Geelong Cats V Essendon Bombers; AFL 2021 round 16 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Essendon Bombers, AFL 2021 round 16 match preview and team lists, GMHBA Stadium, Friday 2 July 2021 19:50 AEST
Ben Jensen GYAN MIERS AND RHYS STANLEY have been recalled to the Geelong side to play Essendon at GMHBA Stadium this Friday night, at the expense of injured defender Mark O’Connor and managed duo Esava Ratugolea & Shaun Higgins. The Bombers have made two changes, dropping Tom Cutler and Will Snelling.

AFL ROUND 16 2021
GEELONG CATS V ESSENDON BOMBERS
FRIDAY 2 JULY, 19:50 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 93 points
Oscar – Cats 37 points
Cassie – Cats 56 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Gryan Miers, Rhys Stanley
OUT: Mark O’Connor (injured), Shaun Higgins, Esava Ratugolea (both managed)
B: Atkins, Kolodjashnij, Henry
HB: Tuohy, Stewart, Bews
C: Smith, Narkle, Menegola
HF: Dangerfield, Cameron, Miers
F: Close, Hawkins, Rohan
FOLL: Blicavs, Parfitt, Selwood
INT: Stanley, Henderson, C.Guthrie, Dahlhaus
EMER: Z.Guthrie, Holmes, Ratugolea, Constable

ESSENDON BOMERS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Cutler, Snelling
OUT: Zerk-Thatcher, Guelfi (both omitted), Zaharakis (sub)
B: Laverde, Stewart, Ridley
HB: Hind, Redman, Heppell
C: Cox, Merrett, Ham
HF: Smith, Jones, Waterman
F: Stringer, Hooker, McDonald-Tipungwuti
FOLL: Draper, Parish, Langford
INT: Cutler, Snelling, Perkins, Wright
EMER: Zaharakis, Guelfi, Zerk-Thatcher, Durham

UMPIRES
FIELD Simon Meredith, Andre Gianfagna, Jacob Mollison EM: Nathan Toner
BOUNDARY Chris Delany, Ben MacDonald, Lachlan Rayner, Adam Reardon
GOAL Angus McKenzie-Wills, Luke Edwards EM: Mark Ensbey