Cats vs Kangaroos – Round 2, 2017

2017-04-02T03:10:00Z - Etihad Stadium
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Geelong
17.10
112
North Melbourne
17.9
111
FULL TIME
  1 2 3 4
GEEL 2.1
13		 7.6
48		 12.7
79		 17.10
112
NMFC 6.2
38		 8.6
54		 16.8
104		 17.9
111
2017-04-02T03:10:00Z - Etihad Stadium
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Preview

After having a great draw to start last year, North Melbourne have been dealt the opposite for 2017. The Roos had to deal with West Coast in their opener, and now have the Cats, who are off to a hot start. The one positive for Brad Scott’s side is that the game isn’t being played at Simonds Stadium.

Patrick Dangerfield carried on from his hot form of 2016 last week, and considering North Melbourne’s history of playing star midfielders, he could be set for a massive game. In his last outing against the Roos he had a quiet 48 disposals, 13 marks, and two goals.

The Cats are showing signs that they are set for another finals run in 2017. They should go 2-0 this after this one, making North’s start to the year even tougher.

Tip: Cats by 29

Team Line-Ups


Geelong

North Melbourne

IN Darcy Lang
OUTNakia Cockatoo ()
IN Taylor Garner, Ben Cunnington, Aaron Mullett, Majak Daw
OUTDeclan Mountford, Mitchell Hibberd, Todd Goldstein, Jarrad Waite
FB 4 Andrew Mackie 13 Tom Lonergan 2 Zach Tuohy
FF 48 Lindsay Thomas 50 Ben Brown 28 Kayne Turner
HB 36 Tom Ruggles 25 Lachie Henderson 44 Tom Stewart
HF 8 Nathan Hrovat 6 Lachlan Hansen 1 Majak Daw
C 3 Brandan Parfitt 14 Joel Selwood 11 Lincoln McCarthy
C 6 Taylor Garner 10 Ben Cunnington 18 Aaron Mullett
HF 31 Jordan Murdoch 7 Harry Taylor 16 Darcy Lang
HB 34 Jamie Macmillan 25 Robbie Tarrant 18 Shaun Atley
FF 6 Steven Motlop 26 Tom Hawkins 2 Daniel Menzel
FB 2 Marley Williams 16 Scott Thompson 11 Luke McDonald
FOLLOWERS
1 Rhys Stanley
35 Patrick Dangerfield
22 Mitch Duncan
INTERCHANGE
18 Josh Cowan
33 George Horlin-Smith
6 Jackson Thurlow
46 Mark Blicavs
FOLLOWERS
21 Braydon Preuss
7 Jack Ziebell
4 Shaun Higgins
INTERCHANGE
9 Andrew Swallow
14 Trent Dumont
12 Jy Simpkin
20 Sam Gibson

Geelong
IND. Lang
OUTN. Cockatoo
B A. Mackie, T. Lonergan, Z. Tuohy
HB T. Ruggles, L. Henderson, T. Stewart
C B. Parfitt, J. Selwood, L. McCarthy
HF J. Murdoch, H. Taylor, D. Lang
F S. Motlop, T. Hawkins, D. Menzel
FOL R. Stanley, P. Dangerfield, M. Duncan
I/C J. Cowan, G. Horlin-Smith, J. Thurlow, M. Blicavs

North Melbourne
INT. Garner, B. Cunnington, A. Mullett, M. Daw
OUTD. Mountford (), M. Hibberd (), T. Goldstein (), J. Waite ()
B M. Williams, S. Thompson, L. McDonald
HB J. Macmillan, R. Tarrant, S. Atley
C T. Garner, B. Cunnington, A. Mullett
HF N. Hrovat, L. Hansen, M. Daw
F L. Thomas, B. Brown, K. Turner
FOL B. Preuss, J. Ziebell, S. Higgins
I/C A. Swallow, T. Dumont, J. Simpkin, S. Gibson

Team Stats


Geelong

North Melbourne

Disposals

Contested Possessions

Kicks

Handballs

Free Kicks

Clearances

Centre Clearances

Stoppages

Inside 50

Marks

Marks in 50

Contested Marks

Tackles

Hit-Outs


Player Stats


Geelong

North Melbourne


Summary


Best On Ground

Geelong

North Melbourne