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September 6th 2007 10:19
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Collingwood v Sydney could go close to being one of the hottest finals for the entire AFL finals series. The hot and cold Pies against the never-write-them-off Sydney Swans. It promises to be a classic encounter.
Before we have a look at the teams, I'd like to share one of my personal photographs with you:
It's Micky-O during the 2006 AFL Grand Final, with a black and white filter, a spot colour touch and a warm film grain. O'Loughlin will certainly play a big role in Saturday night's clash.
It's Thursday night! Here are Saturday's selected teams.
X-Factors are in bold.
COLLINGWOOD v SYDNEY SWANS
Saturday, 7.30pm AEST, MCG
COLLINGWOOD
B: James Clement, Shane Wakelin, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien, Tyson Goldsack
C: Martin Clarke, Scott Burns, Nathan Buckley
HF: Nick Maxwell, Anthony Rocca, Scott Pendlebury
F: Dale Thomas, Travis Cloke, Sean Rusling
FOLL: Guy Richards, Shane O’Bree, Leon Davis
I/C: Dane Swan, Josh Fraser, Alan Didak, Paul Medhurst
EMG: Paul Licuria, Rhyce Shaw, Chris Bryan
In: Rusling, Didak, Fraser
Out: Ben Reid, Rhyce Shaw, Chris Bryan
SYDNEY SWANS
B: Ted Richards, Leo Barry, Lewis Roberts-Thomson
HB: Paul Bevan, Craig Bolton, Ben Mathews
C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Michael O’Loughlin, Nic Fosdike
F: Adam Schneider, Barry Hall, Nick Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes
I/C: Ed Barlow, Jared Crouch, Sean Dempster, Peter Everitt
EMG: Amon Buchanan, Tim Schmidt, Kristin Thornton
In: Hall
Out: Luke Ablett (knee)
Umpires: Stephen McBurney, Matt Stevic, Shane McInerney
Can't wait to see Bevan match up on Thomas, and It will be interesting to see who lines up on Anthony Rocca, wouldn't think Craig Bolton would get the job.
Rusling could be very important for Collingwood, if Travis Cloke and Rocca misfire, which happens often, Rusling could be the one to bag the four or five that Collingwood will need to win.
Tyson Goldsack also has the potential to bob up and play a blinder running off the half backline, or will he crumble under first year pressure? That's where the Swans have the edge. A big edge.
Can't help but tip the Swans. Too experienced, too tough and too bold to be beaten by a slightly out of form Magpies. Forget the Pies' loss to Adelaide, the Crows are in top touch, but Collingwood are much better than that performance.
Swans to win by 13 points in front of a 83,330 strong crowd at the G.
Collingwood v Sydney could go close to being one of the hottest finals for the entire AFL finals series. The hot and cold Pies against the never-write-them-off Sydney Swans. It promises to be a classic encounter.
Before we have a look at the teams, I'd like to share one of my personal photographs with you:
Michael O'Loughlin could be the Swans' X-Factor against Collingwood on Saturday night
It's Micky-O during the 2006 AFL Grand Final, with a black and white filter, a spot colour touch and a warm film grain. O'Loughlin will certainly play a big role in Saturday night's clash.
It's Thursday night! Here are Saturday's selected teams.
X-Factors are in bold.
COLLINGWOOD v SYDNEY SWANS
Saturday, 7.30pm AEST, MCG
COLLINGWOOD
B: James Clement, Shane Wakelin, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien, Tyson Goldsack
C: Martin Clarke, Scott Burns, Nathan Buckley
HF: Nick Maxwell, Anthony Rocca, Scott Pendlebury
F: Dale Thomas, Travis Cloke, Sean Rusling
FOLL: Guy Richards, Shane O’Bree, Leon Davis
I/C: Dane Swan, Josh Fraser, Alan Didak, Paul Medhurst
EMG: Paul Licuria, Rhyce Shaw, Chris Bryan
In: Rusling, Didak, Fraser
Out: Ben Reid, Rhyce Shaw, Chris Bryan
SYDNEY SWANS
B: Ted Richards, Leo Barry, Lewis Roberts-Thomson
HB: Paul Bevan, Craig Bolton, Ben Mathews
C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Michael O’Loughlin, Nic Fosdike
F: Adam Schneider, Barry Hall, Nick Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes
I/C: Ed Barlow, Jared Crouch, Sean Dempster, Peter Everitt
EMG: Amon Buchanan, Tim Schmidt, Kristin Thornton
In: Hall
Out: Luke Ablett (knee)
Umpires: Stephen McBurney, Matt Stevic, Shane McInerney
Can't wait to see Bevan match up on Thomas, and It will be interesting to see who lines up on Anthony Rocca, wouldn't think Craig Bolton would get the job.
Rusling could be very important for Collingwood, if Travis Cloke and Rocca misfire, which happens often, Rusling could be the one to bag the four or five that Collingwood will need to win.
Tyson Goldsack also has the potential to bob up and play a blinder running off the half backline, or will he crumble under first year pressure? That's where the Swans have the edge. A big edge.
Can't help but tip the Swans. Too experienced, too tough and too bold to be beaten by a slightly out of form Magpies. Forget the Pies' loss to Adelaide, the Crows are in top touch, but Collingwood are much better than that performance.
Swans to win by 13 points in front of a 83,330 strong crowd at the G.
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