Geelong Cats V Richmond Tigers; AFL 2021 round 19 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Richmond Tigers, AFL 2021 round 19 match preview and team lists, MCG, Sunday 24 July 2021 15:20 AEST
Ben Jensen QUINTON NARKLE and Brad Close will miss Sunday’s clash with the Richmond Tigers at the MCG after being omitted and managed respectively. Taking their places in the side are experienced duo Lachie Henderson and Gary Rohan. The Tigers will be without star midfielder Dustin Martin who will miss the rest of the season after injuring a kidney last round; Martin remains in hospital. The future for the VFL sides is a bit uncertain; the women are due to face the Bombers in a preliminary final at Windy Hills with the date yet to be set. The blokes’ next game will be against at Coburg, like the ladies likely next weekend once Victorian Coronavirus/Covid19 restrictions are lifted.

AFL ROUND 19 2021
GEELONG CATS V RICHMOND TIGERS
SUNDAY 25 JULY, 15:20 AEST
MCG

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 27 points
Oscar – Cats 21 points
Cassie – Cats 5 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Lachie Henderson, Gary Rohan
OUT: Brad Close (managed), Quinton Narkle (omitted)
B: Atkins, Kolodjashnij, Henry
HB: Stewart, Henderson, Blicavs
C: Menegola, C.Guthrie, Tuohy
HF: Dangerfield, Ratugolea, Miers
F: Bews, Hawkins, Smith
FOLL: Stanley, Selwood, Parfitt
INT: Higgins, Dahlhaus, Rohan, O’Connor
EMER: Z.Guthrie, Narkle, Holmes, Close

RICHMOND TIGERS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Edwards
OUT: Martin (kidney), McIntosh (hamstring)
B: Garthwaite, Astbury, Grimes
HB: Short, Mansell, Stack
C: Ross, Cotchin, Pickett
HF: Castagna, Baker, Aarts
F: Lynch, Bolton, Riewoldt
FOLL: Nankervis, Lambert, Parker
INT: Rioli, Chol, Edwards, Graham
EMER: Caddy, Ralphsmith, Ryan, Collier-Dawkins

UMPIRES
FIELD Matt Stevic, Robert Findlay, Simon Meredith EM: Eleni Glouftsis
BOUNDARY Matthew Tomkins, James Scully, Sean Burton, Ian Burrows
GOAL Dylan Benwell, Luke Edwards EM: Sam Walsh