2017 Round 15: The Team

2017 AFL Round 15 COLLINGWOOD v HAWTHORN Time & Place: Sunday July 2, 3:20pm EST MCG TV: 7mate / Fox Sports 3:00pm EST Weather: Min 4 Max 14 Chance of rain 60%: < 1mm Wind: NNE 20kph Betting: Collingwood $1.73 Hawthorn $2.11

B: Jeremy Howe, Lynden Dunn, Tom Langdon

HB: Jack Crisp, Tyson Goldsack, Brayden Maynard

C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips

HF: Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore, Will Hoskin-Elliott

F: Jamie Elliott, Mason Cox, Alex Fasolo

Foll: Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Adams Treloar

Int (from): Matthew Scharenberg, Callum Brown, Levi Greenwood, Ben Reid, Josh Thomas, Tim Broomhead, Jackson Ramsay

IN: Mason Cox, Jamie Elliott, Jackson Ramsay, Matthew Scharenberg, Josh Thomas
OUT: James Aish, Ben Crocker (omitted)

Collingwood News Intrigue surrounds the make up of Collingwood's line up against Hawthorn on Sunday afternoon. Five players have been added to the Magpies' 25-man squad, headlined by Jamie Elliott, who has been absent from Collingwood's losses to Melbourne and Port Adelaide with an ankle complaint. He is joined by Mason Cox, Jackson Ramsay, Matthew Scharenberg and Josh Thomas in the extended squad. If selected, the match will mark Thomas' first senior appearance since round 23, 2014. Two players – James Aish and Ben Crocker – have been omitted from last week's team. A long time coming Named on the interchange bench, this week marks the first time Josh Thomas has been named in a senior squad since 2014. Thomas and teammate Lachlan Keeffe served a two-year league-imposed ban in 2015 and 2016 after testing positive to a banned substance in March, 2015. Since returning in full capacity earlier this year, Thomas has quietly worked his way back to his best form in the VFL, where he is averaging 23.3 disposals from seven games. Thomas last played senior football against Hawthorn in round 15, 2017. Jamie's impact The Magpie Army will breathe a huge sigh of relief when it sees Jamie Elliott's name on the Collingwood team sheet. For those who underestimate Elliott's value to Nathan Buckley's team, try these facts on for size: Elliott has kicked at least three goals in each of his past five games, and at least three in six of his eight games this season It was Elliott's goal that sparked Collingwood's return from a 40-point deficit to overcome the Hawks in round nine Elliott has a strong record against the Hawks, kicking nine goals in his past five games