AFL 2011; 2ND QUALIFYING FINAL; GEELONG V HAWTHORN; MATCH PREVIEW INCLUDING TEAM LISTS, TV DETAILS
Ben Jensen 8 September 2011

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG CATS V HAWTHORN HAWKS GEELONG and Hawthorn clash for the third time at the MCG tomorrow night, with the Cats hoping for three out of three over the Hawks. As supposed by The Cattery at Sunday's unofficial selection meeting in Leopold, Darren Milburn is the man to miss out for the return of Tom Lonergan, with Shannon Byrnes also making way for Matthew Stokes. The Hawks have made a cool eight changes from last weekend's narrow win over Gold Coast, to match their eight changes for that match. For the first time, viewers in NSW, Queensland and the ACT will be able to watch the game LIVE and in HD on 7mate.

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LAST GAME DETAILS

UMPIRES

FIELD: Chris Donlon (1) Mathew Nicholls (15) Shaun Ryan (25) EM: Justin Schmitt (17)
BOUNDARY: Mark Foster Justin Bennison Chris Gordon John Morris
GOAL: Mark Canning Chris Appleton EM: Jason Venkataya

TIP?

Cats by 17 points

CATS INJURY LIST

Updated 8/9/2011

Harry Taylor (thigh) - test
Joel Corey (groin) - test
Billie Smedts (hip) - season
Jesse Stringer (knee) - season
Mitch Brown (shoulder) - season
Nathan Vardy (hip) - season
Tom Longergan (thigh) - available
Mathew Stokes (soreness) - available

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HAWKS INJURY LIST

Updated 8/9/2011

Taylor Duryea (ankle) - indefinite
Stephen Gilham (knee) - indefinite
Mitch Hallahan (ankle) - indefinite
Angus Litherland (foot) - indefinite
Luke Lowden (thumb) - indefinite
Jarryd Roughead (Achilles) - indefinite
Clinton Young (ankle) - TBC

LAST TIME

AFL 2011, ROUND 12

GEELONG V HAWTHORN

SATURDAY 11 JUNE 2011 19:10 AEST

MCG

CATS HOLD OFF HAWKS IN THRILLER AT MCG, AGAIN
Ben Jensen 12 June 2011

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG CATS V HAWTHORN HAWKS GEELONG fans had one hell of a scare at the MCG tonight, but ultimately went home with a smile as their boys held off Hawthorn by 5 points in front of 63,476 punters at the MCG. The Cats keep their 'purrfect' record alive, 11 wins from 11, keeping them top spot ahead of reigning premiers Collingwood.

Lance Franklin, who shook off a calf injury cloud to play, kicked the first goal of the game after four minutes which was soon matched by a major to Nathan Vardy who took a great contested mark, using his body very well. James Podsiadly had a couple goals and one behind by quarter time, the Cats in front by 19 points after kicking the final three goals of the quarter. The Hawks however came out all guns blazing in the second, before you knew it they were in front by 11 points after kicking five unanswered goals in the first 12 minutes. To their credit however the Cats responded in the only way they know, throwing everything they had back, kicking five unanswered goals of their own including an incredible four to Podsiadly who equalled his best ever return for a game before half time. The Cats could have taken a double-digit lead into half time but late goals from Franklin and late change Brent Renouf saw the lead just one goal to the Cats. FULL MATCH REPORT MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG: 5.2 10.2 10.6 13.10 (88) DEFEATED
HAWTHORN: 2.1 9.2 13.513.5 (83)

GOALS
GEELONG: Podsiadly 6, Johnson 2, Varcoe, Menzel, Stokes, Chapman, Vardy
HAWTHORN: Franklin 4, Lewis, Osborne, Young, Sewell, Savage, Rioli, Renouf, Whitecross, Bruest

BEST
GEELONG: Podsiadly, Kelly, Enright, Chapman, Selwood, Johnson
HAWTHORN: Mitchell, Franklin, Shiels, Sewell, Rioli, Lewis

CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil
HAWTHORN: Max Bailey (cork) replaced in the selected side by Lady Brent Renouf

INJURIES
GEELONG: Nil
HAWTHORN: Young (hamstring), Roughead (Achilles), Guerra (cheekbone)

REPORTS: Nil

UMPIRES: Farmer, Findlay, McBurney
CROWD: 63,476 at MCG, Melbourne

VFL - CATS' SEASON FINISHED