Richmond Tigers v Geelong Cats; AFL 2019 round 12 match preview and team lists

Richmond Tigers v Geelong Cats; AFL 2019 round 12 match preview and team lists, GMHBA Stadium, Friday 7 June 2019
Ben Jensen, 6 June 2019 Gary Ablett returns from suspension to play the Tigers this Friday night at the MCG; joining him is ruckman Rhys Stanley who was a late change from the side that beat Sydney last week. Ablett and Stanley’s inclusions are at the expense of omitted pair James Parsons, Zac Smith who return to the VFL. Both are listed as emergencies along with Jed Bews and Lachie Fogarty. Bews and Fogarty continue to press for an AFL recall after each missed the opening two months of the season with troublesome groin and hip injuries respectively.

Richmond has made four changes among them recalling Dean Rioli, dropping infamous backman Nathan Broad. Patrick Naish has been named to make his AFL debut. Also returning is Jacob Townsend and Jack Graham;  omitted is Shai Bolton and David Astbury misses with a hamstring injury. All three Cats & Tigers sides play this weekend; the VFL men and women play at Punt Road Oval (known commercially as Swinburne Centre) on Saturday.

Richmond has had the better of Geelong the past three encounters winning both matches in 2018 and of course gave the Cats a bit of a belated belting in the 2017 second qualifying final.

AFL 2019 – ROUND 12
RICHMOND TIGERS V GEELONG CATS
FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2019, 19:50 AEST
MCG

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Geelong, by 17 points
Oscar – Geelong, by 24 points 
Cassie – To be confirmed

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Gary Ablett, Rhys Stanley
OUT: James Parsons, Zac Smith
NEW: –

B: Zach Tuohy, Jake Kolodjashnij, Mark O’Connor
HB: Mark Blicavs, Harry Taylor, Tom Stewart
C: Patrick Dangerfield, Tim Kelly, Mitch Duncan
HF: Luke Dahlhaus, Esava Ratugolea, Tom Hawkins
F: Gary Ablett, Gary Rohan, Jordan Clark
FOLL: Rhys Stanley, Cameron Guthrie, Joel Selwood
INT: Jack Henry, Gryan Miers, Tom Atkins, Brandan Parfitt
EMER: James Parsons, Zac Smith, Lachie Fogarty, Jed Bews

RICHMOND TIGERS TEAM
IN: Daniel Rioli, Jacob Townsend, Jack Graham, Patrick Naish
OUT: Brandon Ellis (groin), David Astbury (hamstring), Shai Bolton, Nathan Broad
NEW: Patrick Naish (Northern TAC Cup/under 18)

B: Ryan Garthwaite, Nick Vlastuin, Dylan Grimes
HB: Noah Balta, Shane Edwards, Bachar Houli
C: Liam Baker, Dion Prestia, Kamdyn McIntosh
HF: Daniel Rioli, Jason Castagna, Dan Butler
F: Dustin Martin, Tom J. Lynch, Jacob Townsend
FOLL: Ivan Soldo, Trent Cotchin, Josh Caddy
INT: Sydney Stack, Jack Higgins, Jack Graham, Patrick Naish
EMER: Mabior Chol, Maverick Weller, Riley Collier-Dawkins, Connor Menadue

UMPIRES
FIELD: Matt Stevic, Hayden Gavine, Alex Whetton, Shaun Ryan
BOUNDARY: Chris ‘Thunderbird’ Gordon, Chris Esler, Lachlan Rayner, James Scully
GOAL: Chris Appleton, Matthew Dervan EM: Michael Palm

AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
Adelaide Seven / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:00)
Perth 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 17:30)
NSW (Sydney) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
Queensland (Brisbane) 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
ACT 7mate / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
NT (Darwin) Southern Cross / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:00)
Tasmania Southern Cross / Fox Footy (LIVE – 19:30)
AFL RADIO COVERAGE (LOCAL TIMES)
Melbourne KROCK, MMM, 3AW, ABC, SEN
Adelaide 5AA, ABC, MMM
Perth ABC, 6PR
Sydney ABC
Brisbane ABC
Canberra –
Darwin ABC, AFL Nation
Tasmania ABC, AFL Nation

INJURY LISTS updated 6/6/2019 (generally all official info other than the text in italics)
GEELONG CATS
Nakia Cockatoo Knee 6-8 weeks
Jordan Cunico Ankle 6-8 weeks
Lachie Henderson Plantar fascia 1-2 weeks
Sam Menegola Knee 2-3 weeks
Quinton Narkle Hamstring 3-4 weeks
Stefan Okunbor Groin Test
Rhys Stanley Adductor Test
RICHMOND TIGERS
Jake Aarts General soreness Test
David Astbury Hamstring 1 week
Brandon Ellis Groin 1 week
Luke English Shoulder 4-6 weeks
Kane Lambert Achilles 2-3 weeks
Oleg Markov Illness Test
Callum Moore Ankle 6-8 weeks
Toby Nankervis Adductor 4-6 weeks
Marlion Pickett Finger 8-10 weeks
Alex Rance Knee Season
Jack Riewoldt PCL 4-6 weeks
Jack Ross Ankle 4-6 weeks
Jayden Short Elbow 3-4 weeks

VFL 2019 – ROUND 10
RICHMOND TIGERS V GEELONG CATS
SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2019, 11:00 AEST
SWINBURNE CENTRE (PUNT ROAD OVAL, RICHMOND)

GEELONG CATS
IN: J. Parsons, N. Rokahr, Z. Smith, C. McCarthy, S. Okunbor
OUT: M. Diamond

B: 56. B. Reid, 24. J. Bews, 51. J. Tsitas
HB: 41. J. Jones, 39. Z. Guthrie, 37. S. Simpson
C: 20. O. Brownless, 16. S. Selwood, 21. J. Kennerley
HF: 13. L. Fogarty, 12. W. Buzza, 15. N. Kreuger
F: 28. D. Fort, 45. R. Abbott, 33. J. Tarca
FOLL: 9. Z. Smith, 18. C. Constable, 34. J. Parsons
INT (FROM): 50. D. Capiron, 62. C. Floyd, 10. B. Jarvis, 52. J. McLachlan, 43. S. Okunbor, 49. N. Rokahr, 36. B. Schlensog, 55. L. Smith
23P: 68. C. McCarthy

RICHMOND TIGERS
IN: C. Thompson, N. Broad, C. Riley , J. Cusack, O. Markov, L. Street, J. Aarts, S. Bolton
OUT: P. Naish, B. Miller, J. Townsend, D. Rioli, J. Graham