Where and when: MCG, Monday June 10, 3.20pm AEST

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What it means for Collingwood: A win would complete a successful first half of the season before the third-placed Pies enjoy a well-earned rest, but a second successive upset loss at the MCG would raise some doubts.

What it means for Melbourne: Simon Goodwin's team needs to recapture some semblance of the uncompromising brand they created last year, and only that will do against a rebounding Collingwood. Victory could kickstart the 16th-placed Demons on a long road to recovery.

The stat: The Demons have been hot favourites in their past two clashes against the Pies but have failed miserably on both occasions – by 16 points in the last round of 2017, thus missing the finals, and by 42 points in last year's Queen's Birthday clash.

The match-up: Brodie Grundy v Max Gawn

In the eyes of many, Magpie big man Grundy (ranked No. 3 in the Official AFL Player Ratings) has taken over from Demon counterpart Gawn (No. 1) as the AFL's premier ruckman, so here's the perfect opportunity to settle it – at least for now.

It’s a big week for: Dayne Beams

In the shock loss to Fremantle at the MCG on Saturday, Pies star Dayne Beams had just 14 touches – his worst return in 12 months, and his equal-worst in a full game since the 2010 Grand Final win over St Kilda. Expect him to double that figure.

Big call: Demon accumulator Clayton Oliver to break the handball record of 35 held by Crow Matt Crouch.

Prediction: Magpies by 23 points