3/17/2023 0 Comments Bomber cat event![]() ![]() However, they can also score quickly too. ![]() The club's medical staff will be working overtime in the next fortnight to try to get as many players up as they can for round one against Melbourne.Įssendon: The Bombers are prone to giving up plenty of points and they need to find a way of minimising that prospect in the home and away season. Injuries to Dangerfield and Stanley were disappointing for the Cats, with Gary Ablett (hamstring), Nakia Cockatoo (calf), Stewart Crameri (knee), Lachie Henderson (knee) and Scott Selwood (ankle) all having injury-interrupted pre-seasons. Geelong: The calibre of players going into round one under injury concerns must be a worry for coach Chris Scott. James Stewart added three majors and looked lively in attack, while Josh Green was another multiple goal kicker and added to the vast array of options the Bombers possess inside forward 50. Zach Merrett was the Bombers' best player with 30 disposals (16 contested) and nine tackles, while recruit Devon Smith racked up 22 touches, went inside 50 on six occasions and booted two goals.įellow recruit Jake Stringer booted two brilliant goals to go with 13 touches and displayed a number of positive signs through the forward line and in the midfield. Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins booted five goals, while Daniel Menzel added four for the Cats. Joel Selwood (35 disposals and 12 clearances) was superb for the Cats through the middle of the ground, while Mitch Duncan racked up a game-high 37 touches to be among the most influential players on the ground. Geelong appeared to be coasting to a comfortable victory after leading by 27 points at three-quarter time, but the Bombers booted five of the last six goals to pinch a 15.11 (101) to 15.7 (97) victory.ĭangerfield and Stanley can be added to an ever-expanding injury list down at the Cattery, with doubts already surrounding Gary Ablett (hamstring), Nakia Cockatoo (calf) and Stewart Crameri (hip), and Lachie Henderson (knee) and Scott Selwood (ankle) all but ruled out. ![]() The Bombers were not spared either, with defender Martin Gleeson being carried from the field late in the fourth quarter with an ankle/Achilles injury and star midfielder David Zaharakis limping at the final siren after the Dons stole a four-point victory.ĭangerfield succumbed to a leg injury in the first quarter of the Cats' JLT Community Series clash against Essendon at Central Reserve in Colac, while Rhys Stanley (calf) also went down with injury on Sunday afternoon. GEELONG has a slew of injury concerns ahead of its round one clash against Melbourne on March 25, and none bigger than superstar midfielder Patrick Dangerfield. ![]()
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