Pies take points over Tigers in a one-point thriller
April 1, 2016 10:17 PM
COLLINGWOOD has snatched a thrilling one-point victory from Richmond at the MCG on Friday night, with ruckman Brodie Grundy snapping the winning goal with just four seconds remaining.
The Magpies had looked dead and buried with 15 minutes to play, but came to life to kick four of the last five goals to notch a memorable 13.9 (87) to 12.14 (86) win.
Small forward Alex Fasolo was the star for the Magpies,kicking three of his six goals in the fourth quarter, while recruit Adam Treloar played a heroic role in the match-winning play.
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Treloar, who was booed all night by the Tigers supporters and finished with 32 possessions, burst from the centre with seconds remaining to pump the ball inside 50, setting up the final surge..
With the ball locked in Collingwood's attacking 50 for the fourth time in the last two minutes, Tiger Nick Vlastuin was penalised for a deliberate out of bounds.
Darcy Moore took the resulting free with 19 seconds remaining and put the ball to the top of the square, with Grundy crumbing and snapping the goal, which saw the MCG crowd
erupt.
The final term was the only quarter Nathan Buckley's team has won out of eight this season, but it was enough to provide a much-needed victory after a tumultuous start to the year.
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