The fuse has been lit for Friday night's blockbuster at the MCG after Melbourne winger Ed Langdon questioned Collingwood's ability to adapt to different styles.

Melbourne winger Ed Langdon has set the stage for an epic grudge match after labelling Collingwood a "one-trick pony" ahead of Friday night's AFL blockbuster at the MCG.

The Magpies have rocketed to third on the back of a 10-match winning streak, with seven of those victories coming by single digits.

The stunning run of wins included a 26-point victory over Melbourne in round 13.

Melbourne regained their mojo with a 46-point win over Fremantle in Perth last week and Langdon gave the Magpies an unexpected backhand on Thursday.

"Our defence is definitely our biggest strength and to be honest we pride ourselves on making Friday night games pretty boring to watch for the spectators," Langdon told SEN.

"They (Collingwood) are sort of all duck, no dinner in a sense that if they're playing fast footy on their terms they're a very hard team to stop.

"But they're a bit of a one-trick pony at times.

"So hopefully we can dampen the way they want to play and on the back of that go out and extensively play the way we want to play."

The comments are sure to fire up Collingwood's players, with the Magpies leapfrogging Melbourne into second spot if they can snare victory on Friday night.