Dominant ... Travis Cloke was a constant threat in Collingwood's forward line with four goals. Source: DAVID CROSLING / AAP
Collingwood have overcome injury and illness to open their season with a gutsy AFL win over a fast-finishing North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.
Travis Cloke kicked four goals and Steele Sidebottom three as the Magpies held on to win 15.13 (103) to 13.9 (87) on Sunday.
5.2 (32) | Q1 | 3.5 (23) |
8.4 (52) | Q2 | 8.6 (54) |
9.7 (61) | Q3 | 12.10 (82) |
13.9 (87) | Q4 | 15.13 (103) |
Lindsay Thomas 4 | Travis Cloke 4 |
Lachlan Hansen 2 | Steele Sidebottom 3 |
Ryan Bastinac 1 | Tyson Goldsack 2 |
Ben Cunnington 1 | Quinten Lynch 2 |
Sam Gibson 1 | Jarryd Blair 1 |
Todd Goldstein 1 | Brent Macaffer 1 |
Aaron Mullett 1 | Scott Pendlebury 1 |
Drew Petrie 1 | Dane Swan 1 |
Robbie Tarrant 1 |
Already missing a long list of injured players including Dale Thomas and Luke Ball, Collingwood were forced to make Dayne Beams (thigh) and Heath Shaw (illness) late pre-game withdrawals.
It meant two more debutants - Josh Thomas and Jack Frost - joined another, Sam Dwyer, in the Magpies' 22.
Collingwood then lost Ben Johnson to a leg injury in the second term and key defender Ben Reid to a head clash in the third.
The hard-tackling Magpies still kicked four goals to one in a ferocious third quarter to turn what had been a two-point lead after a tight, see-sawing first half into a 21-point advantage at the last change.
Tyson Goldsack kicked the opening two goals of the third quarter and Jarryd Blair made it a 19-point margin, before the game turned spiteful when North's Lindsay Thomas, who kicked four first-half goals, bumped Reid off the ball.
Reid lay motionless for several minutes before leaving the ground after the pair's head clash, which might cost Thomas a suspension.
But it didn't stall Collingwood's momentum.
A high-flying mark and goal from Dane Swan soon after stretched the lead to 27 points.
While a goal to North's Lachie Hansen pulled the margin back to 21 points by three-quarter, time, majors to Cloke and Sidebottom early in the last pushed it out to 34 points.
North kicked the next four goals to give the tiring Magpies a scare, before Brent Macaffer sealed the game inside the last minute.
Midfielder Scott Pendlebury (30 disposals) was superb for Collingwood, tackling hard, winning the ball in tight and using it with poise.
Sidebottom ran hard and showed great class, Swan gathered 31 touches, Cloke was a constant attacking threat and Nathan Brown nullified North danger man Drew Petrie.
For the Kangaroos, captain Andrew Swallow and Ben Cunnington won plenty of contested ball, Daniel Wells showed class and Todd Goldstein dominated the ruck.
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