WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Monday June 9, 3.20pm
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.
Prediction: Collingwood by 17 points