Essendon Bombers v Geelong Cats; AFL 2023 round 7 match preview and team lists

Essendon Bombers v Geelong Cats, AFL 2023 round 7, match preview and team lists
Ben Jensen JEREMY CAMERON will resume his charge towards the Coleman Medal against the Bombers tomorrow at Marvel Stadium. While Geelong have an eight day break since last Saturday’s trashing of Sydney, Essendon have only five days after Tuesday’s ANZAC Day loss to Collingwood. The Cats have now won three games in a row after losing the first three, while the Bombers have won four of their first six.

The Cats have made one change with Jed Bews returning after suffering a head knock against Hawthorn on Easter Monday. Cameron Guthrie is out injured reportedly from a toe injury, and Mitch Knevitt who came on as a sub for Guthrie returns to the emergency list. The Bombers taking into account the five day break have only made four changes, veteran Dyson Heppell among them. The top of the ladder VFLW side faces North Melbourne in an away fixture on Saturday and the VFL men play Coburg, also away, on Sunday.

AFL 2023 ROUND SEVEN
ESSENDON BOMBERS V GEELONG CATS
SUNDAY 30 APRIL 2023, 13:10 AEST
MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND (MCG)

PREDICTIONS
Ben – Cats 80 points
Oscar – Cats 43 points
Cassie – Cats 59 points

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN:C Guthrie (injured), M Knevitt (sub) Jed Bews
OUT: Cameron Guthrie (toe), Mitch Knevitt (sub)

B: E Ratugolea, S De Koning, T Stewart
HB: J Kolodjashnij, M O’Connor, Z Guthrie
C: I Smith, T Atkins, Z Tuohy
HF: S Simpson, T Hawkins, G Rohan
F: G Miers, J Cameron, B Close
FOLL: M Blicavs, M Holmes, P Dangerfield
INT: J Bowes, M Duncan, O Henry, J Bews

ESSENDON BOMBERS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Z Merrett, N Hind, A McDonald-Tipungwuti
OUT: J Laverde (shoulder), D Heppell (managed), J Menzie (managed), A Davey Jnr (omitted), W Snelling (omitted)

B: J Kelly, B Zerk-Thatcher, J Ridley
HB: A McGrath, M Redman, K Langford
C: S Durham, D Parish, N Martin
HF: D Shiel, S Weideman, J Caldwell
F: A Perkins, J Stringer, B Hobbs
FOLL: S Draper, Z Merrett, W Setterfield
INT: N Hind, A Phillips, M D’Ambrosio, A McDonald-Tipungwuti

UMPIRES
FIELD Justin Power, Hayden Gavine, Robert Findlay, Jacob Mollison
BOUNDARY Joshua Furman, Matthew Jenkinson, Michael Saunders, Patrick Dineen
GOAL Michael Craig, Rhys Negerman EMER: Callum Leonard