Collingwood v West Coast
Sunday August 10, 4.40pm (EST)Patersons Fox Footy 4.30pm Weather: Min 10 Max 22 Chance of rain 40%: < 1mm Wind: E 14kph Betting: Collingwood $1.91 West Coast $1.91 |
The media scribes told us everything hinged on the match against Adelaide a fortnight ago.
Then, despite missing out against the Crows, the fate of the season rested on last Sunday’s twilight meeting with Port Adelaide.
A win against the Power kept the season intact, but West Coast’s win against Adelaide on Saturday turned the ladder on its head. Suddenly the Crows are out of the eight, the Magpies are back in there and the Eagles are lurking on the fringe.
It means this Sunday’s meeting with the Eagles at Patersons Stadium will be another - you guessed it - mini-final.
Head-to-Head (since 1987)
Collingwood: 22
West Coast: 21
Drawn: 1
Past Five
Round 10 2014
Collingwood 17.7 (109)
West Coast 15.11 (101)
Goals – Collingwood: Blair 3, Beams 2, Elliott 2, Ball, Fasolo, Grundy, Cloke, Goldsack, Pendlebury, White, Macaffer, Witts, Sidebottom
West Coast: Cripps 3, Hill 2, Cox 2, Hurn 2, Priddis 2, Wellingham, Yeo, Darling, Kennedy
Disposals – Collingwood: Pendlebury 32, Beams 31, Sidebottom 29, Swan 26, Lumumba 25
West Coast: Priddis 35, Gaff 26, Selwood 26, Masten 25, Ellis 24
At the MCG
Round 22 2013
Collingwood 15.11 (101)
West Coast 5.9 (39)
Goals – Collingwood: Reid 4, Cloke 3, Lynch 2, Swan 2, Didak, Kennedy, J.Thomas, Seedsman
West Coast: Masten 2, Dalziell, Lycett, Darling
Disposals – Collingwood: Pendlebury 37, J.Thomas 35, Swan 34, Seedsman 30, Lumumba 30
West Coast: Rosa 37, S.Selwood 33, Priddis 32, Masten 31, Butler 23
Brownlow: 3. J.Thomas (Coll), 2. D.Swan (Coll), 1. S.Pendlebury (Coll)
At the MCG
Semi-Final 2012
Collingwood 10.13 (73)
West Coast 9.6 (60)
Goals – Collingwood: D.Thomas 3, Swan 2, Blair, Jolly, Lumumba, Goldsack, Pendlebury
West Coast: Darling 2, Hill 2, Kennedy, Kerr, McGinnity, Cox, Naitanui
Disposals – Collingwood: Beams 30, Swan 29, Pendlebury 29, Sidebottom 25, D.Thomas 23
West Coast: Kerr 29, Gaff 26, Embley 24, Priddis 23, Shuey 23
At the MCG
Round 22 2012
Collingwood 8.10 (58)
West Coast 15.17 (107)
Goals – Collingwood: Fasolo 3, Blair, Goldsack, Beams, Pendlebury, Sidebottom
West Coast: Shuey 2, A.Selwood, Cox, Butler, Schofield, Embley, Darling, Naitanui, Masten, Kerr, Gaff, Kennedy, Hurn, Hill
Disposals – Collingwood: Beams 30, Pendlebury 30, Swan 27, Sidebottom 25, Johnson 24
West Coast: Kerr 36, Priddis 29, Shuey 27, Gaff 27, Butler 25
Brownlow: 3. N.Naitanui (WCE), 2. D.Kerr (WCE), 1. L.Shuey (WCE)
At Patersons Stadium
Round 13 2012
Collingwood 12.13 (85)
West Coast 12.10 (82)
Goals – Collingwood: Cloke 5, Beams 3, Blair 2, Fasolo 2
West Coast: Darling 2, Hill 2, Lynch 2, Hams 2, Masten, Kerr, Sheppard, Naitanui
Disposals – Collingwood: Swan 38, Beams 34, Sidebottom 25, Buckley 22, Maxwell 21, Shaw 21, D.Thomas 21
West Coast: Kerr 29, Waters 29, Priddis 26, Shuey 25, Masten 23
Brownlow: 3. D.Beams (Coll), 2. T.Cloke (Coll), 1. D.Swan (Coll)
At the MCG.
