Geelong Cats v North Melbourne Kangaroos; AFL 2023 round 17 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v North Melbourne Kangaroos, AFL 2023 round 17, match preview and team lists
Ben Jensen GEELONG has regained two Irishmen for Zach Tuohy’s record breaking match, Mark O’Connor and Oisin Mullin, for what is sure to be a wet and cold clash at GMHBA Stadium on Sunday. Missing are the managed Isaac Smith and injured defenders Jake Kolodjashnij and Jed Bews. Tuohy will surpass the late Jim Stynes’ record of 264 games, the most of any Irishman. Tuohy has played 144 matches for the Cats since crossing from Carlton, where he played 120. If the AFL match isn’t cold enough for you, stick around for the VFL game, also against the Kangaroos, which kicks off at 5:35pm. Despite a strong start to the season the VFL women’s side didn’t make the finals, which begins this weekend.

AFL 2023 ROUND SEVENTEEN
GEELONG CATS V NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS
SUNDAY 9 JULY 2023, 19:20 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 55 points
Oscar – Cats 49 points
Evie – Cats 72 points
Cassie – Cats 28 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: M O’Connor, O Mullin
OUT: J Kolodjashnij (Injured), I Smith (Managed), J Bews (Injured)

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

NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: C Harvey, T Xerri, La Young, F Perez
OUT: L Shiels (Injured), W Phillips (Omitted), M Bergman (omitted), T Goldstein (omitted), J Ziebell (omitted – to be named sub)

B: A Corr, G Logue, B McKay
HB: T Thomas, H Sheezel, L McDonald
C: E Ford, L Davies-Uniacke, B Scott
HF: C Zurhaar, D Tucker, J Stephenson
F: C Harvey, N Larkey, P Curtis
FOLL: T Xerri, J Simpkin – C, G Wardlaw
INT: C Coleman-Jones, H Greenwood, La Young, F Perez

UMPIRES
FIELD Curtis Deboy, Nathan Toner, Andrew Heffernan, Nicholas McGinness
BOUNDARY Chris Esler, Sam Stagg, Adam Coote, Kieran Ferguson
GOAL Matthew Dervan, Chelsea Roffey EMER: David Rodan