The fourth game on Saturday for AFL Round 20 is between Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies. The match is to be played at ANZ Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 7:40pm local time with home team Sydney Swans currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies.

WHERE AND WHEN: ANZ Stadium, 7:40pm AEST, Saturday 10 August

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Opening odds comparison:

Sydney Swans	1.42	1.45	1.45	1.45	1.42	1.43
Collingwood Magpies	2.85	2.72	2.75	2.72	2.85	2.85

Preview:

The Sydney Swans play Collingwood on Saturday, 7.40pm at ANZ Stadium. This could be a close encounter, with the Swans slight favourites to take home the points. Both of these sides are coming off comfortable wins last week, the Swans against the Bulldogs and the Magpies against the Bombers. While they are favourites, Sydney have a few key injuries that could play a role this weekend, including a knee injury to Adam Goodes. Goodes was one of the best on the ground in round 9 when the Swans defeated Collingwood by 47 points, and they may suffer without him this time around.

Teams:

Sydney Swans:
B: D.Rampe, H.Grundy, N.Smith
HB: N.Malceski, T.Richards, R.Shaw
C: A.Everitt, R.O’Keefe, J.McVeigh
HF: D.Hannebery, J.White, J.Bolton
F: C.Bird, K.Tippett, M.Pyke
R: S.Mumford, J.Kennedy, K.Jack
I/C: B.Jack, B.McGlynn, T.Mitchell, L.Parker
EMG: S.Biggs, J.Lamb, X.Richard

IN: Ben McGlynn
OUT: Jed Lamb (omitted)

Collingwood Magpies:
B: N.Brown, N.Maxwell, H.Shaw
HB: H.O’Brien, L.Keeffe, B.Sinclair
C: S.Sidebottom, L.Ball, S.Dwyer
HF: B.Macaffer, Q.Lynch, J.Blair
F: D.Beams, T.Cloke, B.Reid
R: B.Grundy, S.Pendlebury, D.Swan
I/C: T.Goldsack, J.Elliott, J.Thomas, M.Williams
EMG: J.Witts, B.Kennedy, P.Seedsman

Magpies show they’re improving: Buckley

Collingwood have improved since being punished by AFL premiers Sydney in May and are looking forward to the chance to prove it, says Magpies coach Nathan Buckley.

The Magpies were comprehensively outgunned by the Swans at the MCG in their last clash.

But Collingwood’s mauling of Essendon last weekend suggests Buckley’s team is building nicely towards an almost guaranteed finals appearance.

Now Buckley is relishing the chance to test what he believes is his team’s recent week-to-week improvement against the premiers at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.

“That was a comprehensive performance to them, a lesson to us, but we believe we’re improved on that and we get to test it,” Buckley said of his side’s 47-point defeat by the Swans last time they met.

Buckley believes his side had been trending towards the Essendon win, showing some strong really signs of improvement and good football.

And he believes there’s more improvement to come – this season and beyond.

“Over four quarters (against Essendon) we performed closer to where we want to get to than we have previously this year,” Buckley said.

“It was the most even, consistent performance that we’ve put together, mainly from a defensive and contested ball standpoint.

“Our ball use was pretty strong and consistent as well.

“But that does become a standard. We have exposed what we are capable of and we come up against a really good opponent in Sydney.”