Round 19 - Port Melbourne vs Collingwood at North Port Oval

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
2:10pm this Saturday at the Port Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Broadcast:
Television - Channel 7 LIVE into Victoria from 2:00pm. Streamed LIVE through the 7Plus website (at this link) and Plus 7 Live smartphone app for iPhone and Android from 2:00pm. Replay available on the 7 Plus website.

For Australian viewers outside Victoria, in order to watch you may need to make use of a VPN service. No assurances of quality, reliability or consequences is made. User discretion is advised.

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:
TBA

Getting There:
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. Be advised that, as this is a TV game, parking along Ingles Street will be limited due to the presence of Channel 7's broadcasting vehicles.

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.

(PTV Journey Planner)

Admission:
- Adult: $10
- Concession/Pensioner: $5
- Children 15 & under: FREE!

Where They Sit:
Port Melbourne: 7th (9 wins, 6 losses, 3 byes, 107.64%)
Collingwood: 6th (9 wins, 6 losses, 3 byes, 119.94%)

Last Time They Met:
Round 2, 2018 at Olympic Park Oval
Collingwood 7.5.47, def by
Port Melbourne 9.9.63

Head to Head:
Played: 16
Port Melbourne: 7
Collingwood: 9

How They Fared Last Week:
Port Melbourne 12.10.82, def
Essendon 11.11.77

Box Hill 12.7.79, def
Collingwood 9.18.72

The Run Home:
Port Melbourne - Collingwood (H), Williamstown (A), Footscray

Collingwood - Port Melbourne (A), Frankston (H, VP), Sandringham (H, VP)

Note:
- This match was originally fixtured to be played as a Collingwood home game at Victoria Park. However, due to North Port Oval's surface being declared as not up to standard for the Round 2 game between these two sides, the fixtures were swapped, with this becoming a Port Melbourne home game in exchange for the Round 2 match becoming a Collingwood home game played at Olympic Park.

- This match will serve as something off an off-Broadway show on Saturday afternoon, before the main event at Etihad Stadium with the senior side. Fans will have the better part of approximately two and half hours to get between games.

Over to you...

[Presti35]

Be careful if you park at Bunnings. There's a parking inspector that roams around there, especially on game day.

It might be a case of moving the car to a different spot at half time or something like that.

[Dave The Man]

Be careful if you park at Bunnings. There's a parking inspector that roams around there, especially on game day.

It might be a case of moving the car to a different spot at half time or something like that.

He should get a Real Job.

Bloody Revenue Raiser

[MagpieBat]

And yet a job that needs to be done. Maybe Frankston Council should emply you as a parking inspector? Now that would be fun to watch...

[MagpieBat]

Team is in, at last:

Collingwood

B: 28. N. Murphy, 51. M. Hore, 48. L. Tardrew

HB: 34. T. Brown, 23. S. McLarty, 67. M. Smith

C: 40. J. Smith, 53. J. Hellier, 63. C. Wellings

HF: 17. C. Brown, 20. B. Reid, 26. J. Daicos

F: 39. B. Crocker, 1. A. Fasolo, 61. S. Hetherington

R: 45. M. Lynch, 50. A. Woodward, 11. J. Blair

Int: 47. G. Borthwick, 49. M. Chippendale, 54. A. Gallucci, 55. T. Jok, 52. E. Le Grice, 60. N. Sing, 56. S. Tahana, 73. A. Zimmerman

23P: 68. T. Cameron



In: B. Reid, J. Daicos, C. Brown, A. Zimmerman, S. Tahana, G. Borthwick, T. Cameron

Out: J. Aish, J. Starcevich, A. Oxley

Still not Rupert Wills. Good thing we signed him up for next year nice and early, eh...?

In the plus column, at least pressure machine Borthwick is back...

[Presti35]

Is Starcevich injured or is he omitted?

[MagpieBat]

Omitted, I think, given Reid's return to the side.

[The General]

They really should be playing Reid in the back line given our injury crisis there at the moment. When he is fit, I'd imagine he would be slotting straight back into the seniors there. All Australian CHB.

Unless, of course, they are just easing him back in via the forward line.

Also worth noting, most of his injuries have been when he plays in the forward line and not back.

[3rd degree]

great insights General.

[MagpieBat]

Well, it pains me to do this, but I have to work today. Bummer.

However, given that this is a televised game, I don't suppose some kind soul in here would like to take over the scoreboard in here? That individual (or individuals) would have the gratitude of a very grateful moderator and moderating group for their efforts...

[MightyMagpie]

[stui magpie]

Well, it pains me to do this, but I have to work today. Bummer.

However, given that this is a televised game, I don't suppose some kind soul in here would like to take over the scoreboard in here? That individual (or individuals) would have the gratitude of a very grateful moderator and moderating group for their efforts...

I'm happy to put up quarter end scores and some commentary and updates , but I won't necessarily do all of each quarter. Team effort required.

Oh, Daicos not playing, he's the carry over emergency.

[stui magpie]

Game underway, big roost from McClarty from 48, goes through but touched off the boot. 1 behind

[stui magpie]

Nice lead and mark to Galluci, goal.

1.1.7 to no score

[stui magpie]

after a rushed behind, goal to Port. 1.1.7 apiece