AFL 2009 ROUND 18; GEELONG V ADELAIDE; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 31 July 2009

By Ben Jensen AFL 2009 ROUND 18 GEELONG CATS V ADELAIDE CROWS A DEPLETED GEELONG side, minus All Australian full back Matthew Scarlett takes on Adelaide at Skilled Stadium this Saturday arvo, boosted by the return of Steve Johnson and skipper Tom Harley.

The bookies are backing the Cats, pretty much unbackable at around $1.15 now, to the Crows' $4 even, quite generous considering. Brad Ottens, absent since round 2, has been named in the VFL side for the Cats while fellow ruckman Mark Blake remains on the outer, also named in the VFL with Shane Mumford the sole specialist ruck. Tom Hawkins, who pinch-hit the last couple weeks, is expected to fill a similar role on the weekend.

The match is to be broadcast on Channel Ten in Victoria on an hour's delay; viewers in all other states except WA will get it live on Ten and affiliates. UK based Geelong fans, in the absence of Setanta, will be able to watch the game live thanks to the AFL / Telstra: http://bigpondtv.com/aflliveuk

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Cats by 34 points

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The odds for Hawthorn are expected to narrow closer to the game, but on the Wednesday the Cats were short priced favourites, paying around $1.20 with the Hawks $4 outsiders.

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GEELONG

IN: Harley, S Johnson
OUT: Scarlett (groin), Taylor (groin)

B: Milburn, Harley, Enright
HB: Wojcinski, Lonergan, Mackie,
C:, Corey, Ling, Bartel
HF: Stokes, Mooney, S.Johnson
F: Chapman, Hawkins, Rooke
FOLL: Mumford, Selwood, Ablett
INT: Byrnes, Hogan, Stokes, Tenace
EMER: Gillies, Blake, Laidler

ADELAIDE

IN: Edwards
OUT: Martin (knee)

B: Johncock, Rutten, Doughty
HB: Goodwin, Bock, McLeod
C: van Berlo, Thompson, Reilly
HF: Knights, Stevens, Dangerfield
F: Porplyzia, Tippett, Burton
FOLL: Maric, Vince, Shirley
INT: Edwards, Symes, Otten, Sellar
EMER: Walker, Petrenko, Armstrong

CATS INJURY LIST

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Updated 30/7/2009

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return; Notes

Brad Ottens (knee) - test
Tom Harley (knee) - test (Named in side)
Nathan Djerrkura (thigh) - test
Steven Motlop (groin) - 1 week
Tom Allwright (knee) - 1 week
Matthew Scarlett (abductor) - 1-2 weeks
Harry Taylor (groin) - 1-2 weeks
Ryan Gamble (hamstring) - 1-2 weeks
Bryn Weadon (quad) - 1-2 weeks
Scott Simpson (ankle) - 1-3 weeks
James Kelly (hamstring) - 2 weeks
Ranga Ediriwickrama (hamstring) - 5 weeks
Josh Hunt (ACL) - season
Mitch Brown (broken leg) - season
Matthew Egan (foot) - season

CROWS INJURY LIST

Tyson Edwards (hamstring) - test (Named in side)
Andy Otten (corked thigh) - test
David Mackay (hamstring) - 2 weeks
Shaun McKernan (broken arm) - 2-3 weeks
Nick Gill (ankle) - 4 weeks
Jarrhan Jacky (hamstring) - indefinite
Brad Moran (knee) - indefinite
Brodie Martin (knee) - season (New)

LAST TIME

AFL 2009, ROUND 4

SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2009, 19:40 AEST,AAMI STADIUM

CATS OVERRUN GALLANT CROWS AT AAMI STADIUM
Ben Jensen 18 April 2009

By Ben Jensen GEELONG V ADELAIDE AFL ROUND 4 GEELONG eventually cruised towards their fourth win of the season after surviving a spirited Adelaide' fightback at AAMI Stadium tonight. Nine minutes into the final quarter and the Cats were officially unofficially home; Chapman's first, assisted by best afield Ablett, snuffed out and hopes the Crows had, the Cats now in front by 29 points. This finally broke the Crows' spirit, the Cats perhaps flattering themselves with goal after goal, unanswered to win by fourty-eight points. Gary Ablett amazingly had 46 posessions in his 150th game, easily his best and just seven less than the record held by Greg Williams.

MATCH RESULT - CATS OVERRUN GALLANT CROWS AT AAMI STADIUM

MATCH PREVIEW INCLUDING TV AND RADIO COVERAGE, BETTING ODDS

GEELONG 5.1, 10.2, 14.5, 21.8 (134) DEFEATED
ADELAIDE 3.1, 7.2, 11.6, 13.8 (86)

GOALS
GEELONG: Ablett 3, Johnson 3, Varcoe 3, Mooney 2, Stokes 2, Rooke 2, Mackie, Blake, Byrnes, Selwood, Chapman, Mumford
ADELAIDE: Porplyzia 3, Mackay 2, Dangerfield 2, Walker 2, Thompson, Tippett, Petrenko, Edwards

BEST
GEELONG: Ablett, Corey, Selwood, Ling, Bartel, Enright, Stokes, S.Johnson
ADELAIDE: Thompson, Edwards, Goodwin, Johncock, Reilly, van Berlo, Vince

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VFL

2009 VFL DRAW FOR GEELONG

VFL ROUND 16
GEELONG V CASEY SCORPIONS
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2009, 14:00 AEST
SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG

B Donohue Gillies Firman
HB D. Johnson McKenna Hollmer
C Laidler Moles Raidme
HF B. Johnson Podsiadly A. Varcoe
F Westwood Ottens West
FOLL Blake Simpkin Djerrkura
INT Kennedy Carson Sheringham Smith Corrigan Stavenuiter Moreland Tutungi

LAST TIME

VFL 2009 ROUND 7, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 14:00

TREVOR BARKER OVAL

MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM LISTS

GEELONG 3.1 7.5 13.8 19.11 (125) DEFEATED
SANDRINGHAM 7.5 10.9 14.10 18.14 (122)

GOALS: GEELONG : B. Johnson 8, J. Westwood 3, T. Allwright 2, J. Podsiadly 2, D. McKenna, T. West, B. Moles, J. Simpkin
SANDRINGHAM: N. Sautner 5, T. Lynch 4, D. Gallagher 2, B. McEvoy, J. Steven, R. Stanley, P. Summers, J. Gram, N. Heyne, A. Smith

BEST: GEELONG : K. Tenace, N. Djerrkura, T. West, B. Johnson, T. Gillies, S. Hogan
SANDRINGHAM: T. Lynch, D. Armitage, J. Gram, N. Sautner, C. Begley, R. Stanley

CASEY SCORPIONS

B Whelan Silvagni Stockdale
HB Buckley Faulks Taylor
C Wall Valenti Matthews
HF Panozza Robertson Chivers
F Jetta Waite Hughes
FOLL Spencer MacReadie Sylvia
INT Grimes McGough Lees Snow Zomer Liddle Blaser Morton McNamara Collins Scanlon Carr*