AFLW 2021 Qualifying Final A: Collingwood 50 North Melbourne 44

AFLW 2021 Preliminary Final 2 COLLINGWOOD v BRISBANE Time & Place:  Saturday April 10, 4.10pm EST The Gabba TV: 7mate / Fox Footy / AFL Streaming Weather: Min 19 Max 28 Chance of rain 40%: <1mm Wind: ENE 11kph Betting: Not available

COLLINGWOOD          3.2.20   3.4.22   4.6.30   7.8.50
NORTH MELBOURNE    1.0.6   3.1.19   7.2.44   7.2.44

GOALS - Collingwood: Alexander 2, Molloy 2, Lambert, Stratton, Brown

BEST - Collingwood: Davey, Livingstone, Lambert, Bonnici, Molloy

INJURIES - Collingwood: Nil

REPORTS - Collingwood: Nil

OFFICIAL CROWD - 3,010 at Victoria Park

What The Pies Coach Said "There was certainly a lot going on, it was a bit of a chessboard in the last quarter. Our players thought their way through it in the end. Their ability to adapt to different positions and trying a few different things to try and get things going in the last quarter was really good. They adapted really well and whatever we threw at them, they adjusted. They've got such a fighting spirit, I'm just so proud of the way they continue at it."  – Collingwood coach Steve Symonds

Media Clippings Fox Sports An inspiring final-term blitz has lifted Collingwood one step closer to its maiden AFLW grand final appearance, overcoming a hardened North Melbourne outfit by six points to book a preliminary final spot against Brisbane. ... Twelve months after the Kangaroos broke the hearts of the Pies with a two-point semi-final win, Steve Symonds’ side extracted sweet revenge on Saturday afternoon in front of over 3000 fans at Victoria Park. The Roos entered the final quarter with a 14-point lead off the back of an outstanding third term, which saw the Roos kick 4.1 to Collingwood’s 1.2. But the Magpies, who were on top of the AFLW ladder for most of the home and away season before a final-round loss to Adelaide saw them drop to third, stepped up their intensity and offensive running in the final term, booting 3.2 while holding the Kangaroos scoreless. Kristy Stratton produced her first AFLW goal at an ideal time, before Chloe Molloy and father-daughter star Tarni Brown gave the Magpies the lead — a lead they eventually held on to. Collingwood’s 14-point deficit was the equal-biggest three quarter-time margin a team has ever overcome to win an AFLW clash. The Brown surname has been synonymous with some big moments at Victoria Park. And after a brain-fade late in the second term which saw her accidentally have a shot at the wrong end of the ground, Brown repaid the faith by kicking a late goal to send Collingwood into the preliminary final.. AFLW A STIRRING fourth-quarter fightback has propelled Collingwood to a six-point qualifying final win over North Melbourne at Victoria Park. The Roos took a 14-point lead into the last term, but majors to inclusion Kristy Stratton, Chloe Molloy and Tarni Brown was enough in the 7.8 (50) to 7.2 (44) win. For Collingwood, it's sweet revenge for last year's heart-breaking semi-final loss to the Roos, going down by two points before the season was cancelled. Brown had earlier swung the game in North Melbourne's favour after the Pies had made all the early running, streaming out of a stoppage in the forward pocket to bizarrely kick through the wrong goals and register a behind for the Roos in the second quarter. Herald Sun Collingwood have come back from the brink to snatch an incredible six-point win over North Melbourne - locking in their first ever AFLW Preliminary Final. The Magpies went into the final term down by 14 points at the final change before kicking three unanswered goals to nil to come away with the victory. Tarni Brown was the hero kicking a late goal to seal the win – setting up a blockbuster contest with the Brisbane Lions next weekend. In a game of momentum changes, North was in full control in the middle stages but were unable to sustain their ferocity late in the game as the Magpies came home with a head full of steam. The Age Collingwood will face Brisbane in a preliminary final next week after handing North Melbourne a single goal loss on Saturday in a thrilling contest played in 32-degree heat at Victoria Park. The famous Brown name again resonated at the historic Collingwood venue after Tarni Brown, daughter of club great Gavin Brown, roved the pack to boot the final goal that put the Magpies in front. In the first men’s or women’s final at the venue since 1904, the Kangaroos entered the match off the back of a one-point win against Fremantle, claiming the last finals spot. Collingwood had fallen to Adelaide, conceding a top-two finish. With former Kangaroos coach Scott Gowans now in the Pies’ coaching stable, Collingwood were hungry for redemption from the two-point loss in last year’s semi-final.