Round 1 - Pies hold off Werribee for 7-pt win

[Magpie Phil]

The stats so far.

Rantall 20
Poulter 15
Murphy 14
Brown 13

Henry with 2 goals

We need to get our act together otherwise these guys will run away with it.

Re Cox, i couldn't agree more.

[Pies4shaw]

Scores level at 49.

[Pies4shaw]

McMahon gets a free down field on a very tight angle.

[Pies4shaw]

... but he hits the post. Collingwood by a point.

[Pies4shaw]

Cox gets a lovely free kick.

[Pies4shaw]

And he finally kicks his second. Pies by 7.

[Pies4shaw]

From the centre clearance, some good skill on display. Ginnivan with a lovely pickup and goal. Pies by 13.

[Pies4shaw]

Chugg has got more and more impressive the longer the game has gone. He can have Noble's spot any time they like.

[Pies4shaw]

Kelly is not an AFL-standard defender. He simply cannot play as a KPD.

[Pies4shaw]

Werribee are just 7 points behind.

[Pies4shaw]

But a great centre clearance (Cox to Tyler Brown) brings the ball to FF. After a scramble, it comes out to Poulter who kicks a magnificent left foot goal. Pies by 13.

[Pies4shaw]

Kelly with a stupid panic-punch when he should have marked comfortably - turns the ball over and Buzza just misses, keeping Collingwood's 2-goal lead intact.

[Pies4shaw]

But they get a goal anyway. Collingwood by just 6 points.

[Pies4shaw]

Henry kicks a point. Collingwood by 7.

[Pies4shaw]

A short high pass out of half back turns it over to Werribee. But the 'pies just do enough to clear, for a moment.