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Darcy is paid a red hot HTB free on Moore with a classic chicken wing tackle 20m out on a slight angle for the first goal inside the first minute. (Q1 0:42)
Kennedy gathers a bouncing handball on a fast break AND GOES himself off a few steps from 45m... hits right post. (Q1 8:22)
The Bulldogs handball through heavy traffic around the hotspot, Friejah snaps over his shoulder from 20m but wide right. (Q1 11:00)
Khamis spoils Moore at the kick in, West passes to McNeil at the hotspot for the goal. (Q1 11:35)
Richards passes to Vandermeer 45m out on the flank after Lobb intercepts at CHB to start a rebound, he converts. Footscray has the jump! (Q1 13:46)
Surge through CHF by the Bulldogs from the next bounce, Vandermeer releases Richards to run to 40m but the snap skews right. (Q1 15:15)
Darcy gets rid of McStay to intercept on members wing, Pie fans hoot at a push in the back but no free, long pass to Naughton 35m out on the flank who misses. (Q1 16:16)
Loob fails to disguise pushing a loose ball OOB on outer wing, Hill takes the II free quickly to pass to De Goey 35m out on the boundary, who screws it narrow right. (Q1 19:48)
Downfield free against Vandermeer for dropping De Goey after kicking inside 50, McStay marked it anyway and goals from 15m. (Q1 21:03)
Collingwood switches on attack from traffic on members wing, Sidebottom hits the lead of Elliott 40m out on a slight angle who pushes it to the right. (Q1 23:28)
Duryea is lucky not to be pinged HTB 40m out from Collingwood's goal but then falls into the back of Nick Daicos, free paid but left post rapped. (Q1 25:58)
McCreery is tackled as he snaps 45m out, ball skews luckily for Schultz at the hotspot who punches low and straight. (Q1 27:09)
De Goey sprints away from the first bounce of Q2 and goes long to the hotspot where Elliott leads in front of Williams to mark and goal. (Q2 0:28)
Moore beats Naughton in a ground battle on members wing and gives to Long who delivers a sizzling centring ball to Hill 35m out in the corridor, who puts the Pies in front, goal. (Q2 3:22)
Sanders comes out from FF to spoil a Richards inside 50, Vandermeer scrubs a little dink towards the hotspot, falls for Darcy who goals. (Q2 5:16)
Vandermeer passes more traditionally from the centre to Richards running forward to 30m on the flank, who shoots left across the face. (Q2 7:18)
Darcy seems unstoppable in current form, even Moore looking powerless to stop him marking Liberatore's pass to a pack 30m out on the flank, he kicks another! (Q2 8:18)
Elliott passes short to Houston 50m out on a slight angle, crowd murmurs as they identify his number, Houston brings up the six points with a trademark howitzer! (Q2 13:18)
Harmes fumbles and slips and is perhaps lucky to get a high contact free on Maynard 40m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q2 18:08)
Elliott shows flash hands to gather a ground ball and shoot off the right across the body at the hotspot but it's just wide right. (Q2 20:01)
McNeil misses a gettable set shot from the pocket. (Q2 20:44)
Pendlebury's blind handball over his head to the Daicoses opens everything up from CHB, McStay has Cox on his own 40m out on the flank, who misses near side left. (Q2 22:53)
Houston tackles Liberatore at a stoppage 45m out on the flank, pass to the pocket is spoiled, no score. (Q2 24:18)
Lobb scrubs a clearing kick from the last line to the pocket, paid insufficient intent, Lipinski with the free 40m out that screws into the far right post. (Q2 26:04)
Liberatore misses a target inside 50, Howe starts the counter up the guts, McStay is in space 25m out but skids his kick wide with a man in the square! (Q2 29:05)
Moore catches Naughton HTB on members wing but his backwards kick is a huge clanger, West mops up and feeds Darcy who hits the post from 30m under some pressure. (Q3 1:56)
