"Collingwood have produced 15 minutes of magic to sink Adelaide by 24 points in the AFL's first qualifying final. The Pies booked a home preliminary final in a fortnight with a character-filled 11.13 (79) to 8.7 (55) victory at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night. Collingwood defeat Adelaide in AFL qualifying final live Adelaide will host a home semi-final next week against GWS Giants or Hawthorn after being blitzed by the Magpies in the third quarter."
"After leading by six points at half-time, Collingwood booted five majors to none in a golden quarter-hour. The Pies' 34-year-old veteran Steele Sidebottom triggered the onslaught with two left-footed snaps in a game-breaking burst. Sidebottom's two left snaps punctuated by a near-identical major from Jordan De Goey came in four minutes that stunned the 52,187-strong pro-Adelaide crowd. The visitors scored five goals to three in what is widely-dubbed the premiership quarter"
Collingwood produced 15 minutes of magic to beat Adelaide by 24 points, claiming an 11.13 (79) to 8.7 (55) victory at Adelaide Oval. The win secures a home preliminary final for Collingwood in a fortnight. Adelaide will host a home semi-final next week against GWS or Hawthorn after the third-quarter collapse. After leading by six points at half-time, Collingwood booted five unanswered goals in the third quarter. Steele Sidebottom triggered the onslaught with two left-footed snaps and Jordan De Goey added a similar major. The surge stunned 52,187 fans and gave Craig McRae's side strong momentum toward the grand final.
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