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June 29, 2007
Round 13 Preview
Geelong v Sydney
Skilled Stadium
Saturday, 2:10pm
Teams
Geelong
B: Milburn Scarlett Enright
HB: Mackie Egan Harley
C: Corey Bartel Wojcinski
HF: Chapman Mooney Varcoe
F: S Johnson N Ablett Stokes
FOLL: Ottens Ling Rover: G Ablett
INTER: Blake Kelly Selwood Rooke
EMERG: Hunt Tenace D Johnson
IN: Rooke
OUT: Tenace
Sydney
B: Richards Barry Dempster
HB: Bevan C Bolton Mathews
C: Ablett Kirk Malceski
HF: O'Keefe O'Loughlin J Bolton
F: Davis Goodes Buchanan
FOLL: Jolly McVeigh Rover: Fosdike
INTER: Everitt Laidlaw Moore Schmidt
EMERG: Schneider Thornton Vogels
IN: Davis Laidlaw Moore
OUT: Hall (groin) Grundy Schneider
NEW: Matthew Laidlaw, 20, Oakleigh U18
Past 5
R20 2006 Geelong 14.6 (90) d Sydney 9.9 (63) Skilled Stadium
R5 2006 Sydney 15.17 (107) d Geelong 13.7 (85) Telstra Stadium
SF 2005 Sydney 7.14 (56) d Geelong 7.11 (53) Sydney Cricket Ground
R15 2005 Sydney 16.9 (105) d Geelong 7.9 (51) Sydney Cricket Ground
R16 2004 Geelong 11.11 (77) d Sydney 9.8 (62) Skilled Stadium
Betting
Geelong $1.26, Sydney $3.50
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The length of this preview is directly proportional to the likely level of scoring in tomorrow's match between Geelong and Sydney.
Geelong comes off the week's break looking to extend its winning run to eight.
Sydney, it's season rapidly slipping away after an unexpected loss to Collingwood last week, needs to win badly.
A body blow was delivered to the Swans during the week with the loss of out of form Barry Hall to a groin injury. For the Swans, already lacking fire power having failed to score more than 75 in its past three outings, it was news they did not need.
The question for Geelong will be what impact, if any, the mid-season break had on it, the in-form team of the competition. Another win here, against a desperate Swans outfit, will cement top spot for the Cats with at least a game and percentage clear. A loss however, will bring the doubter back in droves.
There's not much to like, desperation aside, about the Swans chances. Conversely, there's no reason to doubt the Cats who have even managed the luxury of dropping Kane Tenace to make room for Max Rooke.
In a tight, possibly wet, match, the Cats should prevail comfortably.
Geelong by 25 points
Posted by catempire at June 29, 2007 10:34 PM
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