AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON 2008 ROUND 16; GEELONG V WESTERN BULLDOGS; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 17 July 2008

By Ben Jensen GEELONG V WESTERN BULLDOGS THE CATS host second placed WESTERN BULLDOGS this Saturday afternoon at Skilled Stadium. Geelong will be without All Australian midfielders Gary Ablett and Cameron Ling following last Saturday's spiteful encounter with Fremantle.

MATCH RESULT AND REVIEW - CATS CRUISE TO SIXTY-ONE POINT WIN OVER BULLDOGS

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Chris Donlon (1) (VIC), Michael Vozzo (2) (VIC), Shaun Ryan (25) (VIC)

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Geelong by 22 points

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GEELONG

IN: James Kelly, Brent Prismall
OUT: Cameron Ling (fractured cheekbone), Gary Ablett (rolled ankle)

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

WESTERN BULLDOGS

IN: Griffen, Welsh
OUT: Hill, Wight (omitted)

B: Dale Morris, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Ryan Griffen, Andrejs Everitt, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Nathan Eagleton, Matthew Boyd, Farren Ray
HF: Brad Johnson, Mitch Hahn, Robert Murphy
F: Scott Welsh, Will Minson, Jason Akermanis
FOLL: Ben Hudson, Daniel Cross, Adam Cooney
INT: Dylan Addison, Daniel Giansiracusa, Jarrod Harbrow, Stephen Tiller
EMER: Josh Hill, Callan Ward, Cameron Wight

CATS INJURY LIST

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Updated 17/7/2008

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return
Cameron Ling fractured cheekbone Rnd 15 Rnd 20 New
Gary Ablett ankle sprain Rnd 15 Rnd 17New
James Kelly calf strain Rnd 14 Rnd 16 Late withdrawl last week - returns this round
Kane Tenace knee injury Rnd 15 Rnd 16
Matthew Egan navicular stress fracture Last season End of season
Liam Bedford hamstring strain Rnd 14 Rnd 17

WESTERN BULLDOGS INJURY LIST

Updated 17/7/2008

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return
Andrew Foster back injury Rnd 13; End of season
Gavin Hughes diagnosis unknown Pre-season Indefinite
Mitch Hahn foot injury Rnd 15 Indefinite
Scott West knee injury Rnd 6 Rnd 19
Tim Callan hamstring strain Rnd 10 Rnd 17
Tom Williams shoulder injury Rnd 13 Indefinite
Wade Skipper knee injury Rnd 9 Rnd 20

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ROUND 16, 2007

GEELONG UNSTOPPABLE, EARN ELEVENTH WIN ON THE TROT
Ben Jensen 21 July 2007

By Ben Jensen AFL ROUND 16 GEELONG V WESTERN BULLDOGS GEELONG stampeded all over a timid Western Bulldogs side by seventy-five points in front of a healthy crowd of 44,688 at the Telstra Dome tonight. Tom Harley celebrated his 150th match, and eleventh win as Captain in style, although he had his hands full with Brad Johnson early on. David Wojcinski limped from the field in the second quarter with what looked could be a serious knee injury; but at the end of the game the official report was a corked knee, and not the one he had reconstructed in 2005.

Harley led his side's backline in the absence of All Australian full back Matthew Scarlett, a late withdrawal. Scarlett's replacement, David Johnson made the most of his chance, playing a key defensive role and also kicking two goals. The win was just the tonic for a town rocked by the announced closure of Ford's engine assembly plant in 2010, after the better part of a century in Geelong.

21 JULY 2008 GEELONG UNSTOPPABLE, EARN ELEVENTH WIN ON THE TROT

GEELONG 8.2 13.6 15.11 20.18 (138) DEFEATED
WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.1 4.4 6.8 9.9 (63)

GOALS

GEELONG: Mooney 4, Mackie 2, Corey 2, Selwood 2, Stokes 2, D Johnson 2, Chapman 2, S Johnson, G Ablett, Enright, Ling
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Johnson 3, Hargrave 2, Everitt 2, Murphy, Eagleton

BEST

GEELONG: Ablett, Bartel, Mooney, Mackie, Milburn, Enright, Selwood, Ottens
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Everitt, Williams, Johnson, Boyd

VFL

VFL ROUND 15
GEELONG V NORTH BALLARAT
SUNDAY 19 JULY, 10:40 AEST
SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG

B Laidler Kangars Donohue
HB D. Johnson McKenna Moles
C Davenport Byrne Hogan
HF Gamble S. Simpson Cheep
F D. Simpson Hawkins Mumford
FOLL West Byrnes Djerrkura
INT Butler Firman Hollmer Urie Boseley Cuthill Potter Barnes

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VFL ROUND 8
NORTH BALLARAT V GEELONG
SUNDAY 25 MAY 2008
AUSTAR Arena at 2:00 PM

MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM LISTS

NORTH BALLARAT 4.3 5.10 10.13 17.15 (117) DEFEATED
GEELONG 4.3 6.8 8.11 12.14 (86)

GOALS:
NORTH BALLARAT: J. Smith 6, T. Roach 2, B. Driscoll 2, P. McMahon 2, J. Spolding, D. McConnell, D. Feery, E. Sansbury, G. Urquhart
GEELONG: S. Byrnes 3, T. Lonergan 3, J. Davenport 3, J. Cheep, J. Simpkin, S. Hogan

BEST:
NORTH BALLARAT: J. Smith, O. Stephenson, S. Clifton, D. McConnell, M. Greig, T. Roach
GEELONG: S. Byrnes, M. Rooke, S. Mumford, B. Prismall, T. Lonergan, J. Davenport

NORTH BALLARAT

B Sharkey Searl Greig
HB Feery Owen Lower
C Roach Grima Sansbury
HF Wundke Clifton McMahon
F Driscoll Jo. Smith Spolding
FOLL Stephenson Swallow Sewell
INT Chester Peters Taylor Garlett Dignan Niblett McConnell McHugh

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