The Cats will welcome Hawthorn back to GMHBA Stadium on Saturday, just their third trip to Kardinia Park in the past 18 years.  

Geelong bounced back with a strong win over Essendon last week, moving into fifth place on the ladder with their ninth win for the year.  

Hawthorn currently sit in 13th position, but are currently one of the competition’s in form teams having won seven of their past eight games.  

Gary Rohan will celebrate his 200th AFL game on Saturday, currently in his sixth season at Geelong after playing in Sydney for the first nine years of his AFL career.  

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Chris Scott Press Conference | Round 17

Chris Scott spoke to the media ahead of Geelong's clash against Hawthorn this Saturday. Proudly Presented by Morris.

Match Details  

Geelong v Hawthorn 
4.35pm Saturday 6 July 
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong – Wadawurrung 

Geelong will host a FREE Kids Festival prior to the game, as part of the AFL’s Kids Go Free Month initiative with activities starting from 2pm at Geelong Cricket Oval including:  

  • AFL Playground
  • Meet and Greet with Gabby’s Dollhouse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Half Cat & Clawdia
  • AFL Vic Footy Skills & Much more

For a full list of activities, click here.  

Last Time We Met 

The Cats faced the Hawks in round 3 this year, celebrating Tom Hawkins’ 350th game in one of the more peculiar Easter Monday clashes in recent history.  

Geelong flew out of the blocks with a seven goal opening quarter, the Hawks pegged their way back into the contest, before a six goal third term gave the Cats a handy lead heading into the final break.  

The contest was then delayed for nearly an hour due to severe weather, before Geelong remerged from the rooms and closed out a 36-point win.  

Hawkins booted four goals in his milestone match, Ollie Henry chipped in with four majors of his own while Tanner Bruhn controlled the midfield with 27 disposals and nine clearances.

Team Selection 

Geelong 
 
In: Shaun Mannagh, Oliver Henry 

Out: Jhye Clark, Mark O’Connor 

Hawthorn 
 
In: Luke Breust, Mitch Lewis 

Out: James Sicily, Calsher Dear 

GMHBA Health Update  

For this week’s GMHBA Health Update, click here. 

Key Players  

Patrick Dangerfield has made a habit of dominating big matches and Hawthorn is no exception, averaging 27 disposals and a goal per game in his 20 career matches against the Hawks. 

The star Cat collected 43 disposals in his first outing against Hawthorn after joining Geelong, while booting five goals in a match winning performance in 2017.  

Mitch Duncan is another who frequently performs strongly against the Hawks, averaging 30 disposals per game across the last four matches.  

Tickets  

General public tickets are now sold out.  

Those with valid Geelong Cats memberships and Ticketmaster tickets will be able to scan into GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.   

For more information, see the Geelong Cats website.  

Broadcast   

The match will be broadcast on Fox Footy, while also being available to stream via Kayo.  
 
Fans can listen to all the build up and match coverage on K rock Football from 3.00pm, ahead of the opening bounce at 4.35pm.    
 
Broadcast Guide