AFL 2015 ROUND 3: GEELONG V GOLD COAST MATCH PREVIEW - FINAL TEAMS
Ben Jensen 17 April 2015

AFL ROUND 3 2015: GEELONG CATS V GOLD COAST SUNS FOUR CHANGES have been made to the side to face Gold Coast on Sunday, from the side that lost to Fremantle last weekend. Out are injured Andrew Mackie, suspended Billie Smedts along with Dawson Simpson and George Horlin-Smith who were both dropped. Coming in are Jimmy Bartel from injury, Steven Motlop from club suspension, Jordan Murdoch and Jackson Thurlow.

Many fans will be disappointed with Josh Walker being named an emergency, having been calling for Walker to get his go after performing well in the finals last season and in recent VFL matches. Ruck duties appear set to be taken by new recruit Rhys Stanley with support from Mark Blicavs. For the Gold Coast, or the Gold Cuns as Gerard Healy famously referred to them as, will be without skipper Gary Ablett whose immediate and also long term playing future is in question. The Suns have five changes, four due to injury and one suspension. Final teams will be named Friday evening.

The game starts at the pretty inconvenient time of 3:20PM on Sunday; not quite as bad as last year's infamous Thursday night game in Geelong but still pretty inconvenient for members based in Melbourne, Western District or other parts of the state. We understand plenty of tickets remain available so if you can make it, get yourself a ticket.

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UMPIRES

TBC

TIP: Cats by 57 points

CATS INJURY LIST

Updated 16/4/2015

Jimmy Bartel Concussion Test Named in squad
Josh Cowan Hamstring Test
Cameron Delaney Foot Indefinite
Jarrad Jansen Hamstring 1-3 weeks
Andrew Mackie Quad 1-3 weeks
Lincoln McCarthy* Foot Indefinite
Daniel Menzel Knee Indefinite
Billie Smedts Suspension Round 4
Nathan Vardy Knee Indefinite

* On long term injury list

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SUNS INJURY LIST

Updated 16/4/2015

Gary Ablett Shoulder Indefinite
Charlie Dixon Ankle Test
Jarrod Harbrow Shoulder 3-4 weeks
Mitch Hallahan Ribs 1-2 weeks
Jaeger O'Meara Knee TBC
Alex Sexton Suspension Round 4
Danny Stanley Quad Test

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AFL 2014 ROUND 14

GOLD COAST SUNS V GEELONG CATS

SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2014 14:40 AEST

METRICON STADIUM

21 JUNE 2014 CATS DOWNED BY SUNS

19 JUNE 2014 AFL 2014 ROUND 14; GOLD COAST SUNS V GEELONG CATS; TEAMS AND MATCH PREVIEW

CATS DOWNED BY SUNS
Ben Jensen 29 May 2014

GOLD COAST SUNS V GEELONG CATS GEELONG was sunk by the Gold Coast tonight, losing to the Suns by forty points after leading for most of the first half and at half time. The Suns were boosted by six goals from Harley Bennell. The Suns overtook the Cats in the third quarter with four unanswered goals to finish off the quarter, taking a ten point lead into the final term. From then on it was a belting, Gold Coast quickly pushing the lead over 20 points, the Cats thereafter kicking a couple goals but the margin never dropping below 21 points. For the Cats Shane Kersten in his first game kicked two goals with his first two kicks, finishing with three. Tom Hawkins, Steven Motlop and Charlie also finished with three. Next Friday night Geelong plays Essendon, while Gold Coast travel to Launceston to take on reigning Premiers Hawthorn.

GOLD COAST: 3.2, 5.6, 10.11, 17.16 (118) DEFEATED
GEELONG: 5.1, 6.7, 9.7, 11.12 (78)

GOALS
GOLD COAST: Bennell 6, Dixon 3, Russell 2, O'Meara 2, Harbrow, Ablett, Lynch, Martin
GEELONG: Hawkins 3, Kersten 3, Motlop 3, Enright, Johnson

BEST
GOLD COAST: Bennell, Ablett, Prestia, Harbrow, Dixon, Swallow
GEELONG: Selwood, Duncan, Motlop, Kelly, Guthrie

INJURIES
GOLD COAST: Matera (groin)
GEELONG: Stokes (ankle)

REPORTS: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
GOLD COAST: Luke Russell; replaced Brandon Matera after half-time
GEELONG: Josh Caddy; replaced Matthew Stokes (ankle) early in the second quarter

UMPIRES:

Findlay, Fisher, Kamolins

CROWD: 18,236 at Metricon Stadium

PRE-MATCH TIP: "Cats by 17 points"

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