AFL 2014 ROUND 12; GEELONG V CARLTON; TEAMS AND MATCH PREVIEW
Ben Jensen 5 June 2014

By Ben Jensen GEELONG CATS V CARLTON BLUES GEELONG selectors have resisted the urge to really swing the axe at the selection table following last Thursday's 100 point capitulation to the Swans at the SCG. Just two changes have been made, premiership defenders Tom Lonergan and Corey Enright brought back from injury in place of omitted Jackson Sheringham and Travis Varcoe who is unavailable. The struggling Blues have made two changes of their own, Andrew Walker and Dennis Armfield in for injured David Ellard (calf) and Dylan Buckley who has been dropped.

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UMPIRES

TBA

TIP: Cats by 31 points

CATS INJURY LIST

Updated 5/6/2014

Zac Bates Hamstring Test
Josh Caddy Broken foot 2-3 weeks
Allen Christensen* Back Test
Corey Enright Ankle Test - likely to play named in side
Tom Lonergan Concussion Test - likely to play named in side
Andrew Mackie Back Test - in doubt named in side
Lincoln McCarthy Back Test
Daniel Menzel* Knee Indefinite
Jordan Schroder Calf 2-3 weeks
Nathan Vardy* Knee Season

* On long term injury list

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BLUES INJURY LIST

Updated 5/6/2014

Dennis Armfield Calf Test - likely to play
Tom Bell Finger 3 weeks
Patrick Cripps Broken leg 3 weeks
Ed Curnow Fractured fibula Test
David Ellard Calf 2 weeks
Chris Judd Hamstring Test
Matthew Kreuzer* Foot 7 weeks
Andrew Walker Knee Test - likely to play

LAST TIME

AFL ROUND 3, 2013

GEELONG V CARLTON

SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2013 19:10 AEST

ETIHAD STADIUM

CATS BEAT BLUES IN YET ANOTHER HEART STOPPER
Ben Jensen 13 April 2013

By Ben Jensen GEELONG defeated Carlton by 16 points in front of a bumper 43,241 crowd at Etihad Stadium tonight to go three and nil for the season, with the win and luckless Blues the opposite. In fact new coach Michael Malthouse now has four losses from his past six games as coach - THREE of those coming courtesy of the Cats. The win came at a cost however with Travis Varcoe likely to be out for anyone up to 12 weeks if he has to have surgery on an injured shoulder, suffered in the first quarter. The Blues also lost a key player early, Matthew Kreuzer incurring a suspected broken thumb. The match was interrupted in the final quarter due to a streaker who appeared to be naked, holding up play for a minute or so. He wore a blue and white garment that from our perch couldn't distinguish as a Carlton or Geelong scarf.

13 APRIL 2013 CATS BEAT BLUES IN YET ANOTHER HEART STOPPER

11 APRIL 2013 AFL 2013 ROUND 3; GEELONG V CARLTON; MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG: 5.5, 12.6, 17.7, 18.11 (119) DEFEATED
CARLTON: 4.3, 9.5, 11.10, 15.13 (103)

GOALS
GEELONG: Hunt 3, Hawkins 3, Christensen 2, Taylor 2, Smedts 2, Motlop 2, Podsiadly, West, Stokes, Selwood
CARLTON: Rowe 2, Yarran 2, Lucas 2, Scotland, McLean, Buckley, Garlett, McLean, Judd, Murphy, Hampson, Armfield

BEST
GEELONG: Taylor, Hunt, Stokes, Motlop, Christensen, Bartel, Hawkins
CARLTON: Walker, Gibbs, Judd, Robinson, Jamison, Rowe, McLean

CHANGES
GEELONG: Nil CARLTON: Nil

INJURIES
GEELONG: Travis Varcoe (shoulder)
CARLTON: Matthew Kreuzer (thumb)

UMPIRES:

Kenny Dalgleish, Matthew Nicholls, Shane McInerney

CROWD: 43,241 at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Docklands

PRE-MATCH TIP: "Cats by 23 points"

VFL

VFL ROUND 9

GEELONG V PORT MELBOURNE

SATURDAY 7 JUNE 2014 13:10 AEST

SIMONDS STADIUM

B: Joel Hamling, Jake Kolodjashnij, Nick Bourke
HB: Taylor Hunt, Matthew Sully, Jackson Thurlow
C: Travis Varcoe, Allen Christensen, Brad Hartman
HF: Jarrad Jansen, Joshua Walker, Darcy Lang
F: Jack Hollmer, Shane Kersten, James Toohey
FOLL: Andrew Banjanin, Jackson Sheringham, Dominic Gleeson (c)
INT (FROM) Kieren Paliouras, James Linton, Luke Bath, Fraser Fort, Cameron Tudor, Daniel Gibbs, Mitch Herbison, Dane McFarlane, Stephen Bensted (23rd Player).