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May 31st 2008 08:00
COLLINGWOOD has consolidated its place in the top eight with a stunning 100-point win over West Coast at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
Apart from a brief period in the second term the Magpies were never seriously challenged as they slammed on 15 goals to three after half-time to cruise to a convincing 27.11 (173) to 10.13 (73) win.
Dane Swan was prolific in the middle for the Magpies with a game-high 35 possessions and two goals. He received good support from Dale Thomas, Scott Pendlebury and Alan Didak, who finished with 28 disposals and two goals.
Collingwood had 13 individual goalkickers, with Paul Medhurst leading the way with five goals, four of which came in the final term.
For West Coast, Dean Cox dominated in the ruck and around the ground, finishing with 30 possessions, 36 hit-outs and two goals. Chad Fletcher, Matt Priddis and Andrew Embley all racked up 30-plus possessions, but the Eagles simply couldn't deliver enough effective ball inside 50 to kick a winning score.
Despite Pendlebury kicking the first goal of the match just 70 seconds in, West Coast started well but couldn't make the most of their opportunities, with two of their first three shots hitting the post.
West Coast was made to pay for their innacuracy in front of goal as the Magpies slammed on four of the next five goals to take a 25-point lead into quarter-time.
Majors to Shane O'Bree, Travis Cloke and Didak extended Collingwood's lead to 43 points point at the eight-minute mark, before the Eagles finally clicked into gear.
West Coast started to get on top at the stoppages and piled on five of the next six goals, including two to Cox, but Collingwood had all the answers with Thomas capping off a high-scoring first half with a classy goal.
Thomas accepted a handball from Rhyce Shaw and took four bounces as he ran from the centre square to the top of the 50 and slotted it home from 35m to give the Magpies a 32-point lead at the main break.
Collingwood put the result beyond doubt with a dominant seven goal to one third term, before piling on eight goals in the final stanza to record their biggest ever win over West Coast.
COLLINGWOOD: 5.5, 12.8, 19.10, 27.11 (173)
WEST COAST: 1.4, 7.6, 8.8, 10.13 (73)
GOALS: Collingwood: Medhurst 5, Thomas 3, Davis 3, Cloke 3, Didak 3, Swan 2, Pendlebury 2, R.Shaw, O'Bree, Cox, Maxwell, Fraser, Lockyer
West Coast: Lynch 3, Cox 2, Armstrong, Kennedy, Waters, Kerr, McKinley
BEST: Collingwood: Thomas, Swan, Davis, Pendlebury, Didak, R.Shaw, Cloke
West Coast: Cox, Priddis, Embley, Kerr, Jones
INJURIES: Collingwood: Nil
West Coast: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Shannon Cox replaced Anthony Rocca (ankle) in Collingwood's selected side
UMPIRES: James, Grun, Wenn
CROWD: 52,968 at the MCG
Apart from a brief period in the second term the Magpies were never seriously challenged as they slammed on 15 goals to three after half-time to cruise to a convincing 27.11 (173) to 10.13 (73) win.
Dane Swan was prolific in the middle for the Magpies with a game-high 35 possessions and two goals. He received good support from Dale Thomas, Scott Pendlebury and Alan Didak, who finished with 28 disposals and two goals.
Collingwood had 13 individual goalkickers, with Paul Medhurst leading the way with five goals, four of which came in the final term.
For West Coast, Dean Cox dominated in the ruck and around the ground, finishing with 30 possessions, 36 hit-outs and two goals. Chad Fletcher, Matt Priddis and Andrew Embley all racked up 30-plus possessions, but the Eagles simply couldn't deliver enough effective ball inside 50 to kick a winning score.
Despite Pendlebury kicking the first goal of the match just 70 seconds in, West Coast started well but couldn't make the most of their opportunities, with two of their first three shots hitting the post.
West Coast was made to pay for their innacuracy in front of goal as the Magpies slammed on four of the next five goals to take a 25-point lead into quarter-time.
Majors to Shane O'Bree, Travis Cloke and Didak extended Collingwood's lead to 43 points point at the eight-minute mark, before the Eagles finally clicked into gear.
West Coast started to get on top at the stoppages and piled on five of the next six goals, including two to Cox, but Collingwood had all the answers with Thomas capping off a high-scoring first half with a classy goal.
Thomas accepted a handball from Rhyce Shaw and took four bounces as he ran from the centre square to the top of the 50 and slotted it home from 35m to give the Magpies a 32-point lead at the main break.
Collingwood put the result beyond doubt with a dominant seven goal to one third term, before piling on eight goals in the final stanza to record their biggest ever win over West Coast.
COLLINGWOOD: 5.5, 12.8, 19.10, 27.11 (173)
WEST COAST: 1.4, 7.6, 8.8, 10.13 (73)
GOALS: Collingwood: Medhurst 5, Thomas 3, Davis 3, Cloke 3, Didak 3, Swan 2, Pendlebury 2, R.Shaw, O'Bree, Cox, Maxwell, Fraser, Lockyer
West Coast: Lynch 3, Cox 2, Armstrong, Kennedy, Waters, Kerr, McKinley
BEST: Collingwood: Thomas, Swan, Davis, Pendlebury, Didak, R.Shaw, Cloke
West Coast: Cox, Priddis, Embley, Kerr, Jones
INJURIES: Collingwood: Nil
West Coast: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Shannon Cox replaced Anthony Rocca (ankle) in Collingwood's selected side
UMPIRES: James, Grun, Wenn
CROWD: 52,968 at the MCG
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