Geelong Cats v Collingwood Magpies; AFL 2023 round 1 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Collingwood Magpies, AFL 2023 round 1 match preview and team lists
Ben Jensen OLLIE HENRY and Tanner Bruhn will make their debuts for the Cats tonight at the MCG as they play their first match of the season against Collingwood. Before the bounce former skipper Joel Selwood will complete a lap of honour while the reigning premiers will be wearing black armbands in honour of former Geelong great John Devine who died in late January.

In other news the VFL team plays their third practice match on Saturday against Collingwood, in what are set to be steaming conditions, the temperature forecast to hit 37 degrees but the players should beat the heat, the match beginning at 11am.

AFL 2023 ROUND ONE
GEELONG CATS V COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES
FRIDAY 17 MARCH 2023, 19:40 AEST
MCG

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 50 points
Oscar – Cats 11 points
Cassie – Cats 28 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: N/A
OUT: N/A

B: O’Connor, De Koning, Ratugolea
HB: Smith, Stewart, Z.Guthrie
C: Blicavs, Holmes, Tuohy
HF: Stengle, Cameron, Miers
F: Henry, Hawkins, Rohan
FOLL: Stanley, C.Guthrie, Dangerfield
INT: Bews, Atkins, Bruhn, Close
EMER: Ceglar, Simpson, Parfitt, Whyte

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES – SELECTED SIDE
IN: N/A
OUT: N/A

B: Quaynor, Howe, Maynard
HB: Hoskin-Elliott, Moore, N.Daicos
C: Noble, Crisp, Sidebottom
HF: Mitchell, De Goey, Hill
F: Mihocek, Elliott, McStay
FOLL: Cameron, J.Daicos, Adams
INT: Pendlebury, McCreery, Murphy, Cox
EMER: Frampton, McInnes, Carmichael, Markov

UMPIRES
FIELD Justin Power, Brett Rosebury, Robert O’Gorman, Nathan Williamson
BOUNDARY Josh Mather, Michael Marantelli, Damien Main, Christopher Gordon
GOAL Dylan Benwell, Matthew Dervan EM: David Rodan