AFL 2021 Round 4: GWS 90 Collingwood 60

AFL 2021 ROUND 5 COLLINGWOOD v WEST COAST Time & Place:  Friday April 16, 8.10pm AEST Perth Stadium TV: 7mate / Fox Footy Weather: Min 13 Max 26 Chance of rain 0%: 0mm Wind: SE 19kph Betting: Collingwood $3.46 West Coast $1.31

GWS                     2.2.14  6.3.39   10.3.63   14.6.90
COLLINGWOOD   1.2.8   4.5.29     7.6.48     9.6.60

GOALS - Collingwood: De Goey 2, Hoskin-Elliott 2, Daicos, Madgen, McCreery, Mihocek, Thomas

BEST - Collingwood: Sidebottom, Crisp, Madgen, Howe, Daicos

INJURIES - Collingwood: Adams (knee), Sier (illness)

REPORTS - Collingwood: Nil

SUBSTITUTES - Collingwood: Greenwood (replaced Sier)

OFFICIAL CROWD - 29,866 at MCG

What The Pies Coach Said "You're 1-3, and you can't sit on your hands. We think we've picked the best sides to get results and we haven't, so we've got to look at changes. Whether that's the way we play, whether we strip things back, the way we prepare or personnel. There's plenty of things that will be assessed in that regard and we've got six days to turn around and get over to Perth. ... We're not in a hole. We need to address this right now and turn it around." – Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley

Media Clippings The Australian A directionless and dull Collingwood was embarrassed by an injury-plagued GWS to the tune of 30-points on Saturday night — and Pie coach has flagged personnel changes after the Pies worst start to a season since 2017. The Pies entered the game as raging favourites after a spate of injuries to the Giants left them without much of their seasoned talent and Collingwood enjoyed an extra three-day break. But stand-in skipper Toby Greene tore the game apart early as Collingwood continued to struggle to capitalise on inside 50s during a dysfunctional first half. AFL COLLINGWOOD is counting the cost of its loss to Greater Western Sydney, with vice-captain Taylor Adams set to be sidelined with a knee injury as coach Nathan Buckley flags changes for the Magpies. The bullocking midfielder was a casualty of the Pies' 30-point defeat to the Giants at the MCG, limping from the field in the second half after the injury. The club had already used its medical substitute to replace Brayden Sier, who had come down with gastro throughout the game, when Adams left the contest and the club suspects he has injured a medial ligament. ... The defeat leaves Buckley's side placed at one win after four rounds of the season and the coach was clearly disappointed with the Pies' "consistent contested intent" so far in 2021, saying it was a new question on the team having previously been a strength. He indicated there would have to be a shift internally for Collingwood to dig itself out of an underwhelming start to its campaign, with Buckley citing Darcy Cameron, Finlay Macrae, Reef McInnes, Ollie Henry and Caleb Poulter as all being in selection considerations.  Fox Sports Even though the Pies had just one win for the season prior to Saturday night’s game, most tipsters predicted Nathan Buckley’s side to get up. And when you consider the experience differential between the two sides – the Pies, on average, were nearly three years older the Giants and had nearly 50 extra games on Leon Cameron’s side – the odds should’ve swung further in the Magpies’ direction. But they flopped. And flopped badly, losing the contested possession count by -15. Frustratingly for Pies fans, Collingwood had an extra four inside 50s than the Giants yet had five less scoring shots.