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Sat, 07/31/2010 - 19:35
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Pies thrash Blues at MCG
Collingwood have continued to stamp themselves as the AFL's form team with a 48-point thumping of Carlton at the MCG on Saturday.
After the Blues outscored Collingwood two goals to one in the first seven minutes, the Magpies scored the next 10 majors to set up the 15.15 (105) to 9.3 (57) victory.
They led by as much as 73 points, 10 minutes into the final quarter, before the
Blues notched some meaningless late goals to cut the margin, almost tripling their
score in the final term.
It made it six wins in a row for Collingwood, including thrashings of St Kilda and
Richmond in the past two rounds, setting up a huge contest with reigning premiers
Geelong at the MCG next Saturday night.
Collingwood were completely dominant in general play from early in the match, with
only three missed set shots from key forward Travis Cloke preventing them from
building more than an 11-point lead at the first change.
But they destroyed the contest in the second term, pouring on 6.4 before Carlton
scored for the first time in the quarter - a snapped behind to Jeff Garlett at the
26-minute mark.
By that stage, the Magpies were 50 points up - which was still the margin at
halftime - and Carlton had barely gone inside their attacking 50m arc for the
quarter.
Collingwood won a huge amount of the ball through the midfield, then kept it in
their attack with ferocious tackling.
Three of their six goals for the second quarter came from dispossessing the Blues
within 15m of goal, including superb tackles from Chris Dawes and Brent Macaffer.
In contrast, the Carlton attack barely fired a shot, partly because Collingwood's
defensive pressure meant the ball came down rarely and was mostly delivered poorly.
Harry O'Brien was superb in defence for the Magpies, blanketing Carlton's Eddie
Betts and providing a lot of rebound himself.
Midfielders Dane Swan, Scott Pendlebury and Luke Ball were all big contributors for
Collingwood, while Sharrod Wellingham was probably best afield in the first half,
but missed the second with a knee ligament strain.
Dayne Beams was also handy in midfield and scored three goals, while Alan Didak
provided the highlights - a quick snapped goal in the first term and an incredible
torpedo goal in the last.
Forward Leon Davis celebrated his 200th game by chiming in with three goals, while
Cloke marked solidly in his return from a two-match suspension, but did not kick a
goal until the final quarter, finishing with 2.5.
After the Blues outscored Collingwood two goals to one in the first seven minutes, the Magpies scored the next 10 majors to set up the 15.15 (105) to 9.3 (57) victory.
They led by as much as 73 points, 10 minutes into the final quarter, before the
Blues notched some meaningless late goals to cut the margin, almost tripling their
score in the final term.
It made it six wins in a row for Collingwood, including thrashings of St Kilda and
Richmond in the past two rounds, setting up a huge contest with reigning premiers
Geelong at the MCG next Saturday night.
Collingwood were completely dominant in general play from early in the match, with
only three missed set shots from key forward Travis Cloke preventing them from
building more than an 11-point lead at the first change.
But they destroyed the contest in the second term, pouring on 6.4 before Carlton
scored for the first time in the quarter - a snapped behind to Jeff Garlett at the
26-minute mark.
By that stage, the Magpies were 50 points up - which was still the margin at
halftime - and Carlton had barely gone inside their attacking 50m arc for the
quarter.
Collingwood won a huge amount of the ball through the midfield, then kept it in
their attack with ferocious tackling.
Three of their six goals for the second quarter came from dispossessing the Blues
within 15m of goal, including superb tackles from Chris Dawes and Brent Macaffer.
In contrast, the Carlton attack barely fired a shot, partly because Collingwood's
defensive pressure meant the ball came down rarely and was mostly delivered poorly.
Harry O'Brien was superb in defence for the Magpies, blanketing Carlton's Eddie
Betts and providing a lot of rebound himself.
Midfielders Dane Swan, Scott Pendlebury and Luke Ball were all big contributors for
Collingwood, while Sharrod Wellingham was probably best afield in the first half,
but missed the second with a knee ligament strain.
Dayne Beams was also handy in midfield and scored three goals, while Alan Didak
provided the highlights - a quick snapped goal in the first term and an incredible
torpedo goal in the last.
Forward Leon Davis celebrated his 200th game by chiming in with three goals, while
Cloke marked solidly in his return from a two-match suspension, but did not kick a
goal until the final quarter, finishing with 2.5.
