AFL ROUND 22 2006: HAWTHORN V GEELONG; FINAL TEAMS; LONERGAN OUT OF COMA; 100 GAMES FOR GAZZA; MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM LIST
Ben Jensen 1 September 2006

By Ben Jensen GARY ABLETT plays with one hundredth AFL game this Sunday against the Hawks at Telstra Dome. Returning to the side are James Kelly and Andrew Mackie while midfielder Ryan Gamble will make his AFL debut. Omitted are forward Kent Kingsley, who made have played his last match for the Cats, and speedy but poor kicking midfielder Kane Tenace.

Gamble will wear the number fifteen guernsey, vacated by veteran Cat Peter Riccardi last Saturday. The omitted Kingsley and Tenace will line up in the VFL semi final against Sandringham on Saturday at TEAC Oval.

GEELONG
IN: Kelly, Gamble, Mackie
OUT: Lonergan (kidney), Kingsley (omitted), Tenace (omitted)

HAWTHORN
IN: Barker, McGlynn
OUT: Kane, Bailey

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Sadly Tom Lonergan will not be part of Geelong's final game of the season, after losing a kidney following last Saturday's draw with Melbourne at Skilled Stadium. The following statement was released by the GFC this afternoon:

Tom Lonergan’s condition continues to improve. His kidney function has improved and he is conscious and eating. He no longer requires assisted ventilation.

Tom remains in the intensive care unit at Geelong Hospital. No timeframe has been placed on any move from ICU.

We appreciate that the media is keen to talk with Tom, however his recovery is our only concern at this point. The club will advise if or when the stage comes that Tom will be available to the media.

Kevin Diggerson

General Manager – Media & Public Relations

Geelong Football Club

VFL: Jason Davenport wins Fothergill-Round Medal (Link to VFL website)

VFL listed player Jason Davenport has won the VFL's version of the Rising Star award. The Fothergill-Round Medal is awarded to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition who is believed to have the most potential to reach the AFL. It was first awarded in 1989.

TIP? Cats by seven points

GEELONG

IN: Kelly, Gamble, Mackie
OUT: Lonergan (kidney), Kingsley (omitted), Tenace (omitted)

B: Harley, Scarlett, J.Hunt
HB: D.Johnson, Milburn, Egan
C: Enright, G.Ablett, Rooke
HF: Gamble, N.Ablett, S.Johnson
F: Bartel, Ottens, Chapman
FOLL: King, Corey, Ling
I/C: Kelly, Wojcinski, Mackie, Prismall
EM: Callan, Blake, Tenace

HAWTHORN

IN: Barker, McGlynn
OUT: Kane, Bailey

B: Brown, Croad, Gilham
HB: Birchall, Hodge, Ladson
C: Smith, Mitchell, Bateman
HF: Vandenberg, Barker, Clarke
F: Williams, Dixon, Franklin
FOLL: Campbell, Sewell, Crawford
I/C: Guerra, Lewis, McGlynn, Roughead
EM: Bailey, Kane, Young

LAST TIME

ROUND 4 2006, SKILLED STADIUM, ANOTHER NARROW LOSS SENDS CATS TUMBLING DOWN LADDER
15 APRIL 2006

MATCH REPORT

GEELONG was easily beaten by a determined Hawthorn side at Skilled Stadium on Saturday, in front of a disappointed crowd of around 24,000 fans. The Cats lost by a whopping fifty-two points, managing only six goals while the Hawks kicked fifteen goals, including nine in the final quarter into the wind. To add injury to the insult, Geelong captain Steven King took tore his hamstring in the first quarter, missing the rest of the game and likely the next month at least.

HAWTHORN 4.1 (25) 6.5 (41) 9.8 (62) 15.11 (101) DEFEATED
GEELONG 2.5 (17) 4.10 (34) 5.11 (41) 6.13 (49)

HAWTHORN:
GOALS: M.Williams 3, C.Brown 3, L.Hodge 2, R.Ladson 2, S.Crawford, T.Croad, R.Vandenberg, R.Campbell, M.Osborne.
BEST: L.Hodge, C.Bateman, S.Mitchell, S.Crawford, C.Brown.

GEELONG:
GOALS: J.Bartel 2, S.Johnson 2, J.Corey, D.Milburn.
BEST: J.Bartel, J.Corey, D.Milburn.

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VFL QUALIFYING FINAL - SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 13:10

GEELONG V SANDRINGHAM
LIVE ON ABC TV! (ALTHOUGH PHIL CLEARY PROTESTED, THEY CAN'T AVOID SHOWING THIS ONE!)

GEELONG

B Callan S. Hunt Slade
HB Koulouriotis Spencer Wojcinski
C Tenace Byrne Kelly
HF Mackie Playfair Gardiner
F Byrnes Kingsley McCarthy
R Blake Prismall Stokes
Int Condy N. Butler Varcoe Sheringham West R. Butler Trenfield Cheep Cook Davenport Grima Owen

LAST TIME

ROUND 18 - SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 14:00

SANDRINGHAM V GEELONG
TREVOR BARKER OVAL

GEELONG 2.3 7.5 9.9 13.11 (89) DEFEATED
SANDRINGHAM 4.5 7.8 8.15 11.22 (88)

GOALS: GEELONG: R. Gamble 3, P. Koulouriotis 2, N. Ablett 2, N. Butler, M. McCarthy, K. Kingsley, T. Callan, T. Grima, M. Stokes
SANDRINGHAM: N. Sautner 4, E. Poyas 3, D. Hughes 2, P. Read, M. Corrigan

BEST: GEELONG: T. Callan, T. Lonergan, R. Gamble, P. Koulouriotis, K. Tenace, T. Sheringham
SANDRINGHAM: D. Bell, P. Read, G. Rigoni, M. Warnock, A. Biddlecombe, P. Summers

SANDRINGHAM

B Biddlecombe Nicholson Warnock
HB Bizzell Lamb C. Liddell
C Motlop Rigoni Brown
HF C. Johnson Dunn Crowe
F Gallagher Sautner Summers
R Smith Poyas Read
Int Newton Corp Bode Valenti Neaves Hughes Corrigan Buckley