The old foes face off for the first time since 2000 as top-four sides with a sold-out MCG of over 90,000 fans bracing for a blockbuster clash
Sold-out MCG of over 90,000 fans bracing for blockbuster clashand Essendon have set up their biggest Anzac Day clash in more than two decades with strong starts to the AFL season.
clash - the first since 2000 - and just the sixth time both have entered with positive win-loss records. “It certainly feels like it,” Collingwood captain Darcy Moore said. “Both teams are in the top four and have started the season really well. Neither of us are finished products by round six, so we’ve got a lot of improvement in us, but it certainly feels like a big game, for sure. It’s already sold out, so I think that’s a pretty good indicator.”skipper Zach Merrett and Collingwood vice-captain Taylor Adams rubbed out for dangerous tackles.
Collingwood have confirmed versatile tall Nathan Kreuger will play his first game of the season after shoulder surgery in January, ready to assist key defender Billy Frampton in the ruck amid an injury crisis.
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