Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles; 2019 round 6 match preview and teams

Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles; AFL 2019 round 6 preview and team lists, GMHBA Stadium, Sunday 28 April 2019
Ben Jensen, 25 April 2019 GEELONG hosts West Coast in a relatively family-unfriendly timeslot of 4:40PM this Sunday, ironically the round also features the grand opening of the Cats’ autism-friendly sensory room when you’d expect children to be attending. It’s a great initiative that as a parent of a young boy with autism we will be checking out. SEE FINAL TEAMS HERE

Geelong has left out Jordan Clark (managed) and lost Brandan Parfitt to a quad injury with an as yet undetermined period. Included on an eight-man interchange are Zach Tuohy,  Charlie Constable, Zach Guthrie, Ryan Abbott, James Parsons, and potential debutante Fort, the 204cm ruckman. It would be interesting to see if Abbott or Fort, both ruckmen, play. Touhy surely will play; as for the others we have no idea. West Coast has brought in four players to their squad, with no omissions at this stage. Final teams will be named Friday evening. 

The Cats are top of the ladder with four wins from five games while the Eagles are in ninth position having won three games, but will be disappointed after losing at home to Port Adelaide last round. The Cats’ injury list is in relatively good shape though for the players on the list the news hasn’t been positive lately; Jed Bews has been around three weeks away for the last three weeks, while Nakia Cockatoo is out indefinitely.

The VFL men‘s side has a bye and the VFL women have one more week to wait before round one of the VFLW starts, with an away match to Melbourne University.

AFL 2019 – ROUND 6
GEELONG CATS V WEST COAST EAGLES
SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2019, 16:40 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Zach Tuohy, Darcy Fort, Charlie Constable, Zach Guthrie, Ryan Abbott, James Parsons
OUT: Jordan Clark (managed), Brandan Parfitt (quad)
NEW: Darcy Fort

B: Jake Kolodjashnij, Jack Henry, Tom Stewart
HB: Mark Blicavs, Harry Taylor, Mark O’Connor
C: Tim Kelly, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan
HF: Luke Dahlhaus, Esava Ratugolea, Tom Hawkins
F: Gary Ablett, Gary Rohan, Tom Atkins
FOLL: Rhys Stanley, Joel Selwood, Cameron Guthrie
INT (FROM): Sam Menegola, Zach Tuohy, Darcy Fort, Gryan Miers, Charlie Constable, Zach Guthrie, Ryan Abbott, James Parsons (4 to be omitted)

Original squad of 26

IN: TBC
OUT: TBC
NEW: –

TBC

WEST COAST EAGLES TEAM
IN: Jarrod Brander, Daniel Venables, Josh Rotham, Josh Smith
OUT: TBC
NEW: –

B: Shannon Hurn, Will Schofield, Brad Sheppard
HB: Liam Duggan, Jeremy McGovern, Lewis Jetta
C: Chris Masten, Luke Shuey, Andrew Gaff
HF: Dom Sheed, Jack Darling, Mark Hutchings
F: Liam Ryan, Josh J. Kennedy, Jamie Cripps
FOLL: Tom Hickey, Elliot Yeo, Jack Redden
INT (FROM): C Jarrod Brander, Oscar Allen, Daniel Venables, Nathan Vardy, Jack Petruccelle, Tom Cole, Josh Rotham, Josh Smith (4 to be omitted)

Original squad of 26

IN: TBC
OUT: TBC
NEW: –

TBC

UMPIRES
FIELD: TBA
BOUNDARY: TBA
GOAL: TBA
AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne Fox Footy (LIVE – 16:30)
Adelaide Fox Footy (LIVE – 16:00)
Perth Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 14:30)
NSW (Sydney) Fox Footy (LIVE – 16:30)
Queensland (Brisbane) Fox Footy (LIVE – 16:30)
ACT Fox Footy (LIVE – 16:30)
NT (Darwin) Fox Footy (LIVE – 16:00)
Tasmania Fox Footy (LIVE – 16:30)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, ABC, SEN, 3AW
Adelaide MMM, ABC, 5AA
Perth ABC, 6PR, MIX 94.5
Sydney –
Brisbane –
Canberra –
Darwin NIRS, AFL Nation
Tasmania ABC, AFL Nation, MMM

INJURY LISTS updated 25/4/2019 (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
GEELONG CATS
Jed Bews Groin 2-3 weeks
Nakia Cockatoo Knee Indefinite
Jordan Cunico Ankle 10-12 weeks
Lachie Fogarty Hip Test
Lachie Henderson Plantar fascia Test
Brandan Parfitt Quad TBC
Scott Selwood Hamstring 1-2 weeks
WEST COAST EAGLES
Tom Barrass Foot TBC
Nic Naitanui Knee Indefinite
Willie Rioli Foot 4 weeks
Jake Waterman Hamstring Test

VFL 2019 – ROUND 5
CATS have a bye