Round 14 - North Ballarat vs Collingwood at Eureka Stadium

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 12:42 am

When and Where:
1:00pm this Sunday at the Northern Oval.

Broadcast:
Radio - Streamed live on Collingwood Radio via collingwoodfc.com.au (at this portal) and through the Collingwood FC smartphone app for iPhone and Android from 12:50pm. Data usage and charges apply, including for Telstra customers.

Internet - Live score updates at collingwoodfc.com.au, in this thread and on Twitter at @VFLPies.

Team:
B: R Pendlebury, Frost, Golds
HB: Toovey, Oxley, Williams
C: Goodyear, Wills, Phillips
HF: Wyatt, Goldsack, Broomhead
F: Borthwick, Gault, Ferguson
R: Witts, Sier, Crocker
I: Hellier, Collopy, Taylor, Kelly, Gray, L Howe, M Smith, Hinkley, Lane*

Where They Sit:
North Ballarat: 15th (2 wins, 9 losses, 2 byes, 56.28%)
Collingwood: 4th (8 wins, 3 losses, 2 byes, 95.29%)

Getting There:
Car
- Located on the Midland Highway/Creswick Road, Wendouree (northern side of the Midland Highway/Creswick Road & Howitt Street intersection). Limited car parking in the adjoining North Ballarat Sports Club.

Public Transport
- Take the V/Line Ballarat line service to Ballarat station. From there, either take a taxi/ride share service (6-7 minutes) or walk (35 minutes by most direct route).

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

Last Time They Met:
Round 18, 2015 at Victoria Park
Collingwood 17.7.109, def by
North Ballarat 17.15.117

Head to Head:
Played: 13
North Ballarat: 10
Collingwood: 3

How They Fared Last Week:
Williamstown 14.19.103, def
North Ballarat 11.9.75

Collingwood 15.9.99, def
Northern Blues 13.8.86

Trivia:
- The Magpies and the Roosters have clashed a total of 13 times, but this Sunday's encounter will be the first time Collingwood has battled North Ballarat as a standalone club since Round 18 of 2000 (a Monday night game out at Waverley Park). It will also be the first time such a matchup has taken place at Eureka Stadium.

- And speaking of the venue, Collingwood have never won a game at Eureka Stadium. In all three of their attempts to conquer the Northern Oval the VFL Magpies have suffered defeats, by margins 68 points, 5 points and 35 points respectively (for an average losing margin of 36 points). But bucket lists are made to be checked off...

Over to you...

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:42 pm

The team...

Collingwood v North Ballarat
VFL Round 14 2016
Sunday 10 July
Eureka Stadium, 1pm

Collingwood
B: Ryan Pendlebury, Jack Frost, Tim Golds
HB: Alan Toovey, Adam Oxley, Marley Williams
C: Matthew Goodyear, Rupert Wills, Tom Phillips
HF: Darrean Wyatt, Tyson Goldsack, Tim Broomhead
F: Gus Borthwick, Corey Gault, Lachie Ferguson
Foll: Jarrod Witts, Brayden Sier, Ben Crocker
Int (from): Jack Hellier, Jordan Collopy, Jeremy Taylor, Jordan Kelly, Nick Gray, Lachlan Howe, Matthew Smith, Dale Hinkley, Campbell Lane (23rd man)

Crocker and Sier back at last.

Toovey named, after coming off with a head knock last week.

Once more, no Michael Still. Nor, for that matter, is Ben Moloney there either...

jackcass · Post by **jackcass** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:58 pm

^^^ gee, 4 players off that bench have to miss out. Excluding Lane as the 23rd I could make a really strong case for at least 6 of them and put a pretty solid argument for the other 2. And that's without Moloney, Still or Close or my favourite Viola even being in the picture.

EDIT: or Greenwood and Cox playing at either level.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:00 pm

On that, we agree.

roar · Post by **roar** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:01 pm

It's a solid looking team.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:19 pm

jackcass wrote:^^^ gee, 4 players off that bench have to miss out. Excluding Lane as the 23rd I could make a really strong case for at least 6 of them and put a pretty solid argument for the other 2. And that's without Moloney, Still or Close or my favourite Viola even being in the picture.

