Essendon vs Collingwood - AFL Anzac Day LIVE: All the latest updates as incredible match finishes in a dramatic draw - with Jamie Elliott's incredible mark stealing the show
By Shayne Bugden For Daily Mail Australia
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That's all for this live blog - but keep checking in with Daily Mail Australia for more coverage of what will go down as an all-time classic. We'll leave you with another look at THAT grab from Jamie Elliott.
Darcy Moore breaks it down
Moore pinpointed the hole the Pies dug themselves into at the start as a big reason for the result - as well as not being aggressive enough with the ball in the last 10 minutes of the match.
'Their stoppage game has been good all year ... and we couldn't match it early,' he said.
Garry Lyon's take on what went wrong for the Pies
'They are getting older,' the Dees legend said post-match - while also hinting that he thinks some of their stars aren't displaying the same amount of desire after winning last year's grand final.
Probably not a good idea for him to go for a beer in Collingwood tonight.
Are the stats as even as the scoreline?
The short answer is, not really.
The Bombers got the edge in several of the big categories.
Disposals 397-317 Dons
Kicks 225-187 Dons
Handballs 172-130 Dons
Inside 50s 55-53 Dons
They also edged the Pies in hit-outs, clearances, centre clearances and stoppage clearances.
Pendlebury wants a rule change - as Zach Merrett collects the Anzac Day Medal
First Brayshaw, now the Collingwood icon calls for a new way of settling games like this. Asked how he'd like to see drawn matches dealt with just after the siren sounded, he simply replied, 'Extra time.'
Merrett was great today but that award could've gone to several players from either team.
Craig McRae looks like he's just eaten a rotten egg as Darcy Moore strides to the microphone to give a typically cool, calm and collected speech despite the drama of those final minutes.
Kyle Langford must be the sickest man in Australia
You've got to feel for Langford there. He had the game in the palm of his hand but that set shot just wasn't good enough.
On the other hand, Mihocek badly stuffed up two shots that each should have resulted in a behind, then Elliott - after taking one of the great hangers - couldn't haul in a kick that while difficult, wasn't beyond someone of his talents.
Cue the calls for overtime. Brayshaw has just started them and he won't be the only person calling for a rule change after this one.
Bombers 84-85 Magpies: A rare long, scoreless stretch
The Pies start playing negative footy, going backwards to find safe marks and slow the match down. But they're one point up, not 19, and that's not going to get them over the line.
Langford marks on the wing, fires it into the centre for another mark, followed by another, then Wright plucks it out of the air about 55 out and centres the ball.
Nick Daicos latches onto it and clears, but there's a turnover and Wright marks again, then finds Hobbs, who looks to be too distant to get this through.
He centres it, Draper can't mark, Schultz and Josh Daicos try to work it out of danger but it breaks down again and the Dons take over.
Cox marks strongly about 45 out from goal and Collingwood slow it down again.
Bombers 84-85 Magpies: Mihocek blows two difficult chances
Brody Mihocek marks a desperate roosted ball by Schultz - and kicks it out on the full as his attempt to bend it back on a harsh angle goes badly wrong.
Some excellent work by Hind keeps the Dons alive down the wing, but they lose possession and the Pies quickly strike downfield with Mihocek taking another grab off a Maynard kick. Another difficult angle - and it's out on the full again!
Bombers 84-79 Magpies
De Goey ticks the scoreboard over after some slick lead-up work. Jones doesn't look to be coming back.
Harvey Harrison kicks his first of the match after the Dons couldn't work the ball upfield and out of danger. It's a great snap after he's fed by Mihocek, who pulls off a nice handball in traffic.
Bombers 84-72 Magpies
Nic Martin chips in with his first score of the match. That was great play under heavy pressure there... and the camera switches to Dons legend Kevin Sheedy making a cut-throat gesture in the crowd. Is he saying the Pies are finished or telling another fan not to crow too loud because this game is squarely in the balance?
And as I write that, Langford uses his strength to body his man out of the contest and mark about 25 out, nearly right in front. He kicks true.
Bombers 72-72 Magpies: Nasty-looking injury to Harrison Jones as Langford evens it up
'That nose isn't pointing the right way,' James Brayshaw says as Jones runs off the field with blood streaming from his face, a towel over his shnozz.
Langford takes an easy mark as the Pies fail to man up on him and takes full advantage of an easy set shot.
Bombers 65-72 Magpies: Rough holding the ball call before a Daicos stunner
Alwyn Davey Jr was very unlucky there. Could've sworn he got that handball away... but there's no immediate blowback for the Dons.
The Pies take their time working it down to Bobby Hill, who runs off the mark and gets it to Josh Daicos, who makes it look easy as he snaps from a difficult spot about five in from the boundary and about 45 metres out from goal. That was outstanding.
Bombers 65-66 Magpies
Just over a minute left in the third and the Bombers set up well, only for it to be rushed through for a behind.
