Practice Match #4 - Collingwood vs North Ballarat at OPO

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Nick Gray wins the toss, Magpies to the Batman Avenue end.

And so, for the final time on the pre-season practice match fixture circuit, AWAY WE GO!

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Brown marks running with the flight on the AAMI Park wing, plays on, delivers nicely for Crocker!

From 35m, slight angle... misses...

1-0

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Mackie on the run from 50... misses...

2-0

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Pies wearing the new clash strip.

Billy wearing the famous #53...

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Brown wins a free bu can't convert from 40m 45d...

3-0

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Aish gets a 1-2 from Mackie, scrambles a kick around the corner into the 50, Elliott steams out and marks!

From 40m, 35d... GOAL!

9-0

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FYI, Cox playing 1st ruck...

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Dunn a clever little baulk on the wing, drives it long to the pocket, looking for Crocker... free kick, Crocker for a block!

From 35m, 55d... ordinary kick, swings back, GOAL!

15-0

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Aish wins HTB with a nice tackle on the HFF.

Delivers into the 50, KIRBY 3rd in line, takes the mark!

From 35m, 45d... GOAL!

21-0

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Brown gets decapitated in the middle, free kick, advantage taken by Cal, hands off to Elliott on the charge, Billy drops the hammer from 55... GOAL!

27-0

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Crocker marks inside the 50 again, plays on... and misses again...

28-0

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Crocker taken in the back at ground level inside the 50 after a helicopter entry from Woodward, Crocker bounces back to his feet like a toppletoy, advantage taken, hands off to Brown, Cal around the body... high, coming back on the breeze... GOAL!

34-0

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Billy, set shot from 50m 55d... misses...

35-0

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First Rooster score, a behind on the run from #25...

35-1

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Oxley quick hands in the middle, off to Woodward, the ex-Hawk drives it long inside 50, looking for Kirby, not a good kick, but Kirby worries his opponent out of the mark, pounces onto the crumb, runs in and kicks the GOAL!

41-1