Collingwood will hope to get its premiership defence up and running as it unveils its premiership flag against Sydney back at the MCG tonight.
The Magpies (0-1, 71.9%) were disappointing in their Opening Round loss though goalkicking accuracy – the Giants having plenty and the visitors having very little – played a major role in the margin blowing out.
The Swans (1-0, 134.4%) opened the 2024 season with an impressive win over Melbourne as star recruit Brodie Grundy fired, but they’ll be without his former Collingwood teammate Taylor Adams who remains sidelined for the first game against his old side.
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The Magpies unfurled their 2023 premiership flag at just after 6.20pm (AEDT), well before the game starts at 7:40pm, leading to suggestions they were trying not to make a big deal out of it after criticism from premiership coach Leigh Matthews and others about “over-celebrating”.
“The timing of this has been a little strange,” Melbourne champion Garry Lyon told Fox Footy. “The players have been out warming up and out involved with this.
“But at the end of the day, this is what it’s all about and the line will be put under season 2023 after tonight.”
The game gets underway at the MCG at 7:40pm AEDT.
Watch it live on Fox Footy and Kayo from 6:30pm.
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There were no late changes for either side, with Finlay Macrae (Collingwood) and Sam Wicks (Sydney) named the startigng subs.
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