AFL 2021 Round 18: Carlton 91 Collingwood 62

AFL 2021 ROUND 19 COLLINGWOOD v PORT ADELAIDE Time & Place: Friday July 23, 7:15pm AEST Adelaide Oval TV: 7mate / Fox Footy Weather: Min 7 Max 15 Chance of rain: 90% 5mm - 10mm Wind: NW 15kph Betting: Collingwood TBC Port Adelaide TBC CARLTON               1.3.9   4.6.30   7.9.51   13.13.91 COLLINGWOOD  3.2.20   6.4.40   9.5.59       9.8.62 GOALS - Collingwood: Henry 3, Elliott, Hoskin-Elliott, Mihocek, Sidebottom, Cameron, Bianco BEST - Collingwood: Noble, Henry, Mayne, Crisp, De Goey INJURIES - Collingwood: Thomas (concussion) REPORTS - Collingwood: Nil SUBSTITUTES - Collingwood: Poulter (replaced Thomas) OFFICIAL CROWD - 0 at the MCG  Media Clippings Herald Sun Carlton shrugged off the loss of star skipper Patrick Cripps to claim bragging rights over arch rivals Collingwood at the MCG. The Blues kept their slim final hopes alive as they staged a fourth-quarter comeback to down the Pies by 29 points on Sunday. Carlton didn’t hit the front for the first time until midway through the final term as they stormed home with six final quarter goals. Fox Sports Carlton’s slim finals hopes are still alive, thanks to a stunning final-quarter blitz and herculean performance from Sam Walsh in a come-from-behind win over Collingwood. The Magpies got the fast start on the Blues, kicking the first three goals of the game then extending their lead to 24 points halfway through the second term. But the Blues got on top around the stoppages then put the foot down in the fourth quarter, kicking 6.4 to 0.3 and running out 29-point winners, 13.13 (91) to 9.8 (62). The Age In front of zero fans at the MCG on Sunday, Carlton had played largely uninspiring football for three quarters, trailing by four goals during time-on of the second quarter and 20 points midway through the third term. But the Blues found something from that point onwards ... The match did not reach any great heights during the first half, but the Pies had been the better side. They were cleaner around goal, with first-year utility Ollie Henry finding all too much and bobbing up with three majors before the long break. ... The Pies had more of the footy, and the Blues’ pressure was lacking, until the latter part of the second term when they belatedly lifted a notch to trim the gap to within two goals at half-time. AFL Jordan De Goey's 31 disposals and 12 marks, along with Chris Mayne's 26 touches and 10 grabs, had initially put Collingwood in a position of control, but interim coach Robert Harvey watched as his side's lead dissipated over the course of the game. It had hardly been the most inspiring start regardless, with both sides plagued by woeful attacking inefficiency in its early stages. It took teenage forward Ollie Henry, previously without an AFL goal, to finally deliver a pair of pinpoint shots and help open a 17-point Collingwood lead in the first term.