Round 23: The Team

Round 23 Collingwood v Essendon Sunday, Sept 6 3:20pm MCG Fox Footy (504) 3:20pm Weather: Min 6 Max 17 Chance of rain 80%: 1-5mm Wind: N 28kph Betting: Collingwood $1.30 Essendon $3.50

B: Tom Langdon, Nathan Brown, Jonathon Marsh
HB: Brayden Maynard, Ben Reid, Adam Oxley
C: Jack Crisp, Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom
HF: Travis Varcoe, Darcy Moore, Jordan De Goey
F: Alex Fasolo, Jesse White, Jamie Elliott
Foll: Brodie Grundy, Levi Greenwood, Scott Pendlebury
Int: Ben Kennedy, Matthew Scharenberg, Alan Toovey, Jarryd Blair
Emg: Jarrod Witts, Matthew Goodyear, Paul Seedsman

IN: Ben Kennedy, Adam Oxley, Alan Toovey
OUT: Ben Sinclair (hand), Dane Swan (knee), Marley Williams (hamstring)
NEW: Matthew Goodyear (19, Calder U18)

Fast Fact
The last time Collingwood met Essendon in the final round of the home and away season was in 2012. On that occasion, the Magpies were victorious by 32 points, with Dane Swan earning the three Brownlow Medal votes.

Collingwood News Six inclusions and a debutant. Collingwood’s match committee obviously isn’t going to let 2015 slip away quietly. The men charged with selecting the team have turned to… Experience: In the form of Alan Toovey. Promise: In the guise of Ben Kennedy, Adam Oxley, Paul Seedsman, Jarrod Witts and Paul Seedsman. And youth: As evidenced by the selection of the yet-untried Matthew Goodyear. Goodyear, Kennedy, Seedsman, Toovey and Witts are among an extended seven-man interchange bench that will be trimmed to four at 5pm on Friday. The six additions replace the injured Ben Sinclair (hand), Dane Swan (knee) and Marley Williams (hamstring). Who is Matthew Goodyear? Athleticism is Goodyear’s strong suit, as he has a great turn of foot and elite endurance. The former Calder Cannon averaged 23 disposals in 15 appearances at TAC Cup level last season. Rarely fazed by the occasion, he is a great decision-maker. In sixteen games in the VFL this season, Goodyear has averaged 13.9 disposals and 3.8 tackles while splitting his time between the wing and half back. He enters this weekend’s games in good touch, having backed up a season-high 25 disposals against Richmond with a further 24 against Port Melbourne last Saturday.