AFL 2009 ROUND 20; SYDNEY SWANS V GEELONG; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 13 August 2009

By Ben Jensen AFL 2009 ROUND 20 SYDNEY SWANS V GEELONG CATS GEELONG, desperately want to get their season back on track after last week's loss to the Blues, have recalled Matthew Scarlett, Harry Taylor, Mark Blake and David Johnson. Sydney, who confirmed John Longmire will takeover from Paul Roos in 2011 ala Collingwood and Malthouse-Bucley Kirribilli Agreement, likewise wish to push on with their season. A win over the Cats keeps them within reach of the finals, after their thrashing of Richmond at the MCG last weekend. Making way for the Cats are the injured trio David Wojcinski, David Milburn (both ankle), Max Rooke (knee) and Kane Tenace (dropped).

Good and bad news for folk in the UK; good if you want to watch / record it on proper TV, bad if you didn't want to pay for it and would rather watch the free stream. It is as yet unclear if this arrangement will continue for another week or not. For the second week running the game's live on ESPN, now available not only via Sky but Virgin, BT and TopUpTV.

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YOUR SAY: WILL THE CATS GET OVER THE LINE?

LAST GAME DETAILS

INJURY LIST

LAST TIME

MATCH NEWS BY GOOGLE

UMPIRES:

FIELD: Michael Vozzo (2) Matt Stevic (9) Scott Jeffery (29) EM: Troy Pannell (28)
BOUNDARY: Luke McSpeerin Luke Roberts Michael Saunders Chris Simms
GOAL:James Savage Sergio Villagra EM: David Flegg

TIP?

Cats by 11 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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YOUR SAY

MATCH NEWS BY GOOGLE

GEELONG

IN: Scarlett, Taylor, Mark Blake, David Johnson
OUT: Wojcinski (ankle), Milburn (ankle), Rooke (knee), Tenace

B: Tom Harley – Matthew Scarlett – Corey Enright
HB: Harry Taylor – Tom Lonergan – Andrew Mackie
C: Joel Corey – Cameron Ling – Jimmy Bartel
HF: Travis Varcoe – Cameron Mooney – Steve Johnson
F: Mathew Stokes – Tom Hawkins – Shannon Byrnes
FOLL: Shane Mumford – Joel Selwood – Gary Ablett
INT: Mark Blake, David Johnson, Simon Hogan, Tom Gillies
EMER: Ryan Gamble, Jeremy Laidler, Kane Tenace

SYDNEY

IN: Barry
OUT: McVeigh (hamstring)

B: Jared Crouch, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Leo Barry
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Craig Bolton
C: Nick Smith, Brett Kirk, Martin Mattner
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Luke Ablett
F: Jesse White, Michael O’Loughlin, Dan Hannebery
FOLL: Darren Jolly, Kieren Jack, Jude Bolton
INT: Ed Barlow, Jarred Moore, Matt O’Dwyer, Mike Pyke
EMER: Paul Bevan, Nick Malceski, Kristin Thornton

CATS INJURY LIST

LATEST LIST

Updated 13/8/2009

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return; Notes

Matthew Stokes (quad) - test
Max Rooke (knee) - test
James Kelly (hamstring) - 1 week
Bryn Weadon (quad) - 1 week
Paul Chapman (hamstring) - 1 week
Nathan Djerrkura (quad) - 1-2 weeks
Darren Milburn (ankle) - 1-2 weeks
David Wojcinski (ankle) - 1-2 weeks
Scott Simpson (ankle) - 1-3 weeks
Josh Hunt (ACL) - season
Mitch Brown (broken leg) - season
Ranga Ediriwickrama (hamstring) - season
Matthew Egan (foot) - season

SWANS INJURY LIST

Tim Schmidt (hamstring) - 1 week
Jarrad McVeigh (hamstring) - 2-3 weeks
Ted Richards (chest) - 2-3 weeks
Daniel Currie (foot) - season
Lewis Johnston (foot) - season
Amon Buchanan (knee) - season
Craig Bird (shoulder) - season
Brett Meredith (forearm) - season
Henry Playfair (hamstring) - season
Campbell Heath (knee) - season

