May 10, 2004
Hawthorn will be under more pressure this week after suffering an embarrassing 56-point loss to Geelong today.
An even more damning stat was the scoring shots - the Cats had 21 more scoring shots than the Hawks to show their total dominance.
The final score was Geelong 15.18.108, Hawthorn 8.4.52.
The Hawks were never in…
May 9, 2004
By Andrew Myles
Geelong veteran Peter Riccardi passed yesterdays fitness test and will play Hawthorn in Sunday's Mothers' Day match at the MCG.
Riccardi comes in for David Johnson which is the only change to the Cats line-up that punished the Crows last Sunday by 43 points.
May 7, 2004
Geelong will be without ruckman Paul Chambers for up to a moth after having an arthroscopy on his left knee.
Chambers had a small piece of cartilage removed from his knee on Wednesday night.
May 7, 2004
Geelong coach Mark Thompson is expecting a committed Hawthorn side to face his young Cats side at Telstra Dome on Sunday.
Hawthorn are struggling with a record or 1-5.
"If they have got pride, which they certainly have, they are going to want to come out and play well," Thompson said of the embattled Hawks.
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May 6, 2004
Geelong chief executive Brian Cook is hopeful Geelong's next game at Skilled Stadium, against Melbourne in a fortnight, will be a sell-out, the Geelong Advertiser reports today.
The capacity will be increased to more than 23,000 for the clash with 800 seats to be removed from the northern terrace to allow for extra standing room.
The game could…
May 6, 2004
The Herald Sun reports that despite adopting a patient approach, Geelong remains no closer to securing the services of Gary Ablett's second son, Nathan.
Eighteen-year-old Nathan, who stands an imposing 194cm, has resisted invitations from the Cats to play with their VFL team.
After "retiring" from football at the end of last season, he returned…
May 5, 2004
Being likened to Chris Judd and Bob Davis, Geelong youngster Kane Tenace is the AFL Rising Star for round 6.
At 18 years of age, Tenace debuted for the Cats in round 2 this year and is already averaging 12 possessions a game.
Tenace shone in the Cats 43 point win over the Crows on the weekend…
May 5, 2004
AFL video reports officer Ian Robinson says there will be no action taken against Geelong midfielder Charlie Gardiner, who clashed with a field umpire in the game against Adelaide at Skilled Stadium on Sunday, reports Afl.com
Robinson said there was no negligence in Gardiner
May 3, 2004
By Jesse Riseborough
Trying conditions at Skilled Stadium in Geelong this afternoon made for a scrappy affair which eventually saw the Cats get over the line against Adelaide by a margin of 43 points.
Adelaide were in the game at half time trailing by only two points after having much of the early running.
The…
May 1, 2004
By Andrew Myles
Jarad Rooke, who has played every game this season for the Cats, has been dropped from the Geelong side who are set to take on Adelaide at Skilled Stadium on Sunday.
As reported in the Geelong Advertiser, Rooke is the only player who has been axed from Geelong's side that lost to Fremantle last Sunday.
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