Match day guide and preview for the 2022 AFL Qualifying Final between the Geelong Cats and Collingwood Magpies.

Match details

• Who: Geelong Cats vs Collingwood Magpies
• When: Saturday 3 September, 4.35pm
• Where: MCG
• Head-to-head record since 1980: Played 71. Cats 36 wins. Magpies 35 wins.

Teams

Cats

IN: Jeremy Cameron, Mitch Duncan, Rhys Stanley

OUT: Brandan Parfitt (omitted), Esava Ratugolea (omitted), Jonathon Ceglar (omitted), Mark O’Connor (omitted)

The Cats have a couple of handy inclusion with Cameron and Duncan returning, while Stanley is back as the number one ruckman.

Magpies

IN: Taylor Adams

OUT: Finlay Macrae (omitted), Oliver Henry (medi-sub)

Hard nut Adams returns to bolster the Pies midfield with Macrae dropping out.

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Team profiles

Geelong Cats 1^st – 18 wins and 4 losses | 144.2%

Points for: 2146 points for (3rd in the AFL)

Points against: 1488 points against (3rd)

Last 10: WWWWWWWWWW

Latest win: Defeated West Coast 19.17 (131) to 7.4 (46) at GMHBA Stadium in round 23

Latest loss: Lost to St Kilda 13.12 (90) to 11.14 (80) at Marvel Stadium in round 9

Biggest win: Defeated North Melbourne 21.18 (144) to 5.2 (32) at GMHBA Stadium in round 16

Biggest loss: Lost to Sydney 17.5 (107) to 10.17 (77) at SCG in round 2

Most goals: Jeremy Cameron (59), Tom Hawkins (59), Tyson Stengle (46)

All-Australians: Tom Hawkins (captain), Jeremy Cameron, Tom Stewart, Tyson Stengle, Mark Blicavs

Team finals experience: 317 games

Premiership players in 22: Joel Selwood (3), Isaac Smith (3), Tom Hawkins (2), Mitch Duncan

Last 10 finals: 4 wins, 6 losses

• 2021 Preliminary Final: Lost to Melbourne 19.11 (125) to (42) at Optus Stadium, Perth
• 2021 Semi Final: Defeated GWS 15.13 (103) to (68) at Optus Stadium
• 2021 Qualifying Final: Lost to Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) to 5.13 (43) at Adelaide Oval
• 2020 Grand Final: Lost to Richmond 12.9 (81) to (50) at Gabba
• 2020 Preliminary Final: Defeated Brisbane 11.16 (82) to 6.6 (42) at Gabba
• 2020 Semi Final: Defeated Collingwood 15.10 (100) to 5.2 (32) at Gabba
• 2020 Qualifying Final: Lost to Port Adelaide 9.4 (58) to 5.12 (42) at Adelaide Oval
• 2019 Preliminary Final: Lost to Richmond 12.13 (85) to 9.12 (66) at MCG
• 2019 Semi Final: Defeated West Coast 13.10 (88) to 10.8 (68) at MCG
• 2019 Qualifying Final: Lost to Collingwood 9.7 (61) to 7.9 (51) at MCG

Collingwood Magpies 4^th – 16 wins and 6 losses | 104.3%

Points for: 1839 points for (9th)

Points against: 1763 points against (8th)

Last 10: WLWWWWWWWW

Latest win: Defeated Carlton 11.9 (75) to 10.14 (74) at MCG in round 23

Latest loss: Lost to Sydney 11.11 (77) to 7.8 (50) at SCG in round 22

Biggest win: Defeated Adelaide 15.10 (100) to 8.10 (58) at MCG in round 2

Biggest loss: Lost to Bulldogs 14.15 (99) to 7.9 (51) at Marvel Stadium in round 9

Most goals: Brodie Mihocek (37), Jack Ginnivan (36), Jamie Elliott (23)

All-Australians: Brayden Maynard

Team finals experience: 127 games

Premiership players in 22: Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom

Last 10 finals: 4 wins, 6 losses

• 2020 Semi Final: Lost to Geelong 15.10 (100) to 5.2 (32) at Gabba
• 2020 Elimination Final: Defeated West Coast 12.4 (76) to 11.9 (75) at Optus Stadium
• 2019 Preliminary Final: Lost to GWS 8.8 (56) to 7.10 (52) at MCG
• 2019 Qualifying Final: Defeated Geelong 9.7 (61) to 7.9 (51) at MCG
• 2018 Grand Final: Lost to West Coast 11.13 (79) to 11.8 (74) at MCG
• 2018 Preliminary Final: Defeated Richmond 15.7 (97) to 8.10 (58) at MCG
• 2018 Semi Final: Defeated GWS 9.15 (69) to 9.5 (59) at MCG
• 2018 Qualifying Final: Lost to West Coast 12.14 (86) to 10.10 (70) at Optus Stadium
• 2013 Elimination Final: Lost to Port Adelaide 12.15 (87) to 9.9 (63) at MCG
• 2012 Preliminary Final: Lost to Sydney 13.18 (96) to 10.10 (70) at SCG

Last 5 meetings

• 2022 round 3: Magpies 13.13 (91) lost to Cats 16.8 (104) at MCG
• 2021 round 11: Magpies 6.15 (51) lost to Cats 8.13 (61) at MCG
• 2020 Semi Final: Cats 15.10 (100) defeat Magpies 5.2 (32) at Gabba
• 2020 round 7: Cats 5.5 (35) lost to Magpies 8.9 (57) at Optus Stadium
• 2019 Qualifying Final: Cats 7.9 (51) lost to Magpies 9.7 (61) at MCG

The Cats have won the last three clashes against the Pies, including a thrilling 13-point win earlier this season.

Geelong trailed by 30 points at three quarter time before booting seven goals to none in the final term to claim the comeback victory.

There is a bit of recent finals history as well between these two, with the Cats winning the 2020 Semi Final and Collingwood winning the 2019 Qualifying Final.

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