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May 23rd 2009 13:42
COLLLINGWOOD has ended a two-game losing skid with a 22-point win over West Coast at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.
The Magpies booted six unanswered goals from the two-minute mark of the second term to the 10-minute mark of the third to help set up the 12.16 (88) to 9.12 (66) win.
The victory continues Collingwood’s impressive record on the road - they have won nine of their past 11 interstate matches.
West Coast started well but themselves down with their poor decision making and use of the football after quarter-time.
The Eagles have now lost their past two matches to slump to 13th place on the AFL ladder with a 3-6 win-loss record.
Leon Davis starred with 32 quality disposals and three goals while Scott Pendlebury (38 possessions) and Dane Swan (36 touches) were just as damaging.
Tarkyn Lockyer won plenty of the football and booted two goals in his 200th game while John Anthony chimed in with three first-half majors.
Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell was busy in defence with 29 disposals and 12 marks while Cameron Wood and Josh Fraser had the better of their duel with Eagles ruckman Dean Cox.
For West Coast, Andrew Embley (29 possessions) and Adam Selwood (25 disposals) tried hard all night while Ben McKinley booted four goals but two of those came in the final stanza when the result was well and truly beyond doubt.
Daniel Kerr finished the match with 26 touches but he wasn’t his usual damaging self.
Collingwood dominated general play in the opening ten minutes and entered inside their forward 50 nine times but only managed one goal through Anthony.
West Coast hit back through David Wirrpanda who was swung forward to cover the late withdrawal of leading goal scorer Mark LeCras before further majors from Brad Ebert and Josh Kennedy saw the Eagles skip out to a 12-point lead at quarter-time.
The Magpies took control of the contest in the second term, rebounding the football out of defensive 50 with ease and punishing the Eagles on the rebound.
They had nine scoring shots for the quarter but only went into half-time with a eight-point advantage after booting a wasteful 3.6.
Davis made West Coast pay for some loose checking by kicking the first goal of the second half before majors from Leigh Brown and Lockyer blew the margin out to 27 points.
Collingwood looked set to run away with the contest but McKinley kept his side within striking distance with two goals.
The Eagles went into three-quarter time trailing by 20 points but they should have been closer.
Andrew Embley marked 10 metres from goal and looked certain to reduce the deficit to 15 points but he played on and was tackled Nick Maxwell with his shot hitting the post.
It proved to be a costly error with Davis kicking the first two goals in the first five minutes of the final term to secure a valuable win away from for the Pies.
WEST COAST: 3.4, 3.8, 5.10, 9.12 (66)
COLLINGWOOD: 1.4, 4.10, 8.12, 12.16 (88)
GOALS: West Coast: McKinley 4, Wirrpanda, Ebert, Kennedy, Jones, Cox
Collingwood: Anthony 3, Davis 3, Lockyer 2, Shaw, Brown, Dick, Sidebottom
BEST: West Coast: A. Selwood, Embley McKinley, Kerr, Priddis, Glass
Collingwood: Davis, Swan, Pendlebury, Maxwell, Lockyer, Dick, O'Brien
INJURIES: West Coast: Nil
Collingwood: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: West Coast Mark Le Cras (virus) replaced in selected side by Brett Jones.
Collingwood: Ben Reid (virus) replaced in selected side by Brad Dick
UMPIRES: Margetts, Findlay, McInerney
CROWD: 36,658 at Subiaco Oval
The Magpies booted six unanswered goals from the two-minute mark of the second term to the 10-minute mark of the third to help set up the 12.16 (88) to 9.12 (66) win.
The victory continues Collingwood’s impressive record on the road - they have won nine of their past 11 interstate matches.
West Coast started well but themselves down with their poor decision making and use of the football after quarter-time.
The Eagles have now lost their past two matches to slump to 13th place on the AFL ladder with a 3-6 win-loss record.
Leon Davis starred with 32 quality disposals and three goals while Scott Pendlebury (38 possessions) and Dane Swan (36 touches) were just as damaging.
Tarkyn Lockyer won plenty of the football and booted two goals in his 200th game while John Anthony chimed in with three first-half majors.
Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell was busy in defence with 29 disposals and 12 marks while Cameron Wood and Josh Fraser had the better of their duel with Eagles ruckman Dean Cox.
For West Coast, Andrew Embley (29 possessions) and Adam Selwood (25 disposals) tried hard all night while Ben McKinley booted four goals but two of those came in the final stanza when the result was well and truly beyond doubt.
Daniel Kerr finished the match with 26 touches but he wasn’t his usual damaging self.
Collingwood dominated general play in the opening ten minutes and entered inside their forward 50 nine times but only managed one goal through Anthony.
West Coast hit back through David Wirrpanda who was swung forward to cover the late withdrawal of leading goal scorer Mark LeCras before further majors from Brad Ebert and Josh Kennedy saw the Eagles skip out to a 12-point lead at quarter-time.
The Magpies took control of the contest in the second term, rebounding the football out of defensive 50 with ease and punishing the Eagles on the rebound.
They had nine scoring shots for the quarter but only went into half-time with a eight-point advantage after booting a wasteful 3.6.
Davis made West Coast pay for some loose checking by kicking the first goal of the second half before majors from Leigh Brown and Lockyer blew the margin out to 27 points.
Collingwood looked set to run away with the contest but McKinley kept his side within striking distance with two goals.
The Eagles went into three-quarter time trailing by 20 points but they should have been closer.
Andrew Embley marked 10 metres from goal and looked certain to reduce the deficit to 15 points but he played on and was tackled Nick Maxwell with his shot hitting the post.
It proved to be a costly error with Davis kicking the first two goals in the first five minutes of the final term to secure a valuable win away from for the Pies.
WEST COAST: 3.4, 3.8, 5.10, 9.12 (66)
COLLINGWOOD: 1.4, 4.10, 8.12, 12.16 (88)
GOALS: West Coast: McKinley 4, Wirrpanda, Ebert, Kennedy, Jones, Cox
Collingwood: Anthony 3, Davis 3, Lockyer 2, Shaw, Brown, Dick, Sidebottom
BEST: West Coast: A. Selwood, Embley McKinley, Kerr, Priddis, Glass
Collingwood: Davis, Swan, Pendlebury, Maxwell, Lockyer, Dick, O'Brien
INJURIES: West Coast: Nil
Collingwood: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: West Coast Mark Le Cras (virus) replaced in selected side by Brett Jones.
Collingwood: Ben Reid (virus) replaced in selected side by Brad Dick
UMPIRES: Margetts, Findlay, McInerney
CROWD: 36,658 at Subiaco Oval
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