Chris Scott has a lot respect for Fremantle and is expecting a highly competitive game of football when the two sides meet on Monday night.
“I was at Fremantle when David Mundy, Michael Walters and Nat Fyfe were there, and I have a high regard for them, and I think they’re playing with great competitiveness at the moment,” Scott said.
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“I don’t think two wins for the season is reflective of the way that they have played across the season and clearly, they get a boost being back at home in front of a bit of a crowd.”
After going down to Collingwood by 22-points in Round 7, the Cats will be looking to respond with a victory to cement their place within the top eight.
Both teams will be missing star power with Nat Fyfe absent from Fremantle’s line-up and Joel Selwood and Gary Ablett out for the Cats.
First-year Cat Brad Close will play his first AFL game after being selected with the 14th pick in last year’s rookie draft.
For and Against: Played 39 games | Won: 26 | Lost: 13
Last time they met: Round 20, 2019 – Geelong 9.7 (61) def by Fremantle 14.11 (95)
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Monday 27 July at 6.10pm AWST (8.10pm AEST)
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Who will lead out the team?
Patrick Dangerfield and Mark Blicavs are set to share the captaincy in the absence of Joel Selwood.
Blicavs is more than happy to leave the inspirational stuff to Dangerfield though.
"I haven't spoken to Paddy yet, (but) I'd be happy to do the coin toss and let Paddy do the speech," Blicavs said ahead of main training on Tuesday morning.
"I gave the boys a bit of a rev-up two days before the game against Collingwood (last week) and it was a train wreck.
Who goes to Walters?
Michael Walters has been one of the stars of the competition this season and Geelong’s coaching group will no doubt be exploring ways of restricting his influence when the two sides meet on Monday.
Walters leads the Dockers in most key areas. He is ranked number one for average disposals (21.7) and clearances (4.6) per game. He has also been highly influential in attack kicking eight goals and assisting four more to be ranked second in both areas.
In the likely absence of Nat Fyfe, Walters’ importance increases and whoever gets the job this week will have an important role to play.
