Collingwood have plans in place to curb Richmond superstar Dustin Martin, but Nathan Buckley has warned the Tigers he has plenty of weapons at his disposal too.
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Martin has been battling a corked thigh but is expected to take his place in the line-up for Friday night's blockbuster preliminary final at the MCG.
Levi Greenwood is a good chance to renew hostilities with Martin, but Buckley is keeping his options open.
"There's a possibility there or we've gone head-to-head ... we've got a deep midfield that we back and have great faith in," Buckley said.
"We'll have A, B and C and hopefully Plan A (for Martin) gets it done."
Buckley then acknowledged Collingwood had to focus on their game and not just the threat posed by Martin.
"Richmond have got a distinct brand that they play and Dusty plays a part in that but he's not all of it.
"We'll just focus on our stuff.
"There's half-percenters here and there that we can't control - we'll just let them slide by and look after the big ticket items for us."
Jordan De Goey is one such item, the powerful forward-midfielder terrorising GWS defenders in his side's semi-final win.
He kicked three goals and had a hand in others, but faces a tougher task against the vaunted Tigers defence.
"I wouldn't expect that Jordy would find himself in as many one-on-ones and we're aware of that," Buckley said.
"But we're not a one-man forward line either, so if it's not Jordy we've been able to share the load.
"We've got a few weapons that we reckon need to be acknowledged."
De Goey (ankle) and Brayden Sier (thigh) picked up niggles against the Giants, but Buckley declared both will be fit.
However, he ruled out Darcy Moore (hamstring) when he spoke to reporters after the main training session on Wednesday and also indicated that while Ben Reid (knee) is fit, he is unlikely to force his way in.
Buckley is confident the Pies' experience of blockbuster games will stand them in good stead in what is sure to be an electric atmosphere in front of a sell-out crowd.
But he conceded there is work to do after his side was there or thereabouts at three-quarter time in two meetings with the Tigers this season before being soundly beaten.
"We need to play our way better and for longer," the coach said.
"One thing that Richmond have done consistently over the last 18 months is just grind opposition teams away. They impose their style and they do it better for longer.
"They're a very good pressure side and they've got a real belief in the way they go about it ... (but) we've got great belief in how we go about it.
"It should be a good battle."
Australian Associated Press