AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON 2008 ROUND 1; PORT ADELAIDE V GEELONG; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 20 March 2008

GRAND FINAL REPLAY GEELONG, who tore Port Adelaide a new one in the Grand Final in record fashion last season, travel to AAMI Stadium this Thursday night. Although for some reason not giving sole billing on the first night of AFL for 2008, the Grand Final replay is certainly the most anticipated match of the round. In the 2007 Grand Final Premiers Geelong humiliated Port Adelaide to an unprecedented level, just seven days after their captain, Warren Treadrea, took a theatrical bow to the rabid AAMI Stadium crowd, and fellow meathead Chad Cornes danced an Irish Jig Sydney's Tagh Kenelly would have been proud of.

Port coach Mark Williams, while taking the record 119-point thrashing on the chin, will be desperate to get his season off to a winning note over the Cats. Likewise, Geelong coach Mark 'Bomber' Thompson is desperate to capitalise on the hard work of the past nine years and make another assault at the Premiership.

 
IN
OUT
GEELONG
Mark Blake, Trent West, Ryan Gamble, Tom Hawkins, Kane Tenace
Steven King (St Kilda), Nathan Ablett (retired), Brad Ottens (rolled ankle), David Wojcinski (finger tendon), Max Rooke (strained calf)
PORT ADELAIDE
Paul Stewart
Troy Chaplin

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The Cats have lost several key players from last season, in Steven King (to St Kilda) and Nathan Ablett (premature retirement). Also missing will be another ruckman, Brad Ottens who has a rolled ankle; speedy David Wojcinski, who injured a finger tendon (similar injury to Tom Harley's last season) and rugged utility Max Rooke, recovering from a calf strain. Rooke may yet play this opening round, albeit in the VFL team's final practice match against Collingwood.

Coming into the side are Mark Blake, who was memorably dropped on Grand Final eve in favour of King; Ryan Gamble who has one game against his name; Kane Tenace, who like Blake missed out on the VFL and AFL Premierships; promising key forward Tom Hawkins, and last but not least debutant ruckman Trent West. No room was found for goalsneak Travis Varcoe, who last season ultimately lost his place in the side to Shannon Byrnes, nor Brent Prismall, who was desperately close to regaining a spot in the AFL side but was named an emergency on the day. Defender David Johnson, whose one man drunken rampage through the streets of Geelong a day before the Grand Final threatened to derail the Premiership, is also named as an emergency along with draftee Harry Taylor.

Port have made several changes, but unlike Geelong take the same ruckman in as played in the Grand Final, in Brendon Lade and Dean Brogan. Paul Stewart will make his AFL debut while Troy Chaplin will miss through injury.

As it's round one we must reflect once more on the tragic loss of Clinton Grybas earlier this year. 3AW and Fox Sports commentary certainly won't be the same without him.

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INJURY LIST

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HISTORY
Played 18 times: Geelong 9 Port Adelaide 8 - Draw 1

LAST FIVE:


2007 GRAND FINAL- Geelong 24.19 (163) d Port Adelaide 6.8 (44) @ MCG
2007 - Port Adelaide 16.10 (106) d Geelong 15.11 (101) @ Skilled Stadium
2007 Rnd 9 - Geelong 16.20.116 d Port Adelaide 8.12.60 @ AAMI Stadium
2006 Rnd 15 - Geelong 9.14 (68) d Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) @ Skilled Stadium
2005 Rnd 16 - Geelong 18.18 (126) d Port Adelaide 7.5 (47) @ Skilled Stadium
2005 Rnd 5 - Geelong 15.9 (99) d Port Adelaide 15.4 (95) @ AAMI Stadium

FIELD UMPIRES

Chris Donlon, Brett Rosebury, Michael Avon

BOUNDARY UMPIRES

TBC

GOAL UMPIRES

TBC

 

MILESTONES

100 games - Josh Hunt, Geelong

WEATHER

Light Rain Late. Morning Clouds. Mild. Breezy.

Min 16 Max 24

 

TIP?

Geelong! By 7 points, the Cats will overcome the umpires and the Power ferrals to again tear the Power a new one

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

Bookie
Geelong
Port Adelaide
Sportingbet
$1.62
$2.30
Betfair (UK)
$1.58
Centrebet
$1.63
$2.30
Sportsbet
$1.62
$2.30

* 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 ONE

GEELONG V PORT ADELAIDE

20:45 (AEST), THURSDAY 20 MARCH 2008

AAMI STADIUM (ADELAIDE)

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AFL TV COVERAGE (ALL LOCAL TIMES):

Melbourne CHANNEL SEVEN LIVE - 20:45
Adelaide
CHANNEL SEVEN LIVE - 20:15
Perth CHANNEL SEVEN DELAY - 20:45
NSW CHANNEL SEVEN LIVE - 20:45
Queensland CHANNEL SEVEN LIVE - 20:45

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: Mark Blake, Trent West, Ryan Gamble, Tom Hawkins, Kane Tenace
OUT: Steven King (St Kilda), Nathan Ablett (retired), Brad Ottens (rolled ankle), David Wojcinski (finger tendon), Max Rooke (strained calf)

B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Josh Hunt
HB: Darren Milburn, Andrew Mackie, 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, Gary Ablett, Joel Corey
INT: Trent West, Shannon Byrnes, James Kelly, Kane Tenace
EMER: Harry Taylor, David Johnson, Brent Prismall

PORT ADELAIDE

IN: Paul Stewart
OUT: Troy Chaplin

B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Peter Burgoyne, Toby Thurstans, Domenic Cassisi
C: Travis Boak, Chad Cornes, Kane Cornes
HF: David Rodan, Justin Westhoff, Danyle Pearce
F: Daniel Motlop, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
FOLL: Brendon Lade, Steven Salopek, Shaun Burgoyne
INT: Dean Brogan, Tom Logan, Matthew Thomas, Paul Stewart
EMER: Greg Bentley, Nick Lower, Fabian DeLuca

 

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)

POWER INJURY LIST

Not available

LAST TIME

CATS WIN PREMIERSHIP! THEY'VE DONE IT!
Ben Jensen 29 September 2007

By Ben Jensen GEELONG has broken a 44 year Premiership drought to win the 2007 AFL Grand Final. Geelong thrashed Port Adelaide by a record one hundred and nineteen points in front of a crowd of 97,302. The Cats were never really challenged, and after establishing a twenty-three point lead by quarter time, led by fifty-two points at the main break, a seemingly unassailable lead. History will show the Cats spanked the Power, inflicting the highest Grand Final defeat of all time. Steve Johnson was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for best afield, narrowly defeating Paul Chapman for the award. The Cattery is beside itself but will do its best to provide a meaningful match report.
Link
: Match Photos (before, during and after) VIDEO MARK THOMPSON ADDRESSES CROWD

MATCH REPORT CATS WIN PREMIERSHIP! THEY'VE DONE IT!

 

GEELONG 5.7 11.13 18.17 24.19 (163) DEFEATED
PORT ADELAIDE 2.2 4.3 5.5 6.8 (44)

GOALS
GEELONG
: C Mooney 5 P Chapman 4 S Johnson 4 N Ablett 3 J Bartel 2 B Ottens S Byrnes G Ablett M Rooke C Ling A Mackie
PORT ADELAIDE: W Tredrea 2 S Burgoyne 2 C Cornes T Logan

BEST
GEELONG: S Johnson P Chapman M Scarlett S King C Mooney J Corey C Enright
PORT ADELAIDE: C Cornes P Burgoyne K Cornes

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