Saturday’s third AFL Round 16 match is between Gold Coast Suns and Collingwood Magpies with the game to be played at Metricon Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 4:40 PM local time with away team Collingwood Magpies currently holding favouritism. 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:

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse has declared his list to be “not quite there”, lashing out at the free agency system as he contemplates the best way to rebuild his side into an AFL force.

Malthouse took aim at the AFL Players’ Association (AFLPA), saying they were “kidding themselves” over free agency, which would create a league of haves and have-nots.

He predicted a stream of players leaving low and middle-ranked clubs for premiership contenders, producing a competition similar to the English Premier League, which has only had three different winners in the past decade.

“Free agency creates a two-tiered system,” he said.

“Make no mistake about it – free agency will only help the top sides.

“This is a simple case of the (AFLPA) not understanding the mechanics of how hard it is for football clubs to retain good footballers and have a chance to build up the ladder.”

After a narrow loss to Collingwood on Sunday night, Malthouse said his side lacked talent.

“We’ve got some good footballers; we’ve got some players that play with a lot of heart. Perhaps the talent level is not quite right there,” he said.

He said the departures of Heath Scotland, Josh Bootsma and Nick Duigan had hurt his side’s ability to compete.

“You start getting into the list of (rookie-listed Blaine) Johnsons and (Nick) Holmans and (Patrick) Cripps and so forth,” he said.

“Sides can enter a game with one or two of those but you can’t have three or four of those because you’re going to get slaughtered.”

Malthouse said he was trying to build a culture of competitiveness at Carlton, although suspended midfielder Mitch Robinson would miss two weeks for crossing the line.

The veteran coach reported Robinson had improved dramatically as a footballer but was “very remorseful” for letting his teammates down.

“He’s worked it out that this is really hurting the team and that hurts him,” he said.

Malthouse said Blaine Johnson, who debuted against Collingwood, would keep Jeff Garlett out of the side until he improved his output.

“If you kick enough goals and don’t particularly defend, you can get away with it. But if you don’t do either, you don’t play.”

He was even tougher on key forward Jarrad Waite.

“Jarrad needs to come to grips with what we’re doing at Carlton and that is building a side that is massively competitive.”