Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles; AFL 2023 round 5 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v West Coast Eagles, AFL 2023 round 5, Gather Round match preview and team lists
Ben Jensen SAM DE KONING has been recalled from injury for Geelong’s Gather Round match against West Coast on Sunday. Exiting the side are suspended Gary Rohan and injured Jed Bews, who was concussed on Easter Monday after a head clash with Hawk Conor Nash. The Eagles made three changes.

The Cats’ VFL women’s side plays the Southern Saints Sunday morning at Trevor Barker Oval while the VFL men play that afternoon against Werribee at ‘Avalon Airport Oval’. Sam Simpson and Tanner Bruhn will miss the VFL action after being named an AFL emergencies.

AFL 2023 ROUND FIVE
GEELONG CATS V WEST COAST EAGLES
SUNDAY 16 APRIL 2023, 13:10 AEST
ADELAIDE OVAL

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 18 points
Oscar – Cats 12 points
Cassie – Cats 25 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Sam De Koning
OUT: Jed Bews (concussion), Gary Rohan (suspended)

B: S De Koning, E Ratugolea, Z Tuohy
HB: J Kolodjashnij, T Stewart, Z Guthrie
C: I Smith, M Blicavs, M Duncan
HF: T Stengle, T Hawkins, J Cameron
F: O Henry, P Dangerfield – C, B Close
FOLL: R Stanley, C Guthrie, M Holmes
INT: J Bowes, G Miers, M O’Connor, T Atkins,
EMER: S Simpson, T Bruhn, M Knevitt, B Parfitt

WEST COAST EAGLES – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Witherden, Petruccelle, O’Neill
OUT: West (omitted), Hurn (managed), Hewett (omitted), Cole (injured)

B: A Witherden, T Barrass – C, L Duggan
HB: J Jones, J Rotham, J Hunt
C: G Clark, T Kelly, A Gaff
HF: N Long, J Darling, L Edwards
F: S Petrevski-Seton, O Allen, J Waterman
FOLL: B Williams, E Yeo, R Ginbey
INT: B Hough, J Petruccelle, X O’Neill, J Culley
EMER: Z Trew, L Foley, C West, H Edwards

UMPIRES
FIELD Chris Donlon, Alex Whetton, Paul Rebeschini, Martin Rodger
BOUNDARY Nicholas Phillips, David Wood, Simon Blight, Benjamin Fely
GOAL Taylor Mattioli, Alex Chisholm EMER: Jesse Baird