The second game today in Round 4 of the 2013 AFL season is between Richmond Tigers and Collingwood Magpies. The game is set to commence at 2:10pm local time with the game to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The current favourites for the match are the Hawks who are very short in the market. View our preview and teams list for the game between Hawthorn Hawks and Fremantle Dockers.
Round: Round 4 2:10 PM April 20, 2013
Stadium: MCG
Weather: 22° Sunny.
Featured Bookmakers:
Richmond Tigers $1.87 vs Collingwood Magpies $1.97 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match
Richmond Tigers $1.77 vs Collingwood Magpies $2.08 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison:
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| Richmond Tigers | 1.87 | 1.80 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.87 | 1.87 |
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Collingwood Magpies
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1.97 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 1.97 | 1.97 |
Preview:
What a start it has been to the season for the Tigers who have beaten Carlton, St.Kilda and Western Bulldogs in their first three weeks.
Each performance has seen Richmond build in confidence and they couldn’t be in better shape as they meet Collingwood at the ‘G’ Saturday afternoon.
The Pies haven’t lost to Richmond since Round 19 2007, five encounters ago now. They had to fight hard in their first two rounds against North Melb and Carlton to secure victory but had no answer for the Hawks last week, losing by 55 points.
This will be a great game and like the way Richmond are travelling at present; they’ll be keen to confirm that they are legitimate finals contenders and will not get a better chance to do so than this weekend.
Teams:
Richmond Tigers:
B: Steven Morris, Alex Rance, Troy Chaplin
HB: Dylan Grimes, Ricky Petterd, Bachar Houli
C: Chris Newman, Trent Cotchin, Reece Conca
HF: Brett Deledio, Shane Edwards, Dan Jackson
F: Luke McGuane, Jack Riewoldt, Tyrone Vickery
Foll: Ivan Maric, Dustin Martin, Shane Tuck
I/C: Brandon Ellis, Jake King, Shaun Grigg, Chris Knights
Emg: Jake Batchelor, Robin Nahas, Nick Vlastuin
IN: No change
OUT: No change
Collingwood Magpies:
B: Nathan Brown, Alan Toovey, Ben Reid
HB: Marty Clarke, Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien
C: Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
HF: Jamie Elliott, Travis Cloke, Quinten Lynch
F: Ben Sinclair, Tyson Goldsack, Sam Dwyer
Foll: Ben Hudson, Scott Pendlebury, Jarryd Blair
I/C: Alex Fasolo, Jordan Russell, Josh Thomas, Paul Seedsman
Emg: Brent Macaffer, Ben Kennedy, Jack Frost 45
IN: Thomas, Seedsman
OUT: B.Johnson (calf), Frost
Game changer:
Collingwood are confident key forward Travis Cloke will play against Richmond in their AFL clash on Saturday despite dislocating his finger at training.
Cloke dislocated his finger during a training session at Olympic Park on Friday ahead of the MCG clash.
Teammate Dane Swan said the finger was put back into place on the spot and Cloke had indicated he would line up against the Tigers.
“He’s fine to go. He popped his finger back in, and I saw him just then and he says he’s fine,” Swan said after training on Friday.
“Hopefully it doesn’t distract him too much tomorrow.”
The Magpies have been battling a lengthy, star-studded injury list with skipper Nick Maxwell and veteran Ben Johnson among those who will miss the match against Richmond.
Cloke booted five goals for the Pies in their loss to Hawthorn last weekend.
The Pies have a 2-1 win-loss record, and go up against unbeaten Richmond, who have made their best start to a season since 1995.
