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[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

"He is like the Tom Stewart we all know in regards to the impact he is having out on the training track." - Cats GM football, Simon Lloyd.
No surprise given he has been training solidly since October, but Stewart will play his first game since Round 21 last year on Saturday.

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

A job offer from Carlton was there, but a role in footy at Geelong was too attractive for Eddie Betts to turn down
https://t.co/kmYNkbSXBv

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Breaking: Geelong veteran Lachie Henderson has retired. Story to come.

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Western Bulldogs development coach Travis Varcoe does not know why more of the game’s Indigenous greats are not taking the step into coaching after their careers are done and wants to see more Indigenous people in AFL coaching ranks.
https://t.co/49iR2ZV6WE

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Highly regarded assistant coach Nigel Lappin is staying at Geelong.
https://t.co/tJv4uCTvdN

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Corey Enright to St Kilda as defence coach - good get for the Saints

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

OPINION: It is impossible not to admire Geelong's determination to fight the AFL system for the past two decades, but off the back of what we have seen in the past six weeks, it should not be topping up again at the expense of going to the draft.
https://t.co/RUCUkhLq9e

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

This was fun. Caught up with all four of @GeelongCats living previous games record holders, who have given their thoughts on @joelselwood14 and his achievement of breaking the club games record. #GeelongStrong #AFLFinals
https://t.co/JfcfmkyAQa

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Geelong is of the understanding it will fly to Perth after its qualifying final this week, regardless of the result. The Cats do not expect to return to Victoria until their finals campaign is over.
https://t.co/ecFFfNtDuX

[Addy Footy Fix @addyfootyfix]

“It was absolutely never in doubt, as long as I was offered a contract it was always going to be signed from my end."
Great news for Geelong with Gryan Miers signing a new two-year deal.

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Locked in: Gryan Miers pens new deal with Geelong until 2023 #GeelongStrong #AFL
https://t.co/b7v3e4Geha

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Story here.
Free agent Cam Guthrie 'super committed' to Geelong
https://t.co/ft06y2wFpN

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

The @Gdflvic president Nev Whitley says football will return this week without crowds. Bars, canteens etc. won't be open. Says the onus is on clubs to ensure restrictions are adhered to. Has asked those going for a walk around oval to be mindful not to gather in groups.

[Addy Footy Fix @addyfootyfix]

As foreshadowed by the Geelong Advertiser earlier this month, the GFL grand final will not be played at GMHBA Stadium in 2021
https://t.co/Wv5CVdEC0A

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Ahead of #AFL game number 200, @GeelongCats defender Lachie Henderson opens up on footy, life and learning to park his ego
https://t.co/Gkz9wWFG83

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Was stoked for Quinton Narkle yesterday. Has put in plenty of hard work after an indifferent pre-season and got some reward against Gold Coast @GeelongCats #AFL
https://t.co/ocOwMIY0yc

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Gryan Miers has a small hairline fracture of his fibula and will spend some time on the sidelines as a result. In better news for Geelong, Shaun Higgins is set to return to the playing field this week, while Jake Kolodjashnij is moving freely and progressing through his rehab

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Jordan Clark and Quinton Narkle for Mark O'Connor and Jake Kolodjashnij. Nice injection of pace for Geelong #AFL

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Spoke with Harry Taylor earlier today. He and his family avoided the cyclones that have ravaged parts of Western Australia. His football club in Northampton wasn’t as lucky, with goalposts blown down and parts of the grandstand turned upside down. Thinking of everyone affected.

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Charlie Constable has been on for ten minutes and already has nine disposals and a goal #AFLCatsHawks

[Lachie Young @lachie_young]

Geelong coach Chris Scott says his preference is for his players to tackle instead of bump if the former option is there, as star midfielder Patrick Dangerfield prepares to face the AFL tribunal tonight
https://t.co/RXxKBYKm0I