Round 22: The Team

Round 22 Collingwood v Geelong Friday, Aug 28 7:50pm MCG 7mate / Fox Footy 7:30pm Weather: Min 10 Max 13 Chance of rain 80%: 1-5mm Wind: WSW 25kph Betting: Collingwood $3.15 Geelong $1.37

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

IN: Nathan Brown, Matthew Scharenberg
OUT: Alan Toovey (rested), Jack Frost (omitted)

Fast Fact
Only two of Collingwood’s past twenty games against Geelong have been played during the day. You have to wind the clock back to round three, 2003, to find the club’s last win against the Cats during the daylight.

Collingwood News Collingwood will take its third look at Matthew Scharenberg when it meets Geelong at the MCG on Friday night. Scharenberg, the club’s first selection in the 2013 National Draft, debuted against Melbourne in round 18 but was omitted after his second game. He has remained in contention as an emergency for the past two weeks, and fine performances in the VFL have led to his recall in the penultimate round of the season proper. The teenager joins Nathan Brown to form the two inclusions to Friday night’s team. They take the place of fellow defenders Alan Toovey, who has been rested, and Jack Frost, who has been omitted. It marks the end of a run of 42 consecutive senior appearances for Frost, who has not missed a beat since taking on Fremantle in the opening round of the 2014 season. Frost’s 42-game streak was the longest of any player on Collingwood’s list, leaving Travis Varcoe (33 consecutive games for Geelong and Collingwood) as the club’s new leader. Saturday’s VFL clash with Port Melbourne will be Frost’s first game in the state league since the club’s Elimination Final against the same opposition in 2013. In his absence, it means Brown is likely to be the man given first crack at Geelong powerhouse Tom Hawkins. Brown sat out last week’s loss to Richmond due to suspension. Collingwood’s three emergencies for Friday’s game are Ben Kennedy, Jesse White and Adam Oxley.