Round 5 - Richmond vs Collingwood at Punt Road Oval

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
11:42am this Sunday at Tigerland.

Broadcast:
TV - Channel 7 in Victoria from 11:30am.

Internet - LiveChat at collingwoodfc.com.au; score updates in this thread. Full video replay available on Monday at collingwoodfc.com.au

Team:
B: Marsh Reid Maynard
HB: Scharenberg Armstrong Dwyer
C: Borthwick* Manteit Goodyear
HF: Fasolo Abbott Broomhead
F: Kennedy Cox Gault
R: Witts De Goey Crisp
Int: Moloney Wallace Wills Blair Taylor J. Williams Matheson Wallin Hellier Gray Allan R. Pendlebury Still

Where They Sit:
Richmond: 3rd (2 wins, 2 losses, 0 bye, 136.72%)
Collingwood: 12th (2 win, 2 losses, 0 byes, 83.83%)

Last Time They Met:
Round 12, 2014 at Morwell Recreation Reserve
Collingwood 19.18.132, def
Richmond 13.10.88

Head to Head:
Played: 2
Richmond: 0
Collingwood: 2

How They Fared Last Week:
Richmond 19.15.129, def
North Ballarat 6.11.47

Geelong 12.11.83, def by
Collingwood 14.8.92

Note:
- This match will serve as the first act of a Sunday morning/afternoon double-header, with Collingwood and Richmond playing later on in the AFL at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The VFL game will finish at approximately 2:20pm, leaving fans an hour between games.

Over to you...

[perthmagpie]

Yes another VFL game I can attend. Been great to see four games live and a TV game too so far. Reid and Seedsman added to the fit list, but we lose Freeman. So perhaps we may have 13 listed players considering Wozza Goodyear was rested last week. Hopefully Ramsay and Sidey added the week after. Finally things may be looking up for the VFL team who are playing with a ton of spirit. Noticed standing nearing the interchange last week the attitude of all is superb.

[melliot]

This will be my 3rd live vfl game for the year plus one on TV. Really enjoying watching the development of our kids.

[MagpieBat]

[John Wren]

[MagpieBat]

[perthmagpie]

Seems a weird one that they thrashed NB who are pretty competitive. Our game was against NB at their ground and played in wet, cold conditions so not sure what to make of that except we displayed the long term, club wide problem of not bothering the goal umpires much.

We have had a lot of changes in our team and we just seem to be settling and getting to know each other. I was rapt with the attitude in the last two weeks. Our biggest weakness is with marking forwards and lack of key position players. That's only because Reid, Moore and Keeffe are out. We will also improve our midfield when Sidey and Greenwood return. We have been light on for talented midfielders considering we have had no Sidey, Greenwood, Kennedy (except last week) and Thomas available.

[Jezza]

I haven't attended the VFL for a number of years but I'm pretty certain I will attend this game! Looking forward to it.

[Dangles]

Ben Reid take six. Hopefully this time around he'll work his way back into the seniors. We need him.

[Kosh]

[Pies4shaw]

[John Wren]

B: Jonathon Marsh, Ben Reid, Brayden Maynard
HB: Matthew Scharenberg, Tony Armstrong, Sam Dwyer
C: Matthew Goodyear, Michael Manteit, Gus Borthwick
HF: Tim Broomhead, Brenden Abbott, Alex Fasolo
F: Corey Gault, Mason Cox, Ben Kennedy
Foll: Jarrod Witts, Jordan De Goey, Jack Crisp
Int (from): Tim Allan, Jack Blair, Nick Gray, Jack Hellier, Cal Matheson, Ben Moloney, Ryan Pendlebury, Michael Still, Jeremy Taylor, Lachlan Wallace, Jesse Wallin, Jake Williams, Rupert Wills

*Gus Borthwick is Collingwood's nominated 23rd man. The 23rd player rule is designed to enable clubs to promote young talent and provide them with a taste of VFL football to aid their development.

[John Wren]

[jackcass]

Good to see Reid and Goodyear back. Obviously 4 (possibly 5) out for the senior interchange.

I thought Borthwick Had played his 3 games as the 23rd player. He'd have to be in the 22 on merit.

[John Wren]