Melbourne snatch the lead; Fritsch is on fire
Bayley Fritsch just took an absolutely sensational mark, kneeing a Collingwood’s Isaac Quaynor out of the way.
He booted truly to notch his third goal for the afternoon.
Melbourne are suddenly in front with 10 minutes to go.
Score: Melbourne lead 10.9 (69) to Collingwood 10.7 (67).
Clock ticks down as margin narrows
We’ve got 13 minutes to go and it’s impossible to say who is going to come out on top in this contest.
Anytime Collingwood try to stretch their lead, Melbourne somehow find the answers to counter.
Collingwood lead by six points.
Gawn looks sore as Melbourne miss goal
Max Gawn is badly favouring his left shoulder. He couldn’t lift his arm in that marking contest with Jack Buller who outmarked him and kicked the first goal of the last quarter.
Moments after Buller’s major, Caleb Windsor boots one through. However, the umpire reviews it and it’s deemed a behind.
The umpires check in with the ARC and confirms the ball hit the post.
It doesn’t hugely matter because Bayley Fritsch boots one minutes later.
Q4 begin; Will Demons or Pies come out on top?
That’s the siren and the thousands of fans at the MCG cheer and roar. It’s been a week of upsets and close games and this Monday thriller looks to be no different.
However, Collingwood would ideally like their winning margin to not go down to the wire. A superb Jack Buller opens the final quarter with a goal (his second major for the afternoon) to push the Pies ahead.
Big Freeze thriller goes down to the wire
That was a gigantic term of footy. With one quarter left, Collingwood lead by five points.
The margin has never been greater than 18 points in this game, as both sides trade back-to-back goals.
Anatomy of a tackle: In pictures
No caption needed… Just a very cool photo.
Buller takes fantastic contested mark
Both teams are showing no signs of relenting.
A goal from Jack Buller, after he marked deep inside 50, put the Pies further in front, but Harvey Langford countered with one of his own.
Collingwood has been stronger in the contest this quarter, leading contested possessions and tackles by six each, but the Demons have increased their pressure.
Score: Collingwood lead 9.6 (60) to Melbourne 8.7 (55).
Brody Mihocek taken to hospital
In a statement, Melbourne Demons have confirmed Mihocek won’t take any further part in the game and is currently heading to hospital via ambulance.
Pies,Demons trade goals
After Dan McStay drilled a set shot from directly in front, it seemed like Collingwood finally had some breathing room.
But moments later, Harrison Petty booted one to bring the margin back to 10 points.
Wait. There’s Bayley Fritsch who boots another. After a slew of Collingwood goals, Melbourne have kicked two back-to-back majors.
Collingwood’s previous 18-point lead has now dwindled to just four points.
Six players fines from Sunday-night match
Another $6000 will go into the kitty of AFL fines after last night’s game between Carlton and Essendon.
Three players – Blues pair Patrick Cripps and George Hewett and Bomber Sullivan Robey – were today fined by the match review officer for making careless contact with an umpire in the second quarter.
Carlton’s Ben Ainsworth and Essendon’s Lachie Blakiston were both fined for instigating a melee in the third quarter, and Bomber Jacob Farrow copped a penalty for misconduct.
Assuming all the players accept the penalty imposed on them, they will each be stung $1000, money which is then invested by the league in medical research to understand and prevent head trauma in the sport.
No fines or suspensions were issued from Sunday’s game between Sydney and St Kilda.
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