Geelong Cats v Hawthorn Hawks; AFL 2020 round 2 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Hawthorn Hawks; AFL 2020 round 2 match preview and team lists, GMHBA Stadium, Friday 12 June 2020 7:50PM
Ben Jensen, 12 June 2020 NEARLY THREE MONTHS after round one the Cats’ and Hawks’ 2020 seasons resume tonight at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium. The game will be played in front of an ’empty’ stadium due to Coronavirus / Covid-19 concerns but that’s unlikely to matter to the footy fans who will be watching from home.

The Cats have made three changes from the side that lost to GWS in round one, recalling ruckman Rhys Stanley in place of Darcy Fort, also recalling Brandan Parfitt and Jed Bews at the expense of Zac Guthrie and Jordan Clark. The Hawks have made just the one change, bringing in Blake Hardwick as a replacement for Jaegar O’Meara who has a broken ankle. Hardwick has his own injury concern suffering a ruptured pectoral muscle back in March that may yet see him miss.

AFL 2020 – ROUND 2
GEELONG CATS v HAWTHORN HAWKS
FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2020, 7:50 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 21 points
Oscar – Hawks 33 points
Cassie – Hawks 6 points

GEELONG CATS TEAM
IN: Rhys Stanley, Brandan Parfitt, Jed Bews
OUT: Zac Guthrie, Darcy Fort, Jordan Clark
B: H.Taylor, M.Blicavs, J.Henry
HB: M.O’Connor, T.Stewart, Z.Tuohy
C: S.Menegola, P.Dangerfield, J.Selwood
HF: L.Dahlhaus, G.Rohan, T.Atkins
F: E.Ratugolea, T.Hawkins, G.Miers
FOLL: R.Stanley, B.Parfitt, Q.Narkle
INT: G.Ablett, M.Duncan, C.Guthrie, J.Bews
EMER: Z.Guthrie, D.Fort, L.Fogarty, J.Clark

HAWTHORN HAWKS TEAM
IN: Blake Hardwick
OUT: Jaegar O’Meara
B: J.Sicily, J.Frawley, S.Frost
HB: H.Morrison, B.McEvoy, B.Stratton
C: J.Gunston, J.Worpel, I.Smith
HF: R.Henderson, T.O’Brien, P.Puopolo
F: S.Burgoyne, J.Patton, L.Breust
FOLL: J.Ceglar, T.Mitchell, C.Wingard
INT: B.Hardwick, L.Shiels, T.Scully, O.Hanrahan
EMER: J.Scrimshaw, H.Jones, M.Hartley, M.Lewis

UMPIRES
FIELD: Chris Donlon, Brendan Hosking, Alex Whetton EM: Paul Rebeschini
BOUNDARY: Matthew Jenkinson, Jordan Andrews, Tim Morrison, Mitchell Le Fevre
GOAL: Adam Wojcik, Michael Craig EM: David Rodan