ESSENDON V GEELONG

ROUND 18 TELSTRA DOME - 7:40PM AEST, FRIDAY, 29 JULY 2005

DELAYED COVERAGE CHANNEL NINE

GEELONG

WILL BRAD OTTENS FINALYL RETURN TO THE GEELONG SIDE?

ESSENDON

MATTHEW LLOYD HAS RETURNED TO FORM FOR THE DONS

GEELONG

IN: Byrnes, Enright, Ottens
OUT: Rahilly (ankle), Sanderson, Thurley

B: Enright, Scarlett, Milburn
HB: Rooke, Mooney, Hunt
C: Koulouriotis, Bartel, Kelly
HF: Ablett, Playfair, Riccardi
F: Kingsley, Ottens, Chapman
FOLL: King, Corey, Ling
I/C: Johnson, Egan, Byrnes, Tenace
EMG: Sanderson, Haynes, Lonergan

ESSENDON

IN: Rioli, Hird, McPhee, Henneman, Murphy
OUT: Johns (hamstring), Bolton, Hunt, Monfries, Thomas

B: Lovett-Murray, Fletcher, Bradley
HB: M.Johnson, Henneman, Murphy
C: Stanton, J.Johnson, McVeigh
HF: Solomon, Richards, Lucas
F: Lovett, Lloyd, Cupido
FOLL: Hille, Hird, McPhee
I/C: Rioli, Dyson, Peverill, Welsh
EMG: Winderlich, Slattery, Bolton

LAST TIME

ROUND 5 2005

GEELONG: 3.4, 5.10, 12.15, 19.17 (131) DEFEATED
ESSENDON: 3.1, 5.5, 9.6, 11.9 (75)

GOALS – GEELONG: Kingsley 3, Ottens 2, Playfair 2, S.Johnson 2, Bartel 2, Ablett 2, D.Johnson, Chapman 2, Kelly, Riccardi, Gardiner
ESSENDON: Lloyd 5, Lucas 2, M.Johnson, Monfries, Hird, Laycock
BEST – GEELONG: S.Johnson, Riccardi, Enright, Chapman, Kelly, Ablett, Playfair
ESSENDON: Lloyd, Lucas, M.Johnson, Hird

Relive the Match Report from last time.

Tip? GEELONG by 35 points