Hawks hand Cats fourth loss of season

AFL 2019 round 18 Geelong Cats v Hawthorn Hawks, Ben Jensen THE CATS remain top of the ladder but have suffered their third loss in five games, this time to the Hawks at the MCG.

AFL 2019 – ROUND 18
HAWTHORN HAWKS V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 21 JULY 2019, 13:10 AEST
MCG MATCH PREhttps://www.thecattery.com.au/2019/07/18/hawthorn-hawks-v-geelong-cats-afl-2019-round-18-match-preview-and-team-lists/VIEW

HAWTHORN HAWKS: 4.1, 7.10, 10.11, 12.13 (85) DEFEATED
GEELONG CATS: 2.2, 4.5, 7.10, 8.13 (61)

GOALS
HAWTHORN HAWKS: O’Brien 3, Lewis 3, Gunston 2, Shiels 2, Hanrahan, Worpel
GEELONG CATS: Hawkins 2, Clark, Ablett, Kelly, Duncan, Rohan, Dahlhaus

BEST
HAWTHORN HAWKS: Shiels, O’Meara, O’Brien, Worpel, Scully, Lewis
GEELONG CATS: Duncan, Guthrie, Dangerfield, Tuohy, Hawkins

INJURIES
HAWTHORN HAWKS: ‘Daryl’ Impey (knee)
GEELONG CATS: N/A

CHANGES
HAWTHORN HAWKS: Birchall (soreness) replaced in selected side by Daniel Howe
GEELONG CATS: N/A

REPORTS
HAWTHORN HAWKS: –
GEELONG CATS : –

CROWD: 53,636 at MCG

UMPIRES
FIELD: Hosking, Mitchell, Nicholls

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

HAWTHORN HAWKS TEAM
IN: Jack Gunston 
OUT: Grant Birchall
NEW: Darren Minchington
B: Tim O’Brien, James Frawley, Jarman Impey
HB: Ben Stratton, James Sicily, Blake Hardwick
C: Isaac Smith, James Worpel, Ricky Henderson
HF: Luke Breust, Shaun Burgoyne, Paul Puopolo
F: Conor Nash, Mitchell Lewis, Jack Gunston
FOLL: Ben McEvoy, Jaeger O’Meara, Liam Shiels
INT: Daniel Howe, Chad Wingard, Tom Scully, Oliver Hanrahan