Collingwood Magpies v Geelong Cats; AFL 2019 round 1 match preview and team lists

Collingwood Magpies v Geelong Cats; AFL 2019 round 1 match preview and team lists, MCG, Friday 22 March 2019, 19:50 AEST
Ben Jensen, 21 March 2019 GEELONG has named six new players to play Collingwood tomorrow night at the MCG. Former Geelong Falcons Gary Rohan and Luke Dahlhaus who joined the club from Sydney and Western Bulldogs respectively take the spots alongside fellow new Cats Gryan Miers, Charlie Constable, Tom Atkins and Jordan Clark. Gary Ablett as expected is named in a forward pocket rather than the midfield. The match starts at 7:50PM. Collingwood has just the one new player in Jordan Roughead recruited from the Bulldogs.

Jed Bews and Nakia Cockatoo will miss through injury but Esava Ratugolea passed a fitness test and lines up at centre half forward, in a forward line missing Dan Menzel. Rhys Stanley is named in the ruck and will presumably alternate with Ratugolea. Ryan Abbott, Geelong’s first-choice ruckman in their last game in the 2018 finals series, is an emergency. Many players were let go last season but James Parsons, Jordan Cunico were not among them, named as emergencies alongside Abbott and Quinton Narkle.

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: –
OUT: –
NEW: Luke Dahlhaus, Tom Atkins, Gary Rohan, Jordan Clark, Charlie Constable, Gryan Miers

B: Jack Henry, Mark Blicavs, Mark O’Connor
HB: Jake Kolodjashnij, Harry Taylor, Tom Stewart
C: Joel Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan
HF: Luke Dahlhaus, Esava Ratugolea, Tom Atkins
F: Gary Ablett, Tom Hawkins, Gary Rohan
FOLL: Rhys Stanley, Tim Kelly, Brandan Parfitt
INT: Jordan Clark, Sam Menegola, Charlie Constable, Gryan Miers
EMER: James Parsons, Ryan Abbott, Jordan Cunico, Quinton Narkle

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES TEAM
IN: –
OUT: –
NEW: Jordan Roughead

B: Brayden Maynard, Jordan Roughead, Jack Crisp
HB: Jeremy Howe, Darcy Moore, Tom Langdon
C: Chris Mayne, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom
HF: Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson
F: Jamie Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Jordan De Goey
FOLL: Brodie Grundy, Dayne Beams, Adam Treloar
INT: Tom Phillips, Callum L. Brown, James Aish, Travis Varcoe
EMER: Ben Crocker, Tyson Goldsack, Brayden Sier, Levi Greenwood

UMPIRES
FIELD: TBA EM: TBA
BOUNDARY: TBA
GOAL: TBA EM: TBA
AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
Adelaide Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:00)
Perth 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 17:30)
NSW (Sydney) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
Queensland (Brisbane) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
ACT 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
NT (Darwin) Southern Cross / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:00)
Tasmania Southern Cross / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, MMM, 3AW, ABC, SEN
Adelaide 5AA, ABC, MMM
Perth ABC, 6PR
Sydney ABC
Brisbane ABC
Canberra –
Darwin ABC, AFL Nation
Tasmania ABC, AFL Nation

INJURY LISTS
GEELONG CATS
Latest official Geelong injury list, updated 21/3/2019 (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
Jed Bews Groin Test Will miss
Nakia Cockatoo Adductor Test Will miss
Lachie Fogarty Hip 1-2 weeks
Esava Ratugolea Finger Test Will play
Scott Selwood Hamstring 3-5 weeks
Zac Smith Knee 1-2 weeks
Zach Tuohy Knee 1-2 weeks

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES
Latest official injury list, updated 21/3/2019 (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
Taylor Adams Finger 3 weeks
Tim Broomhead Leg 1-2 weeks
Jordan De Goey Foot Available
Lynden Dunn Knee 3 weeks
Will Hoskin-Elliott Knee 4 weeks
Tom Langdon Concussion Available
Sam Murray Provisional ASADA suspension TBC
Ben Reid Quad 2-3 weeks
Matt Scharenberg Knee 10 weeks
Jaidyn Stephenson Groin Available
Daniel Wells Foot 4 weeks