VFL 2018: Collingwood defeats Port Melbourne by two points in thrilling match at North Port Oval
Paul Amy, Caulfield Glen Eira Leader
August 12, 2018 10:30am
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GOING into the match their positions on the ladder and their 9-6 records showed there was little between them.
And after an enthralling final quarter played in heavy rain, only two points separated Collingwood and Port Melbourne at North Port Oval on Saturday.
It went the Pies’ way, after they held off a desperate and doughty Borough.
I'm in New Zealand, so missed the game obviously.. Must have been tough conditions once the weather hit.
Two games back for Mascitti and back in the bests.
Interesting that Ports best three were all defenders.
MegaA, Lums, Comeng, Burraburger, StationHotel, thoughts on the game?
Yet to watch the last quarter, but that weather during the third quarter was phenomenal!
My concern watching Port in this game is we really seem to be slow to 'switch on' early in quarters. Particularly midfield defensive pressure. At times during the game against the Pies the ball was coming into Collingwood forward line so quickly that our defenders were no chance at times.
That being said. I still thought the Borough played some really good football in pataches. It's a matter of putting a full 4 quarter effort together if we are to be any chance for finals.
I saw I didn;t respond to your question and I know now it is old news but it was a game that I thought we weren't convincing. Other than once or twice our starts have been slow and that may come back to haunt us next week in the finals. I thought that Collingwood were lucky that the rain came when it did which made scoring difficult for us. You could argue that Collingwood were lucky to get the 4 points but that is probably the leveler for the week before when Essendon should have won with the young fellah hitting the post from only 15 metres out directly in front with nobody in front of him. I think it was Ian Chappel who once wrote in a book - "Sport is a great leveler" - how very true !