle, 23. A. Black, 37. S. Simpson
C: 42. M. O’Connor, 53. J. Keras, 40. J. Thurlow
HF: 6. L. McCarthy, 20. R. Gardner, 34. J. Parsons
F: 12. W. Buzza, 9. Z. Smith, 32. G. Miers
FOLL: 45. R. Abbott, 64. T. Atkins, 33. G. Horlin-Smith
INT: 63. S. Dobson, 62. C. Floyd, 15. M. Hayball, 55. L. Kiel, 65. S. McLachlan, 56. B. Reid, 54. S. Siggins, 51. J. Tsitas
23P: 71. P. Dowling

WILLIAMSTOWN TEAM
IN: TBA
OUT: TBA

B: 18. J. Greiser, 7. N. Rodda, 21. J. Tippett
HB: 8. P. Faulks, 17. J. Charleston, 35. B. Myers
C: 11. J. Dorgan, 16. B. Bewley, 31. B. Monk
HF: 9. A. Marcon, 5. L. Schultz, 26. J. Thorpe
F: 3. S. Dunell, 10. L. Masters, 13. T. Schnerring
FOLL: 49. N. Meese, 6. M. Gibbons, 2. B. Cavarra
INT: 29. L. Bramble, 33. L. Carter, 4. B. Jolley, 19. D. Kempster, 22. J. Pickess, 25. J. Pongracic, 15. O. Tate, 24. W. Wheeler
23P: 34. N. Richards

VFL WOMENS 2018 – ROUND 4
GEELONG CATS V CARLTON BLUES
SATURDAY 26 MAY 2018, 16:30 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

GEELONG TEAM
IN: M. Klingbeil , M. Maguire, G. Clarke, T. Andree-Jansz, H. Mangan, C. Blakeway, L. Brancatisano
OUT: E. Ramsay, M. Janssen, B. Cheever, L. Williams

B: 26. R. Pearce, 44. R. Goring, 35. K. Woodroffe
HB: 34. A. McDonald, 25. E. Coventry, 10. L. Taylor
C: 4. C. Blakeway, 12. R. Garing, 3. H. Burchell
HF: 23. I. Currenti, 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: 28. M. Fedele, 13. M. Fogas, 18. M. Maguire, 17. H. Mangan
EMER: 37. T. Andree-Jansz, 20. L. Brancatisano, 11. M. Klingbeil
23P: 41. G. Clarke

CARLTON TEAM
IN: S. Hosking, T. Hanks, L. Brazzale, K. Cox, K. Harrington, J. Borg
OUT: C. Williams, S. Last

B: 40. K. Harvey, 9. K. Harrington, 24. R. Hicks
HB: 2. M. Keryk, 5. L. Brazzale, 90. B. Walker
C: 55. C. Dalton, 27. K. Cox, 45. R. King
HF: 20. C. Bromage, 36. C. Moody, 37. B. Schultz
F: 41. K. Cunico, 3. D. Vescio, 15. I. Gietzmann
FOLL: 16. B. Moody, 10. S. Hosking, 38. L. Arnell
INT: 82. N. Burns, 30. T. Hanks, 42. C. Hardeman, 11. J. Hosking
EMER: 35. S. Li, 17. T. Lucas-Rodd, 32. N. Plane, 31. K. Shierlaw
23P: 50. J. Borg