COLLINGWOOD takes on Port Adelaide in the night match on Saturday with both sides looking to bounce back from losses in their last games.

Collingwood returns from a bye that it will hope can rejuvenate its season after it won only once in the past six matches and tumbled out of the finals places and down to 13th. 

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The Magpies now need to get their campaign back on track and work their way back up the ladder across a stretch of more winnable games against the Power, Tigers, Suns, Kangaroos and Blues. 

Port Adelaide has been stuck in a recurring nightmare as a heartbreaking loss to Sydney was its fifth by three points or fewer this season.

The Power paid the price for failing to take their chances early but can take positives from challenging the high-flying Swans ahead of a clash with the Magpies at a venue where they have lost their past four meetings by an average 53 points.

Collingwood v Port Adelaide at the MCG, 7.35pm AEST
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Collingwood is giving veteran Scott Pendlebury an extended break in the middle of the season, resting him for the clash. However, fellow veteran Steele Sidebottom returns along with Ned Long, while Sam Swadling makes his debut.

Brayden Maynard (shoulder) and Angus Anderson (omitted) join Pendlebury on the sidelines.

Port welcomes back Jack Lukosius and Josh Lai, but loses rebounding defender Kane Farrell to injury and Ollie Wines has been managed.

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