Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans; AFL 2023 round 6 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans, AFL 2023 round 6, match preview and team lists
Ben Jensen GEELONG will officially unfurl the 2022 premiership flag tonight before playing the side they thrashed in the grand final, the Sydney Swans. The Cats have had to make two changes losing Tyson Stengle to a broken arm, while Rhys Stanley, who has been really battered so far this season, will miss with a fractured eye socket. Coming back into the side are dual Swans-Cats premiership forward Gary Rohan who missed one match due to suspension, and ruckman Jonathan Ceglar for his fifth game at the club.

The Cats’ VFL women’s side play Footscray 12 noon Saturday morning at Deakin Uni Waurn Ponds while the VFL men have a bye. The VFLW side is undefeated after four matches with an enormous percentage of 232%. AFLW pair Georgie Rankin and Liv Fuller have been named to play their first games for the season. While the Bulldogs have only won one game so far this season the losses were relatively narrow and their win was a thumping one over North Melbourne.

AFL 2023 ROUND SIX
GEELONG CATS V SYDNEY SWANS
SATURDAY 22 APRIL 2023, 19:25 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 21 points
Oscar – Cats 16 points
Cassie – Cats 38 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Gary Rohan, Jon Ceglar
OUT: Tyson Stengle (broken arm), Rhys Stanley (fractured eye socket), B Parfitt (subsitute)

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

SYDNEY SWANS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: A Francis, R Clarke
OUT: J Amartey (Injured), Co Warner (Omitted), W Gould (Sub)

B: B Campbell, R Fox, H Cunningham
HB: O Florent, J Lloyd, N Blakey
C: D Stephens, C Mills, J McInerney
HF: E Gulden, W Hayward, J Rowbottom
F: I Heeney, L McDonald, T Papley
FOLL: P Ladhams, L Parker, Ch Warner
INT: M Roberts, A Francis, R Clarke, H McLean
EMER: Co Warner, W Gould, A Sheldrick, L McAndrew

UMPIRES
FIELD Daniel Johanson, Matt Stevic, John Howorth, Brent Wallace
BOUNDARY Tim Lougoon, Damien Main, Nicholas Phillips, Kieran Ferguson
GOAL Luke Edwards, Simon Plumridge EMER: Matthew Maclure