Round 20: The Team - Final

Collingwood News

Collingwood v West Coast Sunday August 10, 4.40pm (EST) Patersons Fox Footy 4.30pm Weather: Min 9 Max 24 Chance of rain 30%: < 1mm Wind: E 19kph Betting: Collingwood $2.15 West Coast $1.70

B: Marley Williams, Jack Frost, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Alan Toovey, Lachlan Keeffe, Heritier Lumumba
C: Steele Sidebottom, Brent Macaffer, Alex Fasolo
HF: Jarryd Blair, Jesse White, Tim Broomhead
F: Jamie Elliott, Travis Cloke, Ben Reid
Foll: Jarrod Witts, Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury
Int: Sam Dwyer, Ben Kennedy, Tony Armstrong, Clinton Young
Emg: Luke Ball, Josh Thomas, Tom Langdon

IN: Ben Kennedy, Alan Toovey, Clinton Young
OUT: Taylor Adams (finger), Tom Langdon, Kyle Martin (omitted)

Collingwood News Collingwood has made three changes to its confirmed 22-man team to take on West Coast at Patersons Stadium on Sunday. Alan Toovey will make his return from the back injury that kept him in the grandstand for the past fortnight, while Ben Kennedy and Clinton Young’s sterling form in the VFL has been rewarded with a recall just seven days after they were omitted. Taylor Adams will miss after undergoing season-ending finger surgery, while Kyle Martin and Tom Langdon have been omitted. Langdon joins Luke Ball and Josh Thomas as the two emergencies. Toovey, a native West Australian, is likely to prove crucial in combating West Coast’s dangerous forward line. Kennedy’s selection represents ample reward for the South Australian after a dominant 38-possession performance, including 19 contested disposals at Box Hill City Oval. Launching seven inside 50s and kicking two goals, Kennedy mounted a compelling case for his immediate return to the AFL side, shrugging off the disappointment of his omission last week to demonstrate his wares against the reigning VFL premiers. Featuring in the VFL for the first time this season, Young’s class shone through as he stood a class above against a host of former team mates, his 36 possessions including five inside 50s and three rebound 50s. His defensive work meanwhile received single praise from VFL coach Dale Tapping, which was borne out statistically as he laid seven tackles. For Langdon, meanwhile, this weekend represents a career milestone of sorts. He will play his first VFL match since arriving at the club with selection No. 65 in last November’s National Draft. The 20-year-old played six games as Sandringham’s 23rd man in 2013.