Collingwood has made one late change to its Round 20 team to face Richmond at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.
Oleg Markov comes into the team and will start as substitute, replacing Scott Pendlebury (injured).
The clash will be Collingwood's first against Richmond in 2025, having last played the Tigers in Round 20, 2024. The Pies have the upper hand over their traditional rival, with a 122 to 92 win/loss record over the Tigers.
The Pies will be bolstered by the returns of All Australian defender Dan Houston, forward Tim Membrey and midfielder Tom Mitchell.
Forward Beau McCreery will miss the clash after he sustained a minor hamstring strain that will sideline the 24-year-old for two-to-three weeks.
Membrey will play his 17th game in black and white after joining the Club from St Kilda as an unrestricted free agent in the off-season. The 31-year-old has booted 24 goals across 2025.
Mitchell returns for his third AFL game of the year following two successful return games at the level that saw him amass 26 and 20 disposals respectively. The Brownlow Medallist missed the start of the season through a foot issue before returning via the VFL.
After breaking the record for most consecutive matches played in V/AFL history in the Round 8 clash with the Cats, Collingwood’s ironman Jack Crisp will notch 250 Club games against Richmond.
The dual Copeland Trophy winner celebrated 250 AFL games in the Pies’ Opening Round clash, with Sunday’s match marking his 268th match after 18 games with Brisbane.
The 2023 Premiership Player will be the 15th Collingwood player to reach 250 Club games and draws even with Magpie legends Peter Daicos and Lou Richards for games played in the black and white.
Sunday 27 July
Richmond v Collingwood
MCG, Wurundjeri
2:10pm (AEST)
