AFL ROUND 9 2010; COLLINGWOOD V GEELONG; MATCH PREVIEW INCLUDING TEAM LISTS, TV DETAILS
Ben Jensen 21 May 2010

By Ben Jensen COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES V GEELONG CATS THE J-POD is back for Geelong's clash with ladder-leaders Collingwood (yes that's right) this Friday at the MCG. The two James', Podsiadly and Kelly, return from injury to add strength to a Cats side pumped for the title challenger Magpies. The Wobblers brought back midfielder Sharrod Wellington in place of forward Jack Anthony, who doesn't have a good record against the Cats. Geelong coach Mark Thompson dismissed talk his side has less motivation than Collingwood; "I think our guys love playing against good teams and Collingwood are a good team and we have had some great contests. So we will do everything we possibly can and I know our boys will be motivated on Friday night to play near to their best football they can." Joel Corey remains absent through injury, while young Mitch Brown likewise remains on the sidelines.

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Geelong by 11 points

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Bookie	Geelong	Collingwood
Sportingbet	$1,75	$2.10
Sports Alive	$1.78	$2.05
Betfair (-5%)	$1.79	$2.12
Sportsbet (TAB Vic)	$1.71	$2.15
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GEELONG

IN: Podsiadly, Kelly
OUT: Hogan, Duncan

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

COLLINGWOOD

IN: Wellingham
OUT: Anthony

B: Shaw, Reid, Johnson
HB: O'Brien, Maxwell, Wellingham
C: Ball, Swan, Toovey
HF: O'Bree, Cloke, Didak
F: Beams, Macaffer, Davis
FOLL: Jolly, Pendlebury, Thomas
INT: Sidebottom, N.Brown, Dawes, Wood
EMER: Lockyer, Fraser, Anthony

CATS INJURY LIST

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Updated 21/5/2010

Mitch Brown (leg) - 1-2 weeks
Joel Corey (knee) - 4 weeks
Steven Motlop (shoulder) - 7 weeks
Brad Ottens (foot) - 4-6 weeks
Marcus Drum (detached retina) - 3 weeks
Max Rooke (knee) - 3-4 weeks

WOBBLERS INJURY LIST

Sharrod Wellingham (calf) - test
Paul Medhurst (foot) - test
John McCarthy (hamstring) - 1 week
Tristan Francis (quadriceps) - 1 week
Sean Rusling (calf) - 1-2 weeks
Luke Rounds (shoulder) - 2 weeks
Anthony Corrie (knee) - 2-3 weeks

LAST TIME

AFL 2009, 2ND PRELIMINARY FINAL, SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2009, 19:30 AEST

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CATS THRASH MAGPIES, INTO THIRD CONSECUTIVE AFL GRAND FINAL
Ben Jensen 19 September 2009

By Ben Jensen AFL 2009 2ND PRELIMINARY FINAL GEELONG CATS V COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES GEELONG are into their third AFL Grand Final in a row, defeating Collingwood at the MCG by a massive margin of seventy-three points in front of a decent crowd of 87,258 at the MCG. The Cats will play St Kilda next Saturday afternoon, aiming for two Premierships inside three years.

GEELONG : 3.6, 7.7, 11.13, 17.18 (120) DEFEATED
COLLINGWOOD : 2.2, 5.8, 6.9, 6.11 (47)

GOALS
GEELONG: Chapman 5, Byrnes 2, Hawkins 2, Ablett 2, Varcoe 2, Ottens, Mooney, Johnson, Corey
COLLINGWOOD: Brown, Didak, Johnson, Lockyer, O'Brien, Macaffer

BEST
GEELONG: Scarlett, Enright, Ablett, Milburn, Bartel, Chapman, Mackie
COLLINGWOOD: Gilbee, Cooney, Boyd, Higgins, Lake, Akermanis

INJURIES
GEELONG: G Ablett P Chapman J Corey J Bartel H Taylor C Ling T Hawkins
COLLINGWOOD: S O'Bree B Johnson N Maxwell L Brown

UMPIRES: FIELD: Brett Rosebury (8) Scott McLaren (11) Shaun Ryan (25) EM: Simon Meredith (21) BOUNDARY: Adam Coote Cameron Ward Rob Haala Jamie Giles GOAL: Mark Canning David Dixon EM: Chris Appleton

CROWD: 87,258 at the MCG

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