Saturday’s AFL Round 5 will consist of four matches with the third of them being between Western Bulldogs and Geelong Cats with the game to be played at the Etihad Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:40pm local time with the away team Geelong Cats currently holding long odds on favouritism in what could be a one hundred point win for Geelong. View our live scores, odds and results of the game between Western Bulldogs and Geelong Cats.
WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, 7:40 PM April 27, 2013
Opening Odds:
Western Bulldogs $12.00 vs Geelong Cats $1.03 at Sportsbet Australia
Western Bulldogs $12.00 vs Geelong Cats $1.03 at Luxbet Australia
Preview:
The Western Bulldogs take on Geelong in what might be the least evenly matched game of the round. The Bulldogs were outplayed in almost every respect last week, and the scoreline certainly showed this. In contrast, Geelong are continuing to prove themselves with an impressive 4-0 start to the season, with their win last week against Sydney enough to frighten what is an out-of-form Bulldogs outfit.
Teams:
Western Bulldogs:
B: Brett Goodes, Jordan Roughead, Tom Young
HB: Jason Johannisen, Dale Morris, Adam Cooney
C: Nick Lower, Matthew Boyd, Tom Liberatore
HF: Jason Tutt, Jake Stringer, Luke Dahlhaus
F: Liam Picken, Liam Jones, Jackson Macrae
Foll: Will Minson, Clay Smith, Mitch Wallis
I/C: Daniel Cross, Patrick Veszpremi, Koby Stevens, Mark Austin
Emerg: Daniel Pearce, Christian Howard, Lukas Markovic
IN: Mark Austin, Patrick Veszpremi, Clay Smith
OUT: Daniel Giansiracusa, Ryan Griffen, Ayce Cordy
Geelong Cats:
B: Taylor Hunt, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright
HB: Joel Corey, Jared Rivers, Andrew Mackie
C: Mitch Duncan, Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly
HF: Allen Christensen, Harry Taylor, Steven Motlop
F: Trent West, Tom Hawkins, James Podsiadly
Foll: Mark Blicavs, Joel Selwood, Mathew Stokes
I/C: George Horlin-Smith, Josh Caddy, Steve Johnson, Billie Smedts
Emerg: Mitch Brown, Jordan Murdoch, Cameron Guthrie
IN: James Kelly
OUT: Paul Chapman
Cats coach pledges support for young star
The shattering news about Daniel Menzel’s knee injury made Monday the toughest day of Geelong coach Chris Scott’s time in the AFL.
Scans have confirmed the worst, with Menzel suffering a rupture to the LARS surgery graft in his left knee.
It means he faces a fourth reconstruction.
“Without wanting to exaggerate, I think it was the hardest day I’ve ever had in footy,” Scott said.
“It’s devastating for all of us.
“Right at the moment, we as a football club are all for one.”
While Scott stressed the club’s support for Menzel, it is unclear whether he will try to make another football comeback.
“It’s really hard to comment on what’s going to happen from here, because we’ve got to do all the investigations required and sit down with Dan and go through the pros and cons of every option,” Scott said.
He added that would happen over the next few days.
Menzel, 21, has played 21 senior games since his 2010 debut and is probably the most talented of the Cats’ strong crop of young players.
His first reconstruction came after the 2011 qualifying final win over Hawthorn and he has not played senior football since.
