AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON 2008 ROUND 14; ADELAIDE V GEELONG; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 4 July 2008

By Ben Jensen ADELAIDE CROWS V GEELONG THE CATS should face some half decent opposition against Adelaide at the ground formerlly known as Moron Park next Friday night. Geelong, top of the ladder before the split round began and Adelaide, fifth, are certain to be contesting finals come September, the latter somewhat surprisingly.

The Cats have almost a clean bill of health, with Matthew Scarlett a strong chance to return after injuring a hamstring against the Kangaroos in Round 11. Adelaide, on the other hand, are missing at least two ruckman in Rhett Biglands and Ivan Maric, while fourth choice Jonathan Griffen is also under a cloud.

MATCH RESULT AND REVIEW - CATS CLIP CROWS' WINGS

 
IN
OUT
GEELONG
Stokes, Scarlett
Harry Taylor, Brent Prismall
ADELAIDE
Massie, Symes
Andrew McLeod (knee), Luke Jericho

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Geelong by 19 points

BETTING (As At 29/6/2008) (Check OnThePunt for latest odds)*

Bookie
Geelong
Adelaide Crows
Betfair
$1.20
$3.70
Sportingbet
$1.19
$4.75
Global
$1.18
$4.85
BetEzy
$1.15
$5.02
Sportsbet (TAB Vic)
$1.15
$5.00

* This information does not constitute investment advice. And if you think it does, you may as well invest in Opus Prime or ABC Learning Centres.

BETTING COMMENTARY

Geelong is coming off the back of four straight wins, the average winning margin for each an astounding 66 points. Adelaide are looking to make amends for two straight (albeit narrow) losses to quality opposition in Brisbane and Hawthorn.

The Crows consider AAMI Stadium to be somewhat of a fortress and always put up a tight, tough contest at home. The Cats play the same exciting brand of footy wherever they go and the Crows will be well served to stem their free running midfield counter attacks through some solid chasing and tackling.

The last time Adelaide managed a victory over the Cats was in Rd. 13, 2006 where they thumped them at AAMI stadium by 92 points. Last time they met at AAMI, Geelong came away with win by just seven points.

Adelaide are missing key defender and All-Australian Andrew McLeod but apart from that will field a relatively unchanged side from their 13 point loss to Brisbane on June 21st.

Geelong just keep going from strength to strength, fielding their strongest side possible against Port Power for last weekend's grand final replay, with the exception of defender Matthew Scarlet who is out with a hamstring injury.

Geelong have such a depth of talent at the moment which has seen them win key games without fielding their strongest team.

Gary Ablett Jr. remains an almost unbackable favourite for this year's Brownlow Medal and his red hot form shows no signs of deserting him any time soon.

Most bookies and agencies around the country are offering between $4-$5 dollars for the fifth placed Crows to beat the second placed Cats.

But while for a two horse race this looks like excellent value, in reality it is only valuable if the bet comes in and with the incentive of taking over at the top of the ladder Geelong will attract by far the majority of backers.

Andy Morris writes courtesy of Betfair

AFL 2008, ROUND FOURTEEN

ADELAIDE V GEELONG

FRIDAY 4 JULY 2008, 19:40 AEST

AAMI STADIUM

 

MATCH RESULT AND REVIEW - CATS CLIP CROWS' WINGS

 

VFL ROUND 13
WERRIBEE V GEELONG
SUNDAY 6 JULY, 14:00 AEST
SKILLED STADIUM

VFL SECTION

 

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AFL TV COVERAGE (ALL LOCAL TIMES):

TBA

Melbourne CHANNEL SEVEN LIVE
Adelaide NIL! TEN AND FOX BOTH SHOWING SAME GAME

Perth CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY
NSW CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY
England NO COVERAGE - TRY www.mininova.org a few days later
Queensland (Bris) CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY
NT (Darwin) TBC
Tasmania TBC

REPLAY ON FOX SPORTS 1 IN EACH STATE

Replays on Fox Sports; available on Foxtel, Optus and Austar

 

AFL RADIO COVERAGE*:

Melbourne KROCK, MMM, 3AW, SEN, ABC
Adelaide MMM, 5AA, ABC
Perth ABC, 6PR
Sydney ABC
Brisbane ABC
Canberra ABC
Hobart ABC
Darwin BIMA
, ABC

* As we've been kicked off the AFL's media list Dylan Howard style (but not for those reasons!), we have to rely in information provided on their website - which often isn't accurate

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GEELONG

IN: Stokes, Scarlett
OUT: Harry Taylor, Brent Prismall

B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Darren Milburn, Max Rooke, Corey Enright
C: James Kelly, Cameron Ling, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, David Wojcinski
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Lonergan, Mathew Stokes
FOLL: Mark Blake, Joel Corey, Gary Ablett
INT: Josh Hunt, Brad Ottens, Joel Selwood, Travis Varcoe
EMER: Ryan Gamble, Harry Taylor, Brent Prismall



