Collingwood has embarrassed Hawthorn on the Friday night stage and done so while only kicking eight goals themselves.

The Magpies only needed 59 points to see off a Hawks outfit that only had two goals to their name at three quarter time and never looked like scoring.

It was the win Collingwood needed after a tough fortnight and one that reaffirmed their standing in the competition. Hawthorn meanwhile have struggled greatly to score since Round 4 and they have a lot of work to do with their forward line.

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The Talking Point: Master coach out-coached

Nathan Buckley threw the magnets around tonight and all of his moves worked. With no Jordan de Goey, he threw Jamie Elliott into the middle early in the game to fill the void and it worked with the forward winning three clearances early.

Will Kelly came into the team, giving Collingwood three key forwards and as a result of that, Buckley pushed Jaidyn Stephenson up onto the wing, away from his usual spot as their deepest forward. The more traditional setup worked well for the Pies, with Brody Mihocek booting four goals.

Hawthorn and the master coach Alastair Clarkson had no answers for these changes, with the Hawks completely incapable of moving the ball out of the back half and unable to win a clearance in the first half when the game was on the line.

Because of this, scoring became close to impossible. They had just as much of the ball as Collingwood, but it was for no gain or long to an outnumbered situation.

The Hawks had two goals to their name at three quarter time and only managed to get on top and hit the scoreboard when the sting was out of the game and the Magpies were well and truly home late in the final quarter.

The Takeaway: Collingwood’s youngsters are ready

Collingwood got a crucial four points tonight, but just as importantly their young players all got huge ticks.

They brought in Isaac Quaynor, Will Kelly and Atu Bosenavulagi and got nice output from all three.

Quaynor looks a capable player across half-back, providing run and dash and an ability to hit targets, while Bosenavulagi similarly provided an ability to break lines across half-forward and the Pies looked dangerous whenever either had the ball in their hands.

As mentioned, picking Kelly changed Collingwood’s usual forward line structure and he ticked every box, taking marks, hitting the scoreboard, covering the ground and bringing the ball to ground.

Unfortunately, Kelly seemed to suffer a serious looking arm injury very late in the game that might see him on the shelf for a while. Regardless, he’s proven he has the smarts to make it as a key forward long term.

The Medical Room: Patton injured again

Jon Patton was in tears on the bench early in the first quarter after the key forward suffered another injury setback.

After missing the last two weeks with a foot injury – and the previous two seasons with a torn ACL – Patton tore his hamstring early in the game.

Hawthorn’s Graham Wright confirmed it was a minor hamstring injury, but you can understand the heartbreak for Patton.

FULL SCORE
Collingwood: 5.1, 6.5, 7.8, 8.11. (59)
Hawthorn: 1.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.9. (27)

GOALS
Collingwood: Mihocek 4, Hoskin-Elliott 2, Kelly, Cox
Hawthorn: Gunston, Smith, McEvoy

BEST
Collingwood: Mihocek, Moore, Adams, Pendlebury, Maynard, Elliott, Varcoe
Hawthorn: Sicily, Smith, Mitchell, Day, Morrison

Reports: Nil

Injuries
Collingwood: Kelly (arm)
Hawthorn: Patton (hamstring)

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