The third game on Saturday for AFL Round 22 is between Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans. The match is to be played at Skilled Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 4:40pm local time with home team Geelong Cats currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans.

WHERE AND WHEN: Skilled Stadium, 4:40pm AEST Saturday, August 24, 2013

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Opening odds comparison:

Geelong Cats	1.48	1.50	1.45	1.50	1.48	1.48
Sydney Swans	2.65	2.55	2.75	2.55	2.65	2.67

Preview:

Geelong play Sydney on Saturday, 4.40pm at Skilled Park. This could be a very close contest, with the Cats expected to win but both teams desperate for the points.
There is a lot riding on this match, with the second placed Cats just two points ahead of the Swans in third ladder position. It is worth noting that Sydney are the top
ranked clearance team in 2013, while the Cats are 16th – something that could prove crucial as this game progresses. A great match to look forward to.

Teams:

Geelong Cats:
B: Andrew Mackie, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright
HB: Jimmy Bartel, Jared Rivers, Cameron Guthrie
C: Steve Johnson, Joel Selwood, Allen Christensen
HF: Mathew Stokes, Harry Taylor, Paul Chapman
F: James Podsiadly, Tom Hawkins, Travis Varcoe
Foll: Nathan Vardy, James Kelly, Mitch Duncan
I/C: Joel Corey, Mark Blicavs, Josh Caddy, Steven Motlop
Emg: Jordan Murdoch, Josh Walker, George Horlin-Smith

In: P.Chapman, T.Hawkins
Out: J.Walker, J.Murdoch

Sydney Swans:
B: Dane Rampe, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith
HB: Andrejs Everitt, Ted Richards, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Ryan O’Keefe, Gary Rohan
HF: Daniel Hannebery, Jesse White, Luke Parker
F: Rhyce Shaw, Kurt Tippett, Craig Bird
Foll: Shane Mumford, Josh Kennedy, Kieren Jack
I/C: Ben McGlynn, Tom Mitchell, Jed Lamb, Mike Pyke
Emg: Shane Biggs, Xavier Richards, Harry Cunningham

In: T.Mitchell
Out: J.Bolton (illness)

Swans won’t be distracted by Bombers saga

Sydney coach John Longmire says Essendon counterpart James Hird’s stand-off with the AFL over the Bombers supplements saga won’t distract his side in their bid for back-to-back flags.

Longmire noted he, like every AFL player, official and pundit, was hoping for more clarity after Thursday’s information meeting for club presidents in the wake of AFL charges laid against Essendon, Hird and three other Bombers officials.

“I guess I’m like everyone, we’re just sitting back and still waiting .. to hear what’s happening,” Longmire said ahead of the Swans’ top-four away clash with Geelong on Saturday.

“It’s clearly a massive issue in football at the moment.

“I’m hoping that we can also talk about football at some point, but I understand the interest in it.”

Longmire insisted the prospect of taking on Essendon in the finals hadn’t crossed his mind.

The saga might be a black eye for the league, but Longmire made it clear that it would have no impact on him or his players.

“We’re obviously two weeks out from the finals series beginning, and clearly our focus and our players’ focus is on that,” the third-year coach said.

“That’s our job and what we’ll be doing.

“We understand the seriousness of it, but we need to make sure we focus on football.”