Carlton vs Collingwood

Collingwood survive mighty Carlton comeback, Blues body blow: 3-2-1.

In Round 6, Marc Pittonet was subbed off in the opening half and the Blues lost. When Carlton managed to get a two-on-one inside forward 50, Jack Silvagni took the mark and handed it over the top to Curnow to close the margin to just five points. The game went up in a gear in the frantic final minutes as the Blues threw everything at the Pies as they sought two goals to steal the match. Jack Silvagni took the mark and handed it off over the top to Curnow to kick his fourth of the day, as Carlton trailed by just five points with a minute remaining. When Oliver Henry slotted his third goal for the day at the 19 minute mark of the final term, Collingwood were out to a 22-point lead and looked home. Collingwood came out firing in the second half, and held the Blues goalless in a quarter for the first time this year. Charlie Curnow created “something out of nothing” to give the Blues the lead in the dying seconds of the first half. With Weitering off the ground, the Pies cashed in with three straight goals to open up a 15-point lead. But the ball returned to the centre where the Blues have the upper hand, and almost immediately Charlie Curnow had the reply. But Carlton refused to lie down in the final term with Matt Owies and Charlie Curnow each slotting two goals in the last to set up a thrilling finish. Instead of taking the risk to find Brody Mihocek over the top in the goal square, Elliott settled and went back to kick the first of the day. The Magpies held Carlton goalless in the third – the first time the Blues haven’t registered a goal in a quarter this year.

Two Collingwood AFL players embrace as they celebrate a goal against Carlton. Oliver Henry (right) was outstanding for the Magpies with three goals against the ...

Mitch Owens, recalled for the match, kicked his first two goals in the space of a minute. Kangaroos captain Jack Ziebell kicked a goal in his 250th match, but after a competitive start his side were no match for the Saints. The Power kicked four goals to none in the first quarter and after adding another three unanswered majors in the second term, held a commanding 44-8 lead. The Bombers trailed by 14 at three-quarter time and could not make headway in a goal-less slog of a last term. The Bombers were 31 points down at half-time but added four consecutive goals in the third quarter, the last of which — from Sam Durham — left then just eight points in arrears. After five-straight losses to start their season, the Power are now in 11th spot with five victories and six losses — just a win outside the eight. But the Power, after leading by 14 points at the last change, held sway in a final quarter when neither side could muster a goal. The Blues kicked the last four goals of the first half to lead by six points at the main break. But the Blues came again, with Curnow's third and fourth goals putting them within reach of victory, before Silvagni missed a major score with the final chance of the match. Key forward Charlie Curnow snared four goals for the Blues, including the last two of the match to give his side a late shot at claiming victory. Wayward kicking at goal kept the Magpies' second-quarter lead to just 18 points and it vanished in quick time as Cripps kick-started a comeback. It was the Magpies' second win over a top-four contender in as many rounds after last week's victory against Fremantle, improving their win-loss record to 6-5 and putting them on the brink of the top eight.