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The Magpie mirage: How 2020 finals run masked scoring woes – AFL
Collingwood’s goalless half of footy against Sydney was frustratingly familiar for Pies fans, writes Riley Beveridge
THE SUDDEN turn of momentum after quarter-time on Saturday must have felt both frustrating and familiar for Collingwood.
Having raced out of the blocks to claim an early 18-point lead at the first change, the Magpies then went 70 minutes of game time more than a half of football without a goal as control of the contest quickly slipped from their grasp.
The successive goalless terms and a final quarter that yielded just one major has become a pattern for Nathan Buckley’s side, which has struggled…
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