Saturday’s AFL 2017 Round 22 match is between Collingwood Magpies and Geelong Cats. The opening bounce is set to commence at 14:10 local time with the game to be played at MCG. The away team Geelong Cats are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Collingwood Magpies and Geelong Cats.
When: 14:10 | Saturday 19/08/2017
Where: MCG
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Preview:
Geelong made a big statement with their win over Richmond last week, and the prospect of a top-two finish is bound to be strong motivation. It spells trouble for Collingwood, who remain without suspended ruckman Brodie Grundy and have also lost Jordan De Goey, Tyson Goldsack and Alex Fasolo to injuries. Josh Daicos, the son of Pies legend Peter, will make his long-anticipated debut.
Key: Scott Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield and Sam Menegola had a combined 33 tackles last week. The Pies must be prepared to match their intensity.
Odds:
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Tip: Collingwood Magpies at $2.70
Value Bet: First Goal Kicker: Darcy Moore at $13.00
More Info:
Head to head: Magpies 132 Cats 97 drawn 1
Last clash: Round 6, 2017 – Collingwood 15.17 (107) bt Geelong 11.12 (78) at the MCG
Tab Sportsbet: Magpies $2.60 Cats $1.50
WilliamHill: Magpies $2.45 Cats $1.55
Teams:
MAGPIES 
B: B.Maynard, L.Dunn, M.Scharenberg
HB: J.Howe, T.Langdon, J.Crisp
C: S.Sidebottom, T.Adams, T.Broomhead
HF: J.Daicos, D.Moore, C.Brown
F: J.Elliott, B.Reid, J.Blair
FOL: M.Cox, J.Aish, A.Treloar
I/C: T.Phillips, J.Thomas, W.Hoskin-Elliott, J.Smith
EMG: L.Keeffe, K.Kirby, J.Ramsay
IN: T.Broomhead, J.Smith, J.Daicos
OUT: T.Goldsack, A.Fasolo, J.De Goey
CATS 
B: T.Stewart, T.Lonergan, J.Kolodjashnij
HB: J.Bews, L.Henderson, A.Mackie
C: Z.Tuohy, P.Dangerfield, S.Motlop
HF: J.Murdoch, W.Buzza, S.Menegola
F: D.Menzel, H.Taylor, J.Parsons
FOL: Z.Smith, S.Selwood, M.Duncan
I/C: C.Guthrie, Z.Guthrie, S.Simpson, J.Thurlow
EMG: J.Cunico, D.Lang, B.Parfitt
IN: M.Duncan, W.Buzza
OUT: R.Stanley, B.Parfitt
AFL News:
Greater Western Sydney have endured a wretched run with injuries this AFL season but coach Leon Cameron is finally nursing the good sort of selection headache.
Cameron could make three changes to the side that recorded arguably the club’s best win of the year, a 48-point demolition of Western Bulldogs.
GWS forwards Jeremy Cameron and Devon Smith both trained well on Wednesday, while ruckman Shane Mumford will be recalled after serving a one-game suspension.
Jeremy Cameron has played one of the Giants’ past five games because of hamstring issues, so the club may opt to make a conservative call with they key forward.
Equally, Leon Cameron would want his best 22 on the park as soon as possible before finals start.
Smith appears a certain selection for GWS’s home clash with West Coast on Saturday, having missed one game because of a knee injury.
“It’s great to see them back out on the track, obviously we missed them,” midfielder Tom Scully said of Jeremy Cameron and Smith.
“It’s going to be a tough decision for the coaches, which is a good thing.”
Versatile defender Adam Tomlinson, an unlucky omission for the clash with the Bulldogs, is also in the mix for a recall.
Scully termed Mumford a “real barometer” for the Giants, adding that the imposing ruckman shouldn’t change his bruising approach.
“We love the way he plays,” the hard-running winger said.
“When he’s playing his best football he’s aggressive at the man and the ball.”
Scully also backed teammate Toby Greene, who was fined by the match review panel for his boot to the face of Luke Dahlhaus, to move on from another week in the headlines.
“He’s just got to let his footy do the talking and I’m really confident he’ll continue to do that,” he said.
The Giants recorded a single win between rounds 12 and 18 but have since regained their mojo, winning three on the trot in increasingly impressive fashion.
“A change of attitude,” Scully said, when asked what prompted the turnaround.
