Collingwood’s six-point victory over St Kilda has come at a price, with Nathan Murphy concussed in a behind-play incident and Dan McStay damaging a finger.
The Magpies survived a late Saints cost to triumph 10.10 (70) to 9.10 (64) in a frantic finale to the AFL’s Gather Round.
Nick Daicos dominated with a career-high 42 disposals in Sunday’s Adelaide Oval thriller because the Pies handed Ross Lyon his first defeat since returning to teach the Saints.
St Kilda trailed by 24 factors with simply 4 minutes remaining.
But the Saints kicked three targets in three minutes to sneak inside six factors with 50 seconds remaining. They attacked once more, however could not convert one other rating.
Collingwood backman Murphy will miss the Anzac Day conflict towards Essendon, who additionally boast 4 wins and a loss.
Murphy was concussed in an off-the-ball incident with St Kilda’s five-gamer Anthony Caminiti.
Vision reveals Murphy forcefully pushing the Saint within the chest and Caminiti responding with a left jab which felled the Magpie.
“I haven’t seen the incident but he has obviously been concussed somehow,” Collingwood coach Craig McRae stated.
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon additionally stated he did not witness the conflict.
“There’s cameras everywhere. If there’s an incident … I am sure the processes will kick in,” Lyon stated.
Magpie McStay was substituted within the second quarter with harm to a finger tendon which can want surgical procedure.
The contemporary damage blows got here in what McRae described as a “boa constrictor type game”.
“It was really hard to find any space on the ground,” he stated.
Scores have been stage at quarter-time, Collingwood led by one level at half-time and by six at three quarter-time.
The Pies kicked three consecutive targets within the preliminary seven minutes of the final quarter, triggered by a aim from Jack Ginnivan in his first AFL recreation of the yr after being banned pre-season for illicit drug use.
Collingwood held the 24-point buffer till the late surge by St Kilda.
“We fought on right to the end,” Lyon stated.
“We would have stolen it, but that is what you do sometimes in this business.”
Brownlow medal favorite Daicos’ dazzling show featured eight inside 50s and eight rebound 50s as Lyon and his assistants opted to not tag him.
“Do you lock him down? There’s a few things we could have done and maybe we should have, so that’s the coaching group that can wear that,” Lyon stated.
“But I am not sure that was the whole reason (for losing).”
Daicos’ brother Josh (30 disposals) was additionally influential whereas Bobby Hill kicked three targets and Brodie Mihocek two.
St Kilda teenager Caminiti claimed two majors, as did Brad Crouch (33 disposals) and Jack Higgins, whereas Jack Sinclair (27), Hunter Clark (26) and Seb Ross (26) have been main ball-winners.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
