Marvel Stadium will play host to Thursday's Round 3 AFL game between Collingwood Magpies and Brisbane Lions. The game kicks off at 7:40 pm with Collingwood Magpies heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Collingwood Magpies vs. Brisbane Lions game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Thursday April 1, 2021 at 7:40 pm

Where: Marvel Stadium

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Collingwood Magpies vs Brisbane Lions Preview

The Lions and Pies will write another chapter in their long-standing rivalry at Marvel on Thursday night after the AFL announced a fixture swap following Brisbane’s recent COVID outbreak.

Fortunately, Chris Fagan’s side was already stationed in Melbourne on the back of last week’s controversial loss to Geelong, but there’s no question the sudden venue change has placed even more pressure on the Lions to snap their losing streak.

Potentially staring down the barrel of an 0-3 start to the season, this is an absolute must-win game for the reigning minor premiers with a tough trip to Ballarat to face the red-hot Dogs up next.

For Collingwood, this is also a crucial clash coming off a much-improved performance last week against Carlton.

After looking lost in the opener against the Dogs, the Pies dominated the contested possession count against the Blues, which in turn helped set up some clean inside 50 entries to the likes of Jordan de Goey.

Just as soon as Collingwood’s forward line got going though, the Pies suffered another tough injury loss with Jamie Elliott going down with a nasty leg injury.

On the plus side, the Pies can rest a little easy knowing they’ve held the wood over Brisbane in recent years.

Collingwood made it six wins in a row over Brisbane with a famous 62-point win at the Gabba two years ago, although the Lions did get their revenge in a low-scoring contest last time these sides met.

As the odds suggest, this is arguably the toughest game to pick this weekend.

Collingwood looked sharp last week, but it’s tough to read too much into a win over the Blues.

The Lions, on the other hand, really showed some class and maturity to erase a 20-point half-time deficit to lose a game they really deserved to win at The Cattery.

This is a big test for Brisbane’s players given the sudden turn of events in Queensland, but with their season basically on the line, this well-drilled Fagan side should remind everyone why they are still a serious Premiership chance.

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