2020 Round 17: Collingwood 68 Gold Coast 46

THE FACTS

2020 AFL Round 18 COLLINGWOOD V PORT ADELAIDE Time & Place: Monday Sept 21, 7:15 PM AEST The Gabba TV: Fox Footy Weather: Temp: 18° - 27°  Rain: 22% 0.0mm Wind: N 13kph Betting: Collingwood TBC Port Adelaide TBC

COLLINGWOOD   2.2.14    4.5.29   7.5.47   10.8.68
GOLD COAST       3.1.19    3.5.23   5.6.36   6.10.46

GOALS - Collingwood: De Goey 4, Cox 2, T.Brown, Crisp, Hoskin-Elliott, Mihocek

BEST - Collingwood: De Goey, Treloar, Quaynor, Crisp, Daicos, Noble, Cox

INJURIES - Collingwood: Nil

REPORTS - Collingwood: Nil

OFFICIAL CROWD - 2,896 at The Gabba

The Coach 'When you see Jordy do his thing you understand how much we've missed': Buckley Collingwood News "I've said all along that personnel is not going to be the difference. (It's) whether we play our system, and we're not waiting for the cavalry to come back, but when you see Jordy (Jordan de Goey) do his thing you understand how much we've missed. It's good to be able to see that evidence on the football field." Nathan Buckley

The Game De Goey and Cox fire Pies into finals The Age In what should not be mistaken for a game in 2018, Jordan De Goey and Mason Cox led Collingwood to a crucial win over the Gold Coast Suns on Monday night. The win means the Pies will play finals for the third consecutive season, even if they lose next week against ladder-leaders Port Adelaide at the Gabba. Cox and De Goey were often so important and dangerous in Collingwood's run to a narrow grand final loss two years ago, but since then either one or both has mostly been injured or out of form, and therefore the Magpies' forward line has looked meek. But on Monday night they both produced moments of brilliance and genuine match-winning plays, particularly so De Goey, to drive the Pies over the line against the dogged Suns. LOCKED IN! Returning star Jordan De Goey and Mr September Mason Cox power Pies into finals Fox Footy Collingwood has locked in a third consecutive finals appearance thanks to a stellar comeback from forward Jordan De Goey, defeating Gold Coast by 22 points at the Gabba.  The Magpies (9-6-1), needing one win in the final two rounds to guarantee themselves a spot in the top eight, were behind early when Suns (5-10-1) forward Alex Sexton kicked three goals in the first 15 minutes of the match. Stuart Dew’s side probably should have held a lead from there but butchered chances throughout the game. Two late Mason Cox majors, one of them including just his fourth running bounce as an AFL player, proved the difference while De Goey finished with four goals. AFL goes wild for Collingwood Magpies forward Mason Cox’s rare feat NEWS.com.au Collingwood Magpies forward Mason Cox has sent AFL fans into a frenzy with a stunning goal during Monday evening’s victory over the Gold Coast Suns at the Gabba. After snaring their ninth win of the 2020 season, the Magpies have officially secured a spot in the finals. Jordan De Goey scored four goals on his return from injury, but everyone was talking about Cox’s stellar feat in the fourth quarter. Collingwood were ahead by just three points when midfielder Callum Brown booted the footy towards Cox near the 50m line. The 29-year-old claimed the contested mark, but instead of preparing for the free kick, Cox caught everyone off guard by sprinting towards the posts. The American giant then pulled off a rare running bounce before punting the Sherrin through the centre posts for his second major of the day. 'You understand how much we've missed': Bucks on the De Goey difference AFL Collingwood has locked in a third consecutive finals appearance thanks to a stellar comeback from forward Jordan De Goey, defeating Gold Coast by 22 points at the Gabba.  The Magpies (9-6-1), needing one win in the final two rounds to guarantee themselves a spot in the top eight, were behind early when Suns (5-10-1) forward Alex Sexton kicked three goals in the first 15 minutes of the match. Stuart Dew’s side probably should have held a lead from there but butchered chances throughout the game. Two late Mason Cox majors, one of them including just his fourth running bounce as an AFL player, proved the difference while De Goey finished with four goals. Collingwood locks in AFL finals spot by beating Gold Coast by 22 points at Gabba ABC News Jordan De Goey has returned in style as Collingwood survived some nervous moments to beat Gold Coast by 22 points and book an AFL finals berth. De Goey kicked four goals and set up another, while fellow returnee Adam Treloar finished with a game-high 26 disposals as the Magpies overcame the fast-starting Suns in a 10.8 (68) to 6.10 (46) Gabba win. Ball-magnet Treloar had not played since round 10 because of a hamstring strain, while De Goey's scent for goal was crucial in his first game back from hand surgery in late July. Collingwood needed to win to avoid a likely must-win clash with ladder leaders Port Adelaide in the final round to make the eight.