Friday night’s blockbuster between Richmond and Collingwood is being hyped as one of the biggest preliminary finals in modern history. It’s hard to argue with tickets selling out for the game in a matter of minutes!
Find out all the information on the Richmond vs Collingwood Preliminary Final below including how you can live stream the game, all the teams, start time, odds and history between the two sides.
What time is the Richmond vs Collingwood Preliminary Final?
The Richmond vs Collingwood Preliminary Final kicks off at 7:50PM on Friday, September 21st at the MCG.
Richmond vs Collingwood Teams
Richmond Tigers
B: Rance, Astbury, Grimes
HB: Short, Vlastuin, Houli
C: Grigg, Conca, McIntosh
HF: Rioli, Edwards, Castagna
F: Riewoldt, Caddy, Martin
FOLL: Nankervis, Cotchin, Prestia
I/C: Lambert, Broad, Higgins, Graham
EMG: Garthwaite, Soldo, B. Ellis, Lloyd
No Change
Collingwood Magpies
B: Maynard, Langdon, Crisp
HB: Howe, Goldsack, Varcoe
C: Treloar, Pendlebury, Phillips
HF: Hoskin-Elliott, Mihocek, De Goey
F: Thomas, Cox, Stephenson
FOLL: Grundy, Adams, Sidebottom
I/C: Sier, Aish, Mayne, Greenwood
EMG: Blair, Brown, Magden, Reid
No Change
How to watch the 2018 Preliminary Finals
Wondering how to watch the Richmond vs Collingwood Preliminary Final? See our broadcast guide for the race below.
Richmond vs Collingwood – AFL Finals TV Guide
Channel 7 and Foxtel share the rights to broadcast every game this finals series, except for the 2018 AFL Grand Final which Channel 7 holds the exclusive rights to.
Channel 7’s coverage kicks off at 7:30pm (AEST) and will be shown live around the country on either Channel 7 or 7mate, depending on what state you’re in.
Foxtel pride themselves on offering uninterrupted coverage (no ads!), making them a great alternative if you have Foxtel with the sports package.
How to Live Stream the Richmond vs Collingwood game
Telstra hold the rights to live stream all AFL games, including the AFL Grand Final.
Telstra customers can access the stream for free by downloading the AFL app, while non-telstra customers can pay a fee to stream live games.
Richmond vs Collingwood Odds
It’s no surprise to see Richmond as the clear favourites in this match having been the dominate side all season. Collingwood however do appear to be decent value at their quoted price.
| Win | Line | |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Tigers |
$1.38
|
-16.5 @ $1.92
|
| Collingwood Magpies | $3.15 | +16.5 @ $1.92 |
Richmond vs Collingwood Last 10 Matches
Recent history suggest that Richmond have had the upper hand, winning the past 4 times these two sides have met.
| 2018 | R19 | Richmond | (105) | dftd | Collingwood | (77) | MCG |
| 2018 | R6 | Collingwood | (70) | lost to | Richmond | (113) | MCG |
| 2017 | R2 | Richmond | (99) | dftd | Collingwood | (80) | MCG |
| 2016 | R20 | Richmond | (92) | dftd | Collingwood | (77) | MCG |
| 2016 | R2 | Collingwood | (87) | dftd | Richmond | (86) | MCG |
| 2015 | R21 | Collingwood | (56) | lost to | Richmond | (147) | MCG |
| 2015 | R7 | Richmond | (105) | dftd | Collingwood | (100) | MCG |
| 2014 | R4 | Richmond | (72) | lost to | Collingwood | (110) | MCG |
| 2013 | R4 | Richmond | (79) | lost to | Collingwood | (113) | MCG |
| 2012 | R2 | Collingwood | (85) | dftd | Richmond | (64) | MCG |