Richmond vs Collingwood @ M.C.G., Round 6, 2018

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AFL Round 6

Collingwood vs RICHMOND

Sunday, April 29 @ the M.C.G.

Start time: 3:20 pm




The big question will be how both sides handle the short turnaround.

[cub]

Bla bla bla colonwood, they wont now what hit em...I'm serious

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The MCG website is estimating a crowd of 71k on Sunday.

Opening times

Gates
Public      1.30pm
AFL Reserve 1.30pm
MCC Reserve 1.00pm

Parking

Gate 3: 11.00am
Gate 5: 12.00pm
Gate 6: 12.00pm
Gate 7: 10.30am


Estimated attendance

71,000

General admission seating areas
*Subject to change*

Ponsford Stand
Q31-Q35 (Rows U-MM)
Q36 (Rows AA-MM)

Olympic Stand
M54-M57
Q49-Q57

Great Southern Stand
M1-M2
Q1-Q9
Q10-Q15 (Rows P-DD)

Cheer squad locations
Collingwood: Bay M33 (Rows A-O)
Richmond: Bays M3 and M4 (Rows A-K)

http://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2018/april/collingwood-v-richmond-apr-29

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The AFL website is tipping us to win by 19 pts.


Match preview: Collingwood v Richmond

Ben Collins
afl.com.au
Apr 26, 2018

SUMMARY

It's an AFL dream: Collingwood and Richmond firing and facing off in front of a packed house at the MCG. The Tigers are atop the AFL ladder for the first time in a home and away season since 1995, and if they win this one they'll have claimed a club record of 12 successive victories at the MCG, passing a record set in 1974-75. The AFL's pressure kings will subject the handball-happy Magpies to their sternest test yet. The Pies have also won their past three games, and have claimed the scalps of Adelaide and Essendon in the past fortnight, to rocket into fifth spot. The midfield battle is mouth-watering – Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin and co. versus Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom and Adam Treloar. Raw Pies big man Mason Cox has found some form and might well ask questions of Alex Rance and David Astbury. 

WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Sunday, April 29, 3.20pm  AEST 

LAST FIVE TIMES

R2, 2017, Richmond 14.15 (99) d Collingwood 11.14 (80) at the MCG
R20, 2016, Richmond 14.8 (92) d Collingwood 11.11 (77) at the MCG
R2, 2016, Collingwood 13.9 (87) d Richmond 12.14 (86) at the MCG
R21, 2015, Richmond 23.9 (147) d Collingwood 7.14 (56) at the MCG
R7, 2015, Richmond 16.9 (105) d Collingwood 15.10 (100) at the MCG 

THE SIX POINTS

1. The victor will take extra bragging rights, given this will be their 71st clash at the MCG and the ledger is all square at 35 apiece. 
2. Richmond has won four of its past five games against Collingwood. In this period the only margin above 19 points was the Tigers' 91-point victory in round 21, 2015. 
3. Collingwood is aiming to post four consecutive wins for the first time since round 11, 2015. In the Pies' most recent games against Adelaide and Essendon, they tallied a combined 30 goals while holding their opponents to just 16 goals. 
4. The Tigers' past fortnight has also been dominant, increasing their percentage from 100.9 per cent to 137.8 per cent after tallying 31 goals to 10 against Brisbane and Melbourne. 
5. Both teams create many scoring opportunities, with the Tigers equal best for forward entries (57.6 a game) and the Magpies sixth (55.4). 
6. According to the Schick Hydro Player Ratings, Collingwood boasts more star quality. Six Magpies are among the top 65 players compared to Richmond's four. 

IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR …

Adam Treloar won the Anzac Day Medal and he'll be pumped up to produce a decent encore performance against Richmond. Treloar will perhaps never live down revealing he chose to join Collingwood over Richmond because he felt the Pies were closer to a premiership. This will be the first time the two clubs have met since the Tigers won their drought-breaking flag. Last time they met, Treloar was best-afield with 35 touches and two goals in a losing side. 


PREDICTION: Richmond by 19 points


http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-26/match-preview-collingwood-v-richmond

[cub]

 Schick Hydro Player Ratings = OMG Puhleez

[mightytiges]

Geez, I'd love it if we put them back in their box. Nothing sweeter than beating the Pies  .

I wonder if Pie fans will fight and brawl amongst themselves again lol.

