AFL GRAND FINAL 2011; COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES V GEELONG CATS; MATCH PREVIEW INCLUDING TEAM LISTS, TV DETAILS
Ben Jensen 29 September 2011

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES V GEELONG CATS GEELONG are unchanged while Collingwood have left out Dane Beams with a groin injury for Alex Fasalo. Steve Johnson is named however still has to pass a fitness test on Friday or Saturday morning. Geelong's emergencies are Darren Milburn, Shannon Byrnes and Cameron Guthrie, leaving no room for Cameron Mooney who has now played his last game of AFL football. Collingwood's emergencies are ruckman Cameron Wood, defender Tyson Goldsack and utility/Milburn equivalent Ben Sinclair.

FINALLY the game we've all been waiting for; Geelong and Collingwood head to head in the AFL Grand Final. Umpires were announced on Tuesday, field umpires are Chris Donlon, Brett Rosebury and Shaun Ryan. Donlon and Ryan umpired the round 24 belting of the Magpies by Geelong.

GEELONG legend and recently-departed board member Doug Wade is to present the AFL Premiership Cup, should the Cats get over the Magpies in the Grand Final next Saturday. The 1963 Premiership player and AFL goalkicking legend is a popular choice, and should bring an even greater fillip to Geelong fans should they emerge victorious on the big day. Fred Wooler's huge grin in 2007 said it all as he presented the cup and nobody can forget Bob Davis' handover of the 2009 trophy.

GEELONG
COLLINGWOOD
IN: No Change
OUT: No Change
IN DOUBT: Steve Johnson
IN: Fasalo
OUT: Beams (groin)
IN DOUBT: Darren Jolly, Ben Reid

JUMP TO FULL TEAM LISTINGS

LAST GAME DETAILS

UMPIRES

FIELD: Chris Donlon, Brett Rosebury, Shaun Ryan EM: Matt Stevic
BOUNDARY: Mark Foster, Christopher Gordon, Mark Thomson, Nathan Doig EM: Jonathon Creasey
GOAL: David Dixon, Luke Walker EM: Chelsea Roffey

TIP?

Cats by 33 points

Goodscore.com - Australia's Largest AFL and NRL Online Merchadise Store

Loading...

AFL GRAND FINAL 2011

COLLINGWOOD V GEELONG

SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2011 14:30

MCG

TV AND RADIO INFO

GREAT FOOTY WEBSITE - FOOTYALMANAC.COM.AU

GRAND FINAL DVD - $34.95 + P&H

Sports Delivered

 

AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)

Melbourne Ten (LIVE - 14:00)
Adelaide Ten (LIVE - 13:30)
Perth Ten (LIVE - 12:00)
NSW (Sydney) Ten (LIVE - 14:00)
Queensland
(Brisbane/GC)
Ten (LIVE - 14:00)
ACT Southern Cross (LIVE - 14:00)
NT (Darwin) Southern Cross (LIVE - 13:30)
Tasmania Southern Cross (LIVE - 14:00)

Replays on Fox Sports 1; available on Foxtel, Optus and Austar

Sports Delivered

AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)

Melbourne KRock, SEN, ABC, MMM, 3AW LINK TO LIVE FEEDS
Adelaide ABC, MMM, 5AA
Perth 6PR, ABC, NIRS
Sydney ABC, 2SM
Brisbane ABC, NIRS
Canberra ABC, 2EC
Darwin
ABC, NIRS
Tasmania ABC, 7--

GEELONG
IN: No Change
OUT: No Change
IN DOUBT: Steve Johnson

B: J.Hunt, Scarlett, Lonergan
HB: Enright, Taylor, Wojcinski
C: Selwood, Bartel, Mackie
HF: Johnson, Hawkins, Varcoe
F: West, Podsiadly, Chapman
FOLL: Ottens, Ling, Corey
INT: Kelly, Duncan, Stokes, Christensen
EMER: Milburn, Byrnes, Guthrie

