Optus Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 14 AFL game between West Coast Eagles and Geelong Cats. The game kicks off at 4:35 pm with Geelong Cats heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the West Coast Eagles vs. Geelong Cats game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday June 18, 2022 at 4:35 pm
Where: Optus Stadium
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West Coast Eagles vs Geelong Cats Odds
West Coast Eagles vs Geelong Cats Preview
The Cats take a trip to Perth on Saturday afternoon looking to extend West Coast’s miserable losing streak to nine.
Geelong comes in fresh after beating the Bulldogs a fortnight ago under the roof at Marvel, and while they’ve typically been a tough side to trust following the bye, it’s hard to see them losing to a West Coast team that is still battling through injury.
In positive news, Jeremy McGovern looks a chance at returning after training earlier in the week, but the Eagles are still missing the likes of Oscar Allen, Nic Naitanui, and Zac Langdon.
The Cats, meanwhile, have some injury concerns of their own with Patrick Dangerfield out for one more week, but there is some good news on the Tom Stewart front with the star defender set to return from concussion.
As the line suggests, the Cats should win this game if they take care of the footy and continue to bring the same kind of pressure that has been on display in recent wins over Port, the Crows, and the Dogs.
Scoring points, among many other things, has been the biggest challenge for West Coast so far, and with Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron trading blows in the Coleman Medal race, this shapes as another long afternoon for the home side.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Geelong Cats to win at $1.08 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Tom Hawkins at $8.00.
West Coast Eagles vs Geelong Cats Teams
EAGLES
B: S.Hurn, T.Barrass, L.Duggan
HB: J.Jones, J.McGovern, B.Hough
C: A.Gaff, T.Kelly, J.Redden
HF: D.Sheed, J.Darling, J.Waterman
F: J.Cripps, J.Kennedy, W.Rioli
FOLL: B.Williams, E.Yeo, L.Shuey
I/C: J.Petruccelle, R.Bazzo, C.West, C.Jamieson
EMG: A.Witherden, L.Foley, J.Nelson, G.Clark
IN: J.Jones, J.McGovern, D.Sheed, W.Rioli, E.Yeo, J.Petruccelle, R.Bazzo
OUT: G.Clark, I.Winder, L.Foley, J.Nelson, H.Edwards, A.Witherden (all omitted), S.Petrevski-Seton (illness), P.Naish (sub)
CATS
B: T.Stewart, S.De Koning, T.Atkins
HB: J.Bews, M.Blicavs, Z.Guthrie
C: M.Duncan, C.Guthrie, I.Smith
HF: Z.Tuohy, J.Cameron, C.Stephens
F: B.Close, T.Hawkins, T.Stengle
FOLL: R.Stanley, S.Menegola, J.Selwood
I/C: J.Kolodjashnij, M.O’Connor, L.Dahlhaus, G.Miers
EMG: S.Higgins, F.Evans, O.Dempsey, S.Neale
IN: S.Menegola, J.Kolodjashnij
OUT: G.Rohan (illness), B.Parfitt (injured), Q.Narkle (sub)