Stats and memories
- Collingwood enters the match with the intent of securing its place in the final eight at the top of its list of priorities. But a win will also see it move comfortably clear of West Coast in the head-to-head stakes. The Magpies hold a slight 22-21 edge from the two club’s 44 meetings since the Eagles joined the competition in 1987 (with one draw in 1990). This feat is a little more meritorious when you remember the Pies won just seven of their first 24 meetings.
- The Magpies emerged victorious from eight of their 22 visits to Patersons Stadium (nee Subiaco Oval), four of which were recorded against the Eagles. Their recent record is slightly better, having won two of the last three games, including the epic Semi-Final of 2007.
- Collingwood first visited the Subiaco ground on 1 June 1987. The trip wasn’t a memorable one, with the Eagles coasting to a 57-point win. First-year Magpie Michael Christian enjoyed his trip back to his state of origin, kicking three goals from six scoring shots. Tony Shaw finished with 35 disposals and Matthew Ryan 33.
- Four of Collingwood’s 26 trips to Perth have been played away from Subiaco. The WACA played host to a smattering of matches between the Pies and the West Australian clubs during the 1990s, the last of which came against the Eagles in round 19, 1999. The match is notable for two reasons. Scott Cummings, himself a future Magpie, kicked his way to a Coleman Medal with his second seven-goal haul against Collingwood for the season, while Damian Monkhorst, a hero of the 1990 premiership, played his final match at senior level as a Magpie.
- The average winning margin in the six finals played between the two clubs is 18.83 points. It’s hardly reflective of just how tight the majority of the battles have been. One was drawn; another went into extra-time, while a third, in 1994, was decided by just two points. And while the scoreboard shows Collingwood was a comfortable victor in the two finals played in 2011 and 2012, the games themselves were anything but.
Those to have spent time at both Victoria Park and Subiaco Oval include, but aren’t limited to…
- Few links between Collingwood and West Coast can be drawn without highlighting the influence Mick Malthouse had on both clubs. He coached the two clubs in a combined 529 games between 1990 and 2011, and claiming three premierships (1992 and 1994 with West Coast and 2010 with Collingwood) in the process. During his time as a Magpie, Malthouse gave second chances to some of his old West Coast pupils.
- Two Chads, Rintoul and Morrison, both ended up at Collingwood after playing under Malthouse. Rintoul, a premiership player with Adelaide in 1997, made a blistering start to his new life as a Magpie before coming to a shuddering halt after a combination of a broken leg and severe migraines put an early end to his football career. Morrison, meanwhile, was regularly mentioned in the same breath as Ben Cousins during his early seasons in the mid-1990s but sought a fresh start under Malthouse at the end of 2004. He managed 24 games for Collingwood before retiring at the end of 2006.
- The two clubs made a straight swap during the October trade period of 2002. Pacey wingman Damian Adkins moved to West Coast after showing promise at Collingwood while Andrew Williams returned to Victoria and inherited Nick Davis’ old No. 19 jumper. While neither went on to become senior regulars, each had their moments in the sun at their new clubs. Adkins was an emergency for West Coast’s 2005 Grand Final side while Williams was a key contributor in a come-from-behind win over Carlton in round three, 2005. He also managed to play in a premiership with Williamstown in 2003. Incredibly, it was his only game for Collingwood’s VFL affiliate for the season.
- Scott Cummings is fondly remembered for his exploits at full forwards at four different clubs. He started at Essendon, led Port Adelaide’s goal kicking in its first AFL season, won the 1999 Coleman Medal with West Coast and finished his 128-game career at Collingwood. Though he played just the five games for the Magpies, he kicked five majors on debut in the first round of the 2002 season.
- Of the teams of 2014, Quinten Lynch and Sharrod Wellingham have plied their trade for both clubs. Both became premiership players at their first club before switching states at the end of 2012.
Collingwood
- Round 21 – Brisbane at the MCG
- Round 22 – Greater Western Sydney at Spotless Stadium
- Round 23 – Hawthorn at the MCG
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