2018 Round 11: The Team, Preview, Injury List

2018 AFL Round 11 COLLINGWOOD v FREMANTLE Time & Place: Sunday June 3, 3:20pm EST MCG Fox Sports 3:00pm EST Weather: Min 6 Max 15 Chance of rain 10%: <1mm Wind: SSW 5kph Betting: Collingwood $1.21 Fremantle $4.45

B: Brayden Maynard, Lynden Dunn, Jack Crisp

HB: Levi Greenwood, Matthew Scharenberg, Tom Langdon

C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips

HF: Jordan De Goey, Brody Mihocek, Will Hoskin-Elliott

F: Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson

Foll: Brodie Grundy, Daniel Wells, Adam Treloar

Int (from): Taylor Adams, Flynn Appleby, Jarryd Blair, Ben Crocker, Josh Daicos, Chris Mayne, Sam Murray, Adam Oxley

IN: Jarryd Blair, Ben Crocker, Brayden Maynard, Brody Mihocek, Sam Murray, Adam Oxley, Daniel Wells
OUT: Jeremy Howe (bone bruising), Ben Reid (leg), Travis Varcoe (hamstring)
NEW: Brody Mihocek (26, Port Melbourne)

COLLINGWOOD NEWS Collingwood will make at least three changes to its team for Sunday’s clash with Fremantle at the MCG. Brody Mihocek, Brayden Maynard and Daniel Wells are the confirmed additions to the side that defeated the Western Bulldogs last weekend. Jarryd Blair, Ben Crocker, Sam Murray and Adam Oxley have also been included on the extended bench. Travis Varcoe (hamstring), Ben Reid (leg) and Jeremy Howe have gone out of the side. Howe has been sidelined by bone bruising in his knee. "He was out on the track on Thursday and felt some soreness in his knee," said Collingwood's General Manager of Football, Geoff Walsh. "There’s still a lot of season to play out, so we’re taking the long-term view." Mihocek, a 25-year-old rookie-listed player, will make his AFL debut, while Maynard is back for his first game since suffering an ankle injury in round six. Wells returns for his third AFL game of the season after being rested last weekend. The final 22-man team will be named at 5pm on Friday.

AFL PREVIEW ROUND 11 COLLINGWOOD V FREMANTLE AFL LAST FIVE TIMES R11, 2017: Collingwood 15.15 (105) d Fremantle 12.13 (85) at Subiaco Oval R14, 2016: Collingwood 12.13 (85) d Fremantle 5.7 (37) at the MCG R13, 2015: Fremantle 12.8 (80) d Collingwood 11.7 (73) at Subiaco Oval R1, 2014: Fremantle 17.14 (116) d Collingwood 5.16 (46) at Etihad Stadium R7, 2013: Fremantle 15.10 (100) d Collingwood 10.13 (73) at Subiaco Oval LADDER POSITIONS Collingwood: 8 Fremantle: 13 INJURY LIST Daniel Wells (managed) - Available Brayden Maynard (ankle) - Available Max Lynch (ankle) - Available Travis Varcoe (hamstring) - 1-2 weeks Brayden Sier (abductor) - 1-2 weeks Sam McLarty (toe) - 1-2 weeks Jamie Elliott (hamstring) - TBC Darcy Moore (hamstring) - TBC Josh Smith (hamstring) - TBC Alex Fasolo (ankle) - 5-6 weeks Jack Madgen (head clash) - 6 weeks James Aish (knee) - 8 weeks Kayle Kirby (medical condition) - indefinite Tim Broomhead (knee) - season Tyson Goldsack (knee) - season SUMMARY The 6-4 Magpies' hopes of remaining in the top eight will hinge largely on their fortunes at the MCG, where they play seven of their next eight games, starting with Fremantle on Sunday. Nathan Buckley's men enter the clash in good shape, having won six of their past eight games and with classy veteran Daniel Wells back after a scheduled rest. The Magpie midfield is motoring along nicely and is being given silver service by in-form ruckman Brodie Grundy, but they will be challenged by guns in skipper Nat Fyfe and Lachie Neale. Ross Lyon's 4-6 team has won just one of its past five games and last week went down to North Melbourne in a bruising home encounter in the wet, which will test their energy levels here. Freo hasn't beaten the Pies at the MCG in almost 12 years. AFL THE SIX POINTS Collingwood has won the past two clashes between the teams after Fremantle had triumphed in the previous three. The Magpies last won three in a row against the Dockers from 2010-12.  Collingwood has won seven of its nine games against Fremantle at the MCG. The Dockers last defeated the Pies there in round 15, 2006. The Magpies are No. 1 for disposals with 417 a game – the only team to average more than 400. Adam Treloar and Steele Sidebottom are both ranked in the AFL's top 10 for disposals. In recent weeks the Magpies have been one of the highest-scoring teams. Since round three they have averaged 91 points a game – fourth in the AFL – and have reached 100 points on five occasions. When these sides last met, in round 11 at Subiaco last year, Collingwood won a hard-fought contest by 20 points, with captain Scott Pendlebury best-afield with 30 possessions and a goal. Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy has risen to a career-high ranking of 10th in the Schick AFL Player Ratings. Grundy, who was at No. 105 at the start of last year, is the third-ranked Magpie and the top-rating ruckman. IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR … Chris Mayne Much-maligned former Docker Chris Mayne will play his first game against the club where he made 172 appearances and kicked 199 goals. The first year-and-a-bit of his four-year deal with Collingwood hasn't yet gone to plan, but the 29-year-old former forward has been reinvented as a wingman and has played the past five games, averaging 18 touches. Mayne lacks speed, but he uses the ball well and always tries to do the team thing. PREDICTION: Collingwood by 29 points