Dane Swan

Collingwood v Geelong (2010 AFL Season - Preliminary Final)

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In front of a crowd of over 90,000 fans, the Pies systematically destroyed the Cats. The deadly accurate Pies instead kicked 12 goals from their first 16 shots at goal. Geelong was inept, reactive and outplayed in every facet of the game. From the moment Travis Cloke slammed through the game's first goal from 30 metres out directly in front, they were under siege. The Pies ramped up their much-vaunted defensive zone, and under the suffocating pressure the Cats simply wilted. By quarter-time, after Collingwood had kicked seven goals to just one from Geelong, the margin was 37 points and the game was over. Gary Ablett was extraordinary, racking up 25 possessions in the first half alone, but he played a lone hand for Geelong. Darren Milburn has surely played his last game for Geelong, captain Cameron Ling was a liability, and the likes of Joel Corey, Brad Ottens and Matthew Scarlett were exposed. Ling will have a delayed start to the 2011 season, sure to miss a week for a punch to Leigh Brown's midriff early in the third term. The Cats will now have to consider whether to overhaul this famed group, with Gary Ablett considered likely to announce his departure from the club this week. The heroes were everywhere for Collingwood, led by Scott Pendlebury in the engine room and dominant onballers Alan Didak and Dane Swan. The hype will only ramp up early in the week, with Pies onballer Swan a commanding favourite for the Brownlow Medal on Monday. SCOREBOARD COLLINGWOOD 7.2 13.7 16.11 18.12 (120) GEELONG 1.1 3.5 6.10 11.13 (79) Goals: Collingwood: T Cloke 3 D Swan 2 S Pendlebury 2 S Sidebottom 2 S Wellingham 2 A Didak B Johnson B Macaffer C Dawes D Beams D Thomas L Brown. Geelong: M Stokes 2 S Byrnes 2 T Varcoe 2 B Ottens C Mooney J Bartel J Podsiadly S Johnson. Best: Collingwood: Swan, Didak, Wellingham, Pendlebury, Cloke, Brown, Johnson. Geelong: Ablett, Varcoe, Selwood. Umpires: Shaun Ryan, Ray Chamberlain, Brett Rosebury. Official Crowd: 95,241 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.