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CibbuanoMagpies win thriller
September 12th 2009 13:42
COLLINGWOOD has booked a preliminary final showdown with Geelong with a thrilling five-point win over Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday night.
A goal from John Anthony with just 20 seconds remaining sealed a memorable 12.11 (83) to 11.12 (78) victory for the Magpies.
It was a bitterly disappointing end to the season for the Crows who led by as much as 32 points in the second quarter.
Heath Shaw provided plenty of drive from defence with a team-high 29 possessions while Dane Swan (28) was also instrumental in the win.
Promising youngster Steele Sidebottom was superb with 25 touches, seven marks, 10 tackles and six inside 50’s while skipper Nick Maxwell and Harry O’Brien kept Trent Hentschel and Jason Porplyzia quiet.
For Adelaide, Bernie Vince, Simon Goodwin and David Mackay all racked up 30-plus possessions while Kurt Tippett booted four goals - three of which came in the last term.
Both sides traded early goals before Adelaide took control of the contest.
The Crows won more of football and ran in waves as they slammed on six unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a commanding 29-point lead.
Highlighting Adelaide’s willingness to run was the fact that they had 90 handballs in the opening stanza - the second most ever by a side in a quarter of football.
The Magpies stemmed the flow in the second term but only managed two goals of their own as Adelaide went into the main break with a 26-point advantage.
Collingwood turned the game on its head in the third quarter.
They dominated possession and were cleaner with their use of the football as they piled on six goals without reply.
Ben Johnson and Brad Dick chipped in with two apiece to help the Pies open up a 10-point lead at three-quarter time.
Adelaide came out firing in the final stanza, booting the first three goals including two from Tippett to establish a seven-point break.
The Magpies responded through Brent Macaffer and Leigh Brown to regain the lead but when Tippett squeezed home his fourth it appeared as if the Crows would prevail.
But there was one last twist with Adelaide full-back Ben Rutten conceding a free kick for holding Anthony’s arm at a marking contest.
Anthony held his nerve to put the Pies into their second preliminary final in three years.
COLLINGWOOD: 1.4, 3.5, 9.7, 12.11 (83)
ADELAIDE: 6.3, 7.7, 7.9, 11.12 (78)
GOALS: Collingwood: Dick 2, Johnson 2, Swan, Cloke, Lockyer, Wellingham, O'Brien, Brown, Macaffer, Anthony
Adelaide: Tippett 4, Thompson 2, Dangerfield 2, Hentschel, Burton, Knights
BEST: Collingwood: Shaw, Swan, Sidebottom, Maxwell, O’Brien, O'Bree
Adelaide: Goodwin, Vince, Johncock, Mackay, Edwards, Symes
INJURIES: Collingwood: Nil
Adelaide: Knights (hamstring)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Chamberlain, McInerney
CROWD: 62,184 at the MCG
A goal from John Anthony with just 20 seconds remaining sealed a memorable 12.11 (83) to 11.12 (78) victory for the Magpies.
It was a bitterly disappointing end to the season for the Crows who led by as much as 32 points in the second quarter.
Heath Shaw provided plenty of drive from defence with a team-high 29 possessions while Dane Swan (28) was also instrumental in the win.
Promising youngster Steele Sidebottom was superb with 25 touches, seven marks, 10 tackles and six inside 50’s while skipper Nick Maxwell and Harry O’Brien kept Trent Hentschel and Jason Porplyzia quiet.
For Adelaide, Bernie Vince, Simon Goodwin and David Mackay all racked up 30-plus possessions while Kurt Tippett booted four goals - three of which came in the last term.
Both sides traded early goals before Adelaide took control of the contest.
The Crows won more of football and ran in waves as they slammed on six unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a commanding 29-point lead.
Highlighting Adelaide’s willingness to run was the fact that they had 90 handballs in the opening stanza - the second most ever by a side in a quarter of football.
The Magpies stemmed the flow in the second term but only managed two goals of their own as Adelaide went into the main break with a 26-point advantage.
Collingwood turned the game on its head in the third quarter.
They dominated possession and were cleaner with their use of the football as they piled on six goals without reply.
Ben Johnson and Brad Dick chipped in with two apiece to help the Pies open up a 10-point lead at three-quarter time.
Adelaide came out firing in the final stanza, booting the first three goals including two from Tippett to establish a seven-point break.
The Magpies responded through Brent Macaffer and Leigh Brown to regain the lead but when Tippett squeezed home his fourth it appeared as if the Crows would prevail.
But there was one last twist with Adelaide full-back Ben Rutten conceding a free kick for holding Anthony’s arm at a marking contest.
Anthony held his nerve to put the Pies into their second preliminary final in three years.
COLLINGWOOD: 1.4, 3.5, 9.7, 12.11 (83)
ADELAIDE: 6.3, 7.7, 7.9, 11.12 (78)
GOALS: Collingwood: Dick 2, Johnson 2, Swan, Cloke, Lockyer, Wellingham, O'Brien, Brown, Macaffer, Anthony
Adelaide: Tippett 4, Thompson 2, Dangerfield 2, Hentschel, Burton, Knights
BEST: Collingwood: Shaw, Swan, Sidebottom, Maxwell, O’Brien, O'Bree
Adelaide: Goodwin, Vince, Johncock, Mackay, Edwards, Symes
INJURIES: Collingwood: Nil
Adelaide: Knights (hamstring)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Chamberlain, McInerney
CROWD: 62,184 at the MCG
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