Collingwood has finalised its team for Sunday’s clash with West Coast.

Midfielders Levi Greenwood and Rupert Wills are the two inclusions, replacing the injured Scott Pendlebury (broken finger) and Matthew Scharenberg, who has been omitted.

Scharenberg remains in contention for a late call up, named as an emergency alongside Mason Cox and Tom Phillips.

Collingwood v West Coast
Round 18 2017
Sunday 23 July
Etihad Stadium, 3.20pm

Collingwood
B: Jeremy Howe, Lynden Dunn, Tom Langdon
HB: Jack Crisp, Tyson Goldsack, Brayden Maynard
C: Steele Sidebottom, Rupert Wills, Will Hoskin-Elliott
HF: Josh Thomas, Ben Reid, Travis Varcoe
F: Jamie Elliott, Darcy Moore, Alex Fasolo
Foll: Brodie Grundy, Daniel Wells, Adam Treloar
Int: Jordan De Goey, Jarryd Blair, Taylor Adams, Levi Greenwood
Emg: Mason Cox, Tom Phillips, Matthew Scharenberg

IN: Levi Greenwood, Rupert Wills
OUT: Scott Pendlebury (broken finger), Matthew Scharenberg (omitted)

Levi’s back
Greenwood sat out last week’s match after a one-week suspension following his collision with Essendon’s Zach Merrett.

He averages 18.6 disposals from six games against the Eagles, making his Collingwood debut against them at Etihad Stadium in round 16, 2015.

Prior to his suspension, Greenwood had been playing across half forward, contributing 14 scoring shots in his past eight games.



Levi Greenwood has played 13 of Collingwood's 16 games so far this season.

Where there’s a Wills
The 24-year-old onballer has enjoyed a purple patch at VFL level in recent weeks.

Described by Nathan Buckley as a “contested ball beast”, Wills is averaging 26.1 disposals (12.1 contested), 6.1 clearances and 8.1 tackles in seven VFL games this year.

Since returning from a calf complaint, Wills has been particularly strong, collecting 24 disposals and laying 11 tackles in the loss to Williamstown on Saturday.

He has not played senior football since the last round of the 2016 season, owing to a series of niggling calf complaints, but managed to serve notice by laying 43 tackles in his five games.

Pendlebury’s streak comes to an end
It’s a long time since Scott Pendlebury missed a senior game.

In fact, by Sunday, it will have been 1072 days since a Collingwood team played a home and away game without its captain.

To take it further, he has missed only 12 games since the beginning of the 2007 season.