The stakes in the grand final rematch at the Gabba were greater than usual but the Pies’ tackling proved the difference
Collingwood’s Jamie Elliott celebrates kicking a goal during the AFL grand final rematch against Brisbane at the Gabba.Collingwood’s Jamie Elliott celebrates kicking a goal during the AFL grand final rematch against Brisbane at the Gabba.
By the early part of the second term at the Gabba, they had 32 tackles to Brisbane’s dozen and by game’s end it was 84 to 52. For all the ebbs, flows and momentum shifts of the grand final rematch, it was the Pies’ tackling that was the difference. “We need to get more tackles and we need to get more effective with them,” Chris Fagan said afterwards. Brisbane’s tendency to over-handball, he said, invited Collingwood’s pressure.
They certainly dominated proceedings in the second term. There were shades of last year’s preliminary final. As is so often the case, it was Lachie Neale who ignited them. His clean hands, his hard head, his fast feet and what boxing fans call his “ring geometry” were all standouts. He was the one who got his hands on the football first, who distributed and who got them moving.
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