Pie stars in car accident ahead of Swans showdown

Collingwood players Beau McCreery and Josh Carmichael person been progressive successful a car clang portion connected their mode to Melbourne airport.

The mishap occurred connected the Monash Freeway arsenic the brace were heading to the airdrome to alert to Sydney for Saturday's preliminary last against the Swans.

"The payment of Beau, Josh and the operator of the different conveyance remains the implicit priority," said nine wide manager Graham Wright.

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"Neither Beau nor Josh sustained immoderate injuries, and we volition supply them with the enactment required successful this situation."

Collingwood has confirmed some players volition question to Sydney for the lucifer astatine the SCG.

It's understood the brace unrecorded unneurotic successful Chadstone, southbound eastbound of Melbourne.

Collingwood players Beau McCreery and Josh Carmichael person been progressive successful a car clang up of the club's preliminary final. (Nine)

McCreery has been named successful the 22-man squad for the lucifer against the Swans, portion Carmichael is successful the extended 26-man squad. He was the medi-sub for the side's semi last triumph implicit Fremantle.

The 21-year-old McCreery has had a breakout play successful 2022, playing the bulk of the Magpies' matches and establishing himself successful the guardant line.

The Magpies volition commencement arsenic outsiders for the lucifer against the Swans, arsenic the nine looks to unafraid its archetypal premiership since 2010.

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