SNAPSHOT OF THE FIRST AFL QUALIFYING FINAL
* Result: Collingwood 9.6 (60) defeated Melbourne 7.11 (53) in entrance of 92,636 followers on the MCG
* They mentioned: “It’s a huge effort. They were coming but jeez, the boys stood tall.” – Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom to the Seven Network after the Magpies held on.
* Key second: There was excessive drama simply minutes into the sport when Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard jumped in the direction of Angus Brayshaw, making an attempt to smother his kick inside 50, and picked up the midfielder excessive, knocking him out chilly. The umpire reported Maynard whereas Brayshaw was taken off on a stretcher and substituted out of the sport. Maynard will nervously await the match evaluate officer’s findings.
* The stat: Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin loved a 5-1 finals file following the 2021 grand closing victory. Since that triumph, Goodwin is sitting at 0-3 and the Demons are staring down the barrel of a second consecutive straight-sets exit.
* Injuries: Brayshaw will enter concussion protocols whereas Collingwood’s Dan McStay had a head damage evaluation, however returned to play, after copping a excessive elbow from Melbourne’s Jacob van Rooyen which may even entice MRO consideration. Collingwood midfielder Jordan de Goey had remedy on his knee after a clumsy slip within the first quarter however returned to the sector and performed out the sport.
* What’s subsequent? Collingwood are straight by to the preliminary closing and get per week off. Melbourne will host the winner of Friday evening’s Carlton-Sydney conflict in a semi-final on the MCG.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
