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Traditional rivals the Carlton Blues and Collingwood Magpies feature in this weeks’ Friday night AFL footy. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7.50pm (AEST).
The whole week has been about Mick Malthouse and his pending record breaking game. Will the Blues honour Mick’s coaching record with a win or will his old club, the Magpies, spoil their former coach’s grand occasion?
Malthouse breaks Jock McHale’s long standing record for the most games coached. This is a remarkable achievement and one that we will unlikely see replicated in our lifetime.
The AFL rostered this game against the Magpies, one of his former clubs, where he had the ultimate success. However, there is no sentiment in AFL footy and there is a game to be won and lost.
The Magpies have started the season well and won three out of four games, with their only loss to the Crows in Round 2. They have also defeated the Blues, in what is a traditional rivalry between two big Melbourne clubs, in their last four meetings.
Two of the leading lights so far for the Magpies have been Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan. Both have played with injuries but have looked like they are back to their grand form of previous seasons. They are getting plenty of disposals and are being helped with first use of the ball from young ruck Brodie Grundy. This combination is leading the way for the rest of the young side.
The Blues finally got their season under way with their first win last week in New Zealand. Bryce Gibbs will be important in stopping the Pendlebury-Swan influence and getting the ball propelling their way. The Blues welcome back champion Chris Judd into their midfield to help Gibbs but have lost Andrew Carrazzo to a leg injury. Meanwhile, the Magpies will miss Tim Broomhead who is ill.
Another player who has impressed this season is Carlton’s Andrejs Everitt. Since arriving at his third club he has established a role on the wing, alternating between defence and attack and took an incredible ten marks last week. He is one that opposition clubs need to start to pay more attention to.
Prediction: The Magpies by 11 points. A close encounter, but the Magpies will be more focused on getting the job done against their rival.
Will the Magpies hold up against the emotion surrounding the Blues and their coach or will the Blues ride this emotion to an important win over the arch enemy? Join The Roar at 7.50pm (AEST) for all the live score updates and debate in our live blog.
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