 

 

COLLINGWOOD
IN: Fasalo
OUT: Beams (groin)
IN DOUBT: Darren Jolly, Ben Reid

B: Toovey, Reid, O'Brien
HB: Maxwell, Tarrant, Shaw
C: Blair, Swan, Thomas
HF: Johnson, Brown, Didak
F: Sidebottom, Cloke, Ball
FOLL: Jolly, Pendlebury, Krakouer
INT: Davis, Wellingham, Dawes, Fasolo
EMER: Goldsack, Wood, Sinclair

 

CATS INJURY LIST

Updated 25/9/2011

Steve Johnson (knee) - test
Billie Smedts (hip) - season
Jesse Stringer (knee) - season
Mitch Brown (shoulder) - season
Nathan Vardy (hip) - season
Daniel Menzel (knee) - season

LATEST LIST

MAGPIES INJURY LIST

Updated 22/9/2011

Dale Thomas (suspension) - available
Ben Reid (groin) - test
Nathan Brown (knee) - season
Brad Dick (knee) - season

LAST TIME

AFL 2011, ROUND 24, FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2011 19:40 AEST, MCG

FULL MATCH REPORT MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG CATS OBLITERATE MAGPIES AT MCG, BACK IN PREMIERSHIP HUNT
Ben Jensen 3 September 2011

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES V GEELONG CATS GEELONG annihilated Collingwood by an all-time record margin of 16 goals of 96 points at the MCG last night in front of a bumper crowd of 85,705 people. Geelong trailed at the first change but from then on barely let Collingwood believe they were involved in the game, at one stage slamming home eight unanswered goals, and booting ten in the second quarter alone.

Any post-match talk the Magpies weren't trying are bulldust, they were simply blown away in that second quarter of magic. Fair enough, after half-time their intensity and skill level dropped off even further as the reality set home this game was dead, but you can't detract from Geelong's performance. West Coast mentor John Worsfold would have been watching the match with interest, noting the unusual setup with Leigh Brown down back and Cameron Wood up forward, as Mick Malthouse went for an untried and now proven unsuccessful line-up. Next Friday or Saturday night Geelong will play Hawthorn and Collingwood West Coast at the MCG in the Qualifying Finals. FULL MATCH REPORT MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG: 2.5, 12.8, 16.15, 22.17 (149) DEFEATED
COLLINGWOOD: 4.0, 5.0, 7.2, 8.5 (53)

GOALS
GEELONG: Menzel 5, Christensen 3, Chapman 3, Hawkins 2, Johnson 2, Podsiadly 2, Varcoe 2 Duncan, Mackie, Wojcinski
COLLINGWOOD: Dawes 2, Beams, Krakouer, Pendlebury, Blair, Fasolo, Wood

BEST
GEELONG
: Kelly, Menzel, Chapman, Bartel, Johnson, Enright, Christensen, Duncan
COLLINGWOOD: Reid, Pendlebury, Swan, Beams

INJURIES
GEELONG
: Taylor (quad)
COLLINGWOOD: Cloke (knee), Tarrant (ankle)

CHANGES
GEELONG
: Matthew Stokes out for Shannon Byrnes (family leave)
COLLINGWOOD: Cloke (knee), Tarrant (ankle)

UMPIRES:

FIELD: Chris Donlon (1) Shaun Ryan (25) Jacob Mollison (32) EM: Stefan Grun (13)
BOUNDARY: Mark Foster Robert Haala Chris Gordon Chris Roberts
GOAL: David Dixon Luke Walker EM: David Flegg

CROWD: 85,705 at MCG, Melbourne

 

 

PricePirate

 

 

VFL - CATS' SEASON FINISHED

 

READ MORE GREAT ARTICLES IN THE NEWS ARCHIVE

Contact the Webmaster

Google
 
Web The Cattery
keldar.net