Saturday’s AFL 2018 Round 22 match is between Collingwood Magpies and Port Adelaide Power. The opening kick is set to commence at 13:45 local time with the game to be played at MCG. The home team Collingwood Magpies are the favourites for the match.
View our preview and teams for the game between Collingwood Magpies and Port Adelaide Power.
When: 13:45 | Saturday 18/08/2018
Where: MCG
Preview:
Collingwood are another team that has been smashed by injury and they would be relieved to have Jordan De Goey back and playing well.
Pies might be injury-ravaged especially in defence but they will probably be ok this week because Port Adelaide will be without Charlie Dixon for the rest of the year which will force them to go small in their forward line which suits the Pies.
Port has lost a lot of close games through their own mistakes and only have themselves to blame.
They will need to tidy up their disposal to compete this week.
We’ll have to wait and see if Paddy Ryder gets up to play but if he doesn’t Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy will have a day out in the ruck.
Odds:
Tip: Collingwood Magpies at $1.44
Value Bet: First Goal Scorer: Josh Thomas at $10.00
More Info:
Teams:
Collingwood Magpies: 
B Brayden Maynard, Tom Langdon, Jack Crisp
HB Sam Murray, Jack Madgen, Levi Greenwood
C Travis Varcoe, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips
HF Will Hoskin-Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Jordan De Goey
F Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson
FOL Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom
I/C Brayden Sier, James Aish, Chris Mayne, Adam Oxley
EMG Jarryd Blair, Callum Brown, Josh Daicos, Sam McLarty
IN –
OUT –
Port Adelaide Power: 
B Dougal Howard, Jack Hombsch, Dan Houston
HB Jasper Pittard, Tom Jonas, Darcy Byrne-Jones
C Steven Motlop, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF Travis Boak, Jack Watts, Chad Wingard
F Tom Rockliff, Justin Westhoff, Kane Farrell
FOL Paddy Ryder, Robbie Gray, Brad Ebert
I/C Aidyn Johnson, Riley Bonner, Jarrod Lienert, Sam Gray
EMG Lindsay Thomas, Billy Frampton, Jack Trengove, Will Snelling
IN Jack Hombsch, Riley Bonner
OUT Charlie Dixon (Injured), Tom Clurey (Injured)
AFL News:
Collingwood will be without key defender Jeremy Howe for Saturday’s big AFL game against Port Adelaide as he struggles to overcome a nasty cork.
Howe has not played since suffering a badly-corked thigh and also being concussed during the Magpies’ loss to Richmond in round 19.
The 28-year-old has overcome the concussion but is still struggling to move freely and could also miss next week’s final-round clash with Fremantle.
“Jeremy had a procedure on Tuesday to drain his corkie,” Collingwood football boss Geoff Walsh said.
“Mother Nature is not moving as quickly as we would like, so he has had that procedure. It will unfortunately put him out of action for this week.”
The Mapies key-position stocks have been badly depleted with Darcy Moore recovering from a hamstring issue, Ben Reid suffering another calf tear and Lynden Dunn and Matt Scharenberg both out for the rest of the season with knee injuries.
Tyson Goldsack is battling back soreness and appears increasingly unlikely to return ahead of schedule from a ruptured ACL.
The Pies have ruled out Jamie Elliott for the rest of the season after he underwent hamstring surgery on Tuesday but Reid remains a slim chance to play in the finals.
Saturday’s clash at the MCG could have big implications for both the fifth-placed Magpies and eighth-placed Power, who also have major injury concerns.
Spearhead Charlie Dixon will miss the rest of the season because of a broken leg and All Australian ruckman Paddy Ryder (hip) is expected to miss Saturday’s game.
In Ryder’s absence, the Power are expected to give 21-year-old debutant Billy Frampton a massive task in going up against Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy.