Click here to watch CTV's Week One Finals Feature with Geoff Walsh
Josh Fraser, Alan Didak and Sean Rusling have all been selected for Saturday night’s elimination final against Sydney at the MCG.
All three return from injury and significantly bolster the Magpie line-up as the club sets itself for its first finals victory since the preliminary final of 2003.
Fraser has missed three weeks with an ankle injury, while Didak missed one with a hip problem and Rusling returns after also missing a week. The young forward had complications with a corked thigh sustained late in the round 21 triumph over the Swans, but is ready to go.
Ben Reid, Rhyce Shaw and Chris Bryan have been omitted, while Paul Licuria, Shaw and Bryan are the three emergencies for the match.
Sydney, meanwhile, has brought back co-captain Barry Hall, with midfielder Luke Ablett out with a knee injury.
2007 AFL Finals Series
Second Elimination Final
Collingwood v Sydney
Saturday 8 September, 7:30pm
CLICK HERE for a full broadcast guide
COLLINGWOOD
B: James Clement, Shane Wakelin, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien, Tyson Goldsack
C: Martin Clarke, Scott Burns, Nathan Buckley
HF: Nick Maxwell, Anthony Rocca, Scott Pendlebury
F: Dale Thomas, Travis Cloke, Sean Rusling
Foll: Guy Richards, Shane O’Bree, Leon Davis
Int: Dane Swan, Josh Fraser, Alan Didak, Paul Medhurst
Emg: Paul Licuria, Rhyce Shaw, Chris Bryan
In: Sean Rusling, Alan Didak, Josh Fraser
Out: Ben Reid, Rhyce Shaw, Chris Bryan
SYDNEY
B: Ted Richards, Leo Barry, Lewis Roberts-Thomson
HB: Paul Bevan, Craig Bolton, Ben Mathews
C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Ryan O'Keefe, Michael O'Loughlin, Nic Fosdike
F: Adam Schneider, Barry Hall, Nick Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes
Int: Ed Barlow, Jared Crouch, Sean Dempster, Peter Everitt
Emg: Amon Buchanan, Tim Schmidt, Kristin Thornton
In: Barry Hall
Out: Luke Ablett (injured - knee)
