2017 Round 17: The Team

2017 AFL Round 17 COLLINGWOOD v GOLD COAST Time & Place: Saturday July 15, 4:35pm EST Metricon Stadium TV: Fox Footy 4:30pm EST Weather: Min 14 Max 23 Chance of rain 60%: 1-5mm Wind: NNW 20kph Betting: Collingwood $2.05 Gold Coast $1.77

B: Jeremy Howe, Lynden Dunn, Tom Langdon

HB: Jack Crisp, Tyson Goldsack, Brayden Maynard

C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Will Hoskin-Elliott

HF: Josh Thomas, Ben Reid, Travis Varcoe

F: Jamie Elliott, Darcy Moore, Alex Fasolo

Foll: Brodie Grundy, Daniel Wells, Adam Treloar

Int: Jordan De Goey, Jarryd Blair, Matthew Scharenberg, Taylor Adams

Emg: Rupert Wills, Josh Smith, Mason Cox

IN: Jarryd Blair, Jeremy Howe, Darcy Moore, Daniel Wells
OUT: Levi Greenwood (suspended), Tim Broomhead, Mason Cox, Josh Smith

Milestones: Daniel Wells (200 games), Jarryd Blair (150 games)

Collingwood News Milestones, senior names and class headline the four changes to the Collingwood team that will travel to Gold Coast on Saturday. Daniel Wells returns for his 250th senior appearance, and Jarryd Blair his 150th, while Jeremy Howe and Darcy Moore are back after overcoming injury. The quartet replaces the suspended Levi Greenwood and omitted trio Tim Broomhead, Mason Cox and Josh Smith. Cox and Smith remain in contention as emergencies, joining Rupert Wills as the three players on the edge of selection. Awesome Wells - 250 games Daniel Wells might be a relative newcomer to the Collingwood family, but his football record is vast and storied. Drafted out of West Australian club Peel Thunder at the age of 17, Wells joined a North Melbourne club still adjusting to life after Wayne Carey and Denis Pagan. In the decade that followed, he would go on to establish himself as one of the preeminent footballers in the competition. He played 243 games for North Melbourne, collecting two All-Australian squad nominations, two North Melbourne best-and-fairests and represented his country against Ireland on three occasions. Blairy bounces back - 150 games A Morrish Medallist in his final TAC Cup season with Gippsland, Jarryd Blair was the 98th player to be added to the AFL system through the draft process of 2008. Eighteen months of consistent VFL form under coach Gavin Brown saw Blair eventually granted his opportunity at senior level when the Magpies of 2010 were at their optimum. At 174cm, Blair has fought against football convention to become one of Collingwood's most trusted players. He has featured in all 11 of the Magpies' finals during that time, winning the Harry Collier Trophy (Best First Year Player) and the Gavin Brown Award (Desire Indicators) in the process. Although he has found himself out of the senior side at times this year, Blair's impact on his teammates and club remains profound.