Jordan Murdoch and Mark Blicavs have been included in the side to take on the Eagles at Patersons Stadium.
See which Eagle Harry Taylor wants to shut down
Making way for the duo is Tom Hawkins (back) and Jesse Stringer (omitted)
Blicavs was omitted from last week’s side but will return this week to partner with Nathan Vardy and Josh Walker in the ruck.
Watch Blicavs and Murdoch in action last week in the VFL
Murdoch’s strong form including three goals in last week’s VFL win sees him return to the line-up for his tenth game for this season.
The Cats talk about the challenges of playing interstate
The match will be premiership player Mathew Stokes’ 150th game since being drafted as a mature age recruit. He becomes the first ever indigenous Geelong player to play 150 games.
Watch the tribute to Stokes
Cats side:
Rivers-Lonergan-Enright
Guthrie-Taylor-Bartel
Christensen-Selwood-Kelly
Stokes-Blicavs-Johnson
Motlop-Podsiadly-Varcoe
Vardy-Caddy-Duncan
Corey-Mackie-Murdoch-Walker
J Hunt-Schroder-Stringer
