COLLINGWOOD has confirmed it will play Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ in the minutes leading into the opening bounce of home games this season, starting against Greater Western Sydney this Saturday.

Much like Port Adelaide’s use of the INXS song ‘Never Tear Us Apart’, the Magpies will use the song to help set the mood in the minutes leading into the game.

With the AFL scrapping the extended pre-game warm-up — previously held 25-40 minutes ahead of the game — in favour of pre-game fan activations or curtain raisers, the players won’t enter the ground until 14 minutes before the games start.

Collingwood will still run out to its club anthem before the Metallica song starts approximately three minutes before the game gets underway.

Finals Week 1

After dropping its opening game of the season against Hawthorn last Saturday night, Nathan Buckley’s side faces a red-hot Giants side at the MCG this weekend.