The story of the game between the Magpies and the Bombers told in pictures.
The Dons were quick out of the blocks and seemed to have caught the Magies off guard. The scoreboard shows 3 behinds in the opening minutes. Here Josh Fraser (25) the Collingwood ruckman out jumps Essendons, Cale Hooker. They are watched by from l-r (33) Adamn Mcphee, (37) Kyle Reimers - in black boots, (10) Scott Pendlebury, Magpie Leon Davis and Bomber, Brett Stanton, (42) Nathan Lovett-Murray, dale Thomas 9obscured) and (32) Travis Cloke.
A key match up was Essendon's big man, Adam McPhee on Collingwood power forward, Travis Cloke. Neither was comprehensively beaten by the other during the match, although each dominated for periods during the game. Cloke was instrumental during the rampaging second quarter for the Pies.