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CibbuanoMatch preview: Hawthorn v Geelong
September 3rd 2006 02:27
HAWTHORN V GEELONG
WHERE & WHEN: Sunday, Telstra Dome, 2.10pm (AEST)
TV & RADIO: Fox Footy, MMM (Melbourne), K-Rock,
HEAD TO HEAD: Hawthorn 64, Geelong 72, Drawn 1
TAB SPORTSBET: Hawthorn $2.05, Geelong $1.68
BETFAIR: Hawthorn $2.16, Geelong $1.81
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 15.11 (101) def Geelong 6.13 (49) at Skilled Stadium, Round 3, 2006
Were the Hawks good last weekend or were the Kangaroos very ordinary?
Perhaps a bit of both.
The Hawks have won their past three matches, but with all due respect to Essendon, Carlton and the Roos they have yet to beat anyone of any real worth.
Today's clash against the Cats at the Dome represents a real opportunity for coach Alistair Clarkson to gauge how far his side has come in terms of their development.
Hawthorn has gone in with a virtually unchanged line-up, with veteran John Barker likely to be the only inclusion for his final AFL match.
Such is the spirit down at Glenferrie Oval that senior players offered to give up their spots for today's match in a bid to give Barker the farewell he deserved.
There are many promising signs down at Hawthorn.
Impressive youngster Grant Birchall continued his stellar season last weekend with 27 possessions and ten marks and looks to be an exciting prospect for the club in the year's ahead.
Along with Tim Clark and Chance Bateman the Hawks have plenty of run through the midfield.
The last time these two sides met the Hawks recorded a thumping 57-point win over the Cats at Skilled Stadium, arguably their best win of the year.
Hawthorn is more than capable of causing some damage to side's in this competition, its only when they insist on persisting with a possession brand of football do they frustrate and unravel.
With a forward line comprising Lance Franklin, Jarryd Roughead, Ben Dixon and classy small forward Mark Williams, they would be well advised to get the ball in long and quick.
They only have to look back to round 18 against the Bombers at the same venue when they had 16 goals on the board to half-time to see direct football pays handsome dividends.
While the Hawks look to finish the year with a flurry, the Cats were one second away from having their finals hopes kept alive.
All those scenarios of course were snuffed out by the Bulldogs win on Friday night and the draw against the Demons only served to highlight how dissapointing Geelong has been this season.
The Cats will be without courageous defender Tom Lonergan who lost a kidney following a sickening clash against Melbourne.
While forward Kent Kingsley has been ommitted and looks to have played his last game in Geelong colours.
Youngster Ryan Gamble will make his AFL debut in the no. 15 guernsey made famous by the recently retired Peter Riccardi.
Again Geelong struggled to find a consistent target up forward, with small forward Steve Johnson the club's leading goal-kicker against the Demons with four.
The club will be pleased with the return to form of Johnson, but need him to become more consistent and get his body right for the 2007 season.
Coach Mark Thompson would be encouraged by the form of Nathan Ablett who had 14 possessions and 2 goals and will be desperately hoping he becomes the key forward the club so desperately craves.
Both sides our well and truly out of finals contention but still have plenty to play for.
The Hawks will want to finish the year with four straight wins and carry that momentum into next year, while the Cats will be aiming to salvage something from the wreck that has been 2006.
Hawthorn looks to have the edge in the midfield, and with their ability to run and break the lines should dominate the Cats.
Geelong will put up a good showing but questions still remain over their ability to string together four solid quarters of football.
With an edge in the midfield and a consistent spread of goal-kickers over the past three weeks, the Hawks should get up over a dogged Geelong side desperate to end the year in positive fashion. Hawthorn by 19 points.
HAWTHORN
B: Brown, Croad, Gilham
HB: Birchall, Hodge, Ladson
C: Smith, Mitchell, Bateman
HF: Vandenberg, Barker, Clarke
F: Williams, Dixon, Franklin
FOLL: Campbell, Sewell, Crawford
I/C (from): Bailey, Guerra, Kane, Lewis, McGlynn, Roughead, Young
IN: Barker, McGlynn, Young
OUT: -
GEELONG
B: Harley, Scarlett, J.Hunt
HB: D.Johnson, Milburn, Egan
C: Enright, G.Ablett, Rooke
HF: Gamble, N.Ablett, S.Johnson
F: Bartel, Ottens, Chapman
FOLL: King, Corey, Ling
I/C (from): Kelly, Wojcinski, Mackie, Prismall, Tenace, Callan, Blake
IN: Kelly, Gamble, Callan, Blake, Mackie
OUT: Lonergan (kidney), Kingsley
NEW: Ryan Gamble (Glenelg)
Field umpires: Vozzo, Rosebury, Woodcock
WHERE & WHEN: Sunday, Telstra Dome, 2.10pm (AEST)
TV & RADIO: Fox Footy, MMM (Melbourne), K-Rock,
HEAD TO HEAD: Hawthorn 64, Geelong 72, Drawn 1
TAB SPORTSBET: Hawthorn $2.05, Geelong $1.68
BETFAIR: Hawthorn $2.16, Geelong $1.81
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 15.11 (101) def Geelong 6.13 (49) at Skilled Stadium, Round 3, 2006
Were the Hawks good last weekend or were the Kangaroos very ordinary?
