Collingwood’s victory over GWS set up a hugely anticipated preliminary final – but that wasn’t even the story of the weekend
The first week of the AFL finals was nothing to remember for long. The second was better, but the one to come? Hoo boy! Football isn’t broke, no matter what you’ve heard.
On Saturday night, Collingwood’s at times patchy 10-point win over Greater Western Sydney set up a preliminary final against Richmond – the most anticipated preliminary final since before Brody Mihocek was born. When the Pies and the Tigers met six weeks ago, Melbourne’s Herald Sun marked the occasion with an eight-page wraparound. This week we should expect the souvenir insert, the 30 for 30 documentary and the Dreamworld theme park ride. Nostalgia is about the only thing the AFL won’t tamper with.
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