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Geelong Cats vs Collingwood Magpies: AFL Finals live scores, blog

6th September, 2019
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Geelong Cats

51

Match Complete

Collingwood

61

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Geelong Cats

51

Match Complete

Collingwood

61

Fourth Quarter
T. Hawkins25:13
Rushed22:49
T. Kelly21:38
P. Dangerfield15:57
J. Bews12:17
21:54S. Pendlebury
L. Dahlhaus19:51
S. Menegola11:29
9:35S. Sidebottom
9:03T. Phillips
4:19J. Stephenson
L. Dahlhaus0:58
Z. Tuohy28:32
G. Miers26:55
25:36B. Mihocek
B. Parfitt19:30
17:32W. Hoskin-Elliott
G. Miers13:04
10:54T. Adams
8:58B. Mihocek
7:18Rushed
3:57J. Howe
T. Hawkins2:21
27:43J. Elliott
T. Hawkins22:12
G. Rohan17:28
T. Hawkins14:44
11:12J. Stephenson
10:00J. Elliott
7:10T. Adams
5:34Rushed
3:34J. Elliott

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The Geelong Cats will take a trip up the highway to the MCG to host the Collingwood Magpies in a Friday night blockbuster final. Join The Roar for coverage of the first qualifying final, with a blog of the match starting at 7:50pm AEST.

There has been enough said in the past fortnight about Geelong playing ‘home’ finals at the MCG, so let’s move on.

This should be a brilliant match-up, two quality teams going head-to-head and very evenly matched across the board.

The winner will advance to a home preliminary final after a week off, while the loser will host a semi-final against the West Coast Eagles next weekend.

In Round 23, the Geelong Cats finished on a good note, smashing the Carlton Blues by 68-points and finding their attacking groove once again.

The Magpies also finished the home-and-away season well, with an 11-point victory over Essendon.

Collingwood did its part to get a second-chance in finals and Hawthorn helped them out by beating the Eagles.

Both the Cats and Pies have made changes at selection.

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Geelong lose Cameron Guthrie to calf soreness, with Tom Atkins named to replace him.

Jake Kolodjashnij will return after missing round 23 through injury, taking Lachie Henderson’s place in the back pocket.

Tom Atkins and Gryan Miers will get their first taste of AFL finals action when they run onto the field from the bench minutes into the clash.

Collingwood is boosted by the return of trio Jaidyn Stephenson, Jordan De Goey and Steele Sidebottom.

With De Goey’s return from a hamstring injury and Stephenson’s first AFL game back following his gambling suspension, it will be an exciting forward line, but how will it gel?

It’s been 88 days since Stephenson last stepped onto an AFL field; after just one competitive game in the VFL, how will the second-year player go?

The inclusions mean heartbreak for three others, with Jack Madgen, Matthew Scharenberg and Travis Varcoe all omitted in the lead up to this clash.

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John Noble and Rupert Wills have held their positions and will start on the interchange.

The last time these two teams played was in round one, Geelong outlasting Collingwood in a scrappy but enthralling contest.

A narrow seven-point win started the Cats off on a positive note, the beginning of their dominant first half of the season.

Scott Pendlebury reaches the 300-game milestone this Friday night, just the third Collingwood player to get there.

The five-time best and fairest, six-time All Australian, three-time ANZAC Day medallist, Norm Smith Medallist, premiership player and current Collingwood captain has had another stellar year.

Time appears to stop for Pendlebury, the number 10 is described by his fellow AFL club leaders as “smooth”, “professional” and “classy”.

Prediction
This final is so hard to pick, a likely low-scoring encounter – around the ten-goal mark – will keep us all on the edge of our seats.

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Geelong to overcome its post-bye hoodoo and hold on in a thriller.

Geelong by two points.

Venue: MCG, Melbourne
Time: 7:50pm AEST
TV: Channel 7, Fox Footy
Online: AFL app, Foxtel app, Kayo Sports
Betting: Geelong $1.78, Collingwood $2.05

Geelong Cats
B: Zach Tuohy, Mark Blicavs, Harry Taylor
HB: Mark O’Connor, Jack Henry, Tom Stewart
C: Mitch Duncan, Patrick Dangerfield, Brandan Parfitt
HF: Gary Ablett, Esava Ratugolea, Gary Rohan
F: Luke Dahlhaus, Tom Hawkins, Jed Bews
Foll: Rhys Stanley, Tim Kelly, Joel Selwood
I/C: Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Atkins, Gryan Miers, Quinton Narkle

Collingwood Magpies
B: Levi Greenwood, Jordan Roughead, Jeremy Howe
HB: Jack Crisp, Darcy Moore, Brayden Maynard
C: Tom Phillips, Scott Pendlebury, Chris Mayne
HF: Steele Sidebottom, Brody Mihocek, Will Hoskin-Elliott
F: Jamie Elliott, Jordan De Goey, Jaidyn Stephenson
Foll: Brodie Grundy, Adam Treloar, Taylor Adams
I/C: John Noble, Callum Brown, Josh Thomas, Rupert Wills

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