2017 Round 16: The Team

2017 AFL Round 16 COLLINGWOOD v ESSENDON Time & Place: Saturday July 8, 2:10pm EST MCG TV: Fox Sports 2:00pm EST Weather: Min 7 Max 14 Chance of rain 50%: 1-5mm Wind: WNW 14kph Betting: Collingwood $2.00 Essendon $1.84

B: Jeremy Howe, Lynden Dunn, Tom Langdon

HB: Jack Crisp, Tyson Goldsack, Brayden Maynard

C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Travis Varcoe

HF: Jordan De Goey, Ben Reid, Will Hoskin-Elliott

F: Jamie Elliott, Mason Cox, Alex Fasolo

Foll: Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Adam Treloar

Int: Levi Greenwood, Josh Thomas, Tim Broomhead, Josh Smith

Emg: Jarryd Blair, Matthew Scharenberg, Lachlan Keeffe

IN: Ben Reid, Josh Smith, Travis Varcoe
OUT: Darcy Moore (hamstring), Tom Phillip (illness), Jackson Ramsay (omitted)

Collingwood News Collingwood will enter Saturday's clash with Essendon 264-games stronger than it did against Hawthorn last weekend. Veteran pair Ben Reid and Travis Varcoe are joined by 2016's Best First Year Player Josh Smith in Saturday's team. They replace youngsters Darcy Moore (hamstring), Tom Phillips (illness) and Jackson Ramsay (omitted). Jarryd Blair, Lachlan Keeffe and Matthew Scharenberg have been named as the three emergencies.Collingwood will enter Saturday's clash with Essendon 264-games stronger than it did against Hawthorn last weekend. Veteran pair Ben Reid and Travis Varcoe are joined by 2016's Best First Year Player Josh Smith in Saturday's team. They replace youngsters Darcy Moore (hamstring), Tom Phillips (illness) and Jackson Ramsay (omitted). Jarryd Blair, Lachlan Keeffe and Matthew Scharenberg have been named as the three emergencies. The inclusions Travis Varcoe is a most welcome return after an eight-game absence from the senior line up. Varcoe injured his hamstring against Geelong in round six and remained sidelined until last Sunday's VFL win over Footscray. Varcoe had 11 disposals at 90.9% against the Dogs, working the ball between the arcs (three inside 50s and two rebound 50s). Ben Reid, meanwhile, slots straight back in after a week in the VFL. Omitted for the match against the Hawks, Reid had 20 disposals at 90% and took nine marks across half back. The final inclusion, Josh Smith, has not played senior football since the Queen's Birthday when he collected 12 disposals against Melbourne. Sitting out last week's VFL clash with Footscray, Smith won 14 disposals and took six marks in his previous state league outing against Port Melbourne.