2nd Preliminary Final - Collingwood vs Footscray

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
2:40pm this Saturday at the Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, aka North Port Oval.

Broadcast:
Television - Channel 7 LIVE into Victoria from 2:30pm. Streamed LIVE through the Plus7 website (at this link) and smartphone app for iPhone and Android from 2:30pm. Replayed online at the Plus7 website (at this link) and through the Plus 7 Live app until Sunday October 16th.

For Australian viewers outside Victoria, you will need to change your location to "Victoria" if watching through the Plus7 app, or to a Victorian postcode (ie: 3000) if watching through the Plus7 website. If watching through the Plus7 website, the use of a private browser would also be an advantage.

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 2:20pm. Data usage and charges apply, including for Telstra customers.

Also live on 1116 SEN and streaming on VFL Radio (at this portal), on digital radio SEN 2 and through the Red Time Sports iPhone app from 2:15pm.

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

Team:
B: Matthew Smith, Ryan Pendlebury, Alan Toovey
HB: Marley Williams, Jackson Viola, Jordan Kelly
C: Nick Gray, Jack Hellier, Tom Phillips
HF: Rupert Wills, Corey Gault, Ben Crocker
F: Adam Oxley, Lachlan Howe, Jordan Collopy
Foll: Jarrod Witts, Brent Macaffer, Matthew Goodyear
Int: Tim Golds, Darrean Wyatt, Lachlan Wallace, Callum Matheson, Lachlan Ferguson, Gus Borthwick, Dale Hinkley, Lachlan Tardrew, Marty Hore*

(*23rd player)

Eligible AFL Players:
Brayden Sier
Tim Golds
Brent Macaffer
Darrean Wyatt
Tom Phillips
Jonathon Marsh
Rupert Wills
Matthew Goodyear
Corey Gault
Jarrod Witts
Ben Crocker
Timothy Broomhead
Tyson Goldsack
Alan Toovey
Jack Frost
Marley Williams
Adam Oxley

Italics - ruled out with season-ending injury

Admission:
Adults $15
Concession/Pensioner $10
Children 12 & under FREE

Tickets are walk-up only. Entry is through the ticket gates on either Williamstown Road (two) or Ingles Street (one). Fans are advised to arrive an hour early. Gates open from 12:30pm. No EFTPOS available.

Getting There: (PTV Journey Planner)
Car
- Located on the corner of Williamstown Road and Ingles Street, Port Melbourne. Parking immediately outside and around the ground along Williamstown Road, Ingles Street, Woodruff Street and Bertie Street, as per signage (parking around the Ingles Street wing entrance will be limited due to the TV broadcast vehicles/equipment).

Public transport
- Take the Route 109 tram (Port Melbourne - Box Hill) to North Port light rail station. Short walk up Raglan Street to the ground.

- Take the Route 235 bus (City - Fisherman's Bend via Williamstown Road) to the Ingles St / Williamstown Road stop right outside the ground.

Last Time They Met:
Round 21, 2016 at Whitten Oval
Footscray 16.9.105, def
Collingwood 10.13.73

Head to Head:
Played: 4
Collingwood: 1
Footscray: 3

How They Fared Last Week:
Collingwood - A well earned week off!

Footscray 13.16.94, def
Essendon 10.15.75

The Stakes:
The winner will advance through to the 2016 Grand Final, to face either Casey or Williamstown, at Docklands Stadium on Sunday September 25th. The loser, it goes without saying, is out.

Trivia:
- This will be Collingwood's first appearance in a Preliminary Final since 2009. On that day, the Magpies lost the 1st Preliminary Final to North Ballarat by 61 points, after trailing by just 3 points at half time.

- If Collingwood win, Dale Tapping will overtake the VFL Magpies' only other finals coach (winning and otherwise), Gavin Brown, for wins. Both are currently equal on finals victories, with 2 apiece. Brown coached Collingwood to four finals appearances in 2009 and 2010, while Tapping has led the Maggies into five finals matches since 2013, with this coming Preliminary Final to be his sixth.

Over to you...

[qldmagpie67]

MB based on recent games would we prefer to play Essendon ?
Also our form line is very strong would we now be considered flag favourites ?
The weekend will help should see frosty right to go next Sunday
I'm tipping the pies by 34

[MagpieBat]

MB based on recent games would we prefer to play Essendon ?
Also our form line is very strong would we now be considered flag favourites ?
The weekend will help should see frosty right to go next Sunday
I'm tipping the pies by 34

Truth be told, I would rather be facing Geelong. Both Essendon and the Dogs have well and truly had our measure the last couple of times, while we have been Geelong's master for several years now. That being said, we're coming in fresh and rested and history suggests that the week off is usually the deciding factor in these kinds of games.

