1st Elimination Final - Richmond vs Collingwood

[MagpieBat]

The club's gone early with their team for this week, so without further adieu...

B: Jackson Ramsay, Henry Schade, Matthew Smith
HB: Liam Mackie, Sam McLarty, Marty Hore
C: Josh Daicos, Jack Hellier, James Aish
HF: Chris Mayne, Lachlan Keeffe, Callum Brown
F: Jarryd Blair, Jesse White, Kayle Kirby
Foll: Mason Cox, Brayden Sier, Josh Thomas
Int (from): Gus Borthwick, Lachlan Tardrew, Ryan Pendlebury, Stephen Tahana, Ash Close, Jordan Kelly, Campbell Lane, Lachlan Howe, Jack Blair

Back in from those who played seniors are Daicos, Brown, Kirby, Aish, Thomas, Cox, while Blair returns after missing both levels last week as the stand-by player.

Also back into the lineup come Schade from injury and Borthwick from suspension.

No Wills from injury yet again (a parting gift from Davoren), along with Crocker with a lingering ankle concern, Lynch misses with a niggle and Scharenberg has also been ruled out for this week but is hoping to return for the semi...

[MagpieBat]

Tardrew our 23rd man.

Collingwood

B: 31. J. Ramsay, 41. H. Schade, 67. M. Smith

HB: 44. L. Mackie, 35. S. McLarty, 63. M. Hore

C: 14. J. Aish, 53. J. Hellier, 26. J. Daicos

HF: 17. C. Brown, 23. L. Keeffe, 16. C. Mayne

F: 27. K. Kirby, 9. J. White, 11. J. Blair

R: 46. M. Cox, 36. B. Sier, 24. J. Thomas

Int: 57. A. Close, 60. J. Kelly, 55. R. Pendlebury, 69. J. Blair, 65. L. Howe, 56. S. Tahana, 47. G. Borthwick, 64. C. Lane

23P: 48. L. Tardrew

In: H. Schade, K. Kirby, J. Daicos, C. Brown, J. Blair, J. Aish, M. Cox, J. Thomas, G. Borthwick
Out: M. Lynch, N. Gray, M. La Fontaine, J. Collopy, K. Beveridge

OP updated accordingly...

[On the March]

Scharenberg has also been ruled out for this week but is hoping to return for the semi...

I'd tell him to go and visit family and get ready for next year. Its a good side anyway.

[MagpieBat]

OP updated, with a link to the match centre on the VFL website as a score update service of last resort (for those who can't get the stream working) and also with news that the ticket gates will be open from midday...

[John LEWIN]

For mine it is at least questionable why this isn't played at Punt Rd. The Port ground may be "VFL Headquarters" but ??? My underlying complaint is that it is an antiquated postage stamp of a ground and it won't suit us.

[MagpieBat]

For mine it is at least questionable why this isn't played at Punt Rd. The Port ground may be "VFL Headquarters" but ??? My underlying complaint is that it is an antiquated postage stamp of a ground and it won't suit us.

Princes Park is VFL headquarters.

Only the top 2 teams in the VFL competition earn the right to a home final in week 1. The other two finals and all semis and prelims are played on neutral territory at North Port, as much out of tradition, fairness and TV broadcaster convenience.

This team has no problems playing at North Port, as evidenced by their 37 point dismantling of the home tenant this year...

[stui magpie]

The club's gone early with their team for this week, so without further adieu...
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Just because i can be a pr1ck sometimes, the correct term is "without further Ado"

Adieu is french for goodbye or farewell, which doesn't work.

If it was an attempt at humour, apologies (must try harder)

[John LEWIN]

Thanks MagpieBat, if VFL headquarters is Princes Park why not play there?

[MagpieBat]

The club's gone early with their team for this week, so without further adieu...
.

Just because i can be a pr1ck sometimes, the correct term is "without further Ado"

Adieu is french for goodbye or farewell, which doesn't work.

If it was an attempt at humour, apologies (must try harder)

I'm the smartest person in here, and even I didn't realise that I was getting it wrong.

Thanks for the tip, Kara. I kind of prefer you as Melissa Benoist, though...

[MagpieBat]

Thanks MagpieBat, if VFL headquarters is Princes Park why not play there?

Carlton would probably object to having six games in three weeks on their deck. Would also get crowded in there when they play finals themselves (thankfully, not a situation we're likely to see for some years)...

[SonofRowdy]

Sharenberg aggravated his archilles early in the Melbourne game but stayed on - infact in the post match Bucks mentioned that we had "six or seven" of our players on one leg so all in all it was a great effort.

Not sure if Sharenberg's injury will come up should we make week two of the finals. Frankly, I would be happy if he was "cotton wooled" till next year....

[MagpieBat]

GAME DAY!!!












Sorry, just had to get that out of the system. Carry on!

[MightyMagpie]

The Frosty is gone, but we can still #KickItToTheKirb !

[think better]

The club's gone early with their team for this week, so without further adieu...
.

Just because i can be a pr1ck sometimes, the correct term is "without further Ado"

Adieu is french for goodbye or farewell, which doesn't work.

If it was an attempt at humour, apologies (must try harder)

I'm the smartest person in here, and even I didn't realise that I was getting it wrong.

Thanks for the tip, Kara. I kind of prefer you as Melissa Benoist, though...

I always thought Hal was the smartest thing on here - maybe you can still take the mantle as smartest person??

[HAL]

Oh. You are too kind.