AFL ROUND 13 2007: GEELONG V SYDNEY; MATT EGAN'S 50TH; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 28 June 2007

By Ben Jensen GEELONG V SYDNEY THE CATS, top of the AFL ladder, host a struggling Sydney Swans outfit fighting for a spot in the eight and missing Co-Captain Barry Hall. Defender Matt Egan will play his 50th game since making his debut in 2005. And in a rarity for the season so far, the game will actually be broadcast on free to air TV, in Channel Ten. Max Rooke returns from suspension, the unlucky player to make way being Kane Tenace. Joel Selwood and Travis Varcoe will play another week while Josh Hunt and David Johnson remain in the VFL.

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INJURY LIST

LAST TIME

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For Sydney Matthew Laidlaw will make his debut while Nick David, Geelong's nemesis from the 2005 semi final, is back for his eighth game of the season. Jarred Moore is set to play just his second game for the season and tenth of his career after debuting in Sydney's Premiership season of 2005.

VFL GAME RELOCATED - NOW A WILLIAMSTOWN 'HOME' GAME ON AT SAME TIME AS AFL MATCH

DUE TO the sodden state of the Skilled Stadium surface, and the number of games programmed there over the next week or so, the VFL team's game has been moved. Due to play as an AFL 'curtain raiser' this Saturday, it has instead been moved to Williamstown's home ground, Burbank Oval, in a 2PM fixture on the same time as Geelong's AFL game. The match will be broadcast on Radio 1611, available over the web - www.radio1611.com.au

HISTORY

Wins Geelong 108 Sydney 93 Draws 0

First Played:

5 June 1897, Round 5, Corio Oval

Geelong 10.12 (72) Defeated South Melbourne 3.6 (24)

Crowd Unknown

LAST GAME DETAILS

LAST FIVE GAMES

2006 R20 Geelong 14.6 90 Def Sydney 9.9 63 Kardinia Park 19/8/2006
2006 R5 Sydney 15.17 107 Def 13.7 85 Stad. Aust. 29/4/2006
2005 SF Sydney 7.14 56 Def Geelong 7.11 53 SCG 9/9/2005
2005 R15 Sydney 16.9 105 Def Geelong 7.9 51 SCG 9/7/2005
2004 R16 Geelong 11.11 77 Def Sydney 9.8 62 Kardinia Park 18/7/2004

UMPIRES

Field umpires: TBA

MILESTONES

MATT EGAN will play his 50th match. Link: Career Stats

WEATHER

Passing Showers. Breaks of Sun Late. Cool. Breezy. Top of 12 Degrees, minimum 8.

TIP?

CATS by 51 points

BETTING (As At 10:00PM, 25/6/2007) (Check OnThePunt for latest odds)

GEELONG

IN: Max Rooke
OUT: Kane Tenace

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

SYDNEY

IN: Davis Laidlaw Moore
OUT: Hall (groin), Grundy, Schneider (dropped)

B: Richards Barry Dempster
HB: Bevan C Bolton Mathews
C: Ablett Kirk Malceski
HF: O'Keefe O'Loughlin J Bolton
F: Davis Goodes Buchanan
FOLL: Jolly McVeigh Fosdike
INT: Everitt Laidlaw Moore Schmidt
EMER: Schneider Thornton Vogels

CATS INJURY LIST

REFER INJURY LIST FOR UPDATES (Updated on Tuesday nights)

As advised by the club, 26/6/2007

(The Cattery's comments in brackets)

Steven King Knee 1 weeks (Finally some improvement)
Joel Reynolds ACL season
Nathan Djerrkura Quad strain 1 week (Was 'Test' last week)
Liam Bedford Quad strain 1-2 weeks (Was '1-2 weeks' last week)

SYDNEY INJURY LIST

As advised by the Swans, 25/6/2007

Amon Buchanan Lower leg Test
Nick Davis Foot Test
Jared Crouch Hamstring 1 week
Tadhg Kennelly Knee 2-3 weeks

LAST TIME

AFL ROUND 19, SKILLED STADIUM

SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2006

GEELONG: 5.3 (33) 7.3 (46) 11.5 (71) 14.6 (90) DEFEATED
SYDNEY: 3.1 (19) 6.2 (38) 7.4 (46) 9.9 (63)

GOALS
GEELONG: Brad Ottens 3, Steve Johnson 2, Darren Milburn, Tom Lonergan, Brent Prismall, Jimmy Bartel, Josh Hunt, Cameron Mooney, Gary Ablett, Jarad Rooke, Joel Corey
SYDNEY: O'Loughlin 3, Grundy 2, O'Keefe 2, Bolton, Richards

BEST
GEELONG: Rooke, Chapman, Milburn, Scarlett, Mooney, Ottens, Corey SYDNEY: Goodes, O'Keefe, Jolly, Kirk, Buchanan, J Bolton

THE CATS, with little to play for other than pride, defeated the Sydney Swans by twenty-seven points at Skilled Stadium today in one of the fiercest contests of the season. Geelong's best player was Jarad Rooke, who returned after a two week absence due to a shoulder injury. Fellow tough nuts Paul Chapman, Darren Milburn and Matthew Scarlett won their battles all day, Scarlett keeping Swan spearhead Barry Hall goalless. Joel Corey, one of Geelong's best in the loss to the Saints last week, had another strong game and was the pick of the midfielders.

FULL MATCH REPORT

VFL

VFL ROUND TWELVE 2007

GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN

SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2007 14:00 AEST

RADIO COVERAGE: www.radio1611.com.au

BURBANK OVAL, WILLIAMSTOWN (NOTE VENUE CHANGE)

GEELONG

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

LAST TIME

SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2006

VFL PRELIMINARY FINAL

TEAC OVAL

GEELONG 4.2 8.7 14.11 17.13 (115) DEFEATED
WILLIAMSTOWN 3.7 8.9 11.12 12.16 (88)

GOALS:
GEELONG K. Kingsley 4, N. Ablett 4, C. Gardiner 2, T. Grima 2, J. Davenport 2, B. Prismall, M. Stokes, T. Varcoe

WILLIAMSTOWN P. Rose 4, L. Picken 2, A. Williams, A. Iacobucci, T. Langlands, D. Nicholls, D. Stanley, R. Cook

GOALS:
GEELONG N. Ablett, W. Slade, C. Gardiner, H. Playfair, T. Callan, B. Prismall

WILLIAMSTOWN S. Pendlebury, A. Iacobucci, L. Picken, S. Cox, S. Greene, B. Johnson

WILLIAMSTOWN

B Clarke Cox Meyer
HB McKenzie Brown Toovey
C Davis Br. Johnson Lonie
HF R. Cook Limbach Davies
F Medhurst Williams Iles
R Bryan Stanley Holland
Int Dick Rose Miller MacAffer Beaumont A. Cook Lockwood Nicholls Picken Dullard Proctor Stretton

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