Collingwood has held on to a brave Gold Coast to claim an exciting five-point AFL victory at a slippery Metricon Stadium to extend its winning streak to six games.
In a rocking contest, the Magpies just found the winning advantage to get a 9.13 (67) to 8.14 (62) victory and move up to sixth on the ladder.
Josh Daicos and Jack Ginnivan scored three goals each for the visitors, while Daicos ’brother Nick was the best on the ground with 37 rebounds, seven touchdowns and 674 yards won.
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Izak Rankine starred in the Suns, with four goals, while Gold Coast fell to a 7-8 record and his hopes of sneaking into the top eight began to slip away.
Captain Touk Miller had 31 touches for the hosts, while Noah Anderson (30 eliminations, one goal) was also excellent.
The win came at a cost to both clubs, with Darcy Moore on the stretcher last season after injuring his left knee in a scoring competition, while Connor Budarick and Ben Ainsworth also suffered injuries at the bottom of leg in a desperate last quarter.
Collingwood’s triumph came despite a safe return to the AFL by superstar Jordan de Goey, who was only able to manage 11 touchdowns in his first game since returning from a period of personal injury after of a controversial trip to Bali during the mid-season farewell. .
The Suns quickly came out of the blocks and scored the first three goals, including one to rookie Hewago Oea.
The Papua New Guinea product, a late inclusion for the hosts at the expense of Chris Burgess, threw a big one with his first touch in the AFL, really ending the race with the outside of his right foot to cause a big celebration. in the countryside. with his peers.
The Magpies responded after the 20-year-old’s moment, with young pistol Ginnivan giving up two goals in quick time after Oliver Henry’s first goal to equalize.
The visitors should probably have hit the striker in the quarter, but Taylor Adams and Henry were guilty of missing seven shots.
Josh Daicos’ first goal early in the second quarter put the Magpies ahead for the first time before Ginnivan added a third to put the five unanswered for Collingwood.
Rankine finished that race with a brilliant moment from his pocket before Noah Anderson finished a clever job from Mal Rosas to get the Suns to two points.
Josh Daicos’ second in the last minute of the quarter ensured the Pies maintained a nine-point lead at the break.
The two teams left out for more than 17 minutes without a goal in the third season before another first-ever Suns player, James Tsitas, set up Rankine for his second after Matt Rowell did well to stifle a Scott Pendlebury kick. .
Another behind Levi Casboult, the fifth of the Suns of the season, after the great striker had taken a mark to shouts, has ensured that the guests were ahead with only one point in the final corner.
A double to Rankine early last season, including a strange effort from the ground, put the Suns further ahead.
Josh Daicos increased his third after combining with his brother to cut the margin to a goal with just over seven minutes to play.
Brody Mihocek, guilty of burning a golden opportunity in the second season, made no mistake after a good mark to equalize again and then the first of the night Will Hoskin-Elliott put the visitors at an advantage they would not give up.