AFL ROUND 12 2007: GEELONG V BRISBANE; DARREN MILBURN'S 200TH; FINAL TEAM LISTS PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 15 June 2007

By Ben Jensen GEELONG V BRISBANE LIONS TOP OF THE LADDER Geelong host the once mighty Brisbane Lions at Skilled Stadium this Sunday. Now on a six game winning streak, the Cats have now found the winning formula and are keen to continue the streak, if for no other reason than to honour stalwart, utility Darren Milburn, who will play his 200th match since beginning his career with the Cats in 1997.

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Jarad Rooke misses through suspension (Full Story: GEELONG'S MAX ROOKE ACCEPTS ONE MATCH SUSPENSION), following his head-high hit on Adelaide Crows captain Mark Ricciuto in Sunday's win at AAMI Stadium. In his place is the NAB AFL Rising Star nominee for Round 5, Joel Selwood. Defender David Johnson, who was expected to take Rooke's place, will instead resume in the VFL should he pass a fitness test.

Also in the VFL, Tom Lonergan will make comeback against the Tasmania Devils. Lonergan, of course, nearly died and lost a kidney after the round 21, 2006 draw with Melbourne. (Full Story: TOM LONERGAN TO RESUME FOOTBALL CAREER IN VFL).

LINK: Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation http://www.zaidee.org

INJURY LIST

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HISTORY

Wins Geelong 3 Brisbane 12 Draws 0

First Played:

25 May 1997, Round 9, GABBA

Brisbane Lions 19.12 (126) D Geelong 15.8 (98)

Crowd 19.828

LAST GAME DETAILS

LAST FIVE GAMES

2006 R18 Geelong 14.20 104 Def Brisbane Lions 13.9 87 Gabba 6/8/2006
2006 R1 Geelong 17.13 115 Def Brisbane Lions 5.8 38 Kardinia Park 1/4/2006
2005 R13 Brisbane Lions 17.14 116 Def Geelong 6.11 47 Gabba 19/6/2005
2004 PF Brisbane Lions 12.12 84 Def Geelong 10.15 75 MCG 18/92004
2004 R13 Geelong 13.14 92 Def Brisbane Lions 9.11 65 Kardinia Park 19/6/2004

UMPIRES

Field umpires: TBA

MILESTONES

DARREN MILBURN will play his 200th match. Link: Career Stats

WEATHER

Wet, windy. Top of 14 Degrees, minimum 6.

TIP?

CATS by 52 points

BETTING (As At 8:00PM, 4/6/2007) (Check OnThePunt for latest odds)

GEELONG

IN: Selwood
OUT: Rooke (suspended)

B: Milburn, Scarlett, Enright
HB: Harley, Egan, Mackie
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Corey
HF: Chapman, Mooney, Varcoe
F: S.Johnson, N.Ablett, Stokes
FOLL: Ottens, G.Ablett, Ling
INT: Blake, Tenace, Kelly, Selwood
EMER: J.Hunt, Prismall, Gardiner

BRISBANE LIONS

IN: Wood, McGrath, Roe, Proud
OUT: Clark (quad), Schmidt, Allan, Hooper

B: MacDonald, Merrett, Brennan
HB: Adcock, Drummond, Copeland
C: Notting, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Sherman, Brown, Selwood
F: Rischitelli, Patfull, Wood
FOLL: Charman, Black, Hadley
INT: McGrath, Begley, Roe, Proud
EMER: Tyler, Dzufer, Hooper

CATS INJURY LIST

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As advised by the club, 12/6/2007

(The Cattery's comments in brackets)

David Johnson Calf Strain Test (May play in place of Rooke)
Steven King Knee 1 - 2 weeks (Was '1-2 week's last week)
Liam Bedford Quad strain Test (Was 'Test' last week)
Joel Reynolds ACL Season
Ryan Gamble Back Test (Was 'Test' last week)
Tom Lonergan Kidney Returns this Sunday in the VFL

BRISBANE INJURY LIST

As advised by the Lions, 12/6/2007

Ashley McGrath (Knee) - Test
Mitchell Clark (Leg) - Test
Ben Fixter (Foot) - Test
Beau McDonald (Hip) - Test
Haydn Kiel (Hamstring) - Test
Luke Power (Quad) - 1-2 weeks
Sam Sheldon (Leg) - 1-2 weeks
Chris Johnson (Foot) - 1-2 weeks
Anthony Corrie (Knee) - Indefinite
Chris Scott (Hip) - Indefinite
Daniel Bradshaw (Knee) - Season
Pat Garner (Knee) - Season

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AFL ROUND 18, GABBA (BRISBANE)
SUNDAY 6 AUGUST

GEELONG: 4.5, 9.11, 12.17, 14.20 (104) DEFEATED
BRISBANE: 4.0, 8.1, 11.5, 13.9 (87)

GOALS
GEELONG: Steve Johnson 4, Riccardi 3, Chapman 2, Corey, Hunt, King, Ling, Playfair
BRISBANE: Bradshaw 4, Merrett 2, Harding, Hooper, Keating, Patfull, Power, Sherman, Stiller

BEST
GEELONG: Bartel, Chapman, Steve Johnson, David Johnson, Hunt, Egan, Prismall
BRISBANE: Black, Drummond, Power, Stiller, Bradsha

GEELONG's season remains alive, after a win over the Brisbane Lions at a balmy GABBA this afternoon. In front for most of the game but keeping the Lions in the game through inaccurate kicking, the Cats didn't make the most of their opportunities in front of goal but got over the line by seventeen points. The VFL team also had a win, defeating next Sunday's opponent St Kilda's affiliate team Casey Scorpions and jumping to third spot.

FULL MATCH REPORT

VFL

VFL ROUND TEN 2007

GEELONG V TASMANIA

SUNDAY 17 JUNE 2007 9:50 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG

B S. Hunt Lonergan Callan
HB J. Hunt Spencer D. Johnson
C Tenace Byrne Prismall
HF Gardiner Playfair Selwood
F Djerrkura Hawkins Grima
R Blake Kelly Byrnes
Int Hollmer Foss Thompson Hogan Mumford Owen Cheep West Gamble Bedford Firman Davenport

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SATURDAY 14 APRIL 2007 14:00 AEST

BELLERIVE OVAL

GEELONG 3.2 7.7 11.11 21.13 (139) DEFEATED
TASMANIA 3.3 5.7 9.9 10.12 (72)

GOALS
GEELONG: T. Grima 6, S. Johnson 4, R. Butler 2, M. Firman 2, D. Barnes 2, S. King, C. Gardiner, T. West, N. Djerrkura, L. Bedford
TASMANIA: K. Hall 2, B. Moles 2, C. Thurley, M. Westfield, B. Moran, L. Hansen, B. Warren, L. Adams

BEST
GEELONG: S. Johnson, H. Playfair, L. Bedford, T. Grima, K. Tenace, S. King
TASMANIA: A. O''Sign, B. Careless, S. Carins, T. Collier, B. Warren, M. Westfield

TASMANIA

B Whish-Wilson Carins McMahon
HB Geappen Hansen Street
C Ross Hall Collier
HF Thurley Warren Sharman
F O'Donohue Derbyshire Ryan
R Goldstein Koulouriotis Stephens
Int McDonald Careless Fielding Moran Joseph Gilmour C. Brown

TOM LONERGAN (CLICK IMAGE TO VISIT THE WEBSITE OF ZAIDEE'S RAINBOW FOUNDATION)