AFL 2009 ROUND 3; GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 9 April 2009

By Ben Jensen AFL 2009 ROUND 3 GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD GEELONG and COLLINGWOOD do battle at the MCG tonight in the Cats' third clash with old VFL clubs in as many weeks. Although the two teams met just under a month ago in the AFL NAB Cup final, which the Cats won by a mile, in the last Premiership clash the Magpies whipped the Cats by eighty-odd points in their only regular season loss of 2008. The Cats will be keen to not only avenge that loss, but to atone for last week's unconvincing win over the Tigers at Skilled Stadium. Coming into the side in place of injured ruckman Brad Ottens is Trent West; Shannon Byrnes in place of Simon Hogan who is rested after his debut last week, and finally Matthew Stokes, who takes Ryan Gamble's place up forward. For the Wobblers, Dale Thomas returns in place of poor old Alan Toovey, who is omitted.

MATCH REVIEW AND RESULT: GEELONG GETS PAST COLLINGWOOD, TO TOP OF LADDER

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GEELONG

IN: Trent West, Shannon Byrnes, Matthew Stokes
OUT: Brad Ottens (knee), Simon Hogan (general soreness), Ryan Gamble

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

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COLLINGWOOD

IN: Thomas
OUT: Toovey

B: Shannon Cox, Simon Prestigiacomo, Heath Shaw
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nathan Brown, Nick Maxwell
C: Martin Clarke, Alan Didak, Dale Thomas
HF: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Paul Medhurst
F: John Anthony, Leigh Brown, Shane O’Bree
FOLL: Josh Fraser, Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Pendlebury
INT: Leon Davis, Ben Johnson, Dane Swan, Brad Dick
EMER: Anthony Corrie, Anthony Rocca, Alan Toovey

CATS INJURY LIST

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Updated 9/4/2009

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return; Notes

Shane Mumford (calf) - test; injured at just the wrong time following Ottens' injury the same day, loses chance to Trent West
Bryn Weadon (quad) - 1 week; set back by another week
Dawson Simpson (ankle) - 1-2 weeks; NEW
Tom Harley (knee)- 2-3 weeks; slipped another week
Adam Varcoe (knee) - 2-3 weeks; slipped another week
Brad Ottens (knee) - 2-4 weeks; optimistic, more likely to be six
Ranga Ediriwickrama (hamstring) - 6-10 weeks; on track
Steven Motlop (shoulder) - indefinite; may not see him play again this year
Mitch Brown (broken leg) - season; tragic injury during final VFL practice match against Collingwood last weekend; hope he makes it back for 2010
Josh Hunt (knee) - season
Matthew Egan (foot) - season

COLLINGWOOD INJURY LIST

Kevin Dyas (hamstring) - 1-2 weeks
Sean Rusling (shoulder) - 1-2 weeks

LAST TIME

ROUND 18, 2008

SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2008, 19:40 AEST,TELSTRA DOME

CATS WIN AFL NAB CUP GRAND FINAL
Ben Jensen 14 March 2009

By Ben Jensen AFL NAB CUP GRAND FINAL GEELONG brushed aside Collingwood by a lazy seventy-six points to win their second AFL NAB Cup in four years in front of 37,277 at Etihad Stadium last night. 20 year old Joel Selwood won the Michael Tuck award for best afield, edging out Gary Ablett. The win will likely come at great cost however with nuggety defender Josh Hunt suffering what appeared to be a season-ending knee injury.

Although the majority of the crowd who were very much pro-Collingwood may not have appreciated it, the manner in which the Cats snuffed out the Wobblers was a pleasure to watch for the football purest. Although scores were level at quarter time, Geelong led by forty points at halftime and should have been in front by more after kicking six goals five to Collingwood's solitary behind. Geelong further outscored the Magpies four goals to two and five goals to two in the final two quarters in what often resembled a lanework drill for the Cats.

MATCH REVIEW AND RESULT - CATS WIN AFL NAB CUP GRAND FINAL

GEELONG 0.3.5 0.9.10 0.13.15 0.18.19 (127) DEFEATED
COLLINGWOOD 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.4.5 1.6.6 (51)

SUPER GOALS
GEELONG: -
COLLINGWOOD: Bryan

GOALS
GEELONG: Ablett 3, S Johnson 3, Selwood 2, Chapman 2, Lonergan 2, Stokes 2, Gamble, Varcoe, Tenace, Bartel
COLLINGWOOD: Thomas 2, Clarke, O'Bree, Beams, Cloke

BEST
GEELONG: Selwood, Ablett, Chapman, Taylor, S Johnson, Bartel
COLLINGWOOD: Cox, Thomas, Lockyer, Pendlebury

CROWD: 37,277 at Etihad Stadium

UMPIRES: McLaren, Donlon, Jeffrey

REPORTS: -

INJURIES
GEELONG: Josh Hunt (suspected serious knee injury)
COLLINGWOD: -

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2009 VFL DRAW FOR GEELONG

VFL ROUND 1 2009
GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD
SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2009, 14:00 AEST
VISY PARK (PRINCES PARK, CARLTON)

GEELONG

B Hollmer Gillies Raidme
HB D. Johnson Lonergan Laidler
C T. Hunt Moles Donohue
HF Sheringham D. Simpson Gamble
F S. Simpson Podsiadly Simpkin
FOLL Mumford Tenace Djerrkura
INT Potter Stavenuiter Tom Hughes Smith B. Johnson

COLLINGWOOD

B Toovey Thoolen Corrie
HB Goldsack Reid Francis
C Blight McCarthy Barham
HF Wellingham Dawes Cook
F Bryan Rocca MacAffer
FOLL Wood Stanley Sidebottom
INT Hunt Reed K. Pendlebury Colbert Keeffe Rounds Peverill Blair