AFL 2009 ROUND 2; GEELONG V RICHMOND; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 3 April 2009

By Ben Jensen AFL 2009 ROUND 2 GEELONG V RICHMOND RICHMOND, as they have to, are talking about taking it up to Geelong at Skilled Stadium this Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Tigers, after their eighty-odd point belting at the hands of Carlton last Thursday night nobody else, bookies included (Latest odds) agree with them, the Tigers being an $8 to one outsider. The Cats have made two changes, ostensibly enforced, with Simon Hogan and Tom Hawkins replacing Matthew Stokes and Tom Lonergan respectively, who were both ruled out with 'soreness'. The Tigers certainly swung the axe, with three elective changes on top of the loss of Ben Cousins with his hamstring injury.

MATCH REVIEW AND RESULT; CATS STRUGGLE PAST TIGERS, WAIT ON OTTENS INJURY

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While Steve Johnson, Andrew Mackie and Max Rooke were cleared to play by the AFL Match Review Panel (story), All Australian full back Matthew Scarlett will be in doubt, after spending extended, enforced, periods on the interchange against the Hawks last Friday night. The Cats are already without experienced defenders Tom Harley and Josh Hunt, and can seldom afford to lose Scarlett. This should provided a reprieve for Darren Milburn, who had (an albeit rare) shocker against Hawthorn.

Richmond coach Terry Wallace is coming under pressure already, and in fact was under pressure before Geelong's match on Friday even began. That shouldn't worry him however; what would have worried him on Friday night as he took in the game from just in front of The Cattery's press box was the dominance of the Geelong midfield. He would be encouraged by how the Cats defence struggled to deal with Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead and also the inaccuracy of the Geelong forward line, but will still be looking at anything inside six goals as a good result for his side.

Last time these two sides played, the Cats flogged the Tigers by a lazy ten goals at what was then the Telstra Dome. Interestingly, Tom Lonergan and Ryan Gamble bagged three apiece; they would have both been hoping to repeat that feat this week but Lonergan ended up giving way for Tom Hawkins at some point (probably Lonergan). Richo kicked three but also injured his knee; one imagines if he had of kicked 6 or 7 and had more of an impact he may well have a Brownlow medal in the sock drawer by now, but it wasn't to be.

The match will be broadcast on Fox Sports, with live coverage in all corners of the globe including America, Asia, the Middle East and the UK / Europe. Only Krock, 3AW and ABC774 are to cover the match on radio.

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INJURY LIST

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UMPIRES

Nicholls, Stevic, Sully

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Geelong by 58 points

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GEELONG

IN: Hogan, Hawkins

OUT: Lonergan (soreness), Stokes (soreness)

B: Milburn, Scarlett, Mackie
HB: Corey, Taylor, Rooke
C: Bartel, Enright, Ling
HF: Kelly, Mooney, Gamble
F: Chapman, Hawkins, S.Johnson
FOLL: Ottens, Selwood, Ablett
INT: Blake, Varcoe, Wojcinski, Hogan
EMER: Hogan, Hawkins, Byrnes

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RICHMOND

IN: Rance, King, Hislop, Graham, Nahas

OUT: Cousins (hamstring), McMahon, Thursfield, Browne

B: Newman, Moore, King
HB: Bowden, McGuane, White
C: Edwards, Tuck, Jackson
HF: Brown, Richardson, Riewoldt
F: Morton, Schulz, Tambling
FOLL: Simmonds, Deledio, Foley
INT: Graham, Hislop, Nahas, Rance
EMER: Collins, Polo, Thursfield

CATS INJURY LIST

LATEST LIST

Updated 3/4/2009

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return; Notes

David Johnson (hamstring) - test; was 'test' last week, not named in squad anyway
Bryn Weadon (quad) - 1 week; was 'unknown' last week
Tom Harley (knee)- 2-3 weeks; on track
Adam Varcoe (knee) - 2-3 weeks; was 'test' last week
Ranga Ediriwickrama (hamstring) - 7-11 weeks; was '10-12' weeks
Steven Motlop (shoulder) - indefinite
Josh Hunt (knee) - season
Matthew Egan (foot) - season

RICHMOND INJURY LIST

Daniel Connors (hand) - available
Kayne Pettifer (knee) - 2 weeks
Ben Cousins (hamstring) - 3-4 weeks
Andrew Raines (knee) - 3-4 weeks
Trent Cotchin (achilles) - indefinite
Kane Johnson (knee) - indefinite

LAST TIME

ROUND 18, 2008

SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2008, 19:40 AEST,TELSTRA DOME

CATS BELT TIGERS
Anthony Jensen 2 August 2008

By Anthony Jensen Geelong flogged Richmond by 63 points in front of 42,238 at the Telstra Dome tonight. The Cats had a lazy twelve goal kickers, led once more by Tom Lonergan and Ryan Gamble with three apiece. Geelong started slowly but then put together three dominant quarters of football to end up 63-point victors. The Tigers were without in-form spearhead Nathan Brown who was suffering with a virus.

MATCH RESULT AND REVIEW - CATS BELT TIGERS

GEELONG 2.6 8.8 15.13 20.14 (134) DEFEATED
RICHMOND 2.2 4.6 6.9 10.11 (71)

GOALS
GEELONG: Lonergan 3, Gamble 3, Bartel 2, Mackie 2, Mooney 2, Stokes 2, Kelly, Selwood, Johnson, Rooke, Milburn, Ling
RICHMOND: Richardson 3, Bowden 2, White 2, Riewoldt, Morton, Schulz

BEST
GEELONG: Selwood, Ling, Bartel, Milburn, Corey, Scarlett
RICHMOND: Newman, Deledio, Tuck, McGuane, Tambling

CROWD: 42,238 at Telstra Dome (Melbourne Docklands)

UMPIRES: Stevic, Wenn, Stewart

INJURIES: Geelong:Nil Richmond: Richo hurt his right knee

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