ADELAIDE CROWS

IN: Massie, Symes
OUT: Andrew McLeod (knee), Luke Jericho

B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Nathan Bassett
HB: Nathan van Berlo, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Chris Knights, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly
HF: Brett Burton, Simon Goodwin, Bernie Vince
F: Jason Porplyzia, Kurt Tippett, Nick Gill
FOLL: Ivan Maric, Tyson Edwards, Robert Shirley
INT: Kris Massie, Brad Symes, Richard Douglas, Scott Stevens
EMER: Jonathon Griffin, David Mackay, Luke Jericho


 

CATS INJURY LIST

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Updated 29/6/2008

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return
Matthew Scarlett (hamstring) R11, available
Mathew Stokes (knee soreness) R13, available
David Johnson (hamstring) R9, available
Shannon Byrnes (foot) R11, test
Matthew Egan (foot) R21, 2007, season

CROWS INJURY LIST

Updated 29/6/2008

Player (Injury) Estimated Return
Aaron Kite (back) available
Jonathon Griffin (hip) test
Trent Hentschel (ankle) test
Ivan Maric (knee) test
Bryce Campbell (calf) 1 week
Jarrhan Jacky (knee) 4 weeks
Myke Cook (hamstring) indefinite
Rhett Biglands (knee) season

 

LAST TIME

ROUND 19, 2007

CATS FLY AWAY FROM CROWS, SECURE MINOR PREMIERSHIP
Ben Jensen 12 August 2007

12 AUGUST 2007 CATS FLY AWAY FROM CROWS, SECURE MINOR PREMIERSHIP

By Ben Jensen AFL ROUND 19 2007, GEELONG CATS V ADELAIDE CROWS GEELONG kept their engine humming this afternoon with a routine win over the Adelaide Crows in front of 21,267 at Skilled Stadium. Their fourteenth win in a row secured top spot on the ladder and the 'minor premiership' for the Cats, guaranteeing home finals come September. Jimmy Bartel just nudged aside Joel Corey as best on ground. Joel Selwood's performance should put paid to any suggestions he will miss out on the NAB Rising Star award. Matthew Scarlett and Tom Harley ensured most forward forays by the Crows were repelled. Cameron Mooney was handy up forward and while coach Mark Thompson lamented he didn't have his kicking boots on, he dished off goals to teammates.

GEELONG 5.3 6.5 11.8 15.13 (103) DEFEATED
ADELAIDE 1.0 4.2 6.7 10.10 (70)

GOALS

GEELONG: G Ablett 2, Bartel 2, Selwood 2, N Ablett, Enright, S Johnson, Kelly, Ling, Mackie, Mooney, Ottens, Scarlett
ADELAIDE: Porplyzia 3, Burton 2, Gill, Goodwin, Jericho, McLeod, Perrie

BEST

GEELONG: Bartel, Corey, Scarlett, Selwood, Mooney, Harley
ADELAIDE: Goodwin, Johncock, Burton, Bock, Torney, Porplyzia.

 

 

 

 

 

VFL

VFL ROUND 13
WERRIBEE V GEELONG
SUNDAY 6 JULY, 14:00 AEST
SKILLED STADIUM

 

GEELONG


B Laidler Kangars McKenna
HB D. Johnson Taylor Tenace
C Hogan Byrne Davenport
HF Moles S. Simpson Gamble
F Mumford Hawkins D. Simpson
FOLL West Prismall Djerrkura
INT Simpkin Hollmer Cheep Williams Firman Urie Potter Barnes

 

LAST TIME

 

VFL ROUND TWO 2008

GEELONG V WERRIBEE

SUNDAY 6 APRIL 9:30 AM

SKILLED STADIUM

 

GEELONG 4.0 9.2 14.5 22.8 (140) DEFEATED
WERRIBEE 3.7 6.10 9.16 11.21 (87)

GOALS:
GEELONG: T. Lonergan 5, B. Prismall 3, S. Simpson 3, J. Cheep 2, D. Barnes 2, B. Moles, K. Tenace, J. Byrne, J. Davenport, T. Varcoe, J. Laidler, C. Urie
WERRIBEE: J. Podsiadly 7, L. Adams 2, D. Gleeson, T. Goldstein

BEST:
GEELONG: B. Prismall, B. Moles, T. Lonergan, S. Simpson, J. Davenport, K. Tenace
WERRIBEE: J. Podsiadly, F. Chisholm, T. Henderson, D. Gleeson, T. Goldstein, J. Saker




 


 

 

 

 

 

 

WERRIBEE


B Saker S. Thompson Howard
HB Sinclair Obst McMahon
C Davies Young Greenwood
HF Henderson Brown Warren
F Chisholm Podsiadly Ross
FOLL Goldstein Castello Gleeson
INT Barlow Quigley Collins Eddy Hudson Sharp Banjanin Sheringham

 

 

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