Monday’s only AFL Round 12 match is between Melbourne Demons and Collingwood Magpies. The opening bounce is set to commence at 3:20 PM local time with the game to be played at MCG. The away team Collingwood Magpies are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Melbourne Demons and Collingwood Magpies.

Round: Round 12 , June 09, 2014 , 3:20 PM
Stadium: MCG
Weather: 17° Partly cloudy.

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Odds Comparison:

Melbourne Demons	4.40	5.00	5.10	5.00	4.40	5.25
Collingwood Magpies	1.22	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.22	1.16

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Tips: Collingwood Magpies to win.

Preview:

DESPITE missing a number of key players, Collingwood keeps chugging along and has now won six of its past seven games to move into the top four. Steele Sidebottom (suspension) and Nick Maxwell (calf) will be missing for the next few weeks but the Magpies keep finding ways to replace and replenish their team each week. Melbourne pushed Port Adelaide the whole way last weekend, but competitive efforts are no longer good enough for the much-improved Demons. If forward Travis Cloke can kick another bag – like he did against the Saints last week with five goals – the Magpies will be difficult to stop.

LAST FIVE TIMES
R11, 2013, Collingwood 17.20 (122) d Melbourne 5.9 (39) at MCG
R11, 2012, Collingwood 19.15 (129) d Melbourne 13.9 (87) at MCG
R12, 2011, Collingwood 19.15 (129) d Melbourne 6.5 (41) at MCG
R12, 2010, Melbourne 11.10 (76) drew Collingwood 9.22 (76) at MCG
R2, 2010, Collingwood 12.14 (86) d Melbourne 12.13 (85) at MCG

THE SIX POINTS
1. The Magpies have been renowned for their fanatical defensive pressure this year, leading the League with an average of 75 tackles per match. The Demons are 17th with 63.6 a game.

2. Collingwood has received the fewest free kicks in the competition this season, with just 14.3 per game. The Demons are second, averaging 17.9 free kicks per game this year.

3. Melbourne is statistically the worst team for centre clearances in the competition, averaging just 9.7 per game. But the Magpies don’t fare much better, ranked 16th with 10.9 per game.

4. Melbourne is the second worst team in the competition for inside 50 entries, with just 43.1 per game. In comparison, the Magpies are seventh in the League (51.4).

5. The Magpies have won eight of the 13 Queen’s Birthday clashes against Melbourne since the game became an annual fixture in 2001. There has also been one draw – which occurred in 2010 – in that time.

6. In terms of Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Gatorade, Collingwood forward Travis Cloke had the third highest score of last round, recording 26.2points. Melbourne youngster Dom Tyson is trending upwards, after a series of strong games.

Teams:

  Melbourne
B: Colin Garland, Lynden Dunn, Neville Jetta
HB: Jack Grimes, Tom McDonald, Jeremy Howe
C: Daniel Cross, Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince
HF: Rohan Bail, James Frawley, Matt Jones
F: Cam Pedersen, Chris Dawes, Jack Watts
FOLL: Mark Jamar, Nathan Jones, Jack Viney
I/C (from): Max Gawn, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Dean Terlich, Aidan Riley, Christian Salem, Jimmy Toumpas, Jordie McKenzie
IN: Chris Dawes, Jordie McKenzie, Aidan Riley

Collingwood
B: Tom Langdon, Jack Frost, Alan Toovey
HB: Marley Williams, Lachlan Keeffe, Tyson Goldsack
C: Dane Swan, Brent Macaffer, Heritier Lumumba
HF: Alex Fasolo, Jesse White, Jarryd Blair
F: Luke Ball, Travis Cloke, Jamie Elliott
Foll: Jarrod Witts, Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury
Int: Sam Dwyer, Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Clinton Young, Josh Thomas, Tim Broomhead, Paul Seedsman
IN: Luke Ball, Tim Broomhead, Sam Dwyer, Brodie Grundy, Dane Swan
OUT: Nick Maxwell (calf), Steele Sidebottom (suspension)

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