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CibbuanoPies hold off Demons
June 9th 2008 07:35
COLLINGWOOD has won its first Queen's Birthday clash since 2003, downing Melbourne by 21 points at the MCG on Monday.
The Magpies were challenged all day by a spirited Melbourne side all day, but eventually prevailed 17.14 (116) to 13.17 (95).
The win lifts Collingwood back into sixth spot with a 7-4 win-loss record, while Melbourne remain anchored at the bottom of the AFL ladder with just one win from 11 matches.
Scott Burns starred for the Magpies with a career-high 36 possessions and 12 marks, while Alan Didak was lively with 22 disposals, seven marks and two goals.
For Melbourne, Brock McLean (36 possessions) tried hard all day, while veteran Adem Yze was prominent up forward with 25 possessions, six marks and two goals. Livewire Austin Wonaeamirri and Colin Sylvia also chimed in with three majors each.
The Magpies kicked the first two goals of the game before the Demons were ignited by Wonaeamirri, who kicked three goals and set up Yze for another as Melbourne took a five-point lead into quarter-time.
The second term was an arm-wrestle, with the Magpies kicking five goals to three to take a seven-point lead into the main break
Collingwood broke the game open in the third term, booting seven goals to three, with a Tarkyn Lockyer major the highlight.
Lockyer roved the ball in the goal square, was brought to ground in a tackle, but managed to kick the ball over his head while lying on his back under pressure from two opponents to put the Pies up by 31 points.
A Brad Green goal after the siren gave the Demons a glimmer of hope heading into the final change, with Collingwood holding a 23-point lead.
The Demons battled hard in the final stanza and closed to within 19-points at the 17-minute mark when Sylvia kicked his second of the term.
But the Magpies had all the answers with Dale Thomas putting the result beyond doubt with a brilliant running goal at the 24-minute mark.
MELBOURNE: 4.1, 7.4, 11.9, 13.17 (95)
COLLINGWOOD: 3.2, 8.5, 15.8, 17.14 (116)
GOALS: Melbourne: Wonaeamirri 3, Sylvia 3, Yze 2, Green 2, Bartram, McLean, Dunn
Collingwood: Lockyer 2, H Shaw 2, Didak 2, Davis 2, Medhurst, O'Brien, Cox, Brown, Wellingham, Fraser, Johnson, Swan, Thomas
BEST: Melbourne: Jones, McLean, Garland, Warnock, Yze, Wonaeamirri, Bruce, Green
Collingwood: Burns, Lockyer, H Shaw, Clarke, Didak, Johnson, O'Brien, R Shaw, Wellingham
INJURIES: Melbourne: Moloney
(wrist), Rivers (hamstring)
Collingwood: Nil
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Farmer, Meredith
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Melbourne: Nil
Collingwood: Rocca (ankle) replaced in selected side by Cox. Pendlebury replaced in selected side by Cook.
CROWD: 59,548 at MCG
The Magpies were challenged all day by a spirited Melbourne side all day, but eventually prevailed 17.14 (116) to 13.17 (95).
The win lifts Collingwood back into sixth spot with a 7-4 win-loss record, while Melbourne remain anchored at the bottom of the AFL ladder with just one win from 11 matches.
Scott Burns starred for the Magpies with a career-high 36 possessions and 12 marks, while Alan Didak was lively with 22 disposals, seven marks and two goals.
For Melbourne, Brock McLean (36 possessions) tried hard all day, while veteran Adem Yze was prominent up forward with 25 possessions, six marks and two goals. Livewire Austin Wonaeamirri and Colin Sylvia also chimed in with three majors each.
The Magpies kicked the first two goals of the game before the Demons were ignited by Wonaeamirri, who kicked three goals and set up Yze for another as Melbourne took a five-point lead into quarter-time.
The second term was an arm-wrestle, with the Magpies kicking five goals to three to take a seven-point lead into the main break
Collingwood broke the game open in the third term, booting seven goals to three, with a Tarkyn Lockyer major the highlight.
Lockyer roved the ball in the goal square, was brought to ground in a tackle, but managed to kick the ball over his head while lying on his back under pressure from two opponents to put the Pies up by 31 points.
A Brad Green goal after the siren gave the Demons a glimmer of hope heading into the final change, with Collingwood holding a 23-point lead.
The Demons battled hard in the final stanza and closed to within 19-points at the 17-minute mark when Sylvia kicked his second of the term.
But the Magpies had all the answers with Dale Thomas putting the result beyond doubt with a brilliant running goal at the 24-minute mark.
MELBOURNE: 4.1, 7.4, 11.9, 13.17 (95)
COLLINGWOOD: 3.2, 8.5, 15.8, 17.14 (116)
GOALS: Melbourne: Wonaeamirri 3, Sylvia 3, Yze 2, Green 2, Bartram, McLean, Dunn
Collingwood: Lockyer 2, H Shaw 2, Didak 2, Davis 2, Medhurst, O'Brien, Cox, Brown, Wellingham, Fraser, Johnson, Swan, Thomas
BEST: Melbourne: Jones, McLean, Garland, Warnock, Yze, Wonaeamirri, Bruce, Green
Collingwood: Burns, Lockyer, H Shaw, Clarke, Didak, Johnson, O'Brien, R Shaw, Wellingham
INJURIES: Melbourne: Moloney
(wrist), Rivers (hamstring)
Collingwood: Nil
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Farmer, Meredith
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Melbourne: Nil
Collingwood: Rocca (ankle) replaced in selected side by Cox. Pendlebury replaced in selected side by Cook.
CROWD: 59,548 at MCG
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