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Essendon skipper Jobe Watson. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley declared Essendon skipper Jobe Watson "basically untaggable" as he plotted a positive strategy for the Anzac Day clash.
Buckley said it would be pointless to individually target Watson, Brent Stanton, Brendon Goddard and Dyson Heppell.
"It's pretty hard if you're going to trailer and caravan them around," Buckley said.
"We believe we can defend well as a unit, reinforce our strengths and blunt the opposition's at the same time. We back the way we play, we back the way we defend."
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The Pies made one change to the team that defeated Richmond last Saturday, bringing back versatile Tyson Goldsack at the expense of Josh Thomas.
Essendon resisted the temptation to hand father-son recruit Joe Daniher, 19, an Anzac Day debut.
Stewart Crameri comes back from a knee injury, as well as Kyle Hardingham and Travis Colyer. Tayte Pears and Jake Melksham are on the sidelines with the injured Michael Hurley.
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Coach James Hird said this year's Bombers were better placed to take on the Pies than last year's, despite a 4-0 record going into Anzac Day yet again.
"We've certainly got a better injury list, we've got more players available and we're playing better football than this time last year," Hird said.
"We may have been 4-0 last year, but if you look back on the games that we were playing, we were just beating sides and probably lucky to win a couple of those games.
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"Collingwood is an outstanding team and it's going to be a very tough game."
Essendon yesterday signed key defender Jake Carlisle for two more years.
"It means a lot to recommit to the club that gave me the opportunity and drafted me," Carlisle said.
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