The Magpie match committee has omitted Paul Medhurst and Tarkyn Lockyer while Simon Prestigiacomo will miss with a corked thigh.??
After biding his time in the VFL playing as a defender, Anthony will play his sixth senior game this year and first since round 15. The 22-year-old has averaged 15 disposals in his last four VFL matches.
Ball, who returns after missing last week with a hip injury, has now played 18 of a possible 20 games for the Magpies this year. The hard-nosed midfielder is enjoying a fine season at Collingwood leading the club in tackles (6.7 average per game) and ranking second in clearances (4.6).
Also returning after a week off, Goldsack comes back into the team after recovering from an ankle injury. The defender has played seven consecutive games (round 13-19) this season, a significant accomplishment considering he had to overcome a severe bout of meningitis at the start of the year.??
Josh Fraser remains on 199 games and is named as an emergency as is Medhurst and Simon Buckley.??
Adelaide, meanwhile, has lost Nathan Bock (113 games/57 goals) Bernie Vince (71/38), Chris Knights (75/55) while it includes Matthew Jaensch (9/6), Taylor Walker (30/53) and Will Young (1/0).
Round 21
Collingwoodv Adelaide
Saturday 21 August
MCG, 7:10 PM
Collingwood
B: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Ben Johnson
HB: Harry O'Brien, Leigh Brown, Heath Shaw
C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Alan Toovey
HF: Alan Didak, Travis Cloke, Luke Ball
?F: Dayne Beams, John Anthony, Steele Sidebottom
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
Int: Jarryd Blair, Tyson Goldsack, Chris Dawes, Brent Macaffer
Emg: Josh Fraser, Paul Medhurst, Simon Buckley
In: John Anthony, Luke Ball, Tyson Goldsack
Out: Tarkyn Lockyer (omitted), Paul Medhurst (omitted), Simon Prestigiacomo (corked thigh)
Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Scott Stevens
HB: Chris Schmidt, Phil Davis, Michael Doughty
C: Nathan van Berlo, Richard Douglas, Brad Symes
HF: Ricky Henderson, Kurt Tippett, Patrick Dangerfield
F: Jason Porplyzia, Taylor Walker, Rory Sloane
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Brent Reilly
Int: David Mackay, James Sellar, Will Young, Matthew Jaensch
Emg: Shaun McKernan, Myke Cook, Brodie Martin
In: Matthew Jaensch, Taylor Walker, Will Young
Out: Bernie Vince (knee), Chris Knights (hamstring), Nathan Bock
