COLLINGWOOD 2.0.12 3.2.20 3.4.22 7.10.52
GOALS - Collingwood: Stephenson 2, Thomas 2, Reid, Elliott, Mayne
BEST - Collingwood: Crisp, Grundy, Pendlebury, Maynard, Wills, Howe, Treloar
INJURIES - Collingwood: Nil
REPORTS - Collingwood: Nil
OFFICIAL CROWD - 77,828 at the MCG
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"It is quite difficult after a result like that to stand in front of the players and really wrap them up, because we've just lost a game. Looking at the last 30 minutes, if we could have found a little extra through the early parts of the game, we could've won it – but we didn't. The side that won it deserved to win it, because they were the better team on the night. I still have real belief in our playing group and how we go about it, and our coaching group and how we set up players, and the administration of our club and how we carry ourselves. All of that is there, and you can't finish at the pointy end of a season without getting a lot of those things right, but there's still a lot of areas we can be better." – Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley |
Media Clippings
Collingwood NewsGreater Western Sydney has withstood a furious Collingwood fightback – and a score review controversy – to win by four points and qualify for a historic maiden AFL Grand Final. The underdog Giants led by a match-high 33 points almost six minutes into the final term, were dominating proceedings and would have thought the game was well in their keeping. At that stage, the Magpies had kicked three goals in more than three quarters of football, yet somehow they almost conjured one of the most remarkable comebacks in finals history. A Jaidyn Stephenson goal kick-started the drama, but it was Josh Thomas' major at the nine-minute mark – the second of four straight from Collingwood – that provided the talking point. Thomas' shot appeared to be clearly touched, but play resumed in the middle after a short delay, meaning the Pies were awarded maximum points. The AFL's new ARC set-up, which was supposed to avoid these situations, will come under intense pressure in the wake of this error, which could have cost GWS a Grand Final spot. Fortunately for the AFL, the Giants narrowly hung on by an 8.8 (56) to 7.10 (52) scoreline in a classic encounter in front of a black and white-dominated MCG crowd of 77,828. AFL An all-time classic in one of the best Preliminary Finals ever played. The Magpies faced a 33 point deficit at the sixth-minute mark of the final quarter, but were unable to gain the lead back in a frantic final few minutes. The Giants will now play in their first-ever Grand Final and play Richmond next week. Herald Sun A clutch of Magpies will feel like putting their fists through brick walls when they look back on their preliminary final stats. That’s because their hands simply couldn’t get anywhere near the Sherrin. The angriest will be Brody Mihocek, who’s only two handballs came in the last quarter. Ben Reid (four disposals) sprayed an easy shot in the final quarter while James Aish, Will Hoskin-Elliott (both eight disposals) and Chris Mayne (nine disposals) were all beaten. Mayne’s contested grab in the last quarter had him within touching distance of glory, but the accurate set-shot was touched by Sam Taylor on the goal line. This will sting. Fox Footy GWS are through to their first-ever AFL grand final after they stunned hot favourite Collingwood in a four-point preliminary final thriller at the MCG. The Giants led by a game-high 33 points early in the final term on Saturday, but had to withstand a stirring late challenge by the Pies, who kicked the last four goals of the match only to fall agonisingly short - 8.8 (56) to 7.10 (52). If the Magpies had managed to fall over the line, it would have been a controversial win after Josh Thomas was awarded a goal in the last quarter that appeared to be touched off the boot. ... The vast majority of the 77,828 fans in attendance wore black and white and they left the MCG with broken hearts for the second time in two years, following on from last year’s grand final defeat to West Coast. The Age Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury said he felt worse in the immediate aftermath of the four-point preliminary final loss to GWS than he did after losing last year's grand final by less than a kick. The Magpies stormed home in the last quarter to kick the final four goals of the game after trailing by 33 points early in the fourth term, but fell agonisingly short when they hit the post and had a shot for goal touched on the line in a frantic final 20 minutes. "This is worse because you don't get the opportunity to even get there," Pendlebury said. "I would rather have my heart broken again next week if I was in it then not even give yourself a chance to win it." Pendlebury described the loss as a wasted opportunity after they failed to kick a goal between the two-minute mark of the second quarter and the seven-minute mark of the final quarter. |
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