Perhaps a bit of both.
The Hawks have won their past three matches, but with all due respect to Essendon, Carlton and the Roos they have yet to beat anyone of any real worth.
Today's clash against the Cats at the Dome represents a real opportunity for coach Alistair Clarkson to gauge how far his side has come in terms of their development.
Hawthorn has gone in with a virtually unchanged line-up, with veteran John Barker likely to be the only inclusion for his final AFL match.
Such is the spirit down at Glenferrie Oval that senior players offered to give up their spots for today's match in a bid to give Barker the farewell he deserved.
There are many promising signs down at Hawthorn.
Impressive youngster Grant Birchall continued his stellar season last weekend with 27 possessions and ten marks and looks to be an exciting prospect for the club in the year's ahead.
Along with Tim Clark and Chance Bateman the Hawks have plenty of run through the midfield.
The last time these two sides met the Hawks recorded a thumping 57-point win over the Cats at Skilled Stadium, arguably their best win of the year.
Hawthorn is more than capable of causing some damage to side's in this competition, its only when they insist on persisting with a possession brand of football do they frustrate and unravel.
With a forward line comprising Lance Franklin, Jarryd Roughead, Ben Dixon and classy small forward Mark Williams, they would be well advised to get the ball in long and quick.
They only have to look back to round 18 against the Bombers at the same venue when they had 16 goals on the board to half-time to see direct football pays handsome dividends.
While the Hawks look to finish the year with a flurry, the Cats were one second away from having their finals hopes kept alive.
All those scenarios of course were snuffed out by the Bulldogs win on Friday night and the draw against the Demons only served to highlight how dissapointing Geelong has been this season.
The Cats will be without courageous defender Tom Lonergan who lost a kidney following a sickening clash against Melbourne.
While forward Kent Kingsley has been ommitted and looks to have played his last game in Geelong colours.
Youngster Ryan Gamble will make his AFL debut in the no. 15 guernsey made famous by the recently retired Peter Riccardi.
Again Geelong struggled to find a consistent target up forward, with small forward Steve Johnson the club's leading goal-kicker against the Demons with four.
The club will be pleased with the return to form of Johnson, but need him to become more consistent and get his body right for the 2007 season.
Coach Mark Thompson would be encouraged by the form of Nathan Ablett who had 14 possessions and 2 goals and will be desperately hoping he becomes the key forward the club so desperately craves.
Both sides our well and truly out of finals contention but still have plenty to play for.
The Hawks will want to finish the year with four straight wins and carry that momentum into next year, while the Cats will be aiming to salvage something from the wreck that has been 2006.
Hawthorn looks to have the edge in the midfield, and with their ability to run and break the lines should dominate the Cats.
Geelong will put up a good showing but questions still remain over their ability to string together four solid quarters of football.
With an edge in the midfield and a consistent spread of goal-kickers over the past three weeks, the Hawks should get up over a dogged Geelong side desperate to end the year in positive fashion. Hawthorn by 19 points.
HAWTHORN
B: Brown, Croad, Gilham
HB: Birchall, Hodge, Ladson
C: Smith, Mitchell, Bateman
HF: Vandenberg, Barker, Clarke
F: Williams, Dixon, Franklin
FOLL: Campbell, Sewell, Crawford
I/C (from): Bailey, Guerra, Kane, Lewis, McGlynn, Roughead, Young
IN: Barker, McGlynn, Young
OUT: -
GEELONG
B: Harley, Scarlett, J.Hunt
HB: D.Johnson, Milburn, Egan
C: Enright, G.Ablett, Rooke
HF: Gamble, N.Ablett, S.Johnson
F: Bartel, Ottens, Chapman
FOLL: King, Corey, Ling
I/C (from): Kelly, Wojcinski, Mackie, Prismall, Tenace, Callan, Blake
IN: Kelly, Gamble, Callan, Blake, Mackie
OUT: Lonergan (kidney), Kingsley
NEW: Ryan Gamble (Glenelg)
Field umpires: Vozzo, Rosebury, Woodcock
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