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AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON 2008 ROUND
5; GEELONG V SYDNEY; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS By Ben Jensen GEELONG take on the Sydney Swans at Skilled Stadium this Saturday in another Channel Ten (and Setanta Sports) televised match. The Swans flogged West Coast at 'ANZ Stadium' by sixty-two points last weekend, and will be one of the first real tests for a side sitting on top of the ladder, threatening to go back to back. Cameron Mooney will play after successfully having his 1 match suspension for tripping Saint Leigh Montagna reduced to a reprimand and 90 'carry over' points to his record. Ryan Gamble, however, will miss after accepting a one match suspension for striking St Kilda's Nick Dal Santo. MATCH RESULT AND REVIEW - CATS OUTSHINE SWANS
The Swans, of course, are minus resident blockhead Barry Hall, suspended for seven matches after his (nearly) knockout punch on West Coast's Brent Staker last weekend. Matthew Scarlett is going to have a field day down at Skilled; a bit like when parents go to a party and leave the kids at the grandparents - he'll have no-one to be responsible for and should pick up 25-30 possessions. Brent Prismall finally gets his chance, promoted in place of suspended Gamble. Andrew Mackie returns from injury, replacing Harry Taylor who performed admirably in Mackie's absence. Still no Brad Ottens; other than Shannon Byrnes (in the VFL) semi-retired Nathan Ablett he's the only Premiership player missing from the side. Spare a thought for Matt Egan though, he'd have also been tagged such if it wasn't for his terrible injury, that continues to keep him away from footy. GEELONG's VFL side play Williamstown prior to the AFL match. And speaking of Nathan Ablett, no sign of him at training let alone in a match yet. At his retirement press conference, he indicated he may 'have a kick' in the VFL. 'Big names', or at least names you'd recognise, from
the Bulldogs lining up for Williamstown include Daniel Giansiracusa,
Wade Skipper, Peter Street and new boy Andrejs Everitt, who Geelong
fans may remember from last season's belting at the Dome, was about
their only decent player. Journeyman Jason Cloke also features in the
side formerly aligned with Collingwood, where he spent a fair bit of
his career.
FIELD UMPIRES McBurney, Rosebury, Ellis
MILESTONES Geelong Matthew Stokes is chasing 50 career goals - his record currently stands at 49 from 34 games.
Nil
Top of 21, Low of 10 Fine - maybe a sprinkle in the morning, but it'll be perfect by 2PM TIP? Geelong by 34 points
BETTING (As At 18/4/2008) (Check OnThePunt for latest odds)*
* This information does not constitute investment advice. And if you think it does, you may as well invest in Opus Prime or ABC Learning Centres.
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AFL 2008, ROUND FIVE GEELONG V SYDNEY SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2008, 14:10 AEST SKILLED STADIUM
MATCH RESULT AND REVIEW - CATS OUTSHINE SWANS
VFL ROUND FOUR 2008 GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2008, 10:40 AEST SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)
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AFL TV COVERAGE (ALL LOCAL TIMES): Melbourne CHANNEL TEN 60 MIN DELAY REPLAY ON FOX SPORTS 1 IN EACH STATE Replays on Fox Sports; available on Foxtel, Optus and Austar
AFL RADIO COVERAGE*: Melbourne ABC, K-ROCK, 3AW, MMM * As we've been kicked off the AFL's media list Dylan Howard style (but not for those reasons!), we have to rely in information provided on their website - which often isn't accurate |
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IN: Mackie, Prismall B: Harley, Scarlett, Hunt
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SYDNEY IN: Smith, Davis B: Kennelly, Barry, Mattner
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Updated 18/4/2008 (The Cattery's comments in brackets) Andrew Mackie quad test (Named in side)
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SWANS INJURY LIST Tim Schmidt Knee Test (Not named, will miss) |
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CATS HOLD ON TO WIN OVER SWANS;
BARTEL INJURY SCARE By Ben Jensen AFL ROUND 13 GEELONG V SYDNEY SWANS GEELONG survived a final quarter challenge from Sydney and a two man interchange bench to win by three goals in front of 22,692 at Skilled Stadium to remain outright top of the AFL ladder. Geelong dominated the opening half, kicking nine goals to two, the Swans only two goals coming during a fairly contested opening ten minutes of the match. After that though, the first half was all Geelong. The win was Geelong's eighth in a row, the biggest winning streak since 1991 under Malcolm Blight. As you'd expect, the Swans did come back in the second half, outscoring Geelong by five points in the third term. But they saved their best for the last quarter, drawing to within eleven points after kicking the first four goals. Geelong held steady though, two goals inside a minute from Gary Ablett and Steve Johnson putting the match beyond doubt, and the margin back out to twenty-three points. JIMMY BARTEL was taken to hospital at half time, an injury that was incorrectly reported as a broken arm. His injury was later reported as concussion, Bartel feeling pins and needles in his neck and other parts of the body. Max Rooke, recalled at the expense of Kane Tenace after a one match suspension, left the field in the opening quarter with another hamstring injury. 30 JUNE 2007 CATS HOLD ON TO WIN OVER SWANS, BARTEL INJURY SCARE
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VFL ROUND FOUR 2008 GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2008, 10:40 AEST SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)
LAST TIME 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) MATCH DETAILS INCLUDING TEAM LISTS
BENDIGO BANK CATS MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME IN THE VFL, Geelong had a win in a high scoring match at Williamstown. Forced to relocate the game from Skilled Stadium due to this week's wet weather, instead of playing in a curtain raiser the Cats faced a hostile Seagulls crowd. Todd Grima kicked a bag of four while the two tall Toms, Lonergan and Hawkins, kicked two each. GEELONG 8.5 12.6 16.13 19.15
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