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Geelong vs North Melbourne: 2013 NAB Cup live scores

9th March, 2013
Teams

Geelong

1. Mitch Brown
4. Andrew Mackie
5. Travis Varcoe
9. James Kelly
11. Joel Corey
13. Tom Lonergan
14. Joel Selwood
15. Jordan Schroder
19. Taylor Hunt
20. Steve Johnson
21. Jordan Murdoch
23. Josh Caddy
26. Tom Hawkins
28. Allen Christensen
29. Cameron Guthrie
32. Steven Motlop
33. George Horlin-Smith
34. Joshua Walker
35. Paul Chapman 37. Cameron Eardley
38. Jackson Sheringham
39. Shane Kersten
40. Jackson Thurlow
41. Jesse Stringer
42. Ryan Bathie
45. Joel Hamling
46. Mark Blicavs.

North Melbourne

1. Daniel Currie
3. Ryan Bastinac
4. Liam Anthony
5. Ben Jacobs
6. Lachlan Hansen
7. Jack Ziebell
8. Daniel Wells
9. Andrew Swallow
10. Ben Cunnington
11. Michael Firrito
12. Lindsay Thomas
13. Leigh Adams
14. Jordan Gysberts
16. Scott Thompson
18. Shaun Atley
19. Sam Wright
20. Drew Petrie
23. Kieran Harper
24. Levi Greenwood
28. Will Sierakowski
29. Brent Harvey
34. Jamie MacMillan
35. Aaron Black
38. Majak Daw
41. Aaron Mullett
42. Scott McMahon
43. Sam Gibson

First Bounce: 3.45pm AEDT
Venue: Simonds Stadium
Betting: $1.55 Geelong, $2.40 North Melbourne
TV: Fox Footy (LIVE)
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A spot in the NAB Cup grand final is up for grabs for unbeaten North Melbourne this afternoon when they face Geelong at Simonds Stadium. We’ll have live scores from 3.45pm AEDT.

Geelong’s loss to Fremantle in round one of the pre-season competition means they are next to no chance to appear in the NAB Cup final this weekend, but coach Chris Scott won’t mind.

His side have been building steadily during the pre-season, a fact confirmed by the 63-point hiding they dealt to Adelaide last Saturday afternoon in Geelong.

What made the win even more meritorious was the fact that the likes of Selwood, Hawkins and Johnson were among a considerable injury list.

Twin brother Brad Scott’s North Melbourne won’t be perturbed. Despite only beating Gold Coast Suns by 13 points last weekend they were easily the better side, and only a succession of late Suns goals prevented the margin from highlighting the gulf between the two teams.

Couple that with wins against the Demons and Tigers in week one and it is easy to see why many are tipping the Kangaroos to make the step from a mid-table also-ran to genuine premiership threat.

Brad Scott never misses an opportunity to remind the AFL community of the strong belief he has in the fabric of the North Melbourne Football Club and you can be assured he won’t miss the opportunity to make a grand final – pre-season or not.

Geelong’s established stars continue to ease themselves into the season with a view toward round one, while North welcome back key forward Drew Petrie and captain Andrew Swallow.

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They’ll be thirsty for a win over their more experienced and successful opponents and in warm early-Autumn weather they should return to Melbourne with a win this evening.

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