AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON 2008 ROUND 2; GEELONG V ESSENDON; FINAL TEAMS, MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 28 March 2008

By Ben Jensen HARRY TAYLOR WILL MAKE HIS AFL DEBUT FOR GEELONG AS THE CATS play their first 'home' game of the season at Telstra Dome this Sunday against the Bombers. Geelong has a ten day break, while the Kevin Sheedy-less Essendon has an eight day break. No Brad Ottens yet, Taylor and defender David Wojcinski come into the squad after Andrew Mackie and Kane Tenace will miss after an injury and omission respectively.

The Bombers made just the one change, Jason Winderlich the inclusion for the injured Scott Lucas, who has a knee ailment.

While Geelong's first 'home' game, the unfurling of the Premiership Flag will not take place until the following week, the Cats' first Skilled Stadium game of the season against wooden-spoon favourite Melbourne, a Fox Sports televised game. The VFL side will also unveil their Flag before their match against Werribee, which will begin just before 10am.

 
IN
OUT
GEELONG
Taylor, Wojcinski
Mackie (strained quad), Tenace (omit)
ESSENDON
Jason Winderlich
Scott Lucas (knee)

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FOR THE FIRST TIME in nearly 30 years, Geelong will face an Essendon side without Sheedy at the helm. Their new coach Matthew Knights, however, would be used to beltings from Geelong after fifteen seasons at Richmond. Essendon thrashed a very disappointing Kangaroos on Easter Monday at the Telstra Dome but face a much more hardened and professional side in the Cats this week. Geelong has a substantial break, since their round one / day one matches Holy Thursday - a ten day break if you don't mind, while Essendon has a six day break. We dare say that if Sheedy was still in charge the AFL dare not have scheduled the game as such.

Last week the Cats turned it on in hostile territory, while not quite repeating the humiliation of the Grand Final flogging, still embarrassed the misnamed Power on their home turf.

After having to watch last week's game on delay as it clashed with work, to say The Cattery is excited about this game is the understatement of the season so far. As a failsafe should the Tiscali / Setanta Sports IPTV fall over, we've even got a pushbike on standby that should get us to the nearest Walkabout pub in just under ten minutes. Or five if we've had a few of those pint size cans by the time the game starts at around 4am (the time differential increasing due to daylight saving beginning and ending in both parts of the world on the same day).

While Brad Ottens and Maxie Rooke to return, at the expense of Trent West and the injured Andrew Mackie, neither were named to play. Kane Tenace was dropped to the VFL side while Mackie misses with a strained quadriceps muscle. David Wojcinski should be an inclusion while Brent Prismall is the other strong contender. David Johnson was also can't be ignored on the bench while the other inclusions Harry Taylor, who would make his debut, Travis Varcoe appear slim chances.

Plucky Shannon Byrnes seems to be the whipping boy of Geelong fans again this season (not sure what else he has to do) and finds himself named on the seven man interchange, but don't expect to see fellow bench-listed men Trent West or James Kelly miss out.

IN THE VFL GRAND FINAL REPLAY Geelong play Coburg at their home turf in the first round of the 2008 season. James Byrne, initially thought to be heading to Collingwood to skipper their new standalone side, returns as Captain of the 2007 Premiership side. Missing from last year will be Henry Playfair (gone to Sydney), Steven King and Charlie Gardiner (both St Kilda), Scott Thompson and Tim Callan (Western Bulldogs) and also Matthew Spencer (delisted).

 

HISTORY

Wins Geelong 87 Essendon 112 Draws 5

First Played:

8 May 1897, Round 1, Corio Oval

Essendon 7.5 47 Defeated Geelong 3.6 24

Crowd Unknown

LAST FIVE GAMES

Geelong has the wood on the Dons over the past few seasons. Most memorable was the 2004 Semi Final win at the MCG.

2007 R14 Geelong 19.19 133 Def Essendon 12.11 83 Docklands 51000 6 July 2007
2006 R11 Geelong 20.10 130 Def Essendon 13.10 88 Docklands 43600 9 June 2006
2005 R18 Essendon 16.11 107 Def Geelong 13.16 94 Docklands 47122 29 July 2005
2005 R4 Geelong 19.17 131 Def Essendon 11.9 75 Docklands 48653 16 April 2005
2004 SF Geelong 10.14 74 Def Essendon 9.10 64 MCG. 53356 11 September 2004

 

FIELD UMPIRES

Chris Donlon, Hayden Kennedy, Ray Chamberlain

BOUNDARY UMPIRES

TBC

GOAL UMPIRES

TBC

 

MILESTONES



WEATHER

 

 

TIP?

Geelong by 50 points

BETTING (As At 23/9/2007) (Check OnThePunt for latest odds)*

Bookie
Geelong
Essendon
Sportingbet
$1.30
$3.60
Betfair (UK)
$1.28
$3.85
Centrebet
$1.27
$3.75
Sportsbet
$1.28
$3.70

* This information does not constitute investment advice. And if you think it does, you may as well invest in the Nigerian renewable energy credit scheme.

