NORTH MELBOURNE V COLLINGWOOD

Venue Telstra Dome
Date Friday, July 18 Time 7.40pm
Head to head North Melbourne 47 Collingwood 98 Drawn 2
Last time North Melbourne 16.16 (112) bt Collingwood 
15.15 (105) R5 2008, MCG
Betting TABSportsbet North Melbourne $2.75 Collingwood $1.42 Centrebet North Melbourne $2.75 Collingwood $1.45

North Melbourne

Backs: McMahon Firrito Gibson
Half-backs: Pratt Watt Harding
Centres: Wells Urquhart Harvey
Half-forwards: Thomas Hale Ross
Forwards: Campbell Petrie Hansen
Followers: Goldstein Simpson Rover: Harris
Interchange: Rawlings Power Grant Jones
Emergencies: Grima N Thompson Greenwood
In: Grant Jones
Out: N Thompson Grima

Collingwood 

Backs: H Shaw Wakelin Lockyer
Half-backs: Clarke Maxwell O'Brien
Centres: Johnson Burns R Shaw
Half-forwards: Pendlebury Cloke Bryan
Forwards: Didak Brown Medhurst
Followers: Wood Swan Rover: Thomas
Interchange: O'Bree Goldsack Davis Anthony
Emergencies: Stanley Wellingham Toovey
In: Nil
Out:

Summary The situation has reversed since the Kangaroos outgunned the Magpies in round five. Collingwood have burst into genuine finals contention while the Roos are struggling to keep their hopes alive, given a little life by their battling win over Port Adelaide last week. Veteran Roos midfielder Shannon Grant, who by now should know better, has kept the club in the spotlight off the field this week for the wrong reasons - yet another alcohol-related incident, after which the club bungled badly in trying to explain it.
Key No club in the competition has a better set of small forwards than Collingwood, with Paul Medhurst, Alan Didak, Leon Davis and Dale Thomas all potential matchwinners.
Tip Collingwood by 25 points