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AFL Season Opener: Collingwood Leads St Kilda at Three-Quarter Time

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Three-goal lead at three-quarter time – Collingwood stormed home in the third term to seize control of their season-opening clash against St Kilda.

First Half Summary

At half-time, Collingwood led Hawthorn by five points in a separate fixture. Hawthorn kicked the last three goals of the second quarter, including one from Nick Watson. Collingwood won all four centre clearances in the second quarter after losing all seven in the first. Hawthorn led in contested possessions 71-48.

Jai Newcombe led all players with seven contested possessions, while Finn Maginness and Ned Reeves each had six. Dan Houston recorded two missed set shots for Collingwood.

Third Quarter Performance

In the match against St Kilda, Collingwood’s Nick Daicos secured 13 disposals during the third quarter. This contributed to the Magpies recording a five-goal-to-two quarter, which erased St Kilda’s two-point half-time lead.

Key Player Contributions

Through the first three quarters, several Collingwood players were noted for strong performances, including the Daicos brothers, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom, Dan Houston, Brayden Maynard, and Isaac Quaynor.

Score at Three-Quarter Time

Collingwood 10.10 (70) to St Kilda 7.10 (52)