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MCC increases crowd forecast after Pies win

Daniel Cherny
The Age
27 April 2018

Collingwood’s spike in form has led a to significant boost in the Melbourne Cricket Club’s estimated crowd for Sunday’s clash between the Magpies and Richmond at the MCG.

The MCC had tipped a crowd of 71,000 for the game, but upped that number to 78,000 on Thursday.

The increased estimate follows the Pies’ 49-point win over Essendon at the MCG on Anzac Day before a crowd of 91,440. The victory was Collingwood’s third on the the trot, with Nathan Buckley’s side starting to hit their straps ahead of the meeting with the reigning premiers.

The Tigers are themselves enjoying a purple patch. Their win over Melbourne on Tuesday night in front of 77,071 at the MCG was also Richmond’s third win in the succession, and 11th straight win at the venue. It also moved the Tigers to the top of the ladder for the first time since the middle of 1995.

A crowd of 78,000 would be the biggest turnout to a Pies-Tigers match since round four, 2013, when 81,950 watched Collingwood win by 34 points. That was the fourth highest home and away crowd for a match between the clubs.

The average attendance over the first five rounds has been 39,425, an increase of more than 1000 from the same stage last year.

Sunday is expected to be partly cloudy in Melbourne with a forecast top of 18 degrees. The match begins at 3:20pm, with the Bombers meeting the Demons across town at Etihad Stadium in a 1:10pm fixture.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mcc-increases-crowd-forecast-after-pies-win-20180426-p4zbvw.html

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Collingwood and Richmond clash shapes as a thriller

Herald-Sun
29 April 2018

COLLINGWOOD is riding a wave of self-belief as it prepare for its most eagerly awaited clash with bitter rival Richmond in decades.

Sunday's blockbuster at the MCG looms as arguably the biggest showdown between the AFL powerhouses since the 1980 grand final, which the Tigers won by 81 points.

Unlike during most of their recent meetings, both teams are firing on all cylinders.

Reigning premiers the Tigers are top of the ladder and have lost only one of their past 10 games, with a fourth-quarter steamrolling of Melbourne on Anzac Eve the latest example of their phenomenal pressure and defensive brilliance.

Collingwood's miserable 2017 was the polar opposite of Richmond's, but early signs this season suggest the Magpies have their mojo back.

Nathan Buckley's side is on a three-game winning streak, having backed up impressive victories over Carlton and grand finalist Adelaide with an Anzac Day demolition of Essendon.

All of a sudden, the Pies are playing with an attacking fluency, speed and swagger that has them confident of taking down the Tigers.

"We know we're coming up against a really good team but I think we're really up for it," Magpies forward Callum Brown told AAP.

"They've got heaps of self-belief but I think the great thing with our group at the moment is our belief is really high too.

"We're going to go in expecting to win."

With just a four-day turnaround from their Anzac Day game, the Pies have made two changes to their 22.

Forgotten forward Chris Mayne is in for his first game since round three last season and Jarryd Blair has also earned a call-up, with Travis Varcoe and Ben Crocker rested.

Richmond has recalled premiership trio Nick Vlastuin, Josh Caddy and Jack Graham in place of Brandon Ellis, Sam Lloyd and Jacob Townsend.

With the Tigers on an 11-game winning streak at the MCG, the Magpies are likely to persist with a midfield tagging role.

Brown could be in line for such a role, having run with Essendon ball magnet Zach Merrett during the Anzac Day game.

https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/collingwood-and-richmond-clash-shapes-as-a-thrille/3399567/

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3aw saying there's going to be a late change for the Pies. Langdon out apparently.

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LATE CHANGES

Collingwood: Tom Langdon (managed) replaced in selected side by Flynn Appleby

Richmond: Nil

FINAL INTERCHANGES

Collingwood: Jarryd Blair, Flynn Appleby, Jaidyn Stephenson, Mason Cox

Richmond: Dion Prestia, Jayden Short, Reece Conca, Jack Graham

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-29/in-like-flynn-magpies-spring-a-late-change

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Pressure and first to the footy today, Tiges.

 

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50 to Rance. Off to Sheds who kicks it long and Georgie takes a screamer 40 out. Misses to the right.

1 - 0

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Pies had time and dropped it yet no free  .

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Sheds to Lambert in the pocket. Poster.

2 - 0

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Umps wearing B&W stripes today  .