North Melbourne Kangaroos v Geelong Cats; 2019 round 8; match preview and team lists
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Geelong Cats; AFL 2019 round 8 preview and team lists, Marvel Stadium, Sunday 12 May 2019
Ben Jensen, 9 May 2019 GEELONG and North Melbourne play at Marvel Stadium this Mothers’ Day. Gary Ablett is free to play after being cleared by the AFL tribunal on Tuesday evening. The Cats have made one change so far, dropping Zach Guthrie who was a last minute replacement for Zach Tuohy last week who returns. Also returning is skipper Joel Selwood. SEE FINAL TEAM LISTS HERE
Regular inclusions for Sunday games Darcy Fort and James Parsons are included again along with Charlie Constable who was dropped last round; all three are on the expanded interchange as is Tuohy. Patrick Dangerfield and Esava Ratugolea who were injured during the win over Essendon have both been named. North Melbourne has not made any omissions but included four players including potential first gamers Curtis Taylor and Kyron Hayden.
The VFL men‘s side also play the Kangaroos but at the Avalon Airport Oval, not in a curtain raiser as the Cats had with the Bombers at the MCG last round; the VFL women starts this weekend, their round one VFLW match an away fixture to Melbourne University.
AFL 2019 – ROUND 8
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 12 MAY 2019, 13:10 AEST
MARVEL STADIUM
GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Joel Selwood, Darcy Fort, Zach Tuohy, James Parsons, Charlie Constable
OUT: Zach Guthrie
NEW: Darcy Fort
B: Jake Kolodjashnij, Jack Henry, Tom Stewart
HB: Mark Blicavs, Harry Taylor, Cameron Guthrie
C: Tim Kelly, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan
HF: Gary Rohan, Esava Ratugolea, Tom Hawkins
F: Gary Ablett, Luke Dahlhaus, Tom Atkins
FOLL: Rhys Stanley, Jordan Clark, Mark O’Connor
INT(FROM): Joel Selwood, Sam Menegola, Brandan Parfitt, Gryan Miers, Darcy Fort, Zach Tuohy, James Parsons, Charlie Constable
Original squad of 26
IN: TBC
OUT: TBC
NEW: TBC
TBC
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS TEAM
IN: Luke Davies-Uniacke, Sam Durdin, Curtis Taylor, Kyron Hayden
OUT: TBC
NEW:Curtis Taylor, Kyron Hayden
B: Jamie Macmillan, Robbie Tarrant, Jasper Pittard
HB: Marley Williams, Scott D. Thompson, Trent Dumont
C: Jy Simpkin, Ben Cunnington, Jared Polec
HF: Tarryn Thomas, Mason Wood, Taylor Garner
F: Cameron Zurhaar, Ben Brown, Jack Ziebell
FOLL: Todd Goldstein, Shaun Higgins, Jed Anderson
INT (FROM): Luke Davies-Uniacke, Shaun Atley, Sam Wright, Nick Larkey, Sam Durdin, Kayne Turner, Curtis Taylor, Kyron Hayden
Original squad of 26
IN: TBC
OUT: TBC
NEW: TBC
TBC
UMPIRES
FIELD: TBC EM: TBC
BOUNDARY: TBC
GOAL: TBC EM: TBC
AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne Fox Footy (LIVE – 13:00)
Adelaide Fox Footy (LIVE – 12:30)
Perth Fox Footy (LIVE – 11:00)
NSW (Sydney) Fox Footy (LIVE – 13:00)
Queensland (Brisbane) Fox Footy (LIVE – 13:00)
ACT Fox Footy (LIVE – 13:00)
NT (Darwin) Fox Footy (LIVE – 12:30)
Tasmania (Hobart) Fox Footy (LIVE – 13:00)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, ABC, MMM, 3AW
Adelaide SEN
Perth –
Sydney Macquarie Sports Radio
Brisbane Macquarie Sports Radio
Canberra –
Darwin ABC
Tasmania AFL Nation, MMM
INJURY LISTS updated 8/5/2019 (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
GEELONG CATS
Jed Bews Osteitis pubis 1 week
Wylie Buzza Shoulder Test
Nakia Cockatoo Knee Indefinite
Jordan Cunico Ankle 8-12 weeks
Patrick Dangerfield Knee Test
Lachie Fogarty Hip Test
Nathan Kreuger Concussion Test
Esava Ratugolea Concussion Test
Joel Selwood Soreness Test
Zach Tuohy Soreness Available
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
Majak Daw Pelvis/hips Indefinite
Ben Jacobs Head/neck Indefinite
Luke McDonald Knee Test
Ben McKay Pneumonia Test
Tom McKenzie Back TBC
Tom Murphy Ankle Test
Dom Tyson Calf Test
Ed Vickers-Willis Knee Season
Will Walker PCL Indefinite
Declan Watson Illness Test
Tom Wilkinson Ankle 8-10 weeks
Marley Williams Ankle Test
VFL 2019 – ROUND 6
NORTH MELBOURNE V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 6 MAY 2019, 14:30 AEST
AVALON AIRPORT OVAL
GEELONG CATS
TBC
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
TBC
VFLW 2019 – ROUND 1
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 12 MAY 2019, 14:30 AEST
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY MAIN OVAL
GEELONG CATS
TBC
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
TBC