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Gold Coast Suns vs Collingwood Magpies: AFL live scores, blog

Roar Guru
15th July, 2017
Saturday 15th July 2017
Metricon Stadium Gold Coast Queensland 4:35pm AET
Broadcast: Fox Footy.
Betting: Gold Coast Suns $1.85 Collingwood Magpies $2.00 Draw $61
Head to Head: Played 6, Collingwood Magpies 4 Gold Coast Suns 2.
Last time they met: Collingwood Magpies 16.22.118 Gold Coast Suns 6.11.47

Gold Coast Suns
B Jarrod Harbrow, Rory Thompson, Pearce Hanley
HB Trent McKenzie, Steven May, Adam Saad
C Michael Rischitelli, Gary Ablett, Matt Rosa
HF Jarryd Lyons, Tom J. Lynch, Callum Ah Chee
F Ben Ainsworth, Peter Wright, Jack Martin
FOL Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, David Swallow
I/C Alex Sexton, Sean Lemmens, Jack Bowes, Aaron Hall
EMG Jesse Lonergan, Brayden Fiorini, Jack Scrimshaw

Collingwood Magpies
B Jeremy Howe, Lynden Dunn, Tom Langdon
HB Jack Crisp, Tyson Goldsack, Brayden Maynard
C Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Will Hoskin-Elliott
HF Josh Thomas, Ben Reid, Travis Varcoe
F Jamie Elliott, Darcy Moore, Alex Fasolo
FOL Brodie Grundy, Daniel Wells, Adam Treloar
I/C Jordan De Goey, Jarryd Blair, Matthew Scharenberg, Taylor Adams
EMG Rupert Wills, Josh Smith, Mason Cox
Coach Rodney Eade copped the sack for the Suns' poor season. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy)
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Match result:

Nathan Buckley may have bought himself some time, coaching the Magpies to a 15-point win over the Gold Coast Suns on Saturday afternoon.

Final score
Gold Coast Suns 13.10.88
Collingwood Magpies 15.13.103

Match preview:

14th plays 15th as the Gold Coast Suns play host to the Collingwood Magpies. Join The Roar at 4:35pm for live scores and a blog of all the action.

Two struggling sides face off against each other with pride at stake, the pressure is on both sides to get a win and keep the spotlight off their head coaches who are on the hot seat.

Nathan Buckley and Rodney Eade are again being questioned over their futures for next season – with a loss this weekend that pressure will be even more magnified for both coaches.

Both teams are coming off losses, Gold Coast started off well against the Swans before falling away to lose by 67 points. Collingwood suffered a similar fate against the Bombers going down by 37 at the MCG.

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Gold Coast should see the return of Gary Ablett for the clash to give them an added boost into the midfield, Collingwood get back Jeremy Howe who was a late out against the Bombers.

Jeremy Howe will have his hands full this week taking on the big forward line of the Suns with Peter Wright and Tom Lynch and will need some assistance from fellow backs Lynden Dunn and Tom Langdon if the Magpies are going to be able to stop the Suns’ forwards from shining.

Gold Coast will be hoping Gary Ablett can complete the game injury free after another injury riddled season in 2017, If he can be the big ball winner we all know he is capable of being then the forward line for the Suns will see a lot of scoring opportunities open up for them.

With both teams being far from impressive throughout the season it is hard to see which way this game will go, Collingwood seemingly has the better midfield on paper but with the inclusion of Ablett to the Suns that advantage may not be as wide as it could be.

Prediction
Gold Coast by 7

Join The Roar at 4:35pm for live scores and a blog of all the action.

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