2020 Round 15: Brisbane 42 Collingwood 34

THE FACTS

2020 AFL Round 16  BYE 2020 AFL Round 17 COLLINGWOOD V GOLD COAST Time & Place: Monday Sept 14, 7:10 PM AEST The Gabba TV: Fox Footy Weather: Temp: 17° Rain: 3% 0.0mm Wind: SE 6kph Betting: Collingwood TBC Gold Coast TBC

BRISBANE            0.2.2    5.3.33   6.5.41   6.6.42
COLLINGWOOD   1.1.7    2.3.15   3.3.21   5.4.34

GOALS - Collingwood: Cox 2, Brown, Elliott, Mihocek

BEST - Collingwood: Pendlebury, Noble, Maynard, Crisp, Adams, Daicos

INJURIES - Collingwood: Phillips (hamstring)

REPORTS - Collingwood: Nil

OFFICIAL CROWD - 15,036 at The Gabba

The Coach A night of frustration for the Magpies Collingwood News "You've got to find a way and Brisbane were able to find a way tonight, and I thought we helped them. We've got some great belief in how we go about it, but we didn't do the basics right. The execution was a fair way off, but the endeavour was there. We think we've got a bit more to say about it and can do a lot better.” - Nathan Buckley

The Game Brisbane Lions topple Magpies to keep Gabba grand final dreams alive The Age The Brisbane Lions tightened their grip on a top-four spot with a desperate eight-point win over Collingwood at this year's grand final venue, however the victory came at a cost with All-Australian defender Harris Andrews suffering a hamstring injury. The Lions poured on the pressure in the second quarter, kicking the ball long and deep into their forward line and the Magpies wilted, conceding six of the eight goals kicked in the second and third quarters to keep them in a fierce battle for a spot in the top eight. ... Scott Pendlebury was his reliable best for Collingwood but off a shorter break than their opponents Taylor Adams and Brodie Grundy were not able to provide the Magpies with the same spark as they had against Carlton. Oscar McInerney beat Grundy to demonstrate how much he has improved this season, while Lions skipper Dayne Zorko broke the game open at times with his speed. Jamie Elliott tried to do the same for the Magpies but his field kicking let him down at times, while Jaidyn Stephenson would have struggled to run through a banner as he searches for form. Up forward the Magpies had long legs but no run in them and when Brody Mihocek dropped a sitter in the goal square when Collingwood needed a goal early in the last quarter it was clear the Lions were going to win. Only later did it become clear how crucial a spill it had been. Two of AFL’s hard nuts go head-to-head as ‘cheap shot’ ignites brawl between Pies and Lions Fox Footy An off-the-ball hit from Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard on Brisbane’s Mitch Robinson has launched tensions sky-high between both sides in a hotly contested Gabba clash. After a goal to Hugh McCluggage late in the third term, Maynard came charging in towards Robinson, who was celebrating with McCluggage, before barrelling into him and dropping him to the ground. Brisbane Lions players swarmed onto Maynard and wrestled him to the ground as Robinson got to his feet, stunned that umpire Dean Margetts didn’t pay a free kick. Maynard, usually known for his attack at the ball, left Garry Lyon disappointed with the “cheap shot” on Robinson. “It was a cheap shot from Maynard. He’s better than that, Maynard,” Lyon told AFL Nation. “Either Robinson is going to get a fine for staging or it should have been a free kick against Maynard.” AFL 2020: Mitch Robinson unprotected after Brayden Maynard melee NEWS.com.au Footy commentators have been left baffled by the bizarre moment Lions pest Mitch Robinson went unprotected by the umpires in a wild melee during Brisbane’s big win over Collingwood at the Gabba on Friday night. Robinson was shoved to the ground by Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard right in front of the umpires causing Lions players to come from everywhere to pull the Magpies star into line. Maynard at one point was left squaring off with a handful of Lions stars before his teammates could come to his aid in a heated moment that threatened to boil over.Replays showed Robinson started the incident when he ran up into the face of Maynard to give him a serve after Hugh McCluggage booted the Lions to a 20-point lead before half time. Limping Lions eye top-two spot after defying hard-charging Pies AFL All season Collingwood has struggled to find a combination that works in its forward 50 and tonight was no different. Aside from a towering pack mark early by Brody Mihocek and an excellent second quarter mark-and-goal by Mason Cox, the talls rarely threatened to takeover. The Magpies generated 41 inside 50s to Brisbane's 33 but registered just nine scoring shots. Fullback Darcy Moore was thrown forward in the final quarter to try and generate some potency against the Lions' undersized defence. Mihocek's simple uncontested dropped mark in the goalsquare in the last term summed up his team's struggles.  Brisbane Lions post eight-point AFL win over Collingwood ABC News The Magpies stay in sixth position on the ladder with 34 points. ... The Lions were able to hang on ... after their 26-point lead in the third term whittled down as the Magpies kicked the last three goals of the match. The Magpies edged the Lions in inside 50s (41-33) and contested possessions (135-113), with the home side's five-goal burst in the second term proving the difference. Collingwood's Ed Phillips (hamstring) joined a casualty list.