Blues v Magpies 10 ROUND

HEAD to HEAD

Played 262: Carlton 128, Collingwood 130, draws 4.

Past five: Carlton 1, Collingwood 4.

Most recent game: round 23, 2022, Carlton lost to Collingwood by 1 point at the MCG.

Highest attendance: 121,696, Grand Final, 1970, at the MCG.

CARLTON

Home record: 72-57-2

Away record: 56-73-2

Highest score: 28.12 (180), round 18, 2000, at Princes Park.

Lowest score: 0.6 (6), round 5, 1898, at Victoria Park.

Snapshot

FORM: Carl – LLWLL Coll WWWWW

KEY OUTS: Carl – Williams (knee); Coll – McStay (finger), Howe (arm)

WAIT AND SEE: Carl – De Koning (concussion); Coll – Cameron (knee)

MILESTONES: Carl – Marc Pittonet (50 games)

WATCH OUT FOR: A manic, frantic opening. There will be the crowd (massive), the rivalry (white-hot once again after two epic clashes last year) and the desperate Blues. They played with greater urgency after half-time last week and got themselves back in the game. But will that upbeat tempo become the new normal for Carlton?

BRUTE STRENGTH: Patrick Cripps was dominant in round 23 last season, but it was the Magpies who had the last laugh with a one-point win to knock the Blues out of the finals.