Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats; 2019 round 3 match preview and team lists

Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats; AFL 2019 round 3 match preview and team lists, Adelaide Oval, Thursday 4 April 2019, 19:50 AEST
Ben Jensen, 3 April 2019 GEELONG has made one change to the side that defeated Collingwood and Melbourne in the first two rounds of 2019, recalling tall defender Lachie Henderson to replace an injured Jack Henry. Henry was forced from the field during the huge (80 point) win over the Demons at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday night.

The Crows have also made one compulsory change losing ruckman Sam ‘Sauce’ Jacobs to a knee injury with inexperienced Reilly O’Brien coming in as his replacement. Jacobs played his only two AFL matches in rounds one and two of 2016. The Cats travel to Adelaide with a five day break while the Crows have a six day break after defeating Sydney by 26 points at the SCG on Friday night, after losing their round one match at home to Hawthorn.

Geelong’s midfield led by former Crow Patrick Dangerfield, skipper Joel Selwood, Mitch Duncan and second-year player Tim Kelly will go head to head with the Crows’ Rory Sloane, Bryce Gibbs, and the Crouch brothers Matt & Brad.

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Lachie Henderson
OUT: Jack Henry (hamstring)
NEW: –

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

ADELAIDE CROWS TEAM
IN: Reilly O’Brien
OUT: Sam Jacobs (knee)
NEW: –

B: Jake Kelly, Alex Keath, Rory Laird
HB: Brodie Smith, Daniel Talia, David Mackay
C: Paul Seedsman, Matt Crouch, Riley Knight
HF: Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker, Rory Atkins
F: Chayce Jones, Josh Jenkins, Eddie Betts
FOLL: Reilly O’Brien, Bryce Gibbs, Brad Crouch
INT: Kyle Hartigan, Tom Lynch, Wayne Milera, Lachlan Murphy
EMER: Myles Poholke, Andy Otten, Cameron Ellis-Yolmen, Darcy Fogarty

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 – 16:30)
NSW (Sydney) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
Queensland (Brisbane) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 18:30)
ACT 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
NT (Darwin) Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:00)
Tasmania Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, MMM, 3AW, ABC, SEN
Adelaide MMM, ABC, 5AA
Perth SBC, 6PR
Sydney Macquarie Sports Radio
Brisbane –
Canberra –
Darwin ABC, AFL Nation
Tasmania MMM, ABC, AFL Nation

INJURY LISTS updated 3/4/2019 (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
GEELONG CATS
Jed Bews Groin 2-4 weeks
Nakia Cockatoo Knee Indefinite
Lachie Fogarty Hip 2-3 weeks
Cameron Guthrie Calf Test
Jack Henry Hamstring 1-2 weeks
Scott Selwood Hamstring 2-3 weeks
Zach Tuohy Knee 1-3 weeks
ADELAIDE CROWS
Luke Brown Ankle 4-6 weeks
Tom Doedee Knee Season
Richard Douglas Ankle 7-8 weeks
Sam Jacobs Knee TBC
Shane McAdam Calf 3-4 weeks
Kieran Strachan Concussion Test