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Cats' late change: Bailey Smith to miss Saints clash

Bailey Smith has been ruled out of Geelong's round-two clash with St Kilda because of a calf injury, replaced in the side by Ted Clohesy.

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Cats wary of Saints' Marvel-lous venue form

Geelong coach Chris Scott says there are lessons ahead of Saturday night from late last season, when St Kilda upset the Cats at Marvel Stadium.

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Bolton in for Dockers, mixed news for Magpies

Fremantle recruit Shai Bolton will play against Sydney on Sunday if he pulls up well from training, while Jordan De Goey will be unleashed against the Bulldogs.

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Dockers vow to bounce back from round-one AFL flop

Fremantle copped a 78-point loss to Geelong last week, but coach Justin Longmuir is confident of a much better display in Sunday's clash with Sydney.

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Saints aim to dampen AFL noise around Cats' Smith

St Kilda will put work into Geelong star Bailey Smith, but will focus more on fixing their own game after a bad round-one loss to Adelaide.

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'I'd play 15 rucks': Lions' cult hero staying humble

Oscar McInerney has put his grand final heartache in perspective and reflected on the special bond he shares with fellow Brisbane ruckman Darcy Fort.

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Longmuir says Freo 'not tough enough' after AFL belting

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir did not mince his words after his team was blown away by Geelong in their season-opening game.

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Headbands rule as Smith, Reid shine in Cats' domination

Fremantle's AFL debutant Murphy Reid kicked four goals in six minutes, while star recruit Bailey Smith shone for Geelong in their thumping AFL win.

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Don't jump to conclusions on Cats' AFL audit: Scott

Geelong coach Chris Scott insists he's not privy to an audit into third-party player payments at the club but says people shouldn't jump to conclusions.

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Hammer blow for Dockers as Bolton, Walters ruled out

Fremantle will be without five key players when they take on Geelong at the Cattery, while former Suns star Jack Lukosius will debut for Port Adelaide.

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Bolton in doubt as Fremantle brace for hot Cattery

Fremantle stars Nat Fyfe, Sean Darcy and Hayden Young aren't available to take on Geelong, and doubts surround the fitness of Shai Bolton and Michael Walters.

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Neale out to take Cats keys from Hawkins

Geelong tall Shannon Neale is seeking to make his own mark on the Cats' forward line after Tom Hawkins' retirement, starting against Fremantle in round one.

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Lions skipper dismisses AFL disruptions as 'carry-on'

Harris Andrews says Brisbane won't suffer from a disrupted season start after their first game was postponed and they had to make an early move to Sydney.

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Cats' boom recruit Smith raring to go against Dockers

Geelong recruit Bailey Smith's inclusion against Fremantle is a boost for his new teammates as the Cats prepare to make a delayed start to the new AFL campaign.

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AFL reschedules Queensland games impacted by cyclone

Gold Coast will play Essendon in round 24 and Brisbane will meet Geelong on March 29 under postponements caused by Cyclone Alfred.

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AFL 2025 predicted ladder part two: creaking Collingwood’s final crack at a flag

Reigning premiers Brisbane can shake off recent history and contend again but will have to overcome a pair of resurgent challengers to the crown

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Cats' coach will never fully get over prelim heartbreak

Geelong coach Chris Scott is looking forward to a new AFL campaign, but concedes he will never fully get over last season's preliminary final loss.

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Brisbane, GWS tipped as grand finalists by captains

AFL captains are tipping the Brisbane Lions and GWS to reach the AFL grand final, with Collingwood ace Nick Daicos the favourite to collect the Brownlow medal.

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AFL looks to kick off season as cyclone watch continues

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says that, for now, the season opener at the Gabba between Brisbane and Geelong is going ahead as scheduled.

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Start to new AFL season faces delay due to impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred

The Storm is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane around the time of the first bounce in the opener between the Lions and Geelong at the Gabba

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Hamstring injury rules Docker Young out of round one

Fremantle will kick off their season against Geelong without gun midfielder Hayden Young after he re-injured his hamstring.

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Kako's pressure a feature as Bombers beat Cats in AFL

New Essendon player Isaac Koko impressed as much with his defensive pressure as he did by kicking four goals in the pre-season win over Geelong.

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Cats say Smith will play next week in season opener

Star Geelong recruit Bailey Smith sat out their pre-season loss to Essendon with a knee injury, but he is rated a certain starter next week against Brisbane.

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Kako, Caddy lead young Bombers to AFL win over Cats

Essendon's top draft pick Isaac Kako kicked four goals and the Bombers' pressure was impressive as they beat Geelong by 21 points in their AFL pre-season match.

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Cats have to hold back eager Bailey Smith: Dangerfield

Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield says the Cats have had to hold back boom recruit Bailey Smith, conscious the eager recruit is coming off a ruptured ACL.

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