ROUND 1 MCG - 2:10PM AEST, SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2005

GEELONG

BRAD OTTENS FACES HIS FORMER TEAMATES

RICHMOND

WILL RICHO HAVE ANOTHER TEMPER TANTRUM?

GEELONG SQUAD

Squad of 25 to be trimmed to 22 on Friday

IN: OTTENS, EGAN
OUT: MOLONEY, GRAHAM

B: Hunt, Scarlett, Mooney
HB: Milburn, Harley, Rooke
C: Wojcinski, Corey, Enright
HF: Chapman, Playfair, Riccardi
F: Ottens, Kingsley, Ablett
FOLL: King, Bartel, Ling
I/C (from): D.Johnson, Koulouriotis, Mackie, Tenace, Byrnes, Egan, Kelly

RICHMOND

Squad of 25 to be trimmed to 22 on Friday

IN: MARK GRAHAM, DELEDIO, KNOBEL
OUT: OTTENS, ZANTUCK, FRAWLEY

B: Newman, Gaspar, Hall
HB: Tivendale, Kellaway, Chaffey
C: Bowden, Tuck, Hyde
HF: Brown, Richardson, Deledio
F: Krakouer, Simmonds, Campbell
FOLL: Knobel, Johnson, Coughlan
I/C (from): Graham, Hartigan, Pettifer, Roach, Raines, Stafford, Jackson

LAST TIME

RICHMOND supporters could be forgiven for thinking they'd been transported back to the late eighties/early nineties; for they yet again had a Gary Ablett flaying their team. Best for Geelong were James Bartel, Steve Johnson, Cameron Ling and of course Matthew Scarlett.

GEELONG: 5.4 7.10 11.13 16.18 (114) DEFEATED
RICHMOND: 3.2 4.9 7.14 11.17 (83)

GOALS: GEELONG: S Johnson 4, Ablett 3, Chapman 3, Graham 2, King, Gardiner, Mooney, Ling
RICHMOND: Richardson 2, Brown 2, Fiora 2, Rodan 2, Bowden, Fleming, Krakouer

BEST: GEELONG: Bartel, Ling, Scarlett, S Johnson, Ablett, Koulouriotis
RICHMOND: Bowden, Brown, Zantuck, Hyde, Gaspar, Richardson

Relive the Match Report from last time.

Tip? GEELONG by 58 points