EDIT: or Greenwood and Cox playing at either level.

From that bench, I'd be picking Hellier, Kelly, Howe and Smith, with Lane of course as 23rd man.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:03 am

And, it merits mention, North Ballarat...

North Ballarat
B 27. K Mellington 20. R Marshall 2. T Lockyer
HB 24. B Simpson 26. A Boseley 25. M Rodd
C 11. M Austin 30. B Edwards 36. C Perry
HF 5. J Keeble 10. S Hooper 16. L Cassidy
F 34. O Tate 18. O Stephenson 22. T Templeton
R 31. M Eagles 9. L George 7. L Kiel
Int 13. T Taurau 33. M Johnston 4. C Schache 19. D Cox 39. J Lukich 29. A Cleary 3. N Rippon 17. J Webster 43. J Werts

Orren Stephenson back into their side, after not having played for a month, in what will be game 175 and with it VFL life membership.

No Andrew Hooper for the Roosters this week, currently out with a knee injury, so he won't be there to kick cheap arse goals out the back with no one near him like he did last time when they ran us down.

And it seems Tarks has taken the concept of equalisation to heart, by running out for the home team in a back pocket. His concern for the state of the competition is admirable...

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:31 am

We've put in a good side for VFL level.

The half back line is exceptional.

We need (and should) come out of this with a huge % boost.

Looking forward to see what Crocker and Phillips can do after their AFL debuts. Im hoping for a really good responce from both.

Witts needs to dominate too. Especially since Cox had been rested. I see he is an AFL emergency, but he really needs to put his case forward.

jackcass · Post by **jackcass** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:29 am

MagpieBat wrote:
jackcass wrote:^^^ gee, 4 players off that bench have to miss out. Excluding Lane as the 23rd I could make a really strong case for at least 6 of them and put a pretty solid argument for the other 2. And that's without Moloney, Still or Close or my favourite Viola even being in the picture.

EDIT: or Greenwood and Cox playing at either level.
From that bench, I'd be picking Hellier, Kelly, Howe and Smith, with Lane of course as 23rd man.

I'd agree but really harsh on Nick Gray, and Collopy hasn't done too much wrong, ditto Hinkley. A senior or rookie listed player or 2 can consider themselves very fortunate.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:50 am

jackcass wrote:
MagpieBat wrote:
jackcass wrote:^^^ gee, 4 players off that bench have to miss out. Excluding Lane as the 23rd I could make a really strong case for at least 6 of them and put a pretty solid argument for the other 2. And that's without Moloney, Still or Close or my favourite Viola even being in the picture.

EDIT: or Greenwood and Cox playing at either level.
From that bench, I'd be picking Hellier, Kelly, Howe and Smith, with Lane of course as 23rd man.
I'd agree but really harsh on Nick Gray, and Collopy hasn't done too much wrong, ditto Hinkley. A senior or rookie listed player or 2 can consider themselves very fortunate.

Like Corey Gault, for instance...?

think better · Post by **think better** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 7:11 am

Weather for Sunday is wet, cold and windy. Top temperature of 9 but it will feel like 4 -5 with the wind and rain.

long sleeves for everyone

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:04 pm

Just as the good Lord intended it...

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:00 pm

Roosters won the toss, which means we're kicking to the Midlland Highway end.

And we're underway!

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:03 pm

Strong breeze coming from the North, which means it's going across the ground pretty much. And the rain is coming down...

It's almost easier to spot who is NOT in a long-sleever out there for out blokes! At least 10 of ours are going around in sleeves. Just as the Good Lord intended!

All 14 of our AFL listed blokes are out there...

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:05 pm

Most of the play in the Roosters' forward half of the ground, on the outer side so far...

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Round 14 - North Ballarat vs Collingwood at Eureka Stadium

Round 14 - North Ballarat vs Collingwood at Eureka Stadium