AFL 2013 ROUND 1; HAWTHORN V GEELONG; MATCH PREVIEW; FINAL TEAMS
Ben Jensen 1 April 2013

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery HAWTHORN HAWKS V GEELONG CATS MARK BLICAVS will make his debut for Geelong in their Easter Monday clash with Hawthorn at the MCG. Joining him pulling on a Cats jumper for the first time are Josh Caddy and Jared Rivers from the Gold Coast and Melbourne. For the Hawks former Bulldog Brian Lake has been named as has debutant Jed Anderson. In the VFL yesterday the Cats unfurled the 2012 premiership flag at Torquay and had a win over Williamstown. Joel Corey, named an emergency for this game, played a full game while another emergency for this game, Josh Walker, picked up an injury.

Monday sees two great sides continue their rivalry at the MCG, the Cats seeking to win their tenth straight game over the Hawks, who hope to make the most of Lance 'Buddy' Franklin while still at the club. Of the last nine wins by the Cats seven have been less than ten points. The last such match in round 19 last season saw the Cats in front by some 51 points early in the second quarter, the Hawks going on the snatch the lead back, Geelong only winning the match thanks to a Tom Hawkins goal after the siren 52 metres from goal.

Missing for the Cats are suspended triple-premiership duo Steve Johnson and James Kelly, while Josh Hunt is out with injury. Trent West has been named on the bench and is now confirmed to play, Blicavs named as first ruck. Blicavs's is an incredible debut, after spending most of his adult life pursuing an international athletics career. Former Dee Jared Rivers is named in a back pocket, while Gold Coast recruit Josh Caddy is on the bench.

Hawks skipper Luke Hodge is missing as is Michael Osborne, the Hawks naming backman Josh Gibson, recruit Brian Lake and the excitement machine Cyril Rioli. Former Bulldog and former Harris Lake may yet have to wait another week to debut with his new club, being under a cloud with a calf injury, but our word is he'll play. Also new for the Hawks are Jed Anderson from WA club Peel Thunder while former Cat Jonathan Simpkin sits this one out as an emergency.

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LAST GAME DETAILS

UMPIRES

FIELD: Matt Stevic, Shane Stewart, Matthew Nichols EM: Ben Ryan
BOUNDARY: Christopher Gordon, Mitchell Lefevre, John Morris Shane Thiele
GOAL: Luke Walker, Adam Wojcik EM: Jason Venkataya

TIP?

Cats by 7 points

CATS INJURY LIST

Updated 1/4/2013

Jed Bews (foot) – indefinite
George Burbury (foot) – indefinite
Daniel Menzel (knee) – 2-3 weeks
Lincoln McCarthy (foot) – indefinite
Hamish McIntosh (knee) – indefinite
Dawson Simpson (back) – indefinite
Nathan Vardy (groin) – indefinite
Trent West (knee) – 1-2 weeks NAMED IN SIDE, WILL PLAY

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HAWKS INJURY LIST

Updated 28/3/2013

Josh Gibson (ribs) – test NAMED IN SIDE
Luke Hodge (knee) – test NOT NAMED
Brian Lake (calf) – test NAMED IN SIDE
Michael Osborne (knee) – test NOT NAMED
Cyril Rioli (ankle) – test NAMED IN SIDE
Matt Suckling (knee) – season
Brendan Whitecross (knee) – indefinite
Alex Woodward (knee) – season

LAST TIME

AFL 2012, ROUND 19, FRIDAY 3 AUGUST 2012 19:50 AEST; MCG

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2 AUGUST 2012 AFL ROUND 19 2012; HAWTHORN V GEELONG

'HAWKIWOBBLES' CONTINUE AS GEELONG SINKS HAWTHORN WITH AFTER SIREN GOAL
Ben Jensen 3 August 2012

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery HAWTHORN HAWKS V GEELONG CATS TOM HAWKINS amazingly won the match for Geelong over Hawthorn tonight with a goal after the siren, his sixth, from outside the fifty metre arc. The win was Geelong's ninth in a row over Hawthorn since the 2008 Grand Final. Already being billed by TV and radio commentators as one of the best games of the decade, possibly a heat of moment exaggeration but it was a cracker. The Cats did everything but break the back of the Hawks in the opening term, booting nine goals to two. But the Hawks were far from finished, smashing the Cats in the second quarter five goals to one cutting the lead to just 17 points at the main break. Geelong won the third by a couple points in a contest of full intensity.

FULL MATCH REPORT

GEELONG: 9.3, 10.5, 14.9,18.10 (118) DEFEATED
HAWTHORN: 2.0, 7.6, 11.8, 17.14 (116)

GOALS
GEELONG: Hawkins 6, Chapman 4, Johnson 2, Duncan 2, Podsiadly, Christensen, Mackie, Walker
HAWTHORN: Gunston 4, Rioli 2, Puopolo 2, Breust 2, Burgoyne 2, Lewis, Hale, Roughead, Sewell, Whitecross

BEST
GEELONG: Hawkins, Johnson, Selwood, Kelly, Stephenson, Chapman, Lonergan, Taylor
HAWTHORN: Mitchell, Rioli, Stratton, Gunston, Breust, Burgoyne, Hale, Sewell

CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil
HAWTHORN: Max Bailey replaced in selected side by Shane Savage

INJURIES
GEELONG: Josh Hunt (quadricep)
HAWTHORN: Nil reported

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VFL

VFL ROUND 1

GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN

SUNDAY 31 MARCH 2013 14:00 AEST

TORQUAY

TEAM INFO

NAMED SIDE:

B Eardley Bathie Hartman
HB Thurlow Hamling Flanagan
C Caddy T. Selwood Stringer
HF Corrigan Walker Stokes
F Gleeson Brown Schroder
R West Horlin-Smith Christensen
Int Sully Sheahan Banjanin Fisher Raidme Gibbs McFarlane* Barham Capra Condy Maas Measures Hollmer