Cats honour Tom Hawkins 250th game with win in Sydney

AFL 2019 round 19 Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats, Ben Jensen TOM HAWKINS’ two hundred and fiftieth game was a success, the Cats forward booting five goals in the Cats’ 27 point win over the Sydney Swans at the SCG. The Swans had the better of the Cats in the first quarter but then the Cats kicked into gear, winning the next three quarters.

GET UP YOUNG FELLA!

Massive grab from Jordan Clark.#AFLSwansCats pic.twitter.com/Neg5wHmrC8

— AFL (@AFL) July 28, 2019

AFL 2019 – ROUND 19
SYDNEY SWANS V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 28 JULY 2019, 15:20 AEST
SCG
MATCH PREVIEW

GEELONG CATS: 1.1, 6.5, 10.10, 16.11 (107) DEFEATED
SYDNEY SWANS: 3.3, 6.5, 7.6, 12.8 (80)

GOALS
GEELONG CATS: Hawkins 5, Clark 2, Dangerfield 2, Duncan 2, Ratugolea, S.Selwood, J.Selwood, Parsons, Atkins
SYDNEY SWANS: Dawson 3, Heeney 3, Ronke 2, Papley, Kennedy, Blakey, Parker

BEST
GEELONG CATS: Mills, Dawson, Lloyd, Parker, Heeney, Kennedy
SYDNEY SWANS: Hawkins, Duncan, Kelly, Dangerfield, O’Connor, J.Selwood

INJURIES
GEELONG CATS: Nil reported
ST KILDA SAINTS: Nil reported

CHANGES
GEELONG CATS: –
SYDNEY SWANS: Oliver Florent (hip flexor) replaced in selected side by Ben Ronke

REPORTS
GEELONG CATS: –
SYDNEY SWANS: –

CROWD: 32,911 at SCG, Sydney

UMPIRES
FIELD: Hosking, Margetts, Power

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Zac Smith, Scott Selwood, Jack Henry
OUT: Zach Tuohy (managed), Gary Rohan (managed), Rhys Stanley (omitted)
B: J Kolodjashnij, M Blicavs, T Stewart
HB: M O’Connor, H Taylor, J Henry
C: J Selwood, P Dangerfield, J Clark
HF: T Atkins, T Kelly, L Dahlhaus
F: E Ratugolea, T Hawkins, G Ablett
FOLL: Z Smith, C Guthrie, M Duncan
INT: S Selwood, J Bews, Q Narkle, G Miers, J Parsons
EMER: Q Narkle, R Stanley, L Henderson, S Simpson

SYDNEY SWANS FINAL TEAM
IN: Ben Ronke, Jordan Dawson
OUT: Will Hayward (hip), Oliver Florent (injured)
B: Aliir Aliir, Dane Rampe, Callum Mills
HB: Colin O’Riordan, Lewis Melican, Ryan Clarke
C: Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, Jake Lloyd
HF: George Hewett, Tom McCartin, Zak Jones
F: Ben Ronke, Sam Reid, Luke Parker
FOLL: Hayden McLean, Josh P. Kennedy, Tom Papley
INT: James Rowbottom, Ryley Stoddart, Jordan Dawson, Robbie Fox
EMER: Daniel Menzel, Kieren Jack, James Rose