GEELONG V ST KILDA; AFL NAB CUP 2011 ROUND 2
Ben Jensen 26 February 2010

GEELONG and St KILDA continue their modern-day rivalry at Etihad Stadium this Saturday night in round two of the AFL's 2011 NAB Cup. Geelong topped their group in the first round while St Kilda were one of the 'lucky losers'. The Cats won both their games at Skilled Stadium while the Saints had a win and a draw. Mitch Brown makes his come-back for the Cats, fresh from dropping scandal-hit Ricky Nixon and his Flying Start football management group.

Last time these two teams met it was the Cats who were left scarred after having a crucial goal disallowed in the dying stages of the first qualifying final, with the Saints going straight into a preliminary final and memorably drawing one and losing another grand final against Collingwood. Geelong of course has the wood over St Kilda in recent years, the biggest win of all coming in the 2009 Grand Final. St Kilda's focus may appear to be elsewhere due to the recent 'dickyleaks' scandal, but they're used to dealing with adversity so don't expect it to effect them this weekend.

Geelong Squad

Mitch Brown, Andrew Mackie, Brad Ottens, Josh Hunt, Daniel Menzel, Trent West, Tom Lonergan, Joel Selwood, Jordan Schroder, Dawson Simpson, Shannon Byrnes, Josh Cowan, Taylor Hunt, Steve Johnson, Mitch Duncan, Mark Blake, Tom Gillies, Tom Hawkins, Mathew Stokes, Allen Christensen, Cameron Guthrie, Steven Motlop, George Horlin-Smith, Simon Hogan, Ben Johnson, Darren Milburn, David Wojcinski, Corey Enright, Jonathan Simpkin.

St Kilda Squad

Jason Gram #1, Clint Jones #4, Ben McEvoy #5, Lenny Hayes #7, Raphael Clarke #8, Sam Crocker #9, Leigh Montagna #11, Nick Riewoldt #12, Ryan Gamble #16, Nick Winmar #17, Brendon Goddard #18, Sam Gilbert #19, David Armitage #20, Nick Heyne #21, Farren Ray #22, Sean Dempster #24, Sam Fisher #25, Nick Dal Santo #26, Jason Blake #27, Tom Lynch #29, Tom Simpkin #31, Andrew McQualter #32 , James Gwilt #33, Tommy Walsh #36, Tom Ledger #37, Will Johnson #38, Alistair Smith #39, Daniel Archer #42, Stephen Milne #44