Jamie Elliott tries to take another screamer and gets up gingerly after crashing back to the turf.
The Bombers are topping the possession count by 50 but you wouldn't think that from how even this quarter has been.
Harrison Jones marks in the forward pocket just before the siren sounds. He's on a shocking angle... and kicks accordingly. One point in it.
Bombers 57-53 Magpies: Elliott with a SCREAMER!
Jamie Elliott has just climbed right up McKay's 200cm frame to take an absolute speccie. You'll be seeing that grab once or twice more this year - it was special. He looked about 12 feet tall when he plucked the ball out of the air. That is leading the mark of the year contenders by the length of the Flemington straight.
No mistake with the kick, either.
Bombers 57-47 Magpies
Harrison Jones misses to the right after getting a set shot courtesy of a free he was given for being interfered with in a marking contest.
The Bombers work it out of the centre square again but they're repelled by the Pies.
A much more even contest in this period after the huge momentum swings of quarters one and two.
Brad Scott's adjustments at halftime appear to be paying off as the Dons have more options when they come under pressure.
Now Isaac Quaynor gives away a stupid, stupid free for a push in the back and Merrett lines up from a challenging spot about 45 out - and misses by a fraction.
Bombers 55-47 Magpies: Did Daicos deserve a free there?
Half the crowd thought so as he was collected high by Merrett - but the ump thought he was falling into that one. Some good pressure by the Dons for a change and Stringer makes a smart decision to feed his teammate instead of taking a shot himself. Alwyn Davey Jr whacks it through the sticks after running onto a handpass in the goal square.
Bombers 48-46 Magpies: Some much-needed respite for the Dons
Essendon finally slowed things down a bit there and got a clean break from the non-stop pressure the Pies have been applying all quarter. Stringer's snap was a difficult chance that went wide to the right for a behind.
But he makes up for that with great body position earning him a mark against Billy Frampton. Then he goes wide right again with a very disappointing set shot.
Bombers 40-40 Magpies
Mihocek won the turnover at the 50m line, offloaded to Josh Daicos, who found Lachie Schulz right near the boundary line. No shame in missing that one.
Then, just seconds later, Mihocek slams his third major home after a nice grab from Maynard, who kicked it into the goal square for his teammate to pluck it out of the air off a deflection to leave himself with an easy snap for a major.
Bombers 40-27 Magpies
Jade Gresham snaps but his aim is off under a fair amount of pressure.
The game has shifted markedly. Brad Scott will not be happy with his team's lack of killer instinct. Gone are the big Dons marks that punctuated the first quarter and Collingwood are starting to suffocate them when they try to work the ball downfield.
Bombers 38-18 Magies: Stringer blows a golden chance... but was it his fault?
Another clearance for the Dons through Jake Stringer... and De Goey is caught with the ball, then gives away a 50 when he tugs on Stringer's foot in frustration.
That gives the Bomber a nice shot at goal - which he misses! James Brayshaw is not happy with the position of the man on the mark there and blames Stringer's mistake on it.
Bombers 37-17 Magpies
The game is really opening up now; both sides have just moved the ball about three-quarters of the length of the field in rapid succession.
The Dons get a behind through Harrison Jones but the Pies strike back through Jamie Elliott, but that goal belonged to Bobby Hill, who set him up with an incredible kick from right out on the boundary on the 50-metre line.
Bombers 24-9 Magpies
Jamie Elliott and Mihocek can't convert but this is far better from Collingwood as they mount sustained pressure in the Dons' forward line.
Draper takes a strong mark but can't find his man, then the teams trade intercept marks with Darcy Moore stifling an attacking raid in the forward pocket.
Diggers do a lap of honour at the G
We're about 10 minutes from kickoff and veterans have waved to the crowd as they complete a circuit of footy's most famous ground.
Some of them will be old enough to remember Anzac Day in 1959, which fell on a Saturday - back when all VFL games were played on that afternoon of the week.
Instead of playing the round, all matches were postponed for a week due to restrictions in place at the time. They were lifted in 1960, when the first VFL clashes were played on one of the most sacred of days on the Australian calendar.
Why some are calling for the Last Post to be scrapped from Anzac Day matches
Radio host Greg Martin has called for the highly controversial change which, if made reality, would almost certainly make fans beyond furious.
Here's why he wants the tradition axed...
Bombers coach Brad Scott opens up about his Vietnam War veteran dad
The Essendon boss said today is a 'day of reflection' for him and his family.
'Dad was quite a few tours through Vietnam as a helicopter pilot in the army and he came back from Vietnam and ultimately passed away at 41 from injuries sustained,' he said before the match.
Incredible detail about crowd photo
The Anzac matches always draw a huge turnout - and this year is no different, as you can see from the pic below.
It wasn't taken this afternoon, however - amazingly, the photographer captured the image at about nine o'clock this morning.
Talk about wanting to make sure you don't miss out...
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