Busselton Magpies looking to bring finals footy back to Bovell Park in SWFL clash with rebounding Collie

Busselton will lock down a first home final in six years if they beat the Collie Eagles on Saturday. A win would mean the Magpies finish fourth, meaning Sir Stewart Bovell Park would host its first final since the second week of the 2015 finals series — the club’s last premiership season. Standing in their way are a Collie Eagles side who bounced back from a disappointing month with a blistering 98-point win over Donnybrook on Sunday. The Eagles were bolstered by the return of Kyle Shanahan and Matthew Hunt for the Donnybrook win, with Shanahan playing mostly on a wing in his return from an elbow injury. More SWFL But it will be the Eagles’ tall forwards the Magpies will be most concerned over, with Cam Davidson rebounding after a quiet month with his best goal haul for the year, while Mat Michael was used forward in the absence of Joel Houghton, kicking four goals. The win over the Dons shored up sixth spot for the Eagles, whose injury crisis overwhelmed them in the last month of the season, meaning the visitors will have only pride and the spoiling of a party to play for. In their win over Carey Park on Sunday, Busselton also showed the depth of their attacking options, with last year’s finals series hero Mitch Howlett sparking his season into life with a bag of six. Even if they were to lose to the Eagles on Saturday, the Magpies can still finish in fourth spot, if South Bunbury lose to Bunbury the following day. If they are jumped by the Tigers, those two sides will meet at Hands Oval in the elimination final.