Schultz is favoured by a crumb over the back in the pocket, he baulks in flashy style and goals from the square. (Q3 3:23)
Nick Daicos receives in the centre and bombs long, Duryea outnumbered but causes a spillage... which goes straight to McCreery who does the rest from 20m. (Q3 3:12)
Freijah is involved twice in the next centre clearance, Liberatore goes long to the hotspot where Darcy marks in front of Moore.. but hooks into the left post again! (Q3 6:31)
Schultz receives from Lipinski for a hurried snap from 25m on a slight angle but it's off hands and wide for a behind. (Q3 10:28)
Naughton has had a dirty night so far but he marks an English pass 45m out on the flank, a chance to redeem his night... passes back to English in the pocket, no mark or score. (Q3 11:10)
Long mows down McNeil trying to run from a big pack at half back, he takes the HTB free 45m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q3 15:03)
Lipinski, who a few minutes ago dropped a sitter of a mark inside 50, passes to Membrey 40m out on the flank whose kick is straight but just not long enough, rushed by Lobb. (Q3 17:31)
West marks in the pocket 30m out and slots the drop punt on the end of switch move from the opposite HBF. (Q3 20:59)
Houston steams through half forward to win a loose footy, his handball is wide but goes past Bramble to Sidebottom who does the rest off the right from 25m. (Q3 24:36)
Cox spoils DUryea on members wing and mops up then turns to deliver a lovely bounce pass into the path of Hill who streaks away from Davidson into the open goal. (Q4 2:54)
Pendlebury slows time in his inimitable fashion to lope through traffic on members wing after a stoppage, Crisp hits up McStay at the hotspot who sprays it left. (Q4 5:54)
Darcy marks 35m out on a slight angle, can he get one to avoid the woodwork? Yes, that's his fourth major. (Q4 9:35)
Davison baulks through two Pies after the next bounce, West roves the kick to the hotspot and gives to Liberatore storming up from the centre, goal Footscray! (Q4 11:09)
Elliott misses a very gettable mid-range set shot. (Q4 14:24)
Lipinski receives from Lipinski outside a stoppage, turns and shoots from 45m on the boundary... narrow to the right. (Q4 16:50)
Khamis misses a handball in the centre, Nick Daicos kicks to the square, Williams spoils McStay but the ball sits up for a volley... did Williams touch off the boot? Review: yes! (Q4 17:50)
Straight kick in it, eight minutes left on the clock. (Q4 18:26)
Freijah spoils a diagonal kick to Sidebottom in the centre, butters up and has a convoy of Dogs beside him, blood rushing so goes himself from CHF... skids it through! (Q4 19:50)
Houston sends a long speculator to a big pack 30m out on the flank, De Goey nudges Khamis under the flight and is paid the mark... but fluffs the set shot. Pies by that point. (Q4 23:25)
Hill chases down Baker on the HFF to win a HTB free, kick to the square is a dirty sack for no score. (Q4 25:25)
From the resulting throw in, Sidebottom floats in like a cork in the ocean to snap a humongous goal from 20m! (Q4 26:10)
Harmes can't mark against Howe deep in attack on the end of a long rebound, point makes it one straight kick the difference, 2:11 to play. (Q4 28:24)
Khamis intercepts behind the wing and pumps it long, stoppage 70m out on members wing, 1:05 to go. (Q4 29:25)
Sidebottom tumbles a kick to centre wing, out for a throw in, 56 seconds. (Q4 29:54)
Nick Daicos walks the footy over for another throw in, 46 seconds. (Q4 30:25)
Davidson to Richards for a long ball inside 50 but it's repelled to outer wing, throw in, 18 seconds, still a goal the difference. (Q4 31:10)
Sidebottom kicks OOTF, nine seconds to go with ball behind outer wing, surely not from here... (Q4 31:39)
Gallagher goes long, Cameron intercepts, game Collingwood! (Q4 31:55)