Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs; AFL 2021 round 14 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs, AFL 2021 round 14 match preview and team lists, GMHBA Stadium, Friday 18 June 2021 19:50 AEST
Ben Jensen UP TO 7,000 fans, mostly Geelong members, will be permitted to attend the Geelong v Western Bulldogs match at GMHBA Stadium tonight. The Cats moved another step closer to a full strength side with 2020 best and fairest winner Cameron Guthrie back from a shoulder injury suffered several weeks ago, prior to the Lockdown IV. Missing out are the managed Shaun Higgins while Quinton Narkle the medical sub from last round has been left out and is an emergency like Higgins, along with Rhys Stanley and Zach Guthrie. The Bulldogs have made just one change, leaving out last week’s medical sub Rhylee West – no blowback as yet from that decision. While no formal ticket ballot occurred only certain members were offered access to tickets; if they reside in the ‘G21’ group of councils basically: Colac Otway, Golden Plains, Greater Geelong, Queenscliffe and Surf Coast. The curtain raiser is the Geelong VFL men’s side against Footscray, with the VFL women’s side playing on Saturday against Hawthorn at Box Hill.

AFL ROUND 14 2021
GEELONG CATS V WESTERN BULLDOGS
FRIDAY 18 JUNE 2021, 19:50 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM, GEELONG

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 9 points
Oscar – Bulldogs 14 points
Cassie – Cats 18 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Cameron Guthrie
OUT: Quinton Narkle (Medi-Sub), Shaun Higgins (Managed)
B: J. Bews, L. Henderson, J. Henry
HB: Z. Tuohy, T. Stewart, J. Kolodjashnij
C: I. Smith, C. Guthrie, S. Menegola
HF: L. Dahlhaus, J. Cameron, B. Close
F: P. Dangerfield, T. Hawkins, G. Rohan
FOLL: E. Ratugolea, M. Duncan, J. Selwood – C
INT: M. O’Connor, T. Atkins, M. Blicavs, B. Parfitt
EMER: Q. Narkle, Z. Guthrie, S. Higgins, R. Stanley

WESTERN BULLDOGS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: –
OUT: R. West (Medi-Sub)
B: R. Gardner, A. Keath, H. Crozier
HB: T. Duryea, Z. Cordy, C. Daniel
C: B. Dale, T. Liberatore, L. Hunter
HF: J. Johannisen, J. Bruce, C. Weightman
F: M. Hannan, A. Naughton, T. English
FOLL: S. Martin, J. Macrae, M. Bontempelli – C
INT: B. Smith, A. Scott, B. Williams, R. Smith
EMER: T. McLean, M. Wallis, E. Wood, J. Sweet

UMPIRES
FIELD Andrew Stephens, Hayden Gavine, Nathan Williamson EM: Brendan Hosking
BOUNDARY Christopher Gordon, Josh Furman, Damien Main, Lachlan Rayner
GOAL Dylan Benwell, Daniel Wilson EM: Matthew Dervan