AFL 2016 ROUND 20: GEELONG CATS V
ESSENDON BOMBERS; MATCH PREVIEW & TEAMS Ben Jensen 5 August 2016
AFL
2016 ROUND 20: GEELONG CATS V ESSENDON BOMBERS
GEELONG plays Essendon in what may well be a dour contest this Sunday
afternoon, 3pm, at Etihad Stadium.
Geelong struggled to shake off Essendon at their clash earlier this
season but with the Bombers only having the one win all season if the
Cats don't dish out an 80-90 point win over the Bombers questions will
be asked. No word yet from either club as to whether there'll be some
form of a cup for this clash, ala the Thompson Cup or even the Thompson-Knights-Robinson
Cup.
Scott Selwood will make his long-awaited debut for the
Cats after crossing from West Coast in the off-season; the Cats knew
he would miss much of the start of the season with an ankle injury that
required surgery last October. He is joined on the inclusion list by
fellow recruit Lachie Henderson who missed two weeks with concussion
and Josh Caddy- Caddy has been out with a knee injury since mid June
and is a great in for the Cats. Left out of the side are injured Lincoln
McCarthy with an adductor strain, the rested/managed Jake Kolodjashnij
and the omitted Tom Ruggles.
The Cats' injury list is as short as it's been all season,
with just two regular senior players on it now, McCarthy and Billie
Smedts. Nathan Vardy who would like to be a regular AFL player has unfortunately
made his way onto the list again with an ankle injury as reported last
week with his playing future at the club under a cloud.
GEELONG
CATS
ESSENDON BOMBERS
IN:
Lachie Henderson, Scott Selwood, Josh Caddy
OUT: Lincoln McCarthy (Adductor), Jake Kolodjashnij (Managed),
Tom Ruggles (Omitted)
IN:
Jackson Merrett, James Kelly, Mitch Brown, Sam Grimley
OUT: Orazio Fantasia (Rested), Sam Michael (Omitted), Kyle
Langford (Omitted), Will Hams (Omitted)
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GEELONG
CATS
IN:
Lachie Henderson, Scott Selwood, Josh Caddy
OUT: Lincoln McCarthy (Adductor), Jake Kolodjashnij (Managed),
Tom Ruggles (Omitted)
B:
Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright HB: Jed Bews, Tom Lonergan, Lachie Henderson C: Cameron Guthrie, Joel Selwood, Mark Blicavs HF: Scott Selwood, Zac Smith, Steven Motlop F: Jimmy Bartel, Tom Hawkins, Daniel Menzel FOLL: Rhys Stanley, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan INT: Josh Caddy, Nakia Cockatoo, Josh Cowan, Sam Menegola EMER: Shane Kersten, Darcy Lang, Tom Ruggles
ESSENDON BOMBERS
IN:
Jackson Merrett, James Kelly, Mitch Brown, Sam Grimley
OUT: Orazio Fantasia (Rested), Sam Michael (Omitted), Kyle
Langford (Omitted), Will Hams (Omitted)
B:
Matt Dea, Michael Hartley, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti HB: Martin Gleeson, Aaron Francis, Courtenay Dempsey C: Zach Merrett, David Zaharakis, Jackson Merrett HF: James Kelly, Patrick Ambrose, Mitch Brown F: Jayden Laverde, Joe Daniher, Adam Cooney FOLL: Matthew Leuenberger, Craig Bird, Brendon Goddard INT: Darcy Parish, Conor McKenna, James Polkinghorne, Sam
Grimley EMER: Mason Redman, Kyle Langford, Will Hams
CATS INJURY LIST
Updated
5/8/2016
Zac Bates Quad 1 week
Lincoln McCarthy Adductor TBC
Tom Read Knee Season
Billie Smedts Broken fibula 1-2 weeks
Jackson Thurlow* Knee Season
Nathan Vardy Ankle 2-3 weeks
Mark Baguley* Knee Season
Mitch Brown Groin TBC
Nathan Grima Hip TBC
James Gwilt Knee Season
Mark Jamar Hamstring 1-2 weeks
James Kelly Rested Available
Shaun McKernan Illness Test
Alex Morgan Hamstring 2-3 weeks
Mathew Stokes Groin Test
CATS UNCONVINCING WITH WIN OVER BOMBERS Ben Jensen 16 April 2016
AFL
ROUND 4 2016: ESSENDON BOMBERS V GEELONG CATS
GEELONG struggled to overcome a feisty Essendon side at the MCG today,
finally shaking them off in the second half to win by thirty points.
Leading by just two points at half-time the Cats managed to kick only
a single goal in the third quarter but seven behinds, to the Bombers'
one goal and one behind. They built on this slender eight point lead
in the final term with three goals five behinds to blow the winning
margin out to thirty points which many would say flattered the Cats.
Next Saturday evening Geelong takes on a struggling Port Adelaide outfit
at the Adelaide Oval while Essendon have the 'blockbuster' ANZAC Day
clash at the MCG- we'd back in the Bombers but the Magpies, under fire
after their start may just bounce back.
INJURIES GEELONG: Nil reports on day ESSENDON:
Jayden Laverde (shoulder), Mitch Brown (nose)
CHANGES GEELONG: Shane Kersten (calf) replaced in selected side by Jake
Kolodjashnij ESSENDON:Nil
UMPIRES: Hay, McInerney,
Mitchell
CROWD:
42,723 at MCG, Melbourne
TEAMS
GEELONG
ESSENDON
IN:
Tom Lonergan, Cory Gregson, Jordan Murdoch
OUT: Lincoln McCarthy (Omitted), Jake Kolodjashnij (Omitted),
Corey Enright (Managed)
IN:
Conor McKenna, Craig Bird, Jayden Laverde OUT:
Nick Kommer (Omitted), Ryan Crowley (Omitted), Jackson Merrett
(Omitted)
B: Andrew Mackie, Harry Taylor, Lachie
Henderson HB: Jimmy Bartel, Tom Lonergan, Cameron Guthrie C: Steven Motlop, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan HF: Josh Caddy, Rhys Stanley, Shane Kersten F: Cory Gregson, Tom Hawkins, Daniel Menzel FOLL: Zac Smith, Nakia Cockatoo, Joel Selwood INT: Mark Blicavs, Darcy Lang, Jordan Murdoch, Tom Ruggles EMER: Jed Bews, Jake Kolodjashnij, Lincoln McCarthy
B: Matt Dea, Patrick Ambrose, Mark Baguley HB: James Gwilt, Michael Hartley, Brendon Goddard C: James Kelly, David Zaharakis, Darcy Parish HF: Conor McKenna, Mitch Brown, Adam Cooney F: Mathew Stokes, Joe Daniher, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti FOLL: Matthew Leuenberger, Kyle Langford, Craig Bird INT: Martin Gleeson, Orazio Fantasia, Jayden Laverde, Zach
Merrett EMER: Nick Kommer, Jonathan Simpkin, Sam Grimley
