Collingwood v North Melbourne
Sunday 3.20pm (AET) @ MCG
Another difficult game for the punters to assess. North appear the better team, but they are very flaky and one can never be sure of how they will perform from one week to the next. Both sides have important players in doubt. Collingwood key defender Jack Frost will hope to overcome a dodgy knee to mark one of the North tall forwards, Drew Petrie and Jarrod Waite. The third pillar, Ben Brown missed against Fremantle and North will be keen to have him back to exploit a potential weakness in the Collingwood backline.
Magpie midfielder Steele Sidebottom retuned from injury against the Suns and racked up a lazy 32 disposals. Coach Nathan Buckley now has his other main possession man back to support his other guns Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan. If young ruckman Brodie Grundy can negate the influence of Todd Goldstein, then the Magpies will give the Kangaroos a tough afternoon
North the best bet of the weekend
Sunday 3.20pm (AET) @ MCG
Another difficult game for the punters to assess. North appear the better team, but they are very flaky and one can never be sure of how they will perform from one week to the next. Both sides have important players in doubt. Collingwood key defender Jack Frost will hope to overcome a dodgy knee to mark one of the North tall forwards, Drew Petrie and Jarrod Waite. The third pillar, Ben Brown missed against Fremantle and North will be keen to have him back to exploit a potential weakness in the Collingwood backline.
Magpie midfielder Steele Sidebottom retuned from injury against the Suns and racked up a lazy 32 disposals. Coach Nathan Buckley now has his other main possession man back to support his other guns Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan. If young ruckman Brodie Grundy can negate the influence of Todd Goldstein, then the Magpies will give the Kangaroos a tough afternoon
North the best bet of the weekend