Geelong has named a 27 man squad for its VFL practice match against Essendon on Friday afternoon at GMHBA Stadium.
The Cats and the Bombers will face off at 2pm before the AAMI Community Series game between the two clubs begins at 5.10pm.
First year players Connor O’Sullivan, George Stevens, Lawson Humphries, Oliver Wiltshire, and Emerson Jeka will be in action for the first time at VFL level.
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The rest of the team is made up of a mix of Geelong’s AFL and VFL listed players.
The game will be a closed session.
Geelong v Essendon
VFL Practice Match
2pm, GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
| Number: | First Name: | Surname: |
| 6 | TOBY | CONWAY |
| 10 | MITCH | KNEVITT |
| 14 | CONNOR | O'SULLIVAN |
| 15 | GEORGE | STEVENS |
| 17 | LAWSON | HUMPHRIES |
| 19 | PHOENIX | FOSTER |
| 20 | JAMES | WILLIS |
| 21 | OLIVER | WILTSHIRE |
| 31 | OSCAR | MURDOCH |
| 40 | TED | CLOHESY |
| 41 | MITCH | HARDIE |
| 43 | EMERSON | JEKA |
| 47 | BRAYDEN | HAM |
| 50 | DAN | CAPIRON |
| 52 | DARCY | EDMENDS |
| 54 | OSCA | RICCARDI |
| 55 | BAILEY | VAN DE HEUVEL |
| 60 | LACHLAN | BOND |
| 61 | TOBYN | MURRAY |
| 62 | MARCUS | HERBERT |
| 63 | TODD | WHITE |
| 66 | NICK | MINCHIN |
| 67 | LIAM | FIORE |
| 71 | WILL | CHRISTIE |
| 73 | KAELAN | BRADTKE |
| 78 | TANNER | LOVELL |
| 82 | HAMISH | LUCAS |
