Live from the MCG, Collingwood Magpies take on the West Coast Eagles for the chance to take on the Swans in preliminary final next week. Collingwood’s form has been up and down but are made for finals football while West Coast are coming of a massive whin over Nth Melbourne last week. First bounce at 7:50. See you then!
7:43 – Collingwood win the toss and running to the right of screen!
7:45 – First bounce and Naitanui takes it clear!
7:49 – Travis Cloke looks permanently unhappy. Cheer up but its Magpies:0 Eagles:0
7:50 – Fasolo with first score. Good kick but to the left. Magpies:1 Eagles:0
7:53 – Buckly’s sweating. It’s too easy for the Eagles at the moment. McGinnity grabs second. Eagles:13 Magpies:1
7:56 – Howler from the goal umpire leads to Andy Krakouer. Hang on. A review. The Pies are spewing!
8:00 – Hill goals for West Coast. Buckley about to stretch up. Could still crack skulls. Eagles:19 Magpies:1
8:01 – Eagles are smashing them. Daniel Kerr goals. Eagles:25 Magpies:1
8:05 – Great contested mark for Cloke but he sprays the kick. Eagles:25 Magpies:3
8:08 – After 21 minutes Harry O’Brian finally gets the Pies first goal with a nice snap. Eagles:25 Magpies:9
8:09 – In need of some midfield goals and Pendlebury steps up, marks and slots it from 25m out. Eagles:25 Magpies:16
8:12 – Shuey double spins and has a good crack from 55m out. Cox pulled down, free from in front. Easy goal Eagles:31 Magpies:16
8:16 – Jolly out marks Nic Nat. Big mark, big goal from 25m. Eagles:31 Magpies:22
8:18 – Quarter time. Pies fans still spewing. And here I was thinking the the Video Ref (ok, umpire) wouldn’t stir shit up! Eagles:31 Magpies:22
8:27 – Shit, i missed the start of the quarter because I was get my stew on.
8:28 – Swan goals. Pies have 4 of the last 5. Eagles:31 Magpies:28
8:31 – The stew is smelling GREAT if you were wondering!
8:34 – Naitanui to Shuey. That doesn’t happen enough.
8:42 – Turning into an arm wrestle. Thinking up AFL based drinking games.
8:45 – Take a drink every time they say arm wrestle.
8:47 – That’s 3. Josh Hill with a near miss.
8:48 – Uh oh, Eddie is not happy. Eagles:40 Magpies:29
8:50 – Halftime. I wish some of the crowd was miked up. Fark Eagles:40 Magpies:29
9:00 – Ok, so this has nothing at all to do with the game but it’s cold, I’m a little tipsy from the arm wrestle drinking game, and I wanted to share some life advice that inspired me a couple of hours ago.
9:10 – And We’re back
9:12 – Strong mark by Fasolo and then Dale Thomas loses his opponent to mark 25m out on his own. Goal. Eagles:40 Magpies:35
9:15 – Thomas goals again. But Pendlebury is the one doing the damage at stoppages. Elevating himself to another level Eagles:40 Magpies:41
9:18 – Dale Thomas scores three goals in 7 minutes. He’s such a beefcake since he got his haircut. Eagles:40 Magpies:48
9:23 – Ok new game. Take a sip every time they remind us the Kracka is ‘G’ specialist. Lucky we haven’t been on that since the start or I’d have spewed all over my computer by now.
9:31 – Cloke with a mighty kick… into the post. Eagles:41 Magpies:51
9:35 – Fasolo. Can’t catch, can’t kick?
9:36 – Holy shit! Blair form 50 on the sideline. Boom! Collingwood by 17. Eagles:41 Magpies: 58
9:40 – West Coast with about 63 handball’s, Buckly leaves the box to head down for three quarter time. A mark for Darcy. Siren. Buckley on the field “What the fuck just happened!?). Darcy goals. 3 Quarter time! Eagles:48 Magpies:58
9:46 – One quarter to go. Set up for a cracking finish.
9:450 – Darling lobs in form 50. Josh Kennedy marks 10 out and slams it in. Eagles:60 Magpies:58
9:47 – Jolly hustling on Nic Nat. Free kick 25 out. Nic Nat drills it. West Coast go back to back. Eagles:60 Magpies:58
9:54 – Goldsack from 45 out. Great kick. Pies back in front. Eagles:60 Magpies:64
9:58 – They’ve sticky-taped Dawes’ knee back together and he’s ready to go. Fark that!
10:00 – A bit of circle work ends with a goal to Swan. “All Andy Krack!” Surely that’s not what he wants to go by. Eagles:60 Magpies:70
10:04 – “Kracka the specialist!” Close enough. glug
10:05 – Stacks on the dude with the broken knee. #SuxtobeDawes
10:06 – Dawes has the turning circle of a ’57 Chevy.
10:12 – Collingwood’s defence has been outstanding. Their 12 point lead may as well be 40.
10:14 – Tovey to Wellingham. any score will win. Broken nose and all, Wellingham gets a behind. Eagles:60 Magpies:73
10:16 – Final siren. Collingwood in to Sydney for the Preliminary final. Eagles:60 Magpies:73
10:18 – Humble words from the Pies in reference to John McCarthy. Pretty emotional. Well done.
10:20 – Goodnight!
