Round 7: The Team

Round 7 COLLINGWOOD v CARLTON Saturday May 7, 1:45pm  MCG Fox Footy 1:30pm Weather: Min 13 Max 24 Chance of rain 80%: 1-5mm Wind: NNE 26kph Betting: Collingwood $1.45 Carlton $2.85

B: Alan Toovey, Jack Frost, Brayden Maynard

HB: Adam Oxley, Ben Reid, Josh Smith

C: Tim Broomhead, Adam Treloar, Steele Sidebottom

HF: Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore, Levi Greenwood

F: Alex Fasolo, Mason Cox, Jeremy Howe

Foll: Brodie Grundy, Scott Pendlebury, Jack Crisp

Int: Jesse White, Jarryd Blair, James Aish, Ben Crocker

Emg: Brent Macaffer, Tom Phillips, Travis Cloke

Collingwood News Ben Crocker will debut for the Magpies on Saturday afternoon after four impressive games in the VFL. Photo: Shane Barrie Collingwood will blood its fourth new face of the 2016 season when Ben Crocker makes his AFL debut against Carlton at the MCG on Saturday. Crocker's debut comes six months after being Collingwood's final selection in the 2015 National Draft. Since, the 181cm forward has built a strong body of work in the VFL. He's kicked seven goals in four games, while averaging 11 disposals and five marks per outing. And now comes the biggest stage of all – a debut against the old enemy at the MCG. Joining Crocker as inclusions into the side to take on the Blues are two men slightly more experienced at AFL level. James Aish returns to the senior team to replace the injured Ben Sinclair, while Jesse White is expected to take fill a void in the backline left by the omission of Nathan Brown. The transformation of White from forward to defender has been deemed as a success in the VFL in recent weeks. The 108-gamer has been the VFL Magpies' best player two weeks running and played a match-winning role in a nine-point victory over the Northern Blues last Saturday. As confirmed early in the week, defender Tom Langdon will be sidelined with an ankle injury, while Taylor Adams and Travis Varcoe failed to overcome fitness tests on Thursday morning. "Tay (Adams) won't come up," coach Nathan Buckley said earlier in the day. "He was trying really hard and pushing to come back. He'll be at least another week." The Saturday afternoon match will mark the 14th time the Magpies and Blues have played for the Peter Mac Cup. Buckley's team has a strong recent record over rivals Carlton in recent years, with six consecutive victories against the men in the navy Blues.