Collingwood v Carlton
Sunday June 29, 7.10pmMCG 7mate / Fox Footy 7.00pm Weather: Min 9 Max 13 Chance of rain 90%: 5- 10mm Wind: WSW 30kph Betting: Collingwood $1.25 Carlton $4.00 |
HB: Tom Langdon, Lachlan Keeffe, Heritier Lumumba
C: Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Clinton Young
HF: Tyson Goldsack, Jesse White, Brent Macaffer
F: Jarryd Blair, Travis Cloke, Jamie Elliott
Foll: Jarrod Witts, Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury
Int: Sam Dwyer, Luke Ball, Taylor Adams, Josh Thomas
IN: Tyson Goldsack, Steele Sidebottom
OUT: Marley Williams (ankle),Tim Broomhead (omitted)
Emg: Brodie Grundy, Ben Kennedy, Tim Broomhead
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Collingwood has finalised its team to take on Carlton on Sunday night. Senior duo Steele Sidebottom and Tyson Goldsack make their return after mid-season spells on the sidelines. Marley Williams will sit out the match after injuring his ankle during the team’s main training session on Friday morning. “He rolled it at training. We’ll see how it pulls up and assess it early next week,” Director of Football Rodney Eade told collingwoodfc.com.au. “There’s not a lot of swelling but he can’t play on the weekend, so hopefully he will be alright for next week.” Second-year draftee Tim Broomhead has been omitted. Sidebottom and Goldsack have been notable absentees in recent weeks, with injury and suspension respectively conspiring to force them to the sidelines while the side endured successive losses for the first time this season. Having established himself among the leading pressure players in the game during 2014, Goldsack’s likely return is a boon for a Magpies side seeking to arrest its recent form slide, with his ferocious tackling and relish for the contest making him a key asset against the Blues. His influence is borne out statistically with Goldsack ranking first in the AFL for effective tackles within the forward zone of the ground (20), and second overall for tackles laid by forwards (62). Sidebottom’s return meanwhile will provide clear relief to a midfield group which has felt the impact of his unavailability rather acutely. Averaging nearly 25 disposals a game, fourth among Collingwood players, Sidebottom’s decision making and effectiveness in disposal has proven invaluable this season, particularly from across half back as he has revelled in linking defence with attack. |
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