Footy Form Guide, Round 22, 2007

Brisbane v Geelong,
Saturday September 1, Gabba, 7.15 AEST

Spot light will be on the Cats in this game to see if they can bounce back from their loss to Power last week. Lions will look to feed Brown in order to secure Coleman medal.

Sports Acumen Odds and Markets

Fixed Odds

Spreads

 

To
Win

Line @
$1.90

Margin
1-39

Margin
40+

Draw

Supremacy

Brisbane

3.00

+16½

3.65

13.00

61.00

22

Geelong

1.38

-16½

2.15

3.25

16

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The Last Five

Year

Round

Venue

Bris
1/2 Score

Geel
1/2 score

1/2 margin

Bris
score

Geel
Score

Full Time Margin

Combined
total score

2007

12

SS

4

32

-28

35

85

-50

120

2006

18

Gabba

49

65

-16

87

104

-17

191

2006

1

SS

9

55

-46

38

115

-77

153

2005

13

Gabba

58

28

-30

116

47

-69

163

2004

PF

MCG

40

38

2

84

75

9

159

   

The Teams

 


BRISBANE
Backs: Drummond Merrett Selwood
Half-backs: Adcock Roe Begley
Centres: Notting Lappin Stiller
Half-forwards: Rischitelli Brown Copeland
Forwards: Hadley Brennan Leuenberger
Followers: Wood Black Power
Interchange: Scott Mills Johnson Corrie
Emergencies: Clark Sherman Moody
In: Drummond Roe Mills
Out: Patfull (collarbone) Clark Sherman

GEELONG
Backs: Milburn Scarlett Harley
Half-backs: Mackie Egan Wojcinski
Centres: Kelly Enright Corey
Half-forwards: S Johnson Mooney Selwood
Forwards: Chapman N Ablett Stokes
Followers: Ottens G Ablett Ling
Interchange: Blake Byrnes J Hunt Varcoe
Emergencies: Gardiner Callan D Johnson
In: Selwood Ling
Out: Playfair D Johnson

The Brisbane Missing
Jamie Charman
(105 games, 44 goals)
Scott Harding
(25 games, 6 goals)
Ashley McGrath
(98 games, 96 goals)
Joel Patfull
(36 games, 16 goals)
Sam Sheldon
(0 games, 0 goals)

Suspended
Rhan Hooper
(19 games, 17 goals)

Out for the Season
Daniel Bradshaw
(181 games; 363 goals)
Pat Garner
(0 games; 0 goals)

The Geelong Missings)
Max Rooke
(89 games, 19 goals)

Out for the Season
Joel Reynolds
(38 games; 13 goals)

 

Brisbane at The Gabba
Won 3 of the last 8
Draw Rd 20 2007 v Sydney
Won Rd 18 2007 v Kangaroos
Won Rd 16 2007 v Carlton
Won Rd 15 2007 v Melbourne
Lost Rd 13 2007 v Port Adelaide
Lost Rd 11 2007 v Western Bulldogs
Lost Rd 9 2007 v Collingwood
Lost Rd 7 2007 v Adelaide

Geelong at The Gabba
Won 1 of the last 7
Won Rd 18 2006 v Brisbane
Lost Rd 13 2005 v Brisbane
Lost Rd 21 2003 v Brisbane
Lost Rd 6 2002 v Brisbane
Lost Rd 6 2001 v Brisbane
Lost Rd 9 1999 v Brisbane
Lost Rd 9 1997 v Brisbane

Footyratings Tip
Geelong

Overall Record
Brisbane: 16
Geelong: 14
Drawn: 1

Record at the Gabba
Brisbane: 6
Geelong: 1

Coaches Head to Head
2000-2007
Geelong v Brisbane
Mark Thompson: 4
Leigh Matthews: 9

The Last Six
Brisbane: 2
Geelong: 4

Rd 12 2007
Geelong 12. 13 (85) def Brisbane 5. 5 (35) Skilled Stadium
Rd 18 2006
Geelong 14. 20 (104) def Brisbane 13. 9 (87) Gabba
Rd 1 2006
Geelong 17. 13 (115) def Brisbane 5. 8 (38) Skilled Stadium
Rd 13 2005
Brisbane 17. 14 (116) def Geelong 6. 11 (47) Gabba
Prelim Final 2004
Brisbane 12. 12 (84) def Geelong 10. 15 (75) MCG
R13 2004
Geelong 13. 14 (92) def Bisbane 9. 11 (65) Skilled Stadium

The Form
Geelong: Have won 17 from 21 for the season. Coming off an 8 point loss to Port Adelaide at Skilled Stadium in Round 21, following a 27 point win over the Kangaroos at Telstra Dome in Round 20, and a 33 point win over Adelaide at Skilled Stadium in Round 19. Currently in 1st place on the ladder at 153.56%

Brisbane: Have won 9 from 21 for the season. Coming off a 26 point loss to Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in Round 21, following a draw with Sydney at the Gabba in Round 20, and a 24 point loss to Hawthorn at the MCG in Round 19. Currently in 10th place on the ladder at 108.22%