ashthomas//blog: Collingwood match report Rd 9

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Saturday, May 21, 2005

Collingwood match report Rd 9

In one of the best games of the season, my beloved Collingwood Magpies have just beaten the West Coast Eagles by 23 points. Collingwood has had a sreadful season, and this is just their second win after 9 rounds. West Coast, on the other hand, seemed to be unstoppable, having been undefeated this season until today. Apparently this is the first time in eight years that the bottom team has defeated the top team.

The final score was:

Collingwood 18.10 118
West Coast 15.5 95

Carracella kicked five goals and Tarrant three for the Pies. This game was a marvellous display of the future of the club, since many of our best and most senior players (Buckley, Rocca, Woewodin, Fraser, J. Cloke) are out with injuries. The slack was definitely picked up today by the young players like Rowe, Egan, and Travis and Cameron Cloke, and the remaining senior players like Wakelin, Clement, Prestigiacomo, Holland and Licuria proving their quality. This was a wonderful display by a team that has been roundly criticised all year, and it put a huge smile on this life-long Collingwood fan's face.

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