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AFL NAB CUP WEEK 2 2007: GEELONG V PORT ADELAIDE;
MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM LIST By Ben Jensen GEELONG play Port Adelaide at Darwin's TIO Stadium this Saturday night. The match will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1, with most radio stations also covering the clash. For Geelong Nathan Djerrkura will come into the side for the 'debut' whilst rookie-listed Joel Reynolds, key forward Henry Playfair and tough defender David Johnson are also chances to displace teammates from the team of 26. Darren Milburn, who was accidentally kicked in his right eye by Richmond's Andrew Krakouer last Sunday, will not play. Milburn suffered the knock in the second quarter and was taken to hospital where he received stitches from a plastic surgeon. Although obviously an accident, Krakouer was initially handed a three match sentence from the AFL Match Review Panel, but was absolved by the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night.
GEELONG PORT ADELAIDE
TIP? Cats by thirty points
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AFL NAB CUP ROUND 2 GEELONG V PORT ADELAIDE SATURDAY 3 MARCH 2007 19:10 AEST TIO STADIUM, DARWIN (NT) TV: LIVE FOX SPORTS 1 RADIO: ABC, K-Rock, SEN 1116, Triple M, FIVEaa (MOST AVAILABLE ON AFL.COM.AU)
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IN: Henry Playfair, Tim Callan, David
Johnson, Nathan Djerrkura, Joel Reynolds, Trent West, Jason Davenport
Tom Harley (2)
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PORT ADELAIDE IN: Travis Boak, Nathan Krakouer, Justin
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LAST TIME ROUND 16 2006, SKILLED STADIUM GEELONG ground out a gutsy ten point win over Port Adelaide at Skilled Stadium this afternoon, in front of just under 20,000 who witnessed former Captain and now New York Jets punter Ben Graham's lap of honour prior to the match. The win was soured by the reporting of Cameron Mooney. Amoung the 19,149 was Steve Bracks, in his normal position of Aisle 3 Row A in the Hickey Stand, and alongside him (for protection from angry constituents in the Grovedale area?) was former Victorian Governor John Landy. Although the ground experienced quite heavy rain in the 48 hours prior to the game, the rain held off all game, removing the only excuse for the poor skill level displayed throughout the game by both sides. Prior to the game, Graham told local radio station K Rock "I'd like to thank the Geelong Football club for the 14 years which they gave me and also to the fans, I'm thrilled that I've got this opportunity to come and thank the fans, because they've been absolute amazing support for me." Geelong's best players were utility Darren Milburn, ruckman/forward Brad Ottens, young rover / forward Matthew Stokes, forward / midfielder Paul Chapman, forward Andrew Mackie and loose man in defence Corey Enright. For once, Gary Ablett Junior had a quiet day, doing little for most of the day but did have a hand in a key goal or two in the final term when the game was there to be won. Port's best was young Danyle Pearce, who was just too slick and fast for any of his many Geelong opponents throughout the day. Brendan Lade battled well down back, as did Chad Cornes. Shaun Burgoyne was good but not quite up to his best.
GEELONG: 1.1, 4.5, 5.9, 9.14
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