Melbourne vs Collingwood

It's the Demons and the Magpies, it's second vs third at a packed MCG for a blockbuster clash with a top two spot on the line. Follow live for all the ...

The Magpies evened up the midfield battle and attacked the contest with ferocity in the third quarter and cut the margin to seven points by the final change. Elliott marked his milestone with two first-quarter goals but it was the Demons who led by eight points after a fast-paced opening term. The lead swung on the last five goals of a pulsating contest at the MCG on Friday night before the Magpies prevailed 15.6 (96) to 13.11 (89) in front of 70,956 fans.

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The game will be available on the Fox Sports TV channel. TSN is the most popular channel in Canada. They host all the sports and entertainment shows in Canada. All the matches AFL are available on TSN. The Demons would show another good performance defensively at home against the Magpies. Collingwood won their last five matches in a very close margin, by 6 points or less. Melbourne Demons vs Collingwood Magpies will be at the ‘G tonight as Round 21 in AFL kicks off with a high-voltage battle. Moreover, they beat Melbourne Demons in Round 13 this season at home by 82-56 points. The Magpies are 6-1 up against the Demons in their previous seven head-to-head meetings.

Look up the word 'blockbuster' in the dictionary and there'll be a picture of this massive Demons v Pies game.

And then there's the lure and lustre of the minor premiership - lose on Friday and it's a very tough task to enter September with the psychological strength of being top dog. >> Get all your LIVE scores and stats on the go with the AFL Live Official App Between 1955 and 1960 Melbourne and Collingwood faced off in four Grand Finals with the Demons saluting on three occasions, and then just for good measure they did it all again in 1964, the Dees taking the points again.

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Collingwood won their 11th game in a row and their 10th this season by less than two goals when they fought back from four goals behind to win the balance of five last-quarter lead changes and overcome reigning premier Melbourne in an MCG beauty on ...

Another brilliant Maynard tackle turned into an Ash Johnson goal and a lead for the Pies, the first of five exchanges in the last quarter. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. Jordan De Goey put his stamp on the stoppages to keep the Pies in the contest. A crude, flat-footed, knees-up attack by Mason Cox on Gawn in a marking duel seemed to give Gawn both the moral ascendancy and a spur. The pattern repeated. The third quarter was rinse-and-repeat. Jack Viney led the way for the second week in a row. They laid more than 20 in this quarter alone, forcing the Dees to handball twice as often as they kicked. But the Magpies took their few opportunities. In a development well-known to Collingwood fans this year, they rebounded efficiently to stay in touch. Courage has become this team’s badge, physically and in the way they move the ball. A lot of teams have found themselves scratching their heads after playing the Pies this season.

The Magpies made it 11 straight wins, beating the Demons in a thriller.

And again it was the case early on Friday night, when he was given a free kick for a high tackle as he contested a ball with Demon Trent Rivers on the wing. After the opening bounce, the ball flicked out to Langdon's wing, where he gathered it and was met by a crunching tackle by Magpie Brayden Maynard. Another three Magpies jumped in on the tackle in a fierce start to the game that led to a mini scuffle. Jamie Elliott is in a rich vein of form and had one of the best games of his season in his 150th game. The star forward hit the scoreboard not through his usual craftiness and class around goal, but through forward tackle pressure, with the 29-year-old kicking three goals through tackles and laying four inside-50 tackles for the night. But the screws tightened in the third quarter. It jumped to a 23-point lead before back-to-back Collingwood goals kept the Pies within striking distance.