Geelong Cats 2008 season

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This article covers the 2008 season of the Geelong Football Club AFL team.

Contents

[edit] News

[edit] Captains

[edit] Club List

[edit] Player List

[edit] Rookie List

[edit] Changes from 2007 List

[edit] Additions

  • Exchange period - received:
    • None
  • Rookie elevation:
  1. Tom Lonergan
  2. Jason Davenport
  • Father/son selection:
  1. Adam Donohue
  1. Harry Taylor (Round 1; Overall pick 17; from East Fremantle)
  2. Dawson Simpson (Round 2; Overall pick 34; from Murray Bushrangers)
  3. Scott Simpson (Round 3; Overall pick 44; from Dandenong Stingrays)
  4. Dan McKenna (Round 3; Overall pick 50; from Gippsland Power)
  5. Adam Donohue (Round 4; Overall pick 60; from Geelong Falcons)
  1. Brodie Moles (Round 1; Overall pick 16; from Tasmania)
  2. Jeremy Laidler (Round 2; Overall pick 32; from Calder U18)
  3. Chris Kangars (Round 3; Overall pick 46; from Geelong U18)
  4. Shane Mumford (Round 4; Overall pick 57; from Geelong VFL)

[edit] Deletions

  • Exchange period - traded:
  1. Tim Callan and Round 4 draft selection (No.66) - to Western Bulldogs (received Western Bulldogs' Round 4 draft selection - No.62)
  2. Henry Playfair - to Sydney Swans (received Sydney's Round 3 draft selection - No.44)
  3. Steven King and Charlie Gardiner - St Kilda (received St Kilda's Round 6 draft selection - No.90)
  • Delisted:
  1. Joel Reynolds
  2. Matthew Spencer
  3. Sam Hunt
  4. Stephen Owen
  5. Todd Grima
  • Retirements:
    • None

[edit] Games

[edit] Exhibition and Trial Games

[edit] NAB Cup

Date and Local Time Opponent Home or Away Venue Scores
Result Home Away
First Round
Saturday, February 16 - 3:40pm Melbourne Home Skilled Stadium Won by 71 2.22.10 (160) 2.11.5 (89)
Quarter Finals
Saturday, February 23 - 3:40pm St Kilda Away Manuka Oval Lost by 5 3.9.10 (91) 3.8.11 (86)

[edit] Home and Away

Round Date and Local Time Opponent Home or Away Venue Scores Posn on Ladder
Result Home Away
1 Thursday, 20 March - 8:15pm Port Adelaide Away AAMI Stadium Won by 9 14.12 (96) 15.15 (105) 6
2 Sunday, 30 March - 2:10pm Essendon Home Telstra Dome Won by 99 22.18 (150) 6.15 (51) 2
3 Sunday, 6 April - 1:10pm Melbourne Home Skilled Stadium Won by 30 16.16 (112) 12.10 (82) 1
4 Saturday, 12 April - 2:10pm St Kilda Away Telstra Dome Won by 42 13.16 (94) 21.10 (136) 1
5 Saturday, 19 April - 2:10pm Sydney Swans Home Skilled Stadium Won by 42 16.18 (114) 10.12 (72) 1
6 Friday, 25 April - 6:40pm Fremantle Away Subiaco Won by 1 13.10 (88) 13.11 (89) 1
7 Saturday, 3 May - 2:10pm Brisbane Lions Home Skilled Stadium Won by 27 15.15 (105) 11.12 (78) 1
8 Saturday, 17 May - 2:10pm Richmond Away MCG Won by 30 10.9 (69) 14.15 (99) 1
9 Friday, 23 May - 7:40pm Collingwood Away MCG
10 Saturday, 31 May - 7:10pm Carlton Home Telstra Dome
11 Friday, 6 June - 7:40pm Kangaroos Away Telstra Dome
12 Sunday, 15 June - 1:10pm Port Adelaide Home Skilled Stadium
13 Saturday, 21 June - 5:40pm West Coast Eagles Away Subiaco
14 Friday, 4 July - 7:40pm Adelaide Away AAMI Stadium
15 Saturday, 12 July - 2:10pm Fremantle Home Skilled Stadium
16 Saturday, 19 July - 2:10pm Western Bulldogs Home Skilled Stadium
17 Friday, 25 July - 7:40pm Hawthorn Away MCG
18 Saturday, 2 August - 7:10pm Richmond Home Telstra Dome
19 Friday, 8 August - 7:10pm Melbourne Away MCG
20 Saturday, 16 August - 7:10pm Sydney Swans Away ANZ Stadium
21 Sunday, 24 August - 2:10pm Kangaroos Away Skilled Stadium
22 Saturday, 30 August - 2:10pm West Coast Eagles Home Skilled Stadium

[edit] See Also

[edit] External links

Official Websites
AFL.com.au Match Reports
Geelong Cats
The Club
Club History | Premierships & Records | Players

Coaches | Awards
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Stadiums
Skilled Stadium | Telstra Dome | Melbourne Cricket Ground
Captain
Tom Harley (2007 - Present)
Coach
Mark "Bomber" Thompson (2000 - Present)