Round 15 - Collingwood vs Essendon at Victoria Park

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
11:45am this Sunday at the original home of Collingwood.

Broadcast:
Internet - Score updates in this thread, on the VFL website, via FlashScore and on Twitter at @VFLPies.

Team:
B: 40. J. Smith, 63. M. Hore, 31. J. Ramsay
HB: 14. J. Aish, 23. L. Keeffe, 12. M. Scharenberg
C: 26. J. Daicos, 13. T. Adams, 21. T. Phillips
HF: 11. J. Blair, 9. J. White, 29. T. Broomhead
F: 27. K. Kirby, 45. M. Lynch, 16. C. Mayne
R: 46. M. Cox, 19. L. Greenwood, 17. C. Brown
Int: 57. A. Close, 55. R. Pendlebury, 61. N. Gray, 48. L. Tardrew, 65. L. Howe, 67. M. Smith, 58. K. Beveridge, 47. G. Borthwick, 62. A. Indovino, 64. C. Lane, 66. D. Hinkley, 53. J. Hellier
23P: 68. M. La Fontaine

Where They Sit:
Collingwood 11th (6 wins, 7 losses, 2 byes, 88.03%)
Essendon 6th (7 wins, 7 losses, 1 bye, 132.22%)

Last Time They Met:
Round 2, 2017 at Windy Hill
Essendon 18.10.118, def
Collingwood 5.8.38

Head to Head:
Played: 7
Collingwood: 4
Essendon: 3

How They Fared Last Week:
Richmond 16.6.102, def by
Collingwood 14.20.104

Casey 10.11.71, def
Essendon 7.14.56

The Race For The Frosty:
- Kayle Kirby (Collingwood): 30 goals
- Dylan Conway (Port Melbourne): 29 goals
- Ben Lennon (Richmond): 28 goals
- Jordan Lilse (Port Melbourne): 26 goals
- Bayley Fritsch (Casey): 24 goals

Note:
- As you will no doubt be aware, this Sunday's game will act as an off-Broadway prelude to the senior side's clash with Adelaide at the MCG. Fans wishing to watch both will have about an hour to get from Victoria Park to the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Milestone:
Ryan Pendlebury - 50 games

#KickItToTheKirb

Over to you...

[thesoretoothsayer]

#KickItToTheKirb

He's got his own hashtag now?
Brilliant.

[MagpieBat]

I've been using it for a few weeks now. Thought it might be appropriate now that he's an honest to God chance of winning the Frosty Miller...

[MagpieBat]

[Rizzo32]

Mr Bat what happened to Jordan Kelly?

[MagpieBat]

I've only heard that he was injured just before the mid-season bye. Haven't got anything more on that.

Without checking the team sheets since our game with Casey to make sure, I don't think he's been named in any of them since that day at Casey Fields...

[MagpieBat]

Online here at VP.

Brown the carryover emergency.

Congratulations Ryan Pendlebury on game #50.

Away we go!

[CoastPie]

you there today MB?, sorry must have been typing at the same time

[MagpieBat]

Behind to us, Borthwick from long range...

1-0

[CoastPie]

any idea on the actual team sheet?

[MagpieBat]

Touched behind on the line to us from Broomhead high ball...

2-0

[MagpieBat]

CP, basically all of that extended bench bar Indovino and Howe are playing.

Meanwhile, Kirby from long range on the run, misses badly...

3-0

[MagpieBat]

Throw in 25 from home.

The ruckmen split the contest either way, falls to the deck, Aish parts the seas, pickup at full tilt, boot to ball... GOAL!

9-0

[CoastPie]

thanks MB

[MagpieBat]

Broomhead cornered against the boundary where paint meets chalk, has to go around the corner, comes off his ankle, not sure he meant that, Lane marks a mm over the grass.

Plays on, sets sail from 45... GOAL!

15-0