Attendance: GM: Ave. The MCG will hold no fears for the Eagles, who have won five of their past six games there and are used to playing on the similar-sized Optus Stadium.The Cats gave the Eagles a 58-point thumping in round six, but that day were playing in Geelong and celebrated their 2009 premiership team, so they had much to inspire them.Gary Ablett was sublime, as was Patrick Dangerfield, while Mitch Duncan and Tom Stewart were also damaging.The Eagles were without Jack Redden due to injury and Nic Naitanui was still recovering from his knee injury, while key forward Jack Darling was kept goalless and to just 10 disposals.How much would Geelong love to repeat that come Friday night?Andrew Gaff and Shannon Hurn were among West Coast's best that day. There was never any realistic chance the league would schedule the final at GMHBA Stadium given its meagre 36,000 crowd capacity.But the Cats have fumed at having to host finals at the MCG given their significantly better record at the longer and skinnier Kardinia Park. 'I'm so, so sorry': Willie Rioli breaks silence over drug breach, apologising to fans for 'lil mistake',West Coast has a bad history with drugs, but the club has never known a situation like this,West Coast's Willie Rioli facing lengthy AFL ban for allegedly substituting urine in doping test,Brumbies beat Queensland Reds to claim Super Rugby AU championship,Lions give themselves a chance of finishing in top spot ahead of finals,Sharks lose Shaun Johnson to serious injury in defeat to Roosters,NSW Swifts survive scare to defeat Adelaide Thunderbirds,Steele Sidebottom ruled out Collingwood's AFL finals campaign due to family reasons,Richie Porte could time trial onto the Tour de France podium tonight,'I dissent': The two words that turned Ruth Bader Ginsburg into an icon,The process to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg has begun.
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Odds correct at time of writing. Odds correct at time of writing. Bookmakers have installed the Eagles as favourites in Friday night's game after the reigning premiers, bolstered by the return of superstar ruckman Nic Naitanui, thrashed Essendon in their home elimination final.The AFL's choice of venue is another key factor. Maybe the AFL mashed more from corporate boxes and food etc at three MCG?Either way I think Geelong should get to play at their home ground if they earned that right.It wasn't moved, any finals past the first week in Victoria will always be at the MCG.I guess I’ll rephrase and just ask if the game should be at the G rather than moved.Home finals should be in the home stadium. Sorry we couldn't find a match for that, please try again,and had his striking charge thrown out by an AFL judiciary hearing,his sudden reputation as a “d****bag” has stuck,Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >,Early Geelong visit tipped for Spirit of Tasmania,Beachgoers flock to coast as no new infections recorded,Andrews defends decision not to fine Casey rule-breakers,‘Most days I cried:’ Geelong Olympian scared of coaches,Ablett Sr claims virus vaccine will ‘kill billions’ in bizarre rant. Attendance: GM: Ave. You can find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out,Invalid postcode. Whirlpool Forums Addict reference: whrl.pl/RdAT8A. "This week they play West Coast, [with] two talls in Darling and [Josh] Kennedy. Tbh I think it makes more sense to have it at GMHBA if they’re not gonna get close to a full house. Blicavs goes down back with Harry Taylor, and Rhys Stanley comes back in to the ruck. "Harry Taylor goes to him, there's no match up for [Mark] Blicavs, [so] we'll take out Rhys, we'll put Blicavs in the ruck. Straight sets. Tom Hickey was outstanding as well, but whether he is preferred to Oscar Allen won't be answered until teams are announced.The Cats will likely have to find a replacement for star ball-winner Mitch Duncan after he hurt his knee in Friday night's loss to Collingwood.It's unlikely one player can fully replace Duncan so they will likely push several of their other midfielders and running defenders to lift.Cats coach Chris Scott is still under fire for the decision to make the late change to leave out ruckman Rhys Stanley last Friday night, and with the Eagles featuring several talls, Cats great Billy Brownless said on Sunday he expected Stanley to come back in.
This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.Cookies help us deliver our Services. AFL: Noah Balta's knee has slammed into the head of Josh Kennedy during a marking contest in a physical round 14 clash between the West Coast Eagles and the Richmond Tigers.Tom lynch won everything that crossed his path this week — but he couldn’t win over the Gold Coast crowd in Richmond’s win over West Coast on Thursday night.After a controversial fortnight that has seen the star forward come under fire for cheap shots on Suns players and for a striking charge against Essendon defender Michael Hurly, Lynch would have enjoyed a controversy-free night at the office — if not for the local crowd heckling him every opportunity they got.While Lynch beat AFL match review officer Michael Christian at every turn this month.The chorus of booing began with Lynch’s first set shot on goal in the first quarter and it was still there in the fourth quarter when he kicked the important first goal of the quarter to kill-off the Eagles.The Tigers went on to cruise to a 14.4 (88) to 9.7 (61) victory.Booing has become a contentious issue in footy in recent years — and the ugly crowd treatment of Lynch appears set to play out for the remainder of the year.“The fans are on him at the moment, but he’s done nothing,” Channel 7 commentator Brian Taylor said.“He’s done what every good footballer should do and play aggressively to clear space.Former Western Bulldogs star Luke Darcy said: “I’m not sure why Tom Lynch is being booed.
West Coast vs Geelong Tips. Geelong v West Coast Eagles: AFL semi-final scores and stats Updated September 13, 2019 22:39:21 Photo: Geelong's Esava Ratugolea (centre) shares his delight with Gryan Miers after kicking a goal.