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AFL 2015 ROUND 5:
RICHMOND V GEELONG MATCH PREVIEW AFL ROUND 5 2015: RICHMOND TIGERS V GEELONG CATS GEELONG has made THREE CHANGES to the side that lost to North Melbourne last week ahead of tomorrow's clash with Richmond at the MCG. Dual premiership backman Tom Lonergan returns after missing a week following a nasty knock to the head in the win over the Suns, along with Shane Kersten in his first game of the season and ruckman Dawson Simpson. Missing will be Rhys Stanley (soreness) who has been a real boon for the Cats since joining from St Kilda, Mitch Clark with a foot complaint and Nakia Cockatoo has been omitted. Richmond has made five changes, three of them compulsory. Coming into the side is the experienced Chris Newman, Ty Vickery, Troy Chaplin, Corey Ellis and Ben Lennon. The game starts at 1:45 at the MCG on Saturday, the weather is set to be nice and dry in the high teens, nice if you're on the sunny side of the ground but rug up if in the shade. In other news around the club Brad Hartman, 20, has mutually agreed to part ways with the club, after spending at least the last six weeks near his home town of Murray Bridge in South Australia. Hartman played five games last season showing some promise, but has had issues with life as a professional footballer off the field.
UMPIRES TBC TIP: Cats by 19 points
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AFL 2015 ROUND 5 RICHMOND TIGERS V GEELONG CATS SATURDAY 2 MAY 2015 13:45 AEST MCG
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Updated 1/5/2015 Jimmy Bartel Knee 6 weeks * On long term injury list |
TIGERS INJURY LIST Updated 1/5/2015 Dan Butler Knee 6-8 weeks |
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AFL 2014 ROUND 7 GEELONG CATS V RICHMOND TIGERS SUNDAY 4 MAY 2014 15:20 AEST MCG 4 MAY 2014 CATS STRUGGLE PAST TIGERS 3 MAY 2014 AFL 2014 ROUND 7; GEELONG V RICHMOND; FINAL TEAMS AND MATCH PREVIEW CATS STRUGGLE PAST TIGERS AFL 2014 ROUND 7 GEELONG CATS V RICHMOND TIGERS GEELONG battled past Richmond at the MCG today, leading from start to finish but facing a serious challenge from the Tigers who were asleep for most of the first half but booted four late goals to put them back into contention. It was a shocking day which along with the 3PM kick off time resulted in a poor crowd of 34,377, most of them huddled under cover. Pre game and half-time entertainment consisted of people dressed up as Storm Troopers in a Star Wars theme for May the 4th; 'May the fourth be with you' and all that. The Cats kicked three goals to just the one behind in the first quarter, the Tigers having a fair amount of the ball but falling down once it got to their 50m arc. Geelong kicked the first two goals of the second quarter building a handy lead, but at the 22nd minute mark the Tigers fired up, booting two in a row inside a minute. The Cats answered back two minutes later; the Tigers booting another brace in the four minutes following to cut the lead back to 17 points. A goal with a handful of seconds to go by Mitch Duncan put the Cats up by 23 points into the main break. The third quarter belonged to the Tigers, doubling their goal score and outscoring the Cats four goals to one. Duncan kicked the Cats' only goal, Shane Edwards who came on as the substitute after half time booting two of them. The three quarter time margin stood at just seven behinds, the sides being equal on goals yet it still seemed to be in the Cats' control. The arm wrestle continued until the final siren, Geelong again getting more inside fifties but scoring just the three goals and five behinds; Richmond much more accurate with four goals and one behind. The final goal was kicked as the siren rang, Sam Lloyd booting his third of the match from a set shot, the Cats finishing with one less goal than the Tigers but five points and some ten scoring shots ahead. In the VFL at Punt Road Oval, the Tigers belted the Cats in an extremely wet game in front of a handful of fans who braved the conditions. Geelong has the bye next week, their season resuming in round 9 against Fremantle in the West in a twilight fixture. GEELONG:
3.3, 7.8, 8.10, 11.15 (81) DEFEATED GOALS BEST INJURIES SUBSTITUTES UMPIRES FIELD: Ryan, Jeffrey, McInerney EM: Foot TIP: Cats by 9 points CROWD: 34,377 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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