Cats and Bombers open pre-season
Geelong and Essendon will meet in the AFL’s Community Series for a fifth consecutive year. (Sports Media Image/Marcel Berens) BEATEN AFL grand finalists Geelong will open the pre-season series in February when they host Essendon at Kardinia Park. After their 31-point defeat to Richmond in the decider on October 24, the Cats will be back on February 18. With all teams having just two practice matches before the home-and-away season, it could be the first time star recruits Jeremy Cameron, Issac Smith...