AFL 2013 ROUND 7; GEELONG V ESSENDON; MATCH PREVIEW
Ben Jensen 9 May 2013

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG CATS V ESSENDON BOMBERS ONLY ONE side will remain undefeated, barring a draw anyway, after tomorrow night's top of the table clash between the Cats and the Bombers. The match is all but sold out, even club members such as ourselves having to shell extra just to come in and stand. BIG changes for the Cats, Joel Corey out with a knee injury and Jordan Murdoch omitted, with Jackson Thurlow to make his AFL debut and Jordan Schroder named for his second career game. Incredibly the Bombers have made six changes, four of them unforced. Last season the Cats belted the Bombers by 67 points, little chance of that this time. No confirmation yet from either club if an informal 'Dean Robinson Cup' will be presented after the match.

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LAST GAME DETAILS

UMPIRES

FIELD: Brett Rosebury (8) Matt Stevic (9) Heath Ryan (14) EM: Tristan Burgess (13)
BOUNDARY: Robert Haala Mark Foster Ian Burrows Gerard Large
GOAL: Adam Wojcik Chris Appleton EM: Michael Hammond

TIP: Cats by 3 points

CATS INJURY LIST

Updated 9/5/2013

Paul Chapman (hamstring) - test Not named in side
Joel Corey (knee) - TBA Will miss
Josh Cowan (Achilles) - TBA
Hamish McIntosh (knee) – 2 weeks
Daniel Menzel (knee) - season
Jared Rivers (knee) – 4-8 weeks
Dawson Simpson (back) - TBA
Travis Varcoe (shoulder) - 8 weeks
Josh Walker (shoulder) – 3-4 weeks

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BOMBERS INJURY LIST

Updated 9/5/2013

Brent Stanton (groin) - test

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AFL 2012, ROUND 17, ETIHAD STADIUM

MATCH REPORT- CATS MURDER BOMBERS AT ETIHAD

MATCH PREVIEW - AFL ROUND 17 2012; GEELONG V ESSENDON

CATS MURDER BOMBERS AT ETIHAD
Ben Jensen 21 July 2012

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery AFL GEELONG CATS V ESSENDON BOMBERS GEELONG absolutely monstered Essendon last night at Etihad in front of 50,066. The Cats were back to the form we've come to expect the past six seasons while the Bombers, with Mark Thompson in the coaching box were ordinary. Geelong doubled Essendon's score exactly, winning by 67 points.

Tom Hawkins had another dominant week over his direct opponent but unlike last week was on target last night, booting five goals and dishing off another in a demonstrative display of a power forward. Youngster Jordan Murdoch kicked his first career goals in game number two and Billie Smedts was all class with three himself. Harry Taylor kicked two in a row, both with banana kicks on his trusty left boot.

Steve Johnson had a good game, owning whatever opponent who attempted to man him, but was subbed off in the third quarter by Cameron Guthrie after picking up a thigh injury. Club officials say they're confident he will play next week against Adelaide.

For the Bombers there wasn't a lot of joy though their big players including David Hille and Tom Bellchambers held their own, Bellchambers kicking three goals. In a note of trivia three of the four boundary umpires were named Morrison or Morris.

GEELONG: 4.5, 9.7, 15.11, 20.14 (134) DEFEATED
ESSENDON: 2.1, 5.4, 8.5, 10.7 (67)

GOALS
GEELONG: Hawkins 5, Smedts 3, Johnson 2, Murdoch 2, Taylor 2, Chapman 2, Duncan, Mackie, Motlop, Walker
ESSENDON: Bellchambers 3, Crameri, Davey, Dell'Ollio, Gumbleton, Jetta, Monfries, Myers

BEST
GEELONG: Duncan, Johnson, Smedts, Selwood, Mackie, Hawkins, Corey, Kelly
ESSENDON: Myers, Bellchambers, Stanton, Watson, Heppell

CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil
ESSENDON: Nil

INJURIES
GEELONG: Steve Johnson (groin, RHS)
ESSENDON: Nil

UMPIRES:

FIELD: Brett Rosebury (8) Mathew Nicholls (15) Sam Hay (20) EM: Heath Ryan (14)
BOUNDARY: Chris Morrison, John Morris, Tim Morrison, Gerard Large
GOAL: Chelsea Roffey Luke Walker EM: Peter Gonis

CROWD: 50,066 at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands

PRE-MATCH TIP: Pathetic, of little faith we were! "You don't want to know. Cats will struggle again."

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VFL

VFL ROUND 6

COLLINGWOOD V GEELONG

SATURDAY 18 MAY 2013 13:00 AEST

VICTORIA PARK

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