Collingwood

Collingwood has continued its push for a spot in the top eight with a stunning win over Gold Coast.

He was a constant menace all night and is quickly turning into one of the most dangerous small forwards in the competition. Oea joined the 'first kick, first goal' club in the big time when he gathered a loose ball midway through the first quarter, straightened and kicked a brilliant right foot checkside from 30 – much to the delight of his teammates. While players from both teams stumbled, fumbled and missed opportunities from close range, Rankine was as clean as any player on the field. A slice of history was created when Gold Coast made a late change to give Papua New Guinea native Hewago Oea his debut. The prodigiously talented Magpie extracted the first clearance of the game, but that was about as good as it got. After not playing since the Queen's Birthday match against Melbourne following his much-publicised trip to Bali, all eyes were on Jordan de Goey's return.

The Suns led by 14 points midway through the final term, but coughed up the last three goals of the game in the 9.13 (67) to 8.14 (62) loss. Collingwood ...

Guaranteed 17 of the other clubs despise this guy,” he said. They are actually harder to find than midfielders to be honest,” he revealed. “His intercept numbers are really high. And the debutant brought fans to their feet a short time later when he kicked a goal with his first kick in the AFL. He just reads the play so well and his ability to get across and create turnovers is just great,” he praised. “That a goal of the contender for sure,” Burgoyne praised. Izak Rankine got the Suns off to the perfect start with a “miracle” snap from the pocket. The goal and the celebrations, and the tips,” McLachlan laughed. The first player to come out of Port Moresby got himself front and centre in front of Casboult and managed to straighten to kick his first goal with his first kick in the AFL. Brody Mihocek had two chances to extend the Magpies’ lead, but had a “brain snap” when he tried to play on from the goal line and a second shot that sailed left. “When you’re in the backline and under pressure, you just have to kick it long and wide,” Burgoyne said. “He certainly does make the most of his opportunities – he doesn’t mind a celebration.”

Collingwood star Darcy Moore has injured his knee as the Magpies claimed a sixth-straight AFL win with a five-point victory in a thriller over Gold Coast.

The Suns also had a moment to remember when Papua New Guinea product Hewago Oea scored a goal with his first kick in the AFL after being a late inclusion for the hosts at the expense of Chris Burgess to make his debut. Having kicked the first three goals of the match, the Suns went in at halftime down by nine after Collingwood scored five unanswered across the first and second quarters. The injuries came at the end of a see-sawing contest where the Magpies just found the winning edge after the Suns had gone 14 points clear early in the final term. He'll fight back." Suns small forward Ben Ainsworth also left the stadium in a moon-boot after injuring his left leg in the same marking contest where Moore was hurt. Moore landed awkwardly on his left knee in a marking contest late in the game as Collingwood scored the last three goals of the match to claim a nailbiting 9.13 (67) to 8.14 (62) win over the Suns.