AFLW 2019 Round 7: Collingwood 25 Brisbane 19

THE FACTS

S E A S O N O V E R

COLLINGWOOD   1.3.9   3.5.23   3.6.24     3.7.25
BRISBANE            1.1.7     1.1.7   2.4.16     2.7.19

GOALS - Collingwood: D'Arcy 2, Lambert

BEST - Collingwood: Brazill, Lambert, D'Arcy, Chiocci, Dargan

INJURIES - Collingwood: Lambert (concussion)

REPORTS - Collingwood: Nil

OFFICIAL CROWD - 2,030 at Victoria Park

What The Pies Coach Said “Brisbane had everything to play for in the second half and we still held on. I want to be here, there is no question about that. We are all about development this year and it’s an exciting place to be. We will go through the process at the end of the season. I am doing the job to the best of my ability and it’s develop these players. I can hold my head up high and put that on the table.” – Collingwood coach Wayne Siekman

Media Clippings The Age Collingwood coach Wayne Siekman is hopeful he will cling to his job for another year after the Pies finished their season on a high. For the second year running, the Magpies played the role of spoiler on the final day of the AFLW home and away season. Having denied Adelaide a grand final berth last year, the Pies led almost from the outset and hung on to deny the Brisbane Lions a preliminary final berth on Sunday. The Pies’ six-point win at Victoria Park also meant Collingwood avoided the ignominy of a winless season, and provided hope of better things to come next year, especially given gun youngster Chloe Molloy will return from injury. Herald Sun Collingwood dodged unwanted history and shaped finals destinies at Victoria Park after handing first-year side Geelong passage into the preliminary finals. Brisbane needed only to win its third game of the season against the winless Magpies to leapfrog the Cats in Conference B and take on Adelaide in next week’s finals. Instead, Collingwood snapped a six-match 2019 losing streak with a fierce early assault, then rearguard action as the Lions surged in the second half. AFL News Collingwood forward Sarah D'Arcy is far from the loudest member of the Magpie team, but she has been forced to lead from the front this year among an inexperienced forward line. By her own admission in the post-match press conference, it was one of her better AFLW games. Predominantly playing on Sharni Webb, a good match athletically, D'Arcy had 20 disposals, 11 marks and kicked two goals in a four-quarter performance. Collingwood News It wasn't a match for the ages, but the Magpies were determined to finish a poor season on a winning note. They withstood a second-half fightback from the Lions, scoring just two points in the final two terms but, thanks to some wasteful Brisbane shots on goal, had done enough. The Pies simply denied the Lions the ball in the first quarter, up 65 to 41 in disposals and 10 to three in clearances.