Grand Final Teams: Collingwood and West Coast lock in sides for Saturday’s blockbuster
JEREMY McGovern has declared himself ‘100 per cent ready’ for the Grand Final but only after drama about his spot in the Grand Final parade, and lingering doubts about a hip injury.
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JEREMY McGovern has declared himself “100 per cent ready” to play in tomorrow’s Grand Final despite fears about a hip injury.
The key Eagles defender sparked concerns about his attendance at today’s parade with his name sticker at one point removed from the vehicle he was set to share with teammate Chris Masten.
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McGovern was the last West Coast player to make his way to his car — once the sticker had been re-applied, of course.
“Nearly didn’t (come), but I got here. I’m here now,” he smiled.
“No (injury concerns), I’m ready to go and looking forward to training this arvo.”
McGovern said he would train fully on the MCG this afternoon and said his hip “should be fine” tomorrow.
“It’s sweet. No issues. It should be fine. I’ll train this arvo and it’ll all be good,” he said.
His coach Adam Simpson had earlier said he would be fit to play but conceded that there had been concern.
“I don’t know know if I’m extremely confident, I’m hopeful,” he said.
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Eagles coach Adam Simpson has stopped short of guaranteeing McGovern will play against Collingwood.
McGovern hurt his hip in last weekend’s preliminary final win against Melbourne but Simpson says he must pass a fitness test at training on Friday in Melbourne.
“I don’t know if I’m extremely confident, I’m hopeful,” Simpson told reporters.
WEST COAST V COLLINGWOOD
EAGLES:
B: Hurn, Barrass, Schofield
HB: Cole, McGovern, Jetta
C: Redden, Yeo, Masten
HF: Hutchings, Darling, LeCras
F: Rioli, Kennedy, Cripps
FOLL: Lycett, Shuey, Sheed
I/C: Ryan, Duggan, Venables, Vardy
EMG: O.Allen, Nelson, Ainsworth, Ah Chee
MAGPIES
B: Brayden Maynard, Tom Langdon, Jack Crisp
HB: Jeremy Howe, Tyson Goldsack, Travis Varcoe
C: Adam Treloar, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips
HF: Will Hoskin-Elliott, Brody Mihocek, Jordan De Goey
F: Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson
Foll: Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Steele Sidebottom
Int: Brayden Sier, James Aish, Chris Mayne, Levi Greenwood
Emg: Jarryd Blair, Ben Reid, Callum Brown, Flynn Appleby
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Originally published as Grand Final Teams: Collingwood and West Coast lock in sides for Saturday’s blockbuster