In Sunday’s come-from-behind win over Adelaide, Craig McRae’s team continued to take risks but their success is not all voodoo
This week’s column was supposed to be about Richmond. It was supposed to be about their truly ghastly game at Marvel Stadium, a ground they hate, against the sort of team they would have rolled over with absolute contempt a few years ago. It was supposed to be a look at time’s assault on champion players, and on champion teams.
And then Collingwood happened. You’re probably sick of me writing about them. I’m sick of it myself. It’s becoming ridiculous. “Every week is a new adventure,” Craig McRae said a few weeks ago. And every week, they outdo themselves. They’re the team you tune in for. They’re the team you’d pay to watch as a neutral. They’ve won nine of their last dozen games after trailing at three-quarter-time.
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