One of the feature AFL matches each year is the Anzac day clash between Essendon Bombers and Collingwood Magpies. This years edition looks to be a fantastic match despite Essendon heading into the game with a few injuries incurred on the weekend. The opening bounce will commence at 2:40pm local time with the game again being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a sold out crowd expected. The Magpies are the current favourites for the match due to the injuries in the Essendon camp. View our live scores and results for the game between Essendon Bombers and Collingwood Magpies.
WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, 2:40 PM April 25, 2013
Opening Odds:
Essendon Bombers $2.30 vs Collingwood Magpies $1.65 at Sportsbet Australia
Essendon Bombers $2.28 vs Collingwood Magpies $1.65 at Luxbet Australia
Teams:
Essendon Bombers:
1 Michael Hibberd
2 Tom Bellchambers
3 Scott Gumbleton
4 Jobe Watson
5 Brent Stanton
8 Jason Winderlich
9 Brendon Goddard
11 David Zaharakis (INT)
12 Stewart Crameri
15 Courtenay Dempsey
16 Tayte Pears (EMG)
17 Jake Melksham (EMG)
19 David Hille
20 Jackson Merrett
21 Dyson Heppell
22 Jake Carlisle
23 David Myers (INT)
26 Cale Hooker
29 Alwyn Davey
32 Travis Colyer (INT)
34 Kyle Hardingham
39 Heath Hocking (INT)
40 Ben Howlett
42 Nathan Lovett-Murray (EMG)
46 Mark Baguley
In:
Kyle Hardingham, Travis Colyer, Stewart Crameri
Out:
Michael Hurley (Ankle), Tayte Pears (Omitted), Jake Melksham (Omitted)
Milestones:
Kyle Hardingham – Playing 50th game ,
David Myers – Playing 50th game
Collingwood Magpies:
1 Alex Fasolo (INT)
2 Jordan Russell (INT)
3 Brent Macaffer (INT)
6 Tyson Goldsack
8 Harry O’Brien
9 Martin Clarke
10 Scott Pendlebury
11 Jarryd Blair
13 Dale Thomas
15 Jarrod Witts (EMG)
16 Nathan Brown
19 Jamie Elliott
20 Ben Reid
21 Quinten Lynch
22 Steele Sidebottom
24 Josh Thomas (EMG)
25 Ben Hudson
27 Ben Kennedy (EMG)
28 Ben Sinclair
32 Travis Cloke
34 Alan Toovey
36 Dane Swan
39 Heath Shaw
40 Paul Seedsman (INT)
41 Sam Dwyer
In:
Tyson Goldsack
Out:
Josh Thomas (Omitted)
Dustin Fletcher to miss Anzac day match
Essendon and Collingwood have opted against rolling the dice on the selection front for their Anzac Day AFL blockbuster at the MCG.
Magpies ruckman Darren Jolly, who has missed the past two games with a rib injury, will play in the reserves this weekend, while Bombers defender Dustin Fletcher will be given another week to recover from a groin injury.
Essendon made three changes all up, but prized father-son recruit Joe Daniher wasn’t among the inclusions for what would have been a fairytale debut.
Forward Stewart Crameri returns after missing last week’s win over St Kilda due to a knee injury, while Kyle Hardingham and Travis Colyer earned recalls.
Michael Hurley (ankle), Tayte Pears and Jake Melksham were the three to make way.
Collingwood made just one change, recalling Tyson Goldsack for Josh Thomas.
The Magpies have won their past seven matches against Essendon, but only prevailed by a point in the corresponding Anzac Day fixture last year.
St Kilda big man Justin Koschitzke will play his first game of the season after earning a recall for Thursday’s historic clash with Sydney in New Zealand.
Koschitzke was among five changes for the Saints, with All-Australian defender Sean Dempster (wrist) another big inclusion.
St Kilda will field two debutants in the form of Brodie Murdoch and Josh Saunders, while Tom Lee was the other player included.
Sydney recalled Craig Bird and Andrejs Everitt for Lewis Roberts-Thomson (knee) and forward Mitch Morton (dropped).
The match at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium is the first home-and-away fixture to be played outside Australia.
