As Essendon decided Ben Rutten’s fate, diehard fans were already making their way to the MCG
Collingwood’s Jordan De Goey and Nick Daicos celebrate on the final siren after the Magpies rallied in the final minutes to deny Carlton an AFL finals place.Collingwood’s Jordan De Goey and Nick Daicos celebrate on the final siren after the Magpies rallied in the final minutes to deny Carlton an AFL finals place.Last modified on Sun 21 Aug 2022 18.31 BSTpresident this week, was the producer of the 1996 documentary ‘100 Years of Australian Football’.
From that point on, the focus was on the mad scramble for double chances and home finals. More than 200 home-and-away games boiled down to a few Sunday afternoon fixtures. But before that, there were the warm-up acts. Melbourne flexed, On Sunday, however, it was visceral. Watching the hordes snake their way through Fitzroy Gardens, it felt like a city emerging from its winter burrow. It felt like a big final. Collingwood were playing for the double chance. Carlton, who’d been in the top every week this season, were hanging on for dear life. Most Carlton fans had taken the full seven days to get over the final 90 seconds of the Melbourne game. This was their biggest game in nearly a decade.
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