AFL 2013 ROUND 22; GEELONG V SYDNEY; MATCH PREVIEW
Ben Jensen 24 August 2013

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG CATS V SYDNEY SWANS PAUL CHAPMAN returns for his first match since round four after suffering from a hamstring injury that wouldn't go away. Chapman has played in the VFL the last three matches. Tom Hawkins returns after sitting out last week's trip to Perth. Making way are Jordan Murdoch and Josh Walker. Sydney lose Jude Bolton with an illness, bringing back talented Tom Mitchell.

Murdoch booted three goals in last night's VFL win in Bendigo while Walker sat the match out raising questions as to whether he'll play today as a late change. Tickets are running hot, with at least one well known Geelong fan seen convincing a ticket outlet in Collins Street to let him in before official opening yesterday to make sure he got the best available seat the moment the clock ticked over to 9am.

Back in round four the Cats beat the Swans by 21 points after breaking the back of Sydney with a seven goal to one third quarter. Joel Selwood was best on ground that night and is again in some of the best form of his seven year career, being a favourite for the Brownlow medal behind Gold Coast's Gary Ablett.

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LAST GAME DETAILS

UMPIRES

FIELD: Brett Rosebury (8) Mathew Nicholls (15) Troy Pannell (28) EM: Robert Findlay (23)
BOUNDARY: Shane Jones Mark Foster Ian Burrows Matthew Tomkins
GOAL: Adam Wojcik Michael Hammond EM: Chelsea Rofey

TIP: Cats by 27 points

CATS INJURY LIST

Updated 24/8/2013

Mitch Duncan (concussion) - Test Named in side
Joel Hamling (ankle) - Test
Tom Hawkins (back) - Test Named in side
Lincoln McCarthy (foot) - Indefinite
Hamish McIntosh (ankle) - Season
Daniel Menzel (knee) - Season
Steven Motlop (hamstring) - Test Named in side
Dawson Simpson (knee) - Season
Josh Walker (wrist) - Test Omitted but did not play in VFL

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SWANS INJURY LIST

Updated 24/8/2013

Adam Goodes (knee) - 1-2 weeks
Lewis Jetta (shin) - 1 week
Alex Johnson (knee) - Season
Harrison Marsh (hamstring) - Season
Mitch Morton (knee) - Test
Sam Reid (quad) - 1 week
Lewis Roberts-Thomson (knee) - 1-2 weeks
Tommy Walsh (hamstring) - Season

LAST TIME

AFL 2013 ROUND 4

FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2013 19:50 AEST; SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND

CATS SIMPLY TOO GOOD FOR SWANS AT SCG
Ben Jensen 20 April 2013

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG put paid to any suggestions they're no good at the SCG last night, which started out as a shoot out with a fifteen goal opening quarter, an arm wrestle in the second, while after half time the Cats blew the Swans away with a seven goal to one third term. The lead blew out to just under 40 points in the final quarter before the Swans pegged a few back when it was all over, the final winning margin 21 points.

MATCH REPORT CATS SIMPLY TOO GOOD FOR SWANS AT SCG

MATCH PREVIEW AFL 2013 ROUND 4: SYDNEY V GEELONG MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG: 7.2, 9.4, 16.7, 19.10 (124) DEFEATED
SYDNEY: 8.1, 10.3, 11.3, 16.7 (103)

GOALS
GEELONG: Motlop 3, Hawkins 3, Taylor 2, Chapman 2, Stokes 2, Horlin-Smith, Podsiadly, Smedts, Johnson, Selwood, T Hunt, Christensen
SYDNEY: McVeigh 3, Goodes 2, Bolton 2, Hannebery 2, Malceski 2, Reid, Roberts-Thomson, Pyke, McGlynn, Kennedy

BEST
GEELONG: Selwood, Taylor, Hawkins, Motlop, Corey, T Hunt
SYDNEY: Hannebery, Bolton, Pyke, O'Keefe, Malceski, Goodes

CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil SYDNEY: Nil

INJURIES
GEELONG: Nil reports
SYDNEY: Lewis Roberts-Thomson (right knee, likely to miss a few weeks at least)

SUBS
GEELONG: Josh Caddy; replaced Billie Smedts at three quarter time
SYDNEY: Mitch Morton; replaced injured Lewis Roberts-Thomson in second quarter

UMPIRES:

FIELD: Chris Donlon (1) Matt Stevic (9) Shane Stewart (10) EM: Andrew Mitchell (31)
BOUNDARY: Robert Taylor Luke Roberts Michael Saunders Chris Simms
GOAL: Sergio Villagra James Savage EM: Dale Puren

CROWD: 31,060 at SCG, Sydney

PRE-MATCH TIP: "Cats by 2 points"

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VFL

VFL ROUND 19, 2013

BENDIGO V GEELONG

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2013 18:30 AEST

QUEEN ELIZABETH OVAL

GEELONG

B J. Hunt Hamling Bews
HB T. Hunt Brown Eardley
C Murdoch Smedts Thurlow
HF Burbury Walker Stringer
F Sheringham Kersten Bathie
R West Horlin-Smith Schroder
Int Hollmer Sully Gleeson Raidme McFarlane Hartman Measures Corrigan

BENDIGO

B McIvor McLinden Munari
HB Flynn Sheahan Hams
C Toman Thomson Stroobants
HF Cain Beck Farrelly
F Magin McInnes McCarty
R Kelm Aarts Miller
Int Chisari* Byrne Archard Lambden Battaglin Brooker