The third game on Saturday for AFL Round 16 is between Gold Coast Suns and Collingwood Magpies. The match is to be played at Metricon Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 4:40 PM local time with away team Collingwood Magpies currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Gold Coast Suns and Collingwood Magpies.

Round:Round 16 , July 05, 2014 , 4:40 PM
Stadium:Metricon Stadium
Weather:22° Shower or two.

Preview:

The Suns play the Magpies on Saturday, 4.40PM at Metricon Stadium. This looks like a great game of Saturday afternoon footy, with the 8th placed Suns taking
on the 6th placed Magpies. While Collingwood are slight favourites heading into this game, the odds are almost even. The Gold Coast can make the finals this
year, but haven’t done themselves any favours by losing four of their last five matches. In contrast, Collingwood have much more momentum going into this game, winning three of their past five matches and looking hungry for a top four finish. This should be a killer match, with both teams needing a win here to meet their objectives for the season.

Teams:

GOLD COAST
B Kade Kolodjashnij, Steven May, Greg Broughton
HB Sean Lemmens, Rory Thompson, Trent McKenzie
C Jarrod Harbrow, Gary Ablett, Michael Rischitelli
HF David Swallow, Tom Lynch, Harley Bennell
F Charlie Dixon, Sam Day, Aaron Hall
FOLL Zac Smith, Jaeger O’Meara, Dion Prestia
I/C Jack Martin, Alex Sexton, Danny Stanley, Jesse Lonergan
EMG Luke Russell, Matt Shaw, Tom Murphy
IN Sean Lemmens, Aaron Hall
OUT Matt Shaw (Omitted), Luke Russell (Omitted)

COLLINGWOOD
B Paul Seedsman, Jack Frost, Alan Toovey
HB Marley Williams, Lachlan Keeffe, Heritier Lumumba
C Steele Sidebottom, Brent Macaffer, Clinton Young
HF Tyson Goldsack, Brodie Grundy, Dane Swan
F Jarryd Blair, Travis Cloke, Ben Kennedy
FOLL Jarrod Witts, Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury
I/C Sam Dwyer, Taylor Adams, Josh Thomas, Tom Langdon
EMG Jesse White, Tim Broomhead, Jonathon Marsh
IN Marley Williams, Brodie Grundy, Tom Langdon
OUT Jamie Elliott (Hamstring), Luke Ball (Calf), Jesse White (Omitted)

News:

If Father Time is ticking for Adam Goodes, he clearly isn’t listening that closely.

The 34-year-old Sydney AFL star wants more game time and extra minutes in the midfield and is in no hurry to decide whether he will back up for a 17th season.

Enjoying his football more than ever, Goodes will decide at the end of the season whether he wants to continue the honours-packed career he began in 1999.

After being sidelined for 10 months with a serious knee injury, Goodes hasn’t tasted defeat since returning to the side, playing in nine of Sydney’s 10-match winning streak.

Goodes will make a record 341st appearance for an indigenous player when he plays against West Coast in Perth on Sunday.

With Kurt Tippett and Lance Franklin taking most of the minutes in the key forward spots, Goodes has mostly floated around the forward this season and spent little time on the ball.

“I think I can still improve my match fitness. I think I’ve played about 90 to 100 minutes a game,” Goodes said.

“I’d like to increase that going forward, no doubt.

“I’d like to play a little bit more in the midfield as well, but our midfield is a really tough midfield to break into, which is fantastic, and that’s another challenge for me.”

Provided he remains fit and in form into the Swans’ finals campaign, Goodes is set to become just the 14th player to reach the 350-game mark.

He never doubted he would return from the long-term injury that cut across last season and the 2014 campaign.

“I just didn’t know how good I would be or what level I’d get back,” Goodes said.

“The desire and hunger was still there.

“There are some things I can’t do out there, but I’m not going to tell everyone what they are.

“But I’m still able to keep my speed, I can still put pressure on that forward line, I can still kick goals, so I’m just enjoying being out there and playing that role.”