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Oliver Caffrey

Dangerfield denied after declaring fit to face Demons

Patrick Dangerfield will be forced to sit out Geelong's key AFL clash against Melbourne. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield has been overruled by the club's medical staff after putting his hand up to play a week after suffering a cracked rib and a partially collapsed lung.

The captain's first game in six weeks was ruined last Thursday night when he was hurt during a marking contest in the second quarter of the loss against Port Adelaide.

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