The only change to the Magpie line up, Maxwell comes in for Heath Shaw who is suffering from a back complaint. The club is confident, however, that the rebounding defender will just miss one week.
“He just has some stiffness in his back and should be right for next week,” chief of football Geoff Walsh told collingwoodfc.com.au on Thursday.
Maxwell comes into the team after missing a month of football with a calf injury sustained in the round 12 draw against Melbourne.
Saturday will also mark milestones for two Magpies with Ben Johnson set to run out for his 200th career game alongside Tyson Goldsack who will play his 50th game.??
Johnson, who was selected by the club with pick 62 overall in the 1999 draft, has played an integral role in the side’s success this decade. Runner up in the Copeland Trophy in 2004 and 2006 (equal), Johnson has forged a fine 11 season career with the Magpies as a ball-winning midfielder and a running defender capable of shutting down a key opposition forward.
Josh Fraser, Luke Rounds and Simon Buckley have been named as the three emergencies. Fraser remains perched on 199 AFL games.??
Richmond, meanwhile, has made six changes to its side, four forced with young gun Trent Cotchin missing the next two weeks due to suspension.
Mitch Morton (56 games, 93 goals), Dean Polo (55 games, 11 goals), Alex Rance (22 games, 7 goals), Ben Nason (15 games, 13 goals), Jayden Post (10 games, 3 goals) and Andrew Browne (1 game) have all come into the team.
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Round 17?
Collingwood v Richmond?
Saturday 24 July?
MCG, 2:10 pm
Collingwood
B: Nick Maxwell, Simon Prestigiacomo, Ben Reid
?HB: Harry O’Brien, Tyson Goldsack, Alan Toovey
?C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Jarryd Blair?
HF: Luke Ball, Chris Dawes, Leon Davis?
F: Dayne Beams, Leigh Brown, Steele Sidebottom?
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas?
Int: Alan Didak, Ben Johnson, Tarkyn Lockyer, Brent Macaffer??
Emg: Josh Fraser, Luke Rounds, Simon Buckley
In: Nick Maxwell?
Out: Heath Shaw (back)??
Milestones: Ben Johnson - 200 AFL games, Tyson Goldsack - 50 AFL games
Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Luke McGuane, Alex Rance
HB: Brett Deledio, David Astbury, Daniel Connors
C: Mitch Morton, Dustin Martin, Shane Edwards
HF: Ben Nason, Andrew Collins, Ben Cousins
F: Jayden Post, Jack Riewoldt, Dean Polo
Foll: Angus Graham, Shane Tuck, Jake King
Int: Robin Nahas, Andrew Browne, Mitch Farmer, Jeromey Webberley
Emg: David Gourdis, Troy Taylor, Robbie Hicks
In: Morton, Polo, Rance, Nason, Pot, Browne
Out: Richard Tambling, Kelvin Moore (leg), Matt White (leg), Will Thursfield (concussion), Trent Cotchin (suspension), Tyrone Vickery
