Collingwood coach Craig McRae is in disbelief again after the Magpies saved their biggest heist for their fiercest rival Carlton in a thriller at the MCG.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae left stunned by another Magpies escape act against Carlton in MCG blockbusterCollingwood coach Craig McRae was left happy but relieved after the Magpies clinched a top four spot with their win over Carton.abc.net.au/news/weve-found-another-way-to-win-pies-coach-mcrae-in-disbelief/101356060After Carlton produced a stunning eight-goal surge in the third quarter to take a 24-point lead to the last break, the Blues' AFL finals drought looked over.
But Collingwood saved their biggest heist, for their fiercest rival, in the final game of the home-and-away season.Magpies kicked 5.1 to Carlton's 0.6 to secure a one-point win, a top-four spot and consign the Blues to the ultimate heartacheMcRae was left speechless about everything he witnessed at the MCG on Sunday, with Jamie Elliott kicking the match-winning goal for the second time in five weeks.
Jamie Elliott sent Magpies fans into a frenzy with his winning goal inside the last two minutes against Carlton."I just can't believe, I really can't, we've found another way to win. "I tried to get a couple of minutes by myself to take it all in because it's hard to realise what we just did."There was a moment when they were peppering in the last quarter, I thought they get one of those goals and we're done."
After finishing 17th last season, Collingwood will enter the finals with 12 wins from their last 13 games, nine of them by less than 10 points.
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