The rivalry between Melbourne and Collingwood, already red-hot after Brayden Maynard’s hit on Angus Brayshaw and stoked further by Steven May’s bullish post-season remarks, has the potential to go another level with the possibility of back-to-back clashes.įurther to their blockbuster King’s Birthday clash, they meet again in round 24, and could also meet for a third time in the first week of finals. Their seven Thursday and Friday night matches are bettered only by the Blues, and they again feature on Anzac Day and King’s Birthday – the latter as the home team. ![]() Though they play the Lions, Carlton, Sydney and Melbourne twice, the Magpies leave the MCG only once after round 16 heading into September, while byes in rounds five and 15 give their conditioning staff more flexibility in managing the workloads of their veterans. But games on Thursday night are back 10 minutes to 7.30pm as part of an 11th-hour deal finalised with Seven.Ĭollingwood have been given a draw that will likely please both their commercial and football departments. In a move hailed as a win for fans, Friday night football has been brought forward from the current 7.50pm start by 10 minutes to a 7.40pm (AEST) start. ![]() “We’re just going to see how it goes, and if the fans show up and watch at home, there’s no reason why we wouldn’t look at it in future,” fixture boss Josh Bowler said, adding that the pre-finals bye would remain.
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