Match report: Pies prevail in dour clash as Blues count cost

Nathan Schmook July 2, 2016 9:48 PM

COLLINGWOOD has avenged its round seven loss to Carlton and spoiled the debut of royal Blue Jack Silvagni, winning a scrappy clash at the MCG by 12 points on Saturday night.

After its season was sent into a tailspin by the Blues two months ago, Collingwood finally got a chance to square up and it hit the old enemy where it hurts, winning 8.9 (57) to 6.9 (45).

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Silvagni was the drawcard on Saturday night, and a crowd of 56,157 rolled through the gates to see son of Stephen and grandson of Sergio in his long-sleeved No.2 jumper.

And in a year that has quickly become one of development for the Magpies, making sure Carlton didn't celebrate the occasion with a win was probably more significant than the four points they banked.

Further souring the loss for the Blues was what appeared to be a serious knee injury to defender Ciaran Byrne, who landed awkwardly in a contest in the fourth quarter and was taken from the ground on a stretcher.

It was clearly a clash between 13th and 14th, and neither side did anything to suggest they will have a rapid spike in form in the last eight weeks of the season, with the combined score the lowest between these sides since 1966.

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