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The Lions have managed to conjure a 172 point turnaround from last weekend to record a 67 point victory over Collingwood on Saturday night.
The midfield were brilliant for Brisbane, with Rockliff, Zorko and Hanley dominating proceedings.
However, the biggest story out of this clash might be the injuries to the Magpies. Elliott and Pendlebury were both lost before the opening bounce, and then Reid, Cloke and Beams all succumbed to injuries during the game.
FINAL SCORE:
BRISBANE 18.15.123
COLLINGWOOD 8.8.56
The Collingwood Magpies will be looking to push into the top eight when they take on the Brisbane Lions at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:40pm (AEST).
The Magpies were beaten soundly by the Eagles last weekend, putting a massive dent in their finals aspirations.
They’re currently sitting in ninth on the ladder, but a win against Brisbane should be enough to see them jump into the top eight.
Seeing as the Magpies are meeting the Hawks in Round 23, they need to bank the four points to have any chance of playing finals.
The Lions took a massive step back in their development last weekend, losing to the Crows by triple digits at the Gabba. For a team that hadn’t been playing too badly for the previous six weeks, the loss was unacceptable.
They should be fired up for this clash, ready to prove that last weekend was an aberration.
Four changes for the Magpies, with the biggest being the return of Dane Swan. Brodie Grundy, Luke Ball and Ben Sinclair will also take their places in the Magpies squad. Sam Dwyer misses this clash with a hamstring injury, while Clinton Young, Tony Armstrong and Jesse White have all been dropped for the clash.
In milestone news, Alex Fasolo plays his 50th games this weekend, and Jarryd Blair brings up the century.
Only one change for the Lions, as Claye Beams replaces Nick Robertson in the side. Tom Rockliff is set to play his 100th game of AFL footy.
Prediction
Collingwood have been average recently, with the only exception being Nick Maxwell’s tribute game against Port Adelaide a fortnight ago.
Having said that, they should have enough class in the midfield to get over the top of a very young Lions side.
Magpies by 17.
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