SURPRISING:We must win……
Thanks so much for all the interactions today as Collingwood won their 16th AFL/VFL premiership beating Brisbane by four points.
This blog wouldn’t have been possible without the tireless work of all our writers, photographers, subeditors, producers and others who contributed to the end product.
Thanks, as well, for all the support of our live blogs throughout the season. We will be back during trade period and the draft while our writers will have many more stories in the days to come as Collingwood embrace their new title as the top team in the AFL.
So until next time, bye for now. It might not have been clear from the television broadcast but Paul Stanley from KISS reportedly did smash his guitar at the end of the band’s half-time show.
As it happened: Moore elated as Collingwood win premiership; Bobby Hill claims Norm Smith Medal AFL grand final 2023 LIVE updates_ AFL grand final 2023 LIVE updates_ Collingwood Magpies v Brisbane Lions results, scores, how to watch, time, odds, schedule, entertainmentWe’ve heard the opposite for some time now, you see, told time and again by members of the commentariat how likeable these new Magpies have become. How their organisation is filled with great people, and inclusivity. How they play with verve and desire. How they’re exciting to watch. Becoming likeable was, they told us, the dirtiest trick the dirty rotten mudlarks ever pulled.
There’s their coach, Craig McRae, with his Ted Lasso puffer jacket and guileless charm. Their captain, Darcy Moore, who reads books and dyes his hair and speaks with eloquence and empathy. Their veteran champion, too, Scott Pendelbury, maybe headed humbly towards the AFL games record.
But is that enough to really turn the other cheek? I think not.