We do go in with a good form line and our post-bye record is excellent this year (won all 3 games after a week's rest in 2016). You could call us flag favourites, given we knocked off the reigning premiers last week, our perennial bogey team. And you could certainly argue that it's a better sample than Casey's trashing of a depleted Footscray.

Without getting ahead of ourselves, I do think a Casey vs Collingwood Grand Final is the most likely scenario.

[Magpiefan3]

When and Where:
2:40pm Sunday September 18th at the Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, aka North Port Oval.

Broadcast:
Television - Channel 7 LIVE into Victoria from 2:30pm. Streamed LIVE through the Plus7 website (at this link) and smartphone app for iPhone and Android from 2:30pm. Replayed online at the Plus7 website (at this link) and through the Plus 7 Live app until Sunday October 16th.

For Australian viewers outside Victoria, you will need to change your location to "Victoria" if watching through the Plus7 app, or to a Victorian postcode (ie: 3000) if watching through the Plus7 website. If watching through the Plus7 website, the use of a private browser would also be an advantage.

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 2:20pm. Data usage and charges apply, including for Telstra customers.

Also live on 1116 SEN and streaming on VFL Radio (at this portal), on digital radio SEN 2 and through the Red Time Sports iPhone app from 2:15pm.

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

Team:
TBA

Eligible AFL Players:
Brayden Sier
Tim Golds
Brent Macaffer
Darrean Wyatt
Tom Phillips
Jonathon Marsh
Rupert Wills
Matthew Goodyear
Corey Gault
Jarrod Witts
Ben Crocker
Timothy Broomhead
Tyson Goldsack
Alan Toovey
Jack Frost
Marley Williams
Adam Oxley

Italics - ruled out with season-ending injury

Admission:
Adults $15
Concession/Pensioner $10
Children 12 & under FREE

Tickets are walk-up only.

Getting There: (PTV Journey Planner)
Car
- Drive to the corner of Williamstown Road and Ingles Street, Port Melbourne. Parking immediately outside and around the ground along Williamstown Road, Ingles Street, Woodruff Street and Bertie Street (parking around the Ingles Street wing entrance will be limited due to the TV broadcast vehicles/equipment).

Public transport
- Take the Route 109 tram (Port Melbourne - Box Hill) to North Port light rail station. Short walk up Raglan Street to the ground.

- Take the Route 235 bus (City - Fisherman's Bend via Williamstown Road) to the Ingles St / Williamstown Road stop right outside the ground.

The Stakes:
The winner will advance through to the 2016 Grand Final, to face either Casey, Williamstown or Sandringham, at Docklands Stadium on Sunday September 25th. The loser, it goes without saying, is out.

Trivia:
- This will be Collingwood's first appearance in a Preliminary Final since 2009. On that day, the Magpies lost the 1st Preliminary Final to North Ballarat by 61 points, after trailing by just 3 points at half time.

Over to you...

Has this been confirmed for next week?

[HAL]

Commander Data is a real inspiration. Microsoft's too bad we have to rely on a monopoly like Microsoft.

[MagpieBat]

Has this been confirmed for next week?

Our VFL president Marcus Wagner confirmed the day on From Lulie Street during the week, while the VFL website confirmed the time.

If there's any change, it'll be posted here.

[piedys]

Microsoft's too bad we have to rely on a monopoly like Microsoft.

Apple says hi...

[CarringbushCigar]

Whats the capacity at the ground?

Any chance of a lock out?

Any reserved areas in the stands?

[MagpieBat]

Capacity is listed at 12,000.

No reserved areas anywhere. It's a first come, first served, first choice system.

I haven't heard of lockouts at VFL games in modern times, but if Essendon win through, there's a sneaky chance this could be the first one in a while...

[CarringbushCigar]

Capacity is listed at 12,000.

No reserved areas anywhere. It's a first come, first served, first choice system.

I haven't heard of lockouts at VFL games in modern times, but if Essendon win through, there's a sneaky chance this could be the first one in a while...

Francis v Cloke would have been special.
Will be there when the gates open if its a nice day for sure.

[Piesnchess]

Tell yer what,those Burra Burgers are quite tasty. !

[MagpieBat]

Never had one myself, but someone whose opinion I trust has. His verdict was that the Burraburger is like Big Foot: spoken about often and in reverence, but with not much substance to it...

[John Wren]

possible date change:

if ess win we play on sunday.
if dogs win we play on saturday.

[ANNODAM]

Which is better, I hate both of these Clubs & wanna beat them both to a pulp!

[MagpieBat]

possible date change:

if ess win we play on sunday.
if dogs win we play on saturday.

Why Saturday if the Dogs win?