Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats; AFL 2020 round 8 match preview and team lists

Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats; AFL 2020 round 8 match preview and team lists, Optus Stadium, Monday 27 July 2020 20:10
Ben Jensen, 25 July 2020 THE CATS are still counting the cost of Thursday week’s loss to the Magpies by 22 points in Perth. Forced outs for Monday night’s game against the Dockers at Optus Stadium are skipper Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett, Luke Dahlhaus and Jordan Clark. On Saturday afternoon the Cats confirmed six changes including Lachie Henderson, who comes in despite not being named in Friday’s 26-man squad. Darcy Fort is the other change since Friday out ‘injured’. Jack Steven is out ‘managed’.

Joining Henderson are A-graders Mitch Duncan and Tom Stewart along with fringe players Lachie Fogarty and Charlie Constable, while Brad Close will make his AFL debut. The Dockers made two changes, one forced losing Stephen Hill to an adductor strain and leaving out forward Travis Colyer. Reece Conca and Brandon Matera come into the Dockers side.

On Friday the Cats named eight inclusions: Mitch Duncan, Tom Stewart, James Parsons, Lachie Fogarty and Charlie Constable and three potential debutantes:  Nathan Kreuger, Brad Close and Ben Jarvis.

AFL 2020 – ROUND 8
FREMANTLE DOCKERS V GEELONG CATS
MONDAY 27 JULY 2020, 20:10
OPTUS STADIUM, PERTH

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 3 points
Oscar – Dockers 27 points
Cassie – Dockers 14 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Mitch Duncan, Tom Stewart, Charlie Constable, Lachie Fogarty, Brad Close, Lachie Henderson
OUT: Gary Ablett (family reasons), Joel Selwood (hamstring), Jordan Clark (shoulder), Luke Dahlhaus (foot), Dary Foot (‘injured’), Jack Steven (managed)
B: Mark O’Connor, Mark Blicavs, Jake Kolodjashnij
HB: Jack Henry, Harry Taylor, Tom Stewart
C: Sam Menegola, Patrick Dangerfield, Charlie Constable
HF: Mitch Duncan, Tom Hawkins, Gryan Miers
F: Sam Simpson, Gary Rohan, Brad Close
FOLL: Esava Ratugolea, Cameron Guthrie, Brandan Parfitt
INT: Jed Bews, Lachie Henderson, Lachie Fogarty, Zach Tuohy
EMER: Jack Steven, James Parsons, Nathan Kreuger, Ben Jarvis

GEELONG CATS – INITIAL SQUAD NAMED FRIDAY
IN: Mitch Duncan, Tom Stewart, Nathan Kreuger, Charlie Constable, Lachie Fogarty, Brad Close, James Parsons, Ben Jarvis
OUT: Gary Ablett (family reasons), Joel Selwood (hamstring), Jordan Clark (shoulder), Luke Dahlhaus (foot)
B: Mark O’Connor, Mark Blicavs, Jake Kolodjashnij
HB: Jack Henry, Harry Taylor, Tom Stewart
C: Sam Menegola, Patrick Dangerfield, Zach Tuohy
HF: Mitch Duncan, Tom Hawkins, Gryan Miers
F: Sam Simpson, Esava Ratugolea, Gary Rohan
FOLL: Darcy Fort, Cameron Guthrie, Brandan Parfitt
INT (FROM): Jed Bews, Jack Steven, Charlie Constable, Lachie Fogarty, James Parsons, Nathan Kreuger, Ben Jarvis, Brad Close

FREMANTLE DOCKERS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Reece Conca, Brandon Matera
OUT: Stephen Hill (adductor strain), Travis Colyer (omitted)
B: J. Aish, B. Cox, T. Duman
HB: E. Hughes, L. Ryan, N. Wilson
C: B. Bewley, D. Tucker, B. Acres
HF: A. Cerra, M. Taberner, M. Frederick
F: L. Schultz, R. Lobb, M. Walters
FOLL: S. Darcy, D. Mundy, A. Brayshaw
INT: B. Banfield, C. Serong, B. Matera, R. Conca
EMER: M. Crowden, T. Colyer, C.Blakely, T.Watson

FREMANTLE DOCKERS – INITIAL SQUAD NAMED FRIDAY
IN: Crowden, Blakely, Matera, Watson, Conca
OUT: Stephen Hill (adductor strain)
B: J. Aish, B. Cox, T. Duman
HB: E. Hughes, L. Ryan, N. Wilson
C: B. Bewley, D. Tucker, B. Acres
HF: A. Cerra, M. Taberner, M. Frederick
F: L. Schultz, R. Lobb, M. Walters
FOLL: S. Darcy, D. Mundy, A. Brayshaw
INT (FROM): M. Crowden, T. Colyer, C. Serong, B. Banfield, B. Matera, C.Blakely, T.Watson, R. Conca

UMPIRES
FIELD: Nick Foot, Dean Margetts, John Howorth EM: Jeff Dalgleish
BOUNDARY: Brett Dalgleish, Adam Bastick, Sean Moylan, Matthew Jenkinson
GOAL: Sam Hunter, Sally Baud EM: Brett Rogers