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Matthew Lloyd says Collingwood’s ‘astonishing’ late-game execution not simply down to luck

Essendon great Matthew Lloyd has lauded Craig McRae for “astonishing” coaching that has seen Collingwood continually execute in the fourth quarters of tight matches. McRae’s Magpies have become the masters of fourth-quarter comebacks and did it again on Sunday, breaking Carlton hearts by overcoming a 25-point deficit to shatter the Blues’ finals dream while securing a top-four spot of their…

Kicking report ‘out of character’ for Collingwood’s Sarah D’Arcy

The kicking action that led to Collingwood’s Sarah D’Arcy being reported in Friday night’s match against Carlton was out of character for the key forward, according to the Western Bulldogs’ Ellie Blackburn. 

Blackburn admitted she had seen the kick, unlike the Carlton and Collingwood coaches Damien Keeping and Wayne Siekman, but refrained from commenting specifically on the incident.

Collingwood…