AFL ROUND 18 2007: GEELONG V RICHMOND; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS; CATS RECALL KING
Ben Jensen 2 August 2007

By Ben Jensen GEELONG CATS V RICHMOND TIGERS GEELONG host Richmond at Skilled Stadium this Saturday, chasing their thirteenth win in a row. Last time these two sides met Geelong broke a few records on their way to a massive score of 35.12 (222). Brad Ottens faces his old side, against which he has a good record, while for Richmond 'local' boy Nathan Foley tries to win the AFL NAB Rising Star award from Geelong's gem of a draftee in Joel Selwood.

Rejoining the side is former skipper Steven King, who replaces Corey Enright who is being rested due to shoulder soreness. Paul Chapman remains on the injury list.

The match is yet another Fox Sports (Foxtel, Austar, Optus) only game. Expect the crowd to be packed to the rafters.

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UMPIRES

Farmer, Hendrie, Goldspink

MILESTONES

Nil

WEATHER

Min 5, Max 13

Showers

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CATS by 73 points

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GEELONG

IN: Steven King
OUT: Corey Enright

B: Milburn Scarlett D Johnson
HB: Mackie Egan Harley
C: Corey Bartel Wojcinski
HF: Kelly Mooney Selwood
F: S Johnson Ottens Stokes
FOLL: Blake Ling G Ablett
INT: N Ablett Byrnes Hunt King
EMER: Varcoe Gardiner Tenace

RICHMOND

IN: Deledio, Tivendale, Graham
OUT: Moore, Pattison, Krakouer

B: King Thursfield J Bowden
HB: Raines Polak Newman
C: Tambling Deledio Connors
HF: Pettifer Hughes Edwards
F: Brown Riewoldt Richardson
FOLL: Simmonds Johnson Foley
INT: Tuck Graham McGuane Tivendale
EMER: Jackson Moore Pattison

CATS INJURY LIST

REFER INJURY LIST FOR UPDATES (Updated on Tuesday nights)

As advised by the club, 31/7/2007

(The Cattery's comments in brackets)

Paul Chapman Adductor Test (On Track)
Liam Bedford Quad strain Test (On Track)
Brent Prismall Wrist 1 week (On Track)
Nathan Djerrkura Quad strain 2-3 weeks (Was 2-3 weeks last week)
Sam Hunt Finger Test (On Track)
Max Rooke Hamstring 3-4 weeks (On Track)
Joel Reynolds ACL Season

RICHMOND INJURY LIST

As advised by Richmond FC, 30/7/2007

Ray Hall Hip Indefinite
Mark Coughlan Knee Season
Trent Knobel Ankle 2 weeks
Dean Polo Shoulder Season
Andrew Collins Groin 1 - 2 weeks
Brett Deledio Broken hand Test
Danny Meyer Knee 2 weeks
Tas Clingan Foot Assess

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6 MAY 2007, AFL ROUND 6 2007: CATS DESTROY TIGERS, RECORD HIGHEST SCORE OF THE CENTURY
GEELONG thrashed Richmond by 157 points at Telstra Dome this evening. The Cats destroyed the Tigers, who were never in it; in fact the game was virtually over 10 minutes in as Geelong piled on ten goals to Richmond's one in the first quarter.

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GEELONG 10.2 (62) 20.6 (126) 29.9 (183) 35.12 (222) DEFEATED
RICHMOND 1.0 (6) 2.7 (19) 5.9 (39) 9.11 (65)

GOALS
GEELONG: P. Chapman 4, N. Ablett 4, T. Hawkins 4, A. Mackie 4, T. Varcoe 3, G. Ablett 3, C. Ling 3, S. Johnson 2, C. Mooney 2, D. Johnson 1, B. Ottens 1, J. Selwood 1, C. Enright 1, J. Bartel 1, K. Tenace 1
RICHMOND: C. Hughes 3, M. Richardson 2, S. Tuck 2, M. White 1, K. Pettifer 1

BEST:
GEELONG: G Ablett, Milburn, Mackie, Bartel, Corey, N Ablett, Ling, S Johnson, Ottens, Selwood.
RICHMOND: Foley, Raines, Tuck, Hughes.

Geelong's score of 222 points (35 goals, 12 behinds) is the ninth highest all time score. Geelong holds the AFL/VFL record, with 37.17 (239) against the then Robert Walls coached Brisbane Bears in round 7 1992. It is the first time any team has scored more than 200 points since 1995 (some would say it is the highest score this century).

FOUR players kicked four goals (Paul Chapman, Nathan Ablett, Tom Hawkins and back pocket Andrew Mackie), and three players three (Travis Varcoe, Gary Ablett and Cameron Ling. Seven other goalkickers kicked two or less, a total of fifteen in all. Hawkins' first three goals all came in the third quarter after spending much of the first half on the bench; the fourth was the icing on the cake.

GARY ABLETT AND PAUL CHAPMAN ARE SET TO DESTROY THE TIGERS ON SATURDAY

VFL

VFL ROUND SEVENTEEN 2007

GEELONG V COBURG TIGERS

SATURDAY 4 AUGUST 10:40AM

SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)

B Owen Lonergan S. Hunt
HB Hollmer Spencer Callan
C Tenace Byrne Davenport
HF Gardiner Playfair Gamble
F Grima Hawkins Varcoe
R West Firman Barnes
Int N. Butler Cheep Foss R. Butler Forbes Thompson Lovick Urie

VFL ROUND 2 - SATURDAY 15 APRIL 2006
GEELONG V COBURG TIGERS
SKILLED STADIUM

The Bendigo Bank Cats overcame a three goal deficit at three quarter time to win by ten points, over Richmond affiliate Coburg as a curtain raiser to the AFL game. Tom Lonergan continued his good form with five goals, and is a good chance to come into the AFL side to replace captain Steven King.

Next Sunday the Cats play in a traditional Sunday game, against winless and newly-standalone club, Port Melbourne, at their TEAC Oval.

GEELONG 2.3 5.8 7.9 14.11 (95) DEFEATED
COBURG TIGERS 4.3 6.5 10.9 12.13 (85)

BEST:
GEELONG: Wojcinski [SHOULD COME IN THIS WEEK] Prismall Lonergan Byrne Spencer Grima
COBURG TIGERS: Ronaldson Foley Rodan Shelton Neville Krakouer

GOALS:
GEELONG: Lonergan 5 [A CHANCE TO REPLACE KING] Ablett 2 Wojcinski 2 Gamble Callan Rudd Stokes Cook
COBURG TIGERS: Krakouer 3 Stafford 2 Rodan 2 Chaffey Foley Meyer White Hughes

B Hartigan Silvester White
HB Robertson Moore Casserly
C Howat Horne Krakouer
HF Jackson Schulz Hyde
F Peterson P. Bowden Anderson
R Pattison Neville Shelton
Int Farmer Kingsley Foster Vasilevski F. Caruso Riddle Morgan Gazzo

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