Greater Western Sydney Giants v Geelong Cats; AFL 2022 round 8 match preview and team lists

GWS Giants v Geelong Cats, AFL 2022 round 8 match preview and team lists
Ben Jensen Geelong has dropped one blonde bombshell youngster for another, omiting two gamer Ollie Dempsey but naming Cooper Stephens for his AFL debut. Stephens has found himself in the VFL the past two seasons but the 21 year old’s VFL form with a few small bags of goals is perfectly timed. The Cats made five changes overall with skipper Joel Selwood and Max Holmes out injured while Luke Dahlhaus last week’s sub returns to the emergency list. Shaun Higgins is listed as injured although this beggars belief. Returning is Patrick Dangerfield, Frank Evans and Quinton Narkle. The Giants have made no changes. The match kicks off at Canberra’s Manuka Oval at 4:35pm on Saturday.

AFL 2022 ROUND EIGHT
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS V GEELONG CATS
SATURDAY 7 MAY 2022, 16:35 AEST
MANUKA OVAL

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 17 points
Oscar – Giants 12 points
Cassie – Giants 7 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: P Dangerfield, C Stephens, F Evans, Q Narkle
OUT: O Dempsey (omitted), J Selwood, M Holmes, S Higgins (all injured), L Dahlhaus (sub)

B: S De Koning, M Blicavs, J Bews
HB: J Kolodjashnij, T Stewart, T Atkins
C: M Duncan, P Dangerfield, C Stephens
HF: I Smith, J Cameron, F Evans
F: B Close, T Hawkins, T Stengle
FOLL: R Stanley, Q Narkle, C Guthrie
INT: Z Tuohy, B Parfitt, M O’Connor, G Miers
EMER: O Dempsey, M Knevitt, Z Guthrie, E Ratugolea

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: –
OUT: M de Boer (sub)

B: L Keeffe, S Taylor, I Cumming
HB: A Kennedy, N Haynes, H Perryman
C: L Whitfield, C Ward, L Ash
HF: T Taranto, H Himmelberg, S Coniglio
F: B Hill, J Hogan, T Greene
FOLL: B Preuss, J Kelly, T Green
INT: M Flynn, C Hamilton, C Idun, F Callaghan
EMER: M de Boer, J Brander, J Riccardi, J Fahey

UMPIRES
FIELD Nicholas Brown, Hayden Gavine, Andrew Heffernan EMER: Samuel Nippress
BOUNDARY Benjamin Fely, Tim Lougoon, Josh Mather, Michael Barlow
GOAL Dylan Benwell, Daniel Hoskin EMER: Steven Piperno