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COLLINGWOOD assistant coach Mark Neeld says he expects star midfielders Dane Swan and Scott Pendlebury to lift in the grand final replay against St Kilda at the MCG on Saturday.
 
Swan recorded a game-high nine clearances in the draw with the Saints last weekend, but finished with a modest 21 possessions - well down on his season average of 32.
 
Pendlebury, who landed awkwardly in a marking contest late in the third quarter, also had a quiet day, notching up just 19 disposals.
 
Neeld denied there was anything physically wrong with either player and said there was a big upside to the Magpies' midfield heading into Saturday’s rematch.

“Swanny had a number of clearances…which is a good output. He was down in terms of possession rate and Farren Ray did an outstanding job on Dane in the second half, so we’ll look at that,” Neeld said on Monday.

“Pendles was a little bit down too, so we’d hope that those two would have better games this week.”

The Pies went inside their attacking 50 on 62 occasions last weekend - 27 more times than the Saints - but failed to capitalise on their dominance, kicking 9.14.

Collingwood was particularly wasteful in the second term when the club failed to put St Kilda away, despite racking up 21 inside 50s to the Saints’ four.

Travis Cloke has been criticised for missing two crucial shots on goal in the second term, but forwards coach Nathan Buckley said the key forward had moved on and was looking forward to next week.

“Trav kicked a couple and missed a couple,” Buckley said.

“Obviously, there has been a focus on missed opportunities but Nick Riewoldt missed a couple of set shots and St Kilda would rue a few of their opportunities as well.”

All-Australian defender Sam Fisher repelled no fewer than 12 Magpie attacks in the tied final and Neeld said the coaches would need to put more time into the Saints match winner this weekend.

“The number of inside 50s that we had is a clear positive for us. From there we need to make sure we utilise those a bit better and I’d say that would be the No.1 lesson learned so far,” Neeld said.

“We could stop kicking it to Sam Fisher…that would be helpful. We’ll look at that… but if our boys are leading it’s a really good idea for us to kick the ball to them and not to Fisher.”

The Pies are also likely to look at different match ups for Norm Smith Medallist Lenny Hayes and x-factor Brendon Goddard, but Buckley said the result last weekend proved his side had done a lot of things right.

“You can paint it however you like, but in the end there was nothing to separate the sides. It’s our ability to get as close to our best footy against St Kilda, who are doing exactly the same,” Buckley said.

“We have some players that had quiet games and they had a couple that had quiet games. I daresay that 90 per cent of things stay the same and you might change a few things in the end.”