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When Collingwood prepared to face North Melbourne in a dead rubber late in the season, the uncertain future of Nathan Buckley and Brad Scott was pretty much the only source of intrigue.
Many things can change in 12 months. Buckley and Scott have reiterated their faith after signing new contracts, their teams play a scintillating football that has them in the finals race and the resumption of Saturday at the CWM is suddenly to watch.
Kangaroos occupy ninth place Collingwood ranks third, but has only two wins ahead of the Roos and faces a nightmare race with games against Richmond, Sydney and Port Adelaide . The return of the imposing American Mason Cox is a major boost for the Magpies given its importance to their structure, while the continued absence of the tagger Ben Jacobs (symptoms of delayed concussion) is a blow to the Roos.
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Scott's ability to tip Majak Daw, a man with powerful power, is an badet. "Trying to stretch them is an option, but we also want to be able to put pressure on them in our front half," Scott said.
"Majak has been played for us this year and there is a good chance that Mason Cox will go back, maybe Majak goes back too. "
North are the only team other than the Richmond ladder leaders to have not suffered consecutive losses this season.
A key question is whether their style fast, so good" We love going there but we also love to play at Blundstone Area in Hobart and we also like playing at Etihad Stadium. "Scott says," We'd like a gap even between the three, but I do not think that will happen. "Injuries continue to disturb the pies but the confident return of defender Darcy Moore from a hamstring injury was a brilliant light in last week's 35-point loss to West Coas "
" Our great-small balance will look like much to what it has been during most of the year, "said Buckley.
" We have probably lost a couple more in a spin than we have on average this year, playing against very good j in Darling and Kennedy, but it was good to put Darcy back in the game and I thought his signs were encouraging. "
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