The story of the Bulldogs v Magpies match told in pictures.
Frontal Pressre - The buzzword of the past two seasons. The notion that when the ball is turned over in the attacking sides forward 50 instead of the forwards taking a breather, they give vigorous chase and close down the oppositions run from the back.. Collinwood do this well and here Alan Didak (4) gives chase on Bulldog, Ryan Griffin (16)forcing a rushed handball to a team mate.
Collinwood halfback, Dale 'Daisy" Thomas, chases down and finally hangs onto to 3 time Brisbane Lion premiership player and now midfield champion with the Bulldogs Jason Akermanis (21). These two players had a ding dong battle controlling the midfied..Both scoring goals and both instrumental in maintaining momentum.
Collingwood Captain Nick Maxwell (r) walks off with Dayne Beams (l) holding the Robert Rose trophy, Rose played for the Collingwood Football Club, and later for Footscray, now the Western Bulldogs.He had a tragic car accident , which left him a quadriplegic. He later became a columnist for a Melbourne newspaper.