McGovern saves the day

Marks don’t come much bigger than Mitch McGovern’s colossal clunk in a pack of nearly 10 players. Jake Kelly kicked the ball inside 50 with four seconds remaining in a last roll of the dice moment, which McGovern was up for, no pun intended. McGovern scored the goal after the siren to equalize the scores at the MCG in a true tale of two halves. Collingwood led by as many as 50 points in the third quarter after dominating the first half, but the Crows stormed home through elite rebound play to set up a theatrical ending.

The atmosphere was electric for a crowd of just 33,269 at the MCG. Collingwood fans were left devastated while Crows fans can rejoice at the fact that they’re side have a deadly third gear they are capable of reaching.
 

THE BAD

Shaw as hell

Heath Shaw was shown grilling teammate Aidan Corr moments after the siren following his side’s narrow 12-point triumph over Fremantle. His act was untoward considering GWS had just secured the victory.

Footy players and coaches have rare moments of joy, especially on the field and Shaw should’ve bit his tongue and spared the spray.

Shaw’s hostility and aggression ultimately pushed him out of Collingwood and it would be a shame if it somehow cost him success at GWS.

Pucker down

Spare the spray and definitely spare the smooch. Hawthorn’s Will Langford heckled and even kissed Swans veteran Jarrad McVeigh during their clash on Friday night.

McVeigh labelled the act "disrespectful" in what was a vigorous and physical game, which Langford claimed he was "just trying to keep it lighthearted out there."

Luke Hodge famously kissed Buddy Franklin in the 2014 Grand Final, Langford may want to build up his resume more like Hodge’s before he uses such tactics on a star like McVeigh.