Changes for Round 8

[snowycats]

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Rooke returns
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Josh Lyman for gfc.com.au

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Max Rooke will play his first game for the season after being recalled to face the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday at Skilled Stadium.

Rooke had shoulder surgery at the end of last season, then battled hamstring issues during the pre-season. Now fully recovered and with four VFL games under his belt, Rooke returns to the senior line up.

Tom Hawkins drops back to the VFL. Hawkins has kicked 11 goals in six games since debuting in round two against Carlton. Geelong coach Mark Thompson flagged during the week that the need to give Hawkins a rest could be this week, and that’s how it played out.

Skipper Tom Harley will line up in the VFL for his first game since rupturing the tendon in his little finger in the opening round. Paul Chapman will miss for a second week with a hamstring injury.

Geelong’s team to face the Dockers

B: Andrew Mackie – Matthew Scarlett – Corey Enright
HB: David Johnson – Matthew Egan – Darren Milburn
C: David Wojcinski – Jimmy Bartel – James Kelly
HF: Joel Selwood – Nathan Ablett – Steve Johnson
F: Gary Ablett – Cameron Mooney – Travis Varcoe
Foll: Brad Ottens – Joel Corey – Cameron Ling
Int: Max Rooke, Mark Blake, Mathew Stokes, Kane Tenace
Emerg: Josh Hunt, Brent Prismall, Henry Playfair



Pretty happy with that.

Everyone expected Hawkins to be dropped but I read with interest Dermott Brereton's comments last week - he was reported to say that even though Hawkins was not going that well, because of his size he took a big defender which "freed up" Mooney and NAB a bit.

Also the fact is he has been used sparingly in all games and that makes it really difficult. He did some nice things last week and was a bit unlucky. I just have the feeling the FORWARD line looks better with the three 6' 5" blokes plus Ottens rotating through there.
Of course, if it was really wet, that may change.
The result may prove me wrong but I love those big targets. It makes the defence struggle.

 

[SirRooke]

Welcome back Roookkkeyyy!!!

Sorry to see Hawk dropped, but kicking a bag of 8-9 in the ressys wont do him any harm.

 

[Copernicus]

Good change - no need to go overboard after two wins. Hawkins in the twos is a good move, I can't see him doing too well in the wet and a scrapper like Rooke is better suited to the conditions. Great to have him back!

 

[fishman]

Dont know who to drop though, but shouldnt Prismall be in too? Maybe Tenace out?

Prismall is on FIRE.

 

[CF]

Fremantle Team – Round 8 v Geelong

B: Hayden, Grover, Johnson

HB: Dodd, McPharlin, M. Carr

C: Black, Hasleby, Mundy

HF: Crowley, Pavlich, Headland

F: Bell, Tarrant, Solomon

Foll: Sandilands, McManus, J. Carr

IC: Campbell, Duffield, Walker, Webster

Team Changes

In: Solomon


Geelong’s team to face the Dockers

B: Andrew Mackie – Matthew Scarlett – Corey Enright
HB: David Johnson – Matthew Egan – Darren Milburn
C: David Wojcinski – Jimmy Bartel – James Kelly
HF: Joel Selwood – Nathan Ablett – Steve Johnson
F: Gary Ablett – Cameron Mooney – Travis Varcoe
Foll: Brad Ottens – Joel Corey – Cameron Ling
Int: Max Rooke, Mark Blake, Mathew Stokes, Kane Tenace
Emerg: Josh Hunt, Brent Prismall, Henry Playfair