LAST TIME

AFL 2009, ROUND 7

SATURDAY 9 MAY 2009, 14:10 AEST, SKILLED STADIUM

CATS TOO GOOD FOR SWANS IN WORKMANLIKE 51 POINT WIN
Anthony Jensen 5 May 2009

By Anthony Jensen AFL 2009 ROUND 7 GEELONG CATS V SYDNEY SWANS KARDINIA PARK experienced relatively tropical conditions on Saturday afternoon compared to a couple of weeks ago, the better weather drawing a healthy crowd of a touch over 22,000 to see the Ablettless Cats post a solid win over the Sydney Swans who haven't won down here this millennium, a trend that looks set to continue for another couple of years at least.

PREVIEW INCLUDING TEAM LISTS
REVIEW - CATS TOO GOOD FOR SWANS

GEELONG 1.5, 8.7, 12.10, 17.14 (116) DEFEATED
SYDNEY 1.2, 4.3, 7.4,10.5 (65)

GOALS
GEELONG: S Johnson 4, Stokes 3, Mooney 3, Hawkins 3, Bartel, Rooke, Byrnes, Kelly
SYDNEY: O'Loughlin 3, Goodes 2, Grundy 2, Moore, J Bolton, Meredith

BEST
GEELONG: Selwood, Corey, S Johnson, Scarlett, Stokes, Kelly, Mooney
SYDNEY: Goodes, O'Loughlin, O'Keefe, Buchanan, J Bolton

CROWD: 22,050 at Skilled Stadium, Geelong

UMPIRES
FIELD: Matt Stevic (9) Scott McLaren (11) Jason Armstrong (26) EM: Shane Stewart (10)
BOUNDARY: Adam Coote Matthew Payton John Morris Shane Jones
GOAL: Peter Gonis Luke Walker EM: Steve Stirling

INJURIES
GEELONG: TBC
SYDNEY: TBC

REPORTS: Nil

PREMATCH ODDS: Geelong $1.05 - $1.12; Sydney $6.25 - 8.00 (Told you to back the Cats)

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VFL

2009 VFL DRAW FOR GEELONG

VFL ROUND 18
NORTHERN BULLANTS V GEELONG
SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2009, 14:00 AEST
SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG

B Donohue Hollmer Firman
HB T. Hunt McKenna Laidler
C Raidme Gamble Tenace
HF Motlop Podsiadly A. Varcoe
F Allwright Ottens D. Simpson
FOLL West Moles Tutungi
INT (FROM) Stavenuiter Kennedy Sheringham Moreland Westwood Smith Carson B. Johnson Priest

LAST TIME

VFL ROUND 11
NORTHERN BULLANTS V GEELONG
SUNDAY 23 JUNE 2009, 14:00 AEST
SKILLED STADIUM

MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM LISTS

CATS HAVE ANOTHER WIN

According to the chatter on Cats Claw, Kane Tenace was best on ground while Matthew Stokes played fairly poor, and David Wojcinski fairly quiet.

GEELONG 1.5 7.9 13.11 17.12 (114) DEFEATED
NORTHERN BULLANTS 1.4 5.5 9.8 11.15 (81)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Podsiadly 6 McKenna 3 Stokes 2 Tenace 2 Hunt Allwright Varcoe Djerrkura
NORTHERN BULLANTS : Saddington 3 Cloke 3 Bentley 2 Gianfagna Bannister Morgan

BEST:
GEELONG: Djerrkura Hogan Tenace Gamble Lonergan McKenna
NORTHERN BULLANTS: Ellard Russell Saddington Bentley Bannister Cloke

NORTHERN BULLANTS

B Edwards M. Austin Browne
HB Iacobucci Saddington Morgan
C Grigg Hadley Carrazzo
HF Robinson Cloke Fisher
F Garlett Hartlett Wiggins
FOLL Jacobs Bentick Ellard
INT (FROM) Anderson Warnock Ja. Bannister Pfeiffer Yarran Boundy Gianfagna Neaves Johnson Hill S. Austin