Geelong Cats V Melbourne Demons; AFL 2021 round 23 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Melbourne Demons, AFL 2021 round 23 match preview and team lists, GMHBA Stadium, Saturday 21 August 2021 19:25 AEST
Ben Jensen GARY ROHAN, Gryan Miers and Tom Atkins return for the Cats in the play-off for the AFL minor premiership against Melbourne tonight at GMHBA Stadium. Making way are the managed Shaun Higgins along with dropped duo Esava Ratugolea and Zach Guthrie who have both played good games in the last month but not necessarily last week. The Demons have also made three changes recalling Jay Viney, Steven May and Tom McDonald. STILL no word from the AFL or the Victorian Government on when the VFL Women’s grand final will be played, which is getting beyond a joke now. The Cats were due to play the Magpies in the grand final some weeks ago but Covid19 restrictions have forced the women’s game out of action along with VFL men’s games.

AFL ROUND 23 2021
GEELONG CATS V MELBOURNE DEMONS
SATURDAY 21 AUGUST, 19:25 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 22 points
Oscar – Demons 12 points
Cassie – Cats 38 points

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

MELBOURNE DEMONS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: May, Viney, McDonald
OUT: Jordon, Melksham, Hibberd (all omitted), vandenBerg (sub)
B: Smith, May, Petty
HB: Rivers, Lever, Salem
C: Harmes, Petracca, Langdon
HF: Viney, McDonald, Brayshaw
F: Neal-Bullen, Brown, Fritsch
FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Sparrow
INT: Jackson, Spargo, Bowey, Pickett
EMER: Hibberd, Melksham, Jordon, Chandler

UMPIRES
FIELD Matt Stevic, Craig Fleer, Jacob Mollison EM: Alex Whetton
BOUNDARY Christopher Gordon, Ben MacDonald, Matthew Tomkins, Ian Burrows
GOAL Matthew Dervan, Dylan Benwell EM: Callum Leonardo