Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles; AFL Finals 2019 first semi final Match preview

Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles; AFL Finals 2019 first qualifying final match preview and team lists, MCG, Friday 13 September 2019 19:50 AEST
Ben Jensen, 13 September 2019 GEELONG has made two forced changes to the side that will face West Coast at the neutral MCG losing Gary Rohan and Mitch Duncan to injury while the Eagles made just one change – losing Willie Rioli who is accused of meddling with a drug test.

Returning for the Cats are discards from the disastrous first final Rhys Stanley and Cameron Guthrie- by far most contentious was the late omission of Stanley while Guthrie was left out on selection night. A pretty small crowd is expected after the AFL played ‘funny buggers’ not opening up level 4 of the Grand Southern Stand to ticket sales until the last minute.

AFL FINALS 2019 – FIRST SEMI FINAL
GEELONG CATS V WEST COAST EAGLES
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2019, 19:50 AEST
MCG

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 43 points
Oscar – Eagles 10 points
Cassie – Not sure

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Rhys Stanley, Cameron Guthrie
OUT: Mitch Duncan (knee), Gary Rohan (knee)
B: Jake Kolodjashnij, Mark Blicavs, Jack Henry
HB: Mark O’Connor, Harry Taylor, Tom Stewart
C: Cameron Guthrie, Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood
HF: Gary Ablett, Esava Ratugolea, Tom Atkins
F: Luke Dahlhaus, Tom Hawkins, Gryan Miers
FOLL: Rhys Stanley, Brandan Parfitt, Tim Kelly
INT: Zach Tuohy, Sam Menegola, Quinton Narkle, Jed Bews
EMER: Scott Selwood, Zac Smith, James Parsons, Lachie Henderson

WEST COAST EAGLES TEAM
IN: Jack Petruccelle
OUT: Willie Rioli (drug-related suspension)
B: Tom Barrass, Will Schofield, Brad Sheppard
HB: Shannon Hurn, Jeremy McGovern, Lewis Jetta
C: Jack Redden, Elliot Yeo, Andrew Gaff
HF: Jamie Cripps, Jack Darling, Chris Masten
F: Jack Petruccelle, Josh J. Kennedy, Liam Ryan
FOL: Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey, Dom Sheed
INT: Jake Waterman, Tom Hickey, Jackson Nelson, Mark Hutchings
EMER: Oscar Allen, Liam Duggan, Nathan Vardy, Brendon Ah Chee

UMPIRES
FIELD: TBA
BOUNDARY: TBA
GOAL: TBA

AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne Channel 7 / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
Adelaide Channel 7 / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:00)
Perth 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 14:30)
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) Channel 7 / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:00)
Tasmania Channel 7 / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, SEN, MMM, 3AW, ABC
Adelaide 5AA, MMM, ABC
Perth 6PR, ABC, MMM, NIRS, MIX
Sydney NIRS, ABC, Macquarie
Brisbane NIRS, ABC, Macquarie
Canberra ABC
Darwin ABC, AFL Nation
Tasmania MMM, AFL Nation, ABC

INJURY LISTS updated 13/9/2019 (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
GEELONG CATS
Jordan Clark Elbow 1-2 weeks
Jordan Cunico Ankle Season
Mitch Duncan Knee 1-3 weeks
Lachie Fogarty Ankle 1-2 weeks
Cam Guthrie Calf Test
Gary Rohan Knee Test
WEST COAST EAGLES
Brayden Ainsworth Hamstring Season
Matthew Allen Concussion 1-2 weeks
Jarrod Brander Hamstring Season
Daniel Venables Concussion Season