Squads: Crows name Danger, top Cat is back and other top stories

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

We want Paddy at any price: Geelong fans

The Crows midfielder is in Geelong for tonight's NAB Challenge match against the Cats which supporters hope will be the first step towards a permanent homecoming next year. Everyone from Geelong cheerleader Paul Kellett to flamboyant Mayor Darryn ... >> 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

Is this the year Geelong misses the top eight?

The concern for the Cats, King writes in Footy15, is that those players filled most of the placings in Geelong's best-and-fairest last year. “Only Cameron Guthrie and Mitch Duncan finished inside the top 10 for the under-25 bracket,” he says. “At least ... >> view original

Joel Selwood to lead Geelong Cats for fourth straight AFL season

The Geelong Cats have confirmed Joel Selwood will skipper their side for a fourth straight season. Selwood, who was named All-Australian captain for the second time last year, will head a smaller leadership group in 2015 that does not include star ... >> view original

Essendon Bombers coach James Hird keen to recruit former Geelong Cats big ...

Essendon coach James Hird believes former Cat Mitch Brown and ex-St Kilda veteran Clint Jones are still capable of playing in the AFL. The pair are among 13 top-up players drafted in by the Bombers for the NAB Challenge to serve as cover for the club's ... >> view original

Tom Hawkins close to re-signing with Geelong but delay on talks with Steve Motlop

He seems happy at Geelong, but after a game-changing off-season where a host of stars left clubs no team will be comfortable until its stars are signed up. Geelong football manager Steve Hocking said the Cats were happy for Motlop to take his time. “We ... >> view original

Police yet to identify pedestrian killed on Geelong Road

A man who was hit and killed by a truck in Brooklyn two weeks ago has not yet been identified. The man, believed to be between 30 and 50 years old, was killed while crossing Geelong Road about 1.45am on February 17. It was the same day that 23-year-old ... >> view original

Geelong Magistrate Ronald Saines caught travelling at more than 25km/h over ...

Senior Geelong Magistrate Ronald Saines was caught travelling at more than 25km/h over the limit, leading to an automatic 28-day suspension. The magistrate, who has berated dangerous drivers who appeared before him, was forced to explain himself to ... >> view original

Gold Coast ease past Geelong in NAB Challenge as hot conditions take toll in ...

Geelong promised more midfield time for James Kelly and Jimmy Bartel – and that's where the triple-premiership champions spent most of the game. The Cats were again reliant on their old brigade, with Bartel, Kelly and Mathew Stokes doing the lion's ... >> view original