AFL 2008, ROUND TWO

GEELONG V ESSENDON

14:10 (AEST), SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2008

TELSTRA DOME

 

VFL ROUND ONE 2008

COBURG V GEELONG

SATURDAY 29 MARCH 13:00PM

ABD GROUP STADIUM

LIVE ON ABC TV

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AFL TV COVERAGE (ALL LOCAL TIMES):

Melbourne CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY
Adelaide
CHANNELSEVEN DELAY
Perth CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY
NSW CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY
Queensland CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY

REPLAY ON FOX SPORTS 1IN EACH STATE

Replays on Fox Sports; available on Foxtel, Optus and Austar

AFL RADIO COVERAGE:

Melbourne K-ROCK, 3AW, MMM, SEN, ABC
Adelaide MMM, 5AA, ABC891
Perth 6PR, NIRS, ABC720
Sydney ABC630
Brisbane ABC936, NIRS
Canberra ABC103.9
Hobart ABC936
Darwin ABC105.7, NIRS

 

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GEELONG

IN: Taylor, Wojcinski
OUT: Mackie (strained quad), Tenace (omit)

B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Josh Hunt
HB: Darren Milburn, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright
C: Cameron Ling, Joel Selwood, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Paul Chapman
F: Ryan Gamble, Tom Hawkins Mathew Stokes
Foll: Mark Blake, Joel Corey, Gary Ablett
INT: Trent West, Shannon Byrnes, James Kelly, David Wojcinski
EMER: David Johnson, Brent Prismall, Travis Varcoe

ESSENDON

IN: Jason Winderlich
OUT: Scott Lucas

B: Jay Nash, Mal Michael, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Adam Ramanauskas, Patrick Ryder, Courtenay Dempsey
C: Alwyn Davey, Brent Stanton, Bachar Houli
HF: Leroy Jetta, Adam McPhee, Nathan Lovett-Murray
F: Ricky Dyson, Matthew Lloyd, Jason Winderlich
Foll: David Hille, Jobe Watson, Mark McVeigh
INT: Jason Johnson, Jason Laycock, Henry Slattery, Sam Lonergan
EMER: Courtney Johns, Angus Monfries, Damien Peverill

 

CATS INJURY LIST

REFER INJURY LIST FOR UPDATES (Updated on Tuesday nights)

Updated 14/3/2008

(The Cattery's comments in brackets)

David Wojcinski Finger tendon, 4 weeks (Hurt in practice match against Richmond last Friday night)
Brad Ottens Ankle, Unknown (Hurt in VFL practice match on Thursday night)
Matt Egan Fractured navicular, Unknown
(Second half of season, at best)

BOMBERS INJURY LIST

Not available

LAST TIME

CATS OVERCOME DONS EMOTION FOR NINTH WIN ON THE TROT
Ben Jensen 6 July 2007

By Ben Jensen AFL ROUND 14 ESSENDON V GEELONG THE CATS put paid to any thoughts of a sentimental win for the Bombers with a fifty point win at Telstra Dome tonight. It was a mixed evening for former Cattery journo and well known Essendon fan Mark 'Heeno' Heenan, as James Hird's 250th game and Adam Ramanauskas comeback match were soured by an eventual convincing win by Geelong. The win was Geelong's ninth in a row, the twelfth of the season.

GEELONG 4.3 7.9 12.14 19.19 (133) DEFEATED
ESSENDON 3.4 6.9 11.10 12.11 (83)

GOALS

GEELONG: C Ling 3 P Chapman 3 C Mooney 3 B Ottens 2 C Enright 2 M Stokes 2 S Johnson D Milburn G Ablett T Hawkins.
ESSENDON: S Lucas 3 A Welsh 2 J Watson 2 T Hislop P Ryder A Ramanauskas H Slattery A Lovett.

BEST

GEELONG: G Ablett P Chapman J Selwood C Ling J Corey C Enright D Milburn B Ottens.
ESSENDON: J Watson J Johnson D Peverill M McVeigh D Fletcher A Welsh M McPhee.

VFL

VFL ROUND ONE 2008

COBURG V GEELONG

SATURDAY 29 MARCH 13:00PM

ABD GROUP STADIUM

LIVE ON ABC TV

 


B Bedford Lonergan D. Johnson
HB Wojcinski McKenna Rooke
C Tenace Byrne Kelly
HF Byrnes S. Simpson Davenport
F Moles D. Simpson Hogan
R West Prismall Varcoe
INT (FROM) Mumford Kangars Hollmer Donohue Cheep Barnes McTaggart Urie Simpkin Laidler Firman Potter

 

IN THE VFL GRAND FINAL REPLAY Geelong play Coburg at their home turf in the first round of the 2008 season. James Byrne, initially thought to be heading to Collingwood to skipper their new standalone side, returns as Captain of the 2007 Premiership side. Missing from last year will be Henry Playfair (gone to Sydney), Steven King and Charlie Gardiner (both St Kilda), Scott Thompson and Tim Callan (Western Bulldogs) and also Matthew Spencer (delisted).

 

LAST TIME

VFL GRAND FINAL

GEELONG V COBURG

SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER

MC LABOUR PARK (PRINCES PARK)

 

GEELONG 3.5 5.13 12.19 17.24 (126) DEFEATED
COBURG TIGERS 1.2 4.5 4.6 7.10 (52)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Lonergan 6, Hawkins 2, Davenport 2, Varcoe, Gamble, Gardiner, Djerrkura, Hogan, Grima, Cheep
COBURG TIGERS: Jackson 2, Krakouer, Oakley-Nicholls, Gazzo, Connors, Hill

BEST:
GEELONG: Lonergan, Playfair, Gardiner, Byrne, King, Thompson, Davenport
COBURG TIGERS: Jackson Ronaldson Horne Moore Neville Krakoue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B Kelvin Moore Jarrod Silvester Nick Carnell
HB Matt White Adam Pattison Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
C Chris Hyde Andrew Collins Shane Edward
HF Daniel Connors Luke McGuane Andrew Horne
F Dean Polo Jack Riewoldt Mitch Morton
R Tristan Cartledge Greg Tivendale Paul Shelton
INT (FROM) Nat Caruso Nick Lynch John Morris Chris Stewart Glen Carrick Paul Currie Fort Caruso Michael Farrelly Nick Liddle Damien Rayson Sam Robertson Joe Gazzo

 

 

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