TEAMS: Smithy’s VFL Round 15

The Smithy’s VFL teams for Round 15.

Ladder-leader Geelong will field a team with 17 AFL-listed players for its trip to Kinetic Stadium to take on Frankston on Friday nights.

Prolific midfielders George Stevens and Jack Bowes return to the Cats’ line-up following stints in the AFL team. They’re joined by premiership trio Rhys Stanley, Brad Close and Jed Bews.

Bailey Lambert returns for Frankston for his first game since the Round 10 win in Brisbane.

BROADCAST: ABC – Richmond vs Carlton; Kayo Sports – Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions and Essendon vs St Kilda; Seven Network – Tasmania vs Box Hill Hawks

STREAMING: All matches in the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season will be live streamed free via the AFL website, AFL Live Official App and VFL App.

FRANKSTON vs GEELONG CATS

Friday 3 July, 7:35pm, Kinetic Stadium

FRANKSTON
B: G. Grey (6), P. Cotter (26), T. Barlow (3)
HB: W. Hamill (9), J. Lloyd (18), O. Lewis (5)
C: T. Milne (15), B. Lloyd (31), B. Lambert (22)
HF: J. Voss (13), T. Mynott (12), O. Moran (28)
F: N. Gown (1), T. Owens (7), C. Ellison (4)
R: T. Hofert (30), L. Reidy (2), D. Hipwell (14)
INT: W. Derrington (24), S. Quirk (11), M. Gregory (38), H. Jones (8), K. Askew (27)
EMG: B. Fergusson (42), T. O'Leary (29), D. Andrew (39), K. Foster (40)

IN: M. Gregory, B. Lambert
OUT: D. Andrew, T. O'Leary (omitted)

GEELONG CATS
B: J. Clark (13), J. Bews (24), J. Mellor (25)
HB: N. Driscoll (27), C. Burke (41), J. Bowes (12)
C: G. Stevens (15), L. Hofmann (23), H. Holmes (22)
HF: K. Matofai-Forbes (31), D. Capiron (50), J. Polkinghorne (2)
F: R. Stanley (1), M. Knevitt (10), B. Close (45)
R: J. Pike (37), J. Worpel (29), G. Miers (32)
INT: J. Costello (51), N. Kreuger (69), J. Ballantyne (57), C. McKinnon (64), T. Peirce (81)
23rd Player: C. McKinnon (64)
EMG: J. Henderson (47), D. Edmends (53), M. Williams (54), T. Lewis (66), J. Jovanovic (73), L. Weidemann (76), Z. Stevens (78), L. Antonac (79)

IN: J. Bews, J. Bowes, B. Close, C. McKinnon, R. Stanley, G. Stevens
OUT: J. Hose (leg), L. Antonac, T. Lewis, Z. Stevens, L. Weidemann, M. Williams (omitted)
NEW: Charlie McKinnon, 19, 188cm, North Warrnambool/GWV Rebels

Head-to-head: Geelong 22-5; At Kinetic Stadium: Geelong 8-3; Streak: Geelong 2; Last time: Geelong 18.5 (113) def Frankston 6.13 (49) – Round 6, 2024, GMHBA Stadium