11:00am this Saturday at the former home of the Essendon Football Club.
Broadcast:
Internet - Score updates in this thread, at the VFL website, via FlashScore, through the VFL smartphone app for iPhone and Android and on Twitter at @VFLPies.
Team:
B: 34. T. Brown, 44. J. Madgen, 40. J. Smith
HB: 43. A. Oxley, 51. M. Hore, 67. M. Smith
C: 14. J. Aish, 17. C. Brown, 1. A. Fasolo
HF: 39. B. Crocker, 23. S. McLarty, 26. J. Daicos
F: 5. J. Elliott, 28. N. Murphy, 53. J. Hellier
R: 45. M. Lynch, 50. A. Woodward, 11. J. Blair
Int: 69. J. Blair, 49. M. Chippendale, 54. A. Gallucci, 61. S. Hetherington, 52. E. Le Grice, 59. J. Starcevich, 48. L. Tardrew, 63. C. Wellings
23P: 55. T. Jok
Getting There:
Car
- Located at the intersections of Napier and Brewster Streets and Napier and Raleigh Streets, Essendon. Limited parking available along Napier, Raleigh and Brewster Streets immediately around the ground. Parking also available at the nearby Essendon and Glenbervie railway stations.
Public Transport
- Take the Craigieburn railway line train to either Essendon or Glenbervie railway stations. Short walk either north or south along Napier Street to the ground.
- Take the Route 59 tram (Airport West - Flinders Street Station, City) to stop 41 (Essendon Station/Mount Alexander Road). Short walk north across Mount Alexander Road and along Napier Street to the ground.
- Take the Route 501 (Moonee Ponds - Niddrie vis Strathmore) or Route 503 (Essendon - East Brunswick via Albion Street) buses to the Napier Street/Raleigh Street interchange stop. Short walk north along Napier Street to the ground. Alternatively, you can ride the Route 503 bus one stop further and alight at the Brewster Street stop right outside the gate.
(PTV Journey Planner)
Admission:
FREE!
The Ladder:
Where They Sit:
Essendon: 6th (7 wins, 6 losses, 2 byes, 129.61%)
Collingwood: 7th (7 wins, 6 losses, 3 byes, 121.72%)
Last Time They Met:
Round 3, 2018 at Victoria Park
Collingwood 16.10.106
Essendon 12.6.78
Head to Head:
Played: 9
Essendon: 4
Collingwood: 5
How They Fared Last Week:
Werribee 15.13.103, def
Essendon 15.12.102
Collingwood - BYE
The Run Home:
Essendon - Collingwood (H), BYE, Port Melbourne (A), Geelong (A), Footscray (H), Blues (H)
Collingwood - Essendon (A), North Melbourne (A), Box Hill (A), Port Melbourne (A), Frankston (H, Victoria Park), Sandringham (H, Victoria Park)
Note:
- This match has a bit of a clash with the senior side's match against North Melbourne at the MCG, given the very short turnaround between the end of the VFL game and the start of the AFL one. Those wishing to watch both would be advised to leave Windy Hill no later than three quarter time.
Milestone:
Matt Smith - 50 games
Over to you...
