Kids caught up in police stand-off with man in Newcomb home near Geelong and other top stories

Kids caught up in police stand-off with man in Newcomb home near Geelong

Two children are caught up in a police stand-off with a man who has barricaded himself inside a home near Geelong for more than 11 hours. The man is believed to be unarmed, but has refused to leave the Gibbs Street home in Newcomb while keeping two ... >> view original

Geelong star Steve Johnson hurt in VFL return

Geelong star Steve Johnson left Simonds Stadium on crutches on Saturday but the Cats insist he had only corked his right leg in his return to action via the VFL. Johnson had not played a pre-season match until returning against Collingwood. He had ... >> view original

Geelong v Adelaide: Mitch Clark kicks six goals, Nakia Cockatoo excites in NAB ...

WITH Geelong champion Corey Enright likely to retire at the end of the season, the search is on for his replacement. Enter Billie Smedts, fresh off his best pre-season since arriving at the club in 2010. Smedts finished with 14 disposals, six marks and ... >> view original

VFL: Pies downed at the Cattery

Of course Geelong had the same agenda, and playing on their home ground at Simmonds Stadium they looked comfortable as they defeated the Magpies 16.7.103 to 9.9.63. While Reid, Witts and midfielder Nathan Freeman proved familiar faces for the fans ... >> view original

Nakia Cockatoo lights up Geelong's NAB Challenge win with bit of brilliance in ...

Six-goal man Mitch Clark might have stolen the headlines during the Geelong's NAB Challenge win over Adelaide. But Cockatoo undoubtedly won the hearts of Cats fans, who already seemed to have embraced the young gun midfielder as the club's new cult ... >> view original

Geelong's Jimmy Bartel happy to wait on contract discussions

Geelong champion Jimmy Bartel is content to wait to open serious contract negotiations with the Cats. Bartel, 31, is off contract this season and is expected to be offered at least a one-year deal. The 2007 Brownlow medallist finished seventh in the ... >> view original

Squads: Crows name Danger, top Cat is back

ADELAIDE'S Patrick Dangerfield is likely to kick off his 2015 season under lights against Geelong at Simonds Stadium after being named in the Crows squad for Thursday night's NAB Challenge game. If he plays, the 24-year-old free agent, who has been ... >> view original

Geelong's Daniel Menzel's AFL comeback stalled by hamstring injury

Geelong's Daniel Menzel has suffered another setback with the luckless forward straining a hamstring at training this week. Menzel, 23, last played for the Cats in the 2011 qualifying final, but his career has been cruelled since by four knee ... >> view original

Land owners cash in on 100-hectare blocks outside Geelong

A Geelong land owner has cashed in on one of the last development approvals granted by former planning minister Matthew Guy before the Napthine government was voted out. Three almost neighbouring sites totalling about 100 hectares on the north-west ... >> view original

Final NAB Challenge teams: Cats v Crows

2. Billie Smedts, 3. Jimmy Bartel, 4. Andrew Mackie, 5. Nakia Cockatoo, 7. Harry Taylor, 9. James Kelly, 11. Darcy Lang, 12. Sam Blease, 13. Tom Lonergan, 14. Joel Selwood, 16. Dawson Simpson, 19. Mitch Clark, 21. Jordan Murdoch, 22. Mitch Duncan, 23. >> view original