Round 1 - Northern Blues vs Collingwood at Preston City Oval

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
2:00pm this Saturday at Cramer Street.

Broadcast:
Video - Streamed LIVE via the Northern Blues YouTube page from 2:00pm.

Internet � Score updates in this thread, via FlashScore, through the VFL website and on Twitter at @VFLPies.

Team:
B: 34. T. Brown, 41. B. Mihocek, 44. J. Madgen
HB: 31. F. Appleby, 51. M. Hore, 43. A. Oxley
C: 16. C. Mayne, 53. J. Hellier, 28. N. Murphy
HF: 26. J. Daicos, 23. S. McLarty, 2. J. De Goey
F: 11. J. Blair, 50. J. Elliott, 1. A. Fasolo
R: 45. M. Lynch, 36. B. Sier, 33. R. Wills
Int: 69. J. Blair, 47. G. Borthwick, 49. M. Chippendale, 54. A. Gallucci, 64. C. Lane, 52. E. Le Grice, 67. M. Smith, 48. L. Tardrew
23P: 63. C. Wellings

Getting There:
Car
- Located on the corner of Cramer Street and Mary Street, Preston. Parking immediately outside and around the ground along Mary Street and Bruce Street, as well as in the nearby Preston Market across from the ground on Cramer Street and at the nearby Preston railway station.

Public transport
- Take the South Morang rail line to Preston station. Short walk south across Cramer Street to the ground.

(PTV Journey Planner)

Admission:
- Adult: $10
- Concession/Pensioner: $5
- Children 12 & under: free

Last Time They Met:
Round 4, 2017 at Victoria Park
Collingwood 6.10.46, def by
Northern Blues 9.5.59

Head to Head:
Played: 16
Northern Blues: 9
Collingwood: 7

Well, finally, it's here! The 2018 VFL season officially begins for our Collingwood (and their Northern Blues) in footy heartland. And if that doesn't get your attention, then perhaps the scheduled returns of a couple of Magpie stars in Jamie Elliott and Jordan De Goey from injury will. Both teams should be reasonably strong, in spite of recent injury setbacks, so it should make for a good contest to begin the premiership race.

Over to you...

[watt price tully]

^ Thanks MB. Might get on the bike & ride down to see this one. Cheers

[Presti35]

15 min drive from where I'm living now. Might make an appearance. Of course winning on Friday night will increase the chances of this happening.

It's been some time since I've been to a VFL match, unless you count last week where I saw about 10 mins of the Roos game.

[Dave The Man]

[MagpieBat]

The first team sheet of the season has fallen. And the winners are...

Collingwood

B: 34. T. Brown, 41. B. Mihocek, 44. J. Madgen

HB: 31. F. Appleby, 51. M. Hore, 43. A. Oxley

C: 16. C. Mayne, 53. J. Hellier, 28. N. Murphy

HF: 26. J. Daicos, 23. S. McLarty, 2. J. De Goey

F: 11. J. Blair, 50. J. Elliott, 1. A. Fasolo

R: 45. M. Lynch, 36. B. Sier, 33. R. Wills

Int: 69. J. Blair, 47. G. Borthwick, 49. M. Chippendale, 54. A. Gallucci, 64. C. Lane, 52. E. Le Grice, 67. M. Smith, 48. L. Tardrew

23P: 63. C. Wellings

[MagpieBat]

[The Weed]

Handy looking forward line.

[stui magpie]

Might pop down and have a look at this.

[Pies4shaw]

The youtube live link seems to be working, so far. Thanks, MB.

[MagpieBat]

Jack Hellier wins the toss for the Magpies and elects to kick to the Cramer Street end, which is to the left of the screen and dial...

[MagpieBat]

And so it begins! The 2018 VFL season is UNDERWAY both the Northern Blues and Collingwood!

[MagpieBat]

First blood to them, a running shot by Graham that misses...

0-1

[MagpieBat]

McKay 3rd in line marks right in front... and Clokes his set-shot...

0-2

[MagpieBat]

DE GOEY!

The returning young gun with a classy snap to finish some good transition, we have the first goal of the game!

6-2

[MagpieBat]

De Goey long down the wing from HB, 2 V 1 for the Blues, gets over the back, Elliott is waiting, he plays on, streams inside the 50 (while wearing #50), draws the man, over the top to Fasolo, GOAL!

12-2