Geelong have suffered a huge double blow heading into Thursday night's AFL blockbuster against Fremantle after Bailey Smith and Tom Stewart were ruled out of the crunch clash.
Smith has been struck down by illness, while Stewart hasn't been cleared to return from the concussion he suffered in the round-13 loss to Adelaide.
Star Cats forward Jeremy Cameron has been named despite battling a hip issue, but it is the absence of Smith and Stewart that dominated talk when Geelong released their team on Wednesday night.
Jack Bowes, who was a late withdrawal from last week's win against Gold Coast, replaces Smith in the side.
Smith has been averaging a career-high 32.3 possessions to go with 5.5 clearances per game this season to be rated as one of the Brownlow medal favourites, while Stewart has been a rock in defence for the third-placed Cats (9-5).
