Geelong Cats V Melbourne Demons; AFL 2022 round 17 match preview and team lists

Geelong Cats v Melbourne Demons, AFL 2022 round 17 match preview and team lists
Ben Jensen GEELONG and Melbourne each regain their skippers for tonight’s Retro Round clash at GMHBA Stadium, Joel Selwood and Max Gawn returning from a rest and injury respectively. The Demons head the AFL ladder at present one win ahead of second-placed Cats and a buffer of four per cent; should the Cats lose they may tumble as low as fourth depending on how the Lions and Dockers go this round.

Also recalled were Sam De Koning who was a late withdrawal last week while the Cats lost Jake Kolodjashnij to injury and omitted Quinton Narkle. The Demons dropped Sam Weideman and Mitch Brown and recalled who is probably the best ‘number two’ ruckman in the competition Luke Jackson. The Cats and Demons VFL teams also play this round, on Friday night at GMHBA Stadium.

AFL 2022 ROUND SEVENTEEN
GEELONG CATS V MELBOURNE DEMONS
THURSDAY 7 JULY 2022, 19:20 AEST
GMHBA STADIUM, GEELONG

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 11 points
Oscar – Draw
Cassie – Not received in time

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: S De Koning, J Selwood
OUT: Q Narkle (omitted), S Higgins (sub), J Kolodjashnij (injured)
B: Z Guthrie, S De Koning, J Bews
HB: J Henry, M Blicavs, Z Tuohy
C: M Duncan, J Cameron, I Smith
HF: T Atkins, T Hawkins, P Dangerfield
F: B Close, G Rohan, T Stengle
FOLL: R Stanley, C Guthrie, J Selwood
INT: S Menegola, M Holmes, M O’Connor, G Miers
EMER: F Evans, Q Narkle, M Knevitt, S Neale

MELBOURNE DEMONS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: L Jackson, M Gawn
OUT: S Weideman, M Brown (both omitted), A Tomlinson (sub)

B: H Petty, J Lever, S May
HB: C Salem, M Hibberd, J Bowey
C: A Brayshaw, C Oliver, E Langdon
HF: K Pickett, L Jackson, T Bedford
F: A Neal-Bullen, B Brown, C Spargo
FOLL: M Gawn, C Petracca, J Viney
INT: J Harmes, J Jordon, B Fritsch, T Sparrow
EMER: J Melksham, A Tomlinson, S Weideman, J Hunt

UMPIRES
FIELD Justin Power, Simon Meredith, Robert Findlay EMER: David Harris
BOUNDARY Mitchell Le Fevre, Michael Saunders, Michael Marantelli, Adam Coote
GOAL Matt Maclure, Adam Wojcik EMER: Stephen Williams