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2023 Toyota AFL Premiership
Essendon v Geelong Cats
Round 7 • Sunday 30 April 2023 • 3:10 AM (UTC)
104 16.8
Full Time
132 20.12
Cats Won By 28
MCG,  Melbourne  • Wurundjeri

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Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Massimo D'Ambrosio, Nick Hind, Zach Merrett
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Jed Bews, Tanner Bruhn
Alwyn Davey Jnr (Omitted), Dyson Heppell (Managed), Jayden Laverde (Injured), Jye Menzie (Managed)
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Cameron Guthrie (Injured), Zach Tuohy (Injured)
Will Snelling
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Tanner Bruhn
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    Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Massimo D'Ambrosio, Nick Hind, Zach Merrett
    IN
    Jed Bews, Tanner Bruhn
    Alwyn Davey Jnr (Omitted), Dyson Heppell (Managed), Jayden Laverde (Injured), Jye Menzie (Managed)
    OUT
    Cameron Guthrie (Injured), Zach Tuohy (Injured)
    Will Snelling
    SUB
    Tanner Bruhn
    [2] Sam Draper - Played 50th game
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    [29] Jake Kelly, [30] Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, [14] Jordan Ridley
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    [42] Mark O'Connor, [16] Sam De Koning, [44] Tom Stewart
    [1] Andrew McGrath, [27] Mason Redman, [4] Kyle Langford
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    [8] Jake Kolodjashnij, [17] Esava Ratugolea, [39] Zach Guthrie
    [22] Sam Durham, [3] Darcy Parish, [37] Nic Martin
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    [7] Isaac Smith, [22] Mitch Duncan, [12] Jack Bowes
    [9] Dylan Shiel, [10] Sam Weideman, [6] Jye Caldwell
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    [36] Oliver Henry, [26] Tom Hawkins, [23] Gary Rohan
    [19] Nick Hind, [25] Jake Stringer, [43] Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
    FF
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    [32] Gryan Miers, [5] Jeremy Cameron, [45] Brad Close
    [2] Sam Draper, [7] Zach Merrett, [12] Will Setterfield
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    [46] Mark Blicavs, [9] Max Holmes, [35] Patrick Dangerfield
    [8] Ben Hobbs, [16] Archie Perkins, [34] Andrew Phillips, [42] Massimo D'Ambrosio
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    [10] Mitch Knevitt, [24] Jed Bews, [30] Tom Atkins, [37] Sam Simpson
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    Justin Power (4), Hayden Gavine (14), Robert Findlay (23), Jacob Mollison (32)
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    The GIANTS acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters on which we live, learn, work and play. We pay respects to Elders past and present and we stand strong together with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Leaders of tomorrow.