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CATS UNCONVINCING WITH WIN OVER BOMBERS
Ben Jensen 16 April 2016
AFL
ROUND 4 2016: ESSENDON BOMBERS V GEELONG CATS
GEELONG struggled to overcome a feisty Essendon side at the MCG today,
finally shaking them off in the second half to win by thirty points.
Leading by just two points at half-time the Cats managed to kick only
a single goal in the third quarter but seven behinds, to the Bombers'
one goal and one behind. They built on this slender eight point lead
in the final term with three goals five behinds to blow the winning
margin out to thirty points which many would say flattered the Cats.
Next Saturday evening Geelong takes on a struggling Port Adelaide outfit
at the Adelaide Oval while Essendon have the 'blockbuster' ANZAC Day
clash at the MCG- we'd back in the Bombers but the Magpies, under fire
after their start may just bounce back.
GEELONG:
2.2 5.4 6.5 6.6 (42) DEFEATED
ESSENDON:
2.3, 5.6, 6.13, 9.18 (72)
GOALS
GEELONG: Motlop 2, Caddy, Stanley, Gregson, Cockatoo, Bartel,
Lang, Smith
ESSENDON:
Zaharakis, Laverde, Merrett, Brown, Fantasia, Stokes
BEST
GEELONG: Duncan, Dangerfield, Selwood, Lonergan, Taylor, Motlop,
Caddy
ESSENDON:
Zaharakis, Merrett, Hartley, Cooney, McDonald-Tipungwuti
INJURIES
GEELONG: Nil reports on day
ESSENDON:
Jayden Laverde (shoulder), Mitch Brown (nose)
CHANGES
GEELONG: Shane Kersten (calf) replaced in selected side by Jake
Kolodjashnij
ESSENDON:Nil
UMPIRES: Hay, McInerney,
Mitchell
CROWD:
42,723 at MCG, Melbourne
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TEAMS
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GEELONG
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ESSENDON
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IN:
Tom Lonergan, Cory Gregson, Jordan Murdoch
OUT: Lincoln McCarthy (Omitted), Jake Kolodjashnij (Omitted),
Corey Enright (Managed)
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IN:
Conor McKenna, Craig Bird, Jayden Laverde
OUT:
Nick Kommer (Omitted), Ryan Crowley (Omitted), Jackson Merrett
(Omitted)
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B: Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Lachie
Henderson
HB: Jimmy Bartel, Tom Lonergan, Cameron Guthrie
C: Steven Motlop, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan
HF: Josh Caddy, Rhys Stanley, Shane Kersten
F: Cory Gregson, Tom Hawkins, Daniel Menzel
FOLL: Zac Smith, Nakia Cockatoo, Joel Selwood
INT: Mark Blicavs, Darcy Lang, Jordan Murdoch, Tom Ruggles
EMER: Jed Bews, Jake Kolodjashnij, Lincoln McCarthy
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B: Matt Dea, Patrick Ambrose, Mark Baguley
HB: James Gwilt, Michael Hartley, Brendon Goddard
C: James Kelly, David Zaharakis, Darcy Parish
HF: Conor McKenna, Mitch Brown, Adam Cooney
F: Mathew Stokes, Joe Daniher, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
FOLL: Matthew Leuenberger, Kyle Langford, Craig Bird
INT: Martin Gleeson, Orazio Fantasia, Jayden Laverde, Zach
Merrett
EMER: Nick Kommer, Jonathan Simpkin, Sam Grimley
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