From the Geelong Advertiser
Full article Click here
GEELONG'S up and down VFL season continued when it was outgunned by Casey Scorpions at Casey Fields yesterday.
The Scorpions controlled the match, leading by 23 points at the main change before cruising home 16.15 (111) to 11.9 (75).
BEN Johnson thought an invite to try out with Geelong's VFL side over the summer would at least give him a good grounding for another season in the GFL.
The 22-year-old Bell Park forward was surprised to be offered an opportunity to make the Cats' VFL list, having missed out at his previous attempt in 2006.
.jpg)
GEELONG'S VFL side edged out Sandringham in a thriller at Trevor Barker Oval yesterday.
Geelong fought back from a late two-goal deficit to snatch a three-point victory from a St Kilda reserve side which featured AFL guns Jason Gram, Max Hudghton and Matt Maguire.
Coach Dale Amos praised the team's resilience after the match.
"They jumped out of the blocks - the boys got challenged a few times and were able to hang on so it was a great effort," Amos said.
Source: Geelong Advertiser
GEELONG'S VFL side is a work in progress, according to coach Dale Amos. But, it's a project he is excited about working on.
The Cats (1-4) travel to the Trevor Barker Oval tomorrow to take on the fifth-placed Sandringham and Amos said it would be another good challenge for the side's young players to come up against some quality St Kilda players in the Zebra line-up.
Source: Geelong Advertiser
DALE Amos celebrated his first win as VFL coach after the Cats upset Werribee in a thriller on Saturday.
VFL captain James Podsiadly booted six goals in his first appearance against his former club as Geelong opened its 2009 account with a 15.8 (98) to 13.14 (92) victory at Skilled Stadium in the curtainraiser.
From the Sunday Age
Reported by Brent Diamond
Full article Click here
GEELONG captain James Podsiadly was a dominant force in the Cats' thrilling six-point win over his former team, Werribee Tigers, in the curtain-raiser at Skilled Stadium yesterday.
Source: Geelong Advertiser
THE work of Geelong's VFL list development will continue to bear fruit today, with three of its former pupils to play senior AFL football.
Last year's Geelong VFL best and fairest, Jason Davenport, has been named to make his AFL debut for Port Adelaide against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium tonight, after being delisted by the Cats at the end of last season.
Source: Geelong Advertiser
GEELONG VFL captain James Podsiadly will today front up against his old club, Werribee, for the first time since his shock switch at the end of last season.
The Cats host the Tigers in the AFL curtain-raiser at Skilled Stadium this morning, but Podsiadly said he wasn't expecting any fireworks from the club he captained and won a Liston Trophy at last year.
