AFL ROUND 7 2010; GEELONG V SYDNEY; MATCH PREVIEW PLUS TV / RADIO BROADCAST DETAILS
Ben Jensen 8 May 2010

By Ben Jensen GEELONG CATS V SYDNEY SWANS GEELONG has recalled big guns Gary Ablett and Matthew Scarlett for their crucial clash with top of ladder Sydney at Skilled Stadium this Sunday. In a major blow however Brad Ottens is out, and will miss at least six weeks. The Cats brains trust has decided just to bring in Ablett and Scarlett, leaving Dawson Simpson as an emergency. In Ottens' place will be the likes of Cameron Mooney or Tom Hawkins in pinch-hitting roles. The 'real deal' Swans are also missing their first-choice ruckman Mark Seaby, so former Cat Shane Mumford will take the number one mantle against his former teammate Mark Blake. Mitch Duncan misses out, unlucky as he has shown real poise thus far and is one of Geelong's insurance policies for the future.

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UMPIRES

FIELD: Shane Stewart (10) Ray Chamberlain (18) Shaun Ryan (25) EM: Michael Jennings (24)
BOUNDARY: Mark Foster Chris Roberts Gerard Large Shane Jansen
GOAL: Jason Venkataya David Dixon EM: Daniel Wilson

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Geelong by 17 points

BETTING (As At 8/5/2010) (Check OnThePunt for latest odds)*

Bookie	Geelong	Sydney
Sportingbet	$1.28	$3.75
Sports Alive	$1.27	$3.85
Betfair (-5%)	$1.32	$3.66
Sportsbet (TAB Vic)	$1.25	$3.90
Paddy Power	$1.22	$3.40

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GEELONG

IN: Ablett, Scarlett
OUT: Ottens (foot), Duncan (omit)

B: J. Hunt, Scarlett, Milburn
HB: Enright, Taylor, Mackie
C: Kelly, Ling, Wojcinski
HF: Hawkins, Podsiadly, Chapman
F: Ablett, Mooney, Johnson
FOLL: Blake, Selwood, Bartel
INT: Byrnes, Hogan, Varcoe, Lonergan
EMER: Gamble, Simpson, Duncan

SYDNEY

IN: Pyke, Rohan
OUT: Seaby (ankle), Hannebery (shoulder)

B: Shaw, Roberts-Thomson, Kennelly
HB: Mattner, Grundy, Malceski
C: McVeigh, Kirk, Smith
HF: R.O'Keefe, Goodes, Kennedy
F: White, Bradshaw, Moore
FOLL: Mumford, J.Bolton, Jack
INT: Jetta, Pyke, Richards, Rohan
EMER: Barlow, Bevan, O'Dwyer

CATS INJURY LIST

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Updated 8/5/2010

Player (Injury) Onset; Estimated Return; Notes

Mitch Brown (leg) - 1-2 weeks
Joel Corey (knee) - test
Steven Motlop (shoulder) - 9 weeks
Matthew Scarlett (back) - test
Jesse Stringer (hip) - 1 week
Brad Ottens (hand) - 6-8 weeks
Trent West (hamstring) - 1-2 weeks
Marcus Drum (detached retina) - 5 weeks
Max Rooke (knee) - test

SWANS INJURY LIST

Mark Seaby (ankle) - 12 weeks
Jake Orreal (back soreness) - indefinite
Craig Bolton (Achilles) - 7-8 weeks
Kristen Thornton (knee) - 2-3 weeks
Craig Bird (foot) - 2-3 weeks
Daniel Hannebery (shoulder) - 1-2 weeks
Brett Meredith (knee) - 1-2 weeks
Ben McGlynn (quad strain) - test/ 1 week

LAST TIME

ROUND 20 SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2009, 19:10 AEST

ANZ STADIUM, SYDNEY

MATCH PREVIEW REVIEW

CATS HOLD OFF SWANS, JUST
GEELONG limped to a five point win over Sydney at ANZ Stadium last night in front of 40,261 punters who made the trip to Homebush. A five goal final quarter from the Cats was barely enough to hold off a fast finishing Swans side. The Cats kicked the first goal of the final term to jump to a sixteen point buffer, however the Swans struck back with the next two goals. Geelong kicked two more to really stamp their authority on the match however Sydney weren't about to give up and roll over, and looked like they were going to nick a win after trailing all day. Cameron Mooney, who along with Shannon Byrnes kicked three, was dominant up forward in the last quarter but missed a chance to put the match beyond doubt, kicking the final behind of the match.

GEELONG: 3.4, 6.5, 9.11, 13.14 (92) DEFEATED
SYDNEY: 2.3, 5.5, 8.7, 13.9 (87)

GOALS
GEELONG: C Mooney 3 S Byrnes 3 T Hawkins 2 G Ablett J Corey J Selwood S Johnson T Lonergan
SYDNEY: M O'Loughlin 3 A Goodes 2 M Mattner 2 B Kirk D Hannebery J Bolton J Moore J White R O'Keefe

BEST
GEELONG: G Ablett J Bartel J Corey C Mooney S Byrnes C Enright C Ling
SYDNEY: M O'Loughlin A Goodes R Shaw R O'Keefe J Bolton B Kirk

CROWD: 40,261 at ANZ Stadium, Homebush, Sydney

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VFL

VFL ROUND 5
COLLINGWOOD V GEELONG
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2010, 13:00 AEST
VICTORIA PARK

GEELONG

B Firman Gillies Cowan
HB Gamble Lonergan Laidler
C T. Varcoe Hogan T. Hunt
HF Duncan B. Johnson Byrnes
F Christensen Vardy Ediriwickrama
FOLL Simpson Stokes Djerrkura
INT (FROM) Raidme Biemans Atley* Kee Cuthill Bright Maas Jull Hughes Simpkin Smith Weston

LAST TIME

VFL ROUND 20
GEELONG V COLLINGWOOD
SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2009, 09:40 AEST
SKILLED STADIUM
MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM LISTS

COLLINGWOOD 1.1 4.9 5.15 9.17 (71) DEFEATED
GEELONG 3.4 3.6 4.7 4.9 (33)

GOALS
COLLINGWOOD: A. Rocca 2, B. MacAffer, D. Stanley, J. Blair, J. Barham, M. Clarke, A. Corrie, K. Pendlebury
GEELONG: D. McKenna 2, N. Djerrkura, T. Lonergan

BEST
COLLINGWOOD: M. Clarke, S. Sidebottom, D. Stanley, J. Blair, R. Cook, B. Reid
GEELONG: S. Mumford, A. Donohue, C. Tutungi, J. Hollmer, J. Westwood, D. McKenna
Collingwood

COLLINGWOOD

B Hunter Prestigiacomo Rounds
HB Corrie K. Pendlebury Blight
C Barham Lockyer Buckley
HF Reed L. Brown Young
F J. Thomas Anthony McNamara
FOLL Keeffe Cook Blair
INT (FROM) Rinaldi Millard Sinclair Frost Sundberg Allen* Liston Colbert Carter