Round 3 - Collingwood vs Essendon at Victoria Park

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:17 pm

Footrace on into the middle of the ground for the tumbling footy into an acre or two of space, two Magpies vs one Bomber, Murphy runs onto it full-tilt, glides inside 50, keeps it low and puts Collingwood (yes, you read that right) IN FRONT!

40-39

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:18 pm

Siren.

Half Time.

Collingwood 6.4.40
Essendon 6.3.39

GOALS - Fasolo 2, Murphy, Borthwick, McLarty, Daicos

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:38 pm

Collingwood lead by a single point, as we start the second half here at Victoria Park...

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:41 pm

Borthwick on the receive on the Ryder wing, goes with an up-and-under into Bobby Rose's pocket for Jarryd Blair!

From 45m, on the boundary, has been poor so far...

... puts it straight through the middle!

GOAL!

46-39

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:46 pm

Younan answers for the Dons, back to a point in it...

Pies lead 46-45

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:48 pm

Daicos, set-shot from 45m, 45d... misses...

47-45

swoop42 · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:49 pm

McLarty showed something up forward in the AFLX game I thought, continued that in a preseason practice game and is now putting in very promising performances as a forward/ruck in the VFL.

Plays the game with a great competitive spirit, has size, courage and form.

A debut must be close.

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:50 pm

McLarty cornered where paint meets the boundary in Bobby Rose's pocket, tries to centre, it's the ugliest spinning top of a kick you can imagine, somehow it comes off for Hellier unattended!

Calling it now: The Big Mac meant that!

From 35m, DIF... the skipper puts it THROUGH!

GOAL!

53-45

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:52 pm

Younan with his third, the Dons going with us step-for-step...

53-51

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:58 pm

MANIC pressure by Wells at true CHF, holding the ball!

Asks someone to come to him, elects to pierce it into the Bob Rose Stand pocket, two men on offer, Fasolo the mark!

From 35m, 5 in from the line... keeps it low, KICKS THE GOAL!

59-51

swoop42 · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:58 pm

Tyler Brown is the skinniest footballer of all time.

Wouldn't look out of place in a POW camp. Surprised

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:00 pm

Horrible turnover by the Essendon defender coming out of the 50 (Mutch?), Chippendale is finally paid a mark!

Hands it off to Borthwick cruising by, goes for home, keeps it low, hits the square, SKIDS THROUGH FOR ANOTHER ONE!!!

65-51

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:02 pm

Wellings taken high on the outer flank.

Spears it low into the 50 for the lead of FAS-O-LO!!!

From 45m, 25d angle... puts. It. Through. POST-HIGH!!!

71-51

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

Fas and Wells around 5 classes ahead of the rest. Expect both will be at senior level soon enough.

MagpieBat · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:06 pm

Wells scoops up a crumb on the outer wing, hands off to Jarryd Blair.

Blairy has a man in space at 50, it's Mayne, who marks, plays on, gets into trouble, side-steps, tumbling snap to the square, over the back it goes, Lynch lopes onto it, gathers, steadies, POKES IT THROUGH FOR A GOAL!!!

77-51