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West Coast Eagles
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Match Complete
Collingwood
70
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| J. Redden |  | 32:41 | ||
| J. Darling | | 27:04 | ||
| L. Jetta | | 24:31 | ||
| 21:45 |  | Rushed | ||
| Rushed | | 18:20 | ||
| 17:11 | | J. D. Goey | ||
| J. J. Kennedy | | 13:16 | ||
| J. Darling | | 7:07 | ||
| Rushed | | 6:11 | ||
| J. J. Kennedy | | 3:03 | ||
| 7.11 (53) | Third Quarter | 9.9 (63) | ||
| 6.8 (44) | Second Quarter | 7.4 (46) | ||
| 3.3 (21) | First Quarter | 1.3 (9) | ||
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The West Coast Eagles will host the Collingwood Magpies and Perth’s biggest sporting crowd in the second qualifying final, at Optus Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 8:10pm AEST.
There was a lot of noise about the possible outcomes should West Coast have lost to Brisbane in Round 23, but no one needed to doubt what the Eagles would do when two guaranteed home finals are on the line.
West Coast’s 26-point win over the Lions means they now host the Magpies, who are playing in their first finals series since 2013, at the new Optus Stadium, in front of a likely capacity crowd of 60,000.
After their Round 23 victory over Fremantle in Perth, Collingwood return to the west with a week off and a home preliminary final on their mind.
This will be the Magpies second look at the new Perth stadium, having played Fremantle in Round 23. Back on the road after a week off, the Magpies will face the heat in the furnace and one thing’s for sure, the noise will be deafening.
At selection, West Coast have, as expected, brought in experienced duo Lewis Jetta and Josh Kennedy, omitting young Oscar Allen and tall-defender Will Schofield.
Collingwood welcome the huge inclusions of Tyson Goldsack, Jeremy Howe and Adam Treloar for this qualifying final, omitting Jack Madgen, Nathan Murphy and Adam Oxley.
Tyson Goldsack will play AFL for the first time this year, recovering in six months from a partial ACL tear, and will complete the extraordinary comeback after just two VFL games.
The Magpies hosted the last clash between these two sides back in round 17. While it was a huge 35-point win for the Eagles and they announced their finals credentials, they lost ruckman Nic Naitanui to an ACL injury.
Scott Lycett up against Brodie Grundy is one of the matchups to watch; Lycett has taken over full-time ruck duties since Naitanui’s injury and will come up against the ruckman who stole a spot on the All-Australian interchange. This contest will set the tone for the game.
Prediction
The Magpies have beaten everybody’s expectations, particularly given their injury run, and the army are now up and about.
Three big inclusions only strengthens’ their claims, however West Coast have also performed better than most expected and have done so without Nic Naitanui late in the season.
Home ground advantage is huge at this time of year and that is the difference in this game, West Coast to win in a close but high scoring game.
West Coast Eagles by twelve points.
Join The Roar for all the action from 8:10pm AEST.
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
Start: 8:10pm AEST
TV: FOX Footy, Seven Network
Betting: West Coast $1.61, Collingwood $2.35
West Coast Eagles
FB: Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass, Brad Sheppard
HB: Thomas Cole, Jeremy McGovern, Lewis Jetta
C: Mark Hutchings, Elliot Yeo, Chris Masten
HF: Jack Redden, Jack Darling, Jamie Cripps
FF: Willie Rioli, Josh P. Kennedy, Mark LeCras
FOL: Scott Lycett, Luke Shuey, Dom Sheed
I/C: Liam Ryan, Liam Duggan, Daniel Venables, Nathan Vardy
Collingwood Magpies
FB: Brayden Maynard, Tom Langdon, Jack Crisp
HB: Jeremy Howe, Tyson Goldsack, Travis Varcoe
C: Adam Treloar, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips
HF: Will Hoskin-Elliottt, Brody Mihocek, Jordan De Goey
FF: Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson
FOL: Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom
I/C: Brayden Sier, James Aish, Chris Mayne, Levi Greenwood
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