AFL NAB CUP 2009 GRAND FINAL; GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 13 March 2009

By Ben Jensen AFL NAB CUP GRAND FINAL 2009 GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD GEELONG has brought back the big guns including 2007 Brownlow Medallist Jimmy Bartel and Premiership players Corey Enright, David Wojcinski, Joel Selwood and Andrew Mackie for Friday night's AFL NAB Cup Grand Final. A week after taking on another once-mighty traditional rival in Carlton, Geelong plays Collingwood in this season's NAB Cup final at Etihad Stadium this Friday night.

MATCH RESULT AND REVIEW - CATS WIN AFL NAB CUP FINAL

Other than Hawthorn in last season's regrettable Grand Final, the Magpies were the last side to inflict a defeat on the Cats - and what a defeat at that, the Wobblers resolutely thrashing Geelong by 86 points at the MCG. With Captain Tom Harley still being rested ahead of the Round One Grand Final replay, Cameron Ling will stand in as skipper.

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Scott McLaren, Scott Jeffery, Chris Donlon

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Geelong by 19 points

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GEELONG SQUAD

IN: Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, David Wojcinski, Joel Selwood, Andrew Mackie and Mark Blake

OUT: Jeremy Laidler, Nathan Djerrkura, Trent West, Kane Tenace, Scott Simpson, Tom Gillies

B: Darren Milburn, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Joel Corey, Harry Taylor,Josh Hunt
C: Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, Cameron Ling
HF: Max Rooke, Tom Lonergan, Ryan Gamble
F: Paul Chapman, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson
FOLL: Brad Ottens, Joel Selwood, Gary Ablett
INT: Mark Blake, Shannon Byrnes, Simon Hogan, Travis Varcoe, Dan McKenna, David Wojcinski
EMER: Jeremy Laidler, Nathan Djerrkura, Trent West

COLLINGWOOD SQUAD

IN: Chris Dawes, Sharrod Wellingham, Paul Medhurst, John McCarthy, Nick Maxwell, Ben Johnson

OUT: Leigh Brown (back), Heath Shaw (hamstring/back), Ryan Cook, Jaxson Barham, Brent Macaffer, Anthony Corrie (omitted)

B: Nick Maxwell, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Shannon Cox, Nathan Brown, Dale Thomas
C: Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury, Martin Clarke
HF: Paul Medhurst, Travis Cloke, Steele Sidebottom
F: Shane O’Bree, Jack Anthony, Ben Reid
FOLL: Chris Bryan, Leon Davis, Dane Swan
INT: Chris Dawes, Alan Didak, Ben Johnson, Tarkyn Lockyer, John McCarthy, Alan Toovey, Sharrod Wellingham, Cameron Wood

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ROUND 9, 2008

FRIDAY 23 MAY 2008, 19:10 AEST, MCG

CATS PUT IN MAYOR OF HIROSHIMA EFFORT (WHAT THE F&%* WAS THAT?!)
Ben Jensen 24 May 2008

By Ben Jensen IT WAS MAYOR OF HIROSHIMA stuff at the MCG last night, as Geelong were thrashed by Collingwood to the tune of 86 points, in front of a crowd of 78,206. The Cats' first loss since round 21 2007 was certainly a big one - they don't get that much bigger, especially not for this team. Collingwood kicked the first three goals of the match and maintained a comfortable lead throughout the first half, before snuffing out a belated Geelong comeback early in the third term to lead by 62 points at the final break. A four goal to one final quarter rounded out the insult.

MATCH REPORT

COLLINGWOOD 6.4 11.6 16.7 20.14 (134) DEFEATED
GEELONG 2.2 3.3 6.5 7.6 (48)

GOALS
COLLINGWOOD: Cloke 4, Medhurst 3, Didak 2, Davis 2, Shaw, B. Johnson, Rocca, Fraser, Clarke, Lockyer, Pendlebury, Bryan, Thomas
GEELONG: Ablett 2, Varcoe, Wojcinski, Gamble, Mooney, Hawkins

BEST
COLLINGWOOD: Clarke, Thomas, Cloke, Lockyer, Swan, Pendlebury, Rocca
GEELONG: Ablett, Corey

UMPIRES: McBurney, Kennedy, Jeffery

CROWD: 78,206 at MCG, Melbourne

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