Collingwood do it again after flying over the Power

The fourth quarter masters produced their newest rabbit out of the hat as they took down Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night time.

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A high of the desk conflict had followers salivating within the lead up and it delivered in spades as the 2 combatants duked it out.

The Pies trailed by 17 factors with one quarter to play, however as they’ve proved repeatedly they’re by no means out of it.

Steele Sidebottom received the ball rolling with the opening objective of the time period earlier than Jamie Elliott delivered within the clutch as soon as once more.

Down by 5 factors Elliott marked simply contained in the boundary line earlier than going again and slotting his kick instantly via the center of the targets.

A six objective last quarter noticed the Pies stun the Adelaide crowd as they claimed the 13.7 (85) to 12.11 (83) win.

Fans watching on have been loving each minute of the encounter with many hopeful the matchup happens when the finals motion will get underway in September.

So typically an occasion that has been hyped as a lot as this conflict was fails to reside as much as the build-up, however followers received the whole lot they needed and extra from the titanic tussle.

Played with finals-like depth and desperation by each side, the enthralling contest was all tied up with 10 minutes remaining.

In an exhilarating crescendo, Elliott put his aspect in entrance from the boundary line with seven minutes left just for Sam Powell-Pepper to hit the ball at velocity on the different finish a minute later to revive his aspect’s benefit.

With simply over three minutes left within the pulsating affair, Elliott transformed one other shot from the boundary line to place Collingwood in entrance for good.

The power within the stadium was palpable pre-game and reached fever pitch throughout a top quality first quarter that noticed the lead change palms 5 occasions.

Powell-Pepper helped set the tone with a bullocking objective after disregarding Nathan Murphy and Darcy Moore, who shared an engrossing duel with Charlie Dixon.

The Power’s vaunted stress sport was on from the outset, with the house aspect bouncing out to a 10-point lead because of the sturdy play of Zak Butters, who had 13 possessions within the opening time period, and back-to-back targets to Connor Rozee.

Rozee’s first was a usually stylish effort on the run then he hoisted his second excessive into the Riverbank Stand from shut vary after he was launched by an excellent help from Dixon.

Collingwood was as much as the duty, Scott Pendlebury matching the 13 touches of Butters, with a Brody Mihocek objective edging the guests in entrance by three factors on the first break.

Port gained the ascendancy within the second quarter with the efficient tag utilized by Willem Drew on Nick Daicos a key issue.

Drew saved the second-year star to 11 disposals within the first half, together with his effectivity by foot to not its typical commonplace because of Drew’s tight checking.

The Power midfielder additionally nervous Daicos going the opposite approach with 11 possessions of his personal and two pictures on objective that he was unable to transform.

The Pies led by eight factors after Elliott, who was streaming into an open objective, determined to reward a objective to milestone man Taylor Adams, who was excellent in his two hundredth AFL sport.

But it was the guests’ solely main of the time period, the Power edging in entrance by seven factors at half-time.

Such was Drew’s effectiveness, Daicos began the third quarter on the bench and didn’t come on till the nine-minute mark.

With Jordan De Goey’s affect turning into an issue, Drew was redeployed permitting Daicos to play a key position late within the sport.

– with Jason Phelan, NCA Newswire