Round 12 - Geelong vs Collingwood at Kardinia Park

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
1:00pm this Saturday at The Cattery.

Broadcast:
Internet - Score updates via FlashScore, through the VFL website and on Twitter at @VFLPies.

Team:
B: 67. M. Smith, 41. H. Schade, 12. M. Scharenberg
HB: 31. J. Ramsay, 63. M. Hore, 14. J. Aish
C: 17. C. Brown, 53. J. Hellier, 16. C. Mayne
HF: 11. J. Blair, 9. J. White, 39. B. Crocker
F: 27. K. Kirby, 23. L. Keeffe, 26. J. Daicos
R: 45. M. Lynch, 36. B. Sier, 33. R. Wills
Int: 57. A. Close, 55. R. Pendlebury, 61. N. Gray, 65. L. Howe, 59. J. Starcevich, 47. G. Borthwick, 64. C. Lane, 66. D. Hinkley
23P: 58. K. Beveridge

Where They Sit:
Geelong: 10th (5 wins, 5 losses, 2 byes, 94.10%)
Collingwood: 12th (4 wins, 6 losses, 2 byes, 87.84%)

Getting There:
Car
- Drive to Moorabool Street, South Geelong, located between the intersections of Moorabool & Lonsdale Streets and Moorabool and Foster Streets. Parking immediately outside the ground along Moorabool Street, as well as in nearby Lonsdale, Verner and Foster Streets across from the ground.

Public transport
- Take the Geelong rail line to South Geelong station. Short walk west across Yarra Street, along Lonsdale Street and across Moorabool Street to the ground.

Admission:
(Access through the Charles Brownlow Stand, Gate 13, from 12pm)
- Adult: $10
- Concession/Pensioner/Collingwood Members: $5
- Children 15 & under: Free!

Last Time They Met:
Round 17, 2016 at Victoria Park
Collingwood 13.14.92, def
Geelong 5.12.42

Head to Head:
Played: 18
Geelong: 6
Collingwood: 12

How They Fared Last Week:
Geelong 19.12.126, def
Coburg 6.5.41

Collingwood 13.7.85, def
Footscray 12.8.80

Note:
- As you have probably worked out, this match will clash with the senior side's encounter with Essendon at the MCG, which actually start at approximately when the half time break is called in the VFL game. Yeah, this shit again...

Over to you...

[MagpieBat]

Reserves selection...

Collingwood
B: 67. M. Smith, 41. H. Schade, 12. M. Scharenberg
HB: 31. J. Ramsay, 63. M. Hore, 14. J. Aish
C: 17. C. Brown, 53. J. Hellier, 16. C. Mayne
HF: 11. J. Blair, 9. J. White, 39. B. Crocker
F: 27. K. Kirby, 23. L. Keeffe, 26. J. Daicos
R: 45. M. Lynch, 36. B. Sier, 33. R. Wills
Int: 57. A. Close, 55. R. Pendlebury, 61. N. Gray, 65. L. Howe, 59. J. Starcevich, 47. G. Borthwick, 64. C. Lane, 66. D. Hinkley
23P: 58. K. Beveridge

In: J. Ramsay, M. Lynch, M. Hore, J. Starcevich, C. Brown, N. Gray, R. Pendlebury, D. Hinkley, A. Close
Out: B. Reid, L. Mackie, L. Tardrew, T. Varcoe, S. McLarty

Some decent assets off the park this week, including the fast-improving Sam McLarty.

Welcome back though to big boys Ash Close and Jackson Starcevich.

Could either of White or Keeffe be moved back?

[thompsoc]

Another week when the VFL clashes with our seniors.
Seems to happen all the time.
Fits in with my major comment.
2017 the year from hell.
And Mr Bat.
Are you going down to sleepy hollow to follow the flock,
or are you going to the big gig?

[MagpieBat]

Just a small update with regards to admission, for the dozen of you in Geelong who might pop down for a look while listening on the tranny, entrance will be through the brand new Charles Brownlow Stand (Gate 13, on the western side of the ground), not the Polly Farmer Gate, as has been in previous years. OP updated accordingly...

[MagpieBat]

Okay, I'm online and on the ground here at Kardinia Park.

Keeffe and Blair to play from the emergencies. Howe out of the seniors for The Berg...

[MagpieBat]

Geelong win the toss, which means we have been forced to kick to the Gary Ablett Terrace end...

[MagpieBat]

Away we go!

[think better]

Geelong win the toss, which means we have been forced to kick to the Gary Ablett Terrace end...

Senior or Junior I wonder?

[MagpieBat]

3 early flying shots on the run, 3 OOTFs. Sigh...

[MagpieBat]

Game being played in our half early. Cats yet to get it across the centre line...

[MagpieBat]

Pies just chipping it around, trying to find a way into the 50, Hinkley lets fly with a low grubber, Mayne 3rd in line, gives it off to Borthwick, bandpass tapped down by Crocker, Blair the crumb, the snap, the GOAL!

6-0

[MagpieBat]

Hayball (yes, that really is his name) marks out the back and goals...

6 all

[MagpieBat]

Kirby pushed in the back chasing a tumbling ball back into the pocket, wins the free, crowd don't like it. Stuff 'em!

From 25m, tight angle... NEVER IN DOUBT!

12-6

[MagpieBat]

Abbott with a set-shot miss...

12-7

[Captain_MyCaptain]

Okay, I'm online and on the ground here at Kardinia Park.

Keeffe and Blair to play from the emergencies. Howe out of the seniors for The Berg...

yep.
Jeremy Howe (calf) replaced in the selected side by Matt Scharenberg.