The biggest Anzac Day crowd yet – 95,179 all told – was rewarded by perhaps the best game since the epic draw that launched this series 28 years ago.
Essendon threw down the gauntlet with a six-goals-to-one third term to establish a 28-point three-quarter time lead and the Magpies picked it up by kicking seven goals to none in the last quarter to snatch victory.
Collingwood’s win was even more meritorious considering they were previously undermanned on the day and at times it looked like their makeshift ruck division would be overwhelmed.Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and Sam Draper of Essendon spoil Ash Johnson of Collingwood.Sore of heart as they will be this night, the Bombers can hold their heads high. Backing up from last week’s upset of premiership fancy Melbourne, the Bombers matched and then shaded the Magpies for the bulk of the match.
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