Notable:
- Harry O'Brien might just be in career-best form. Don't believe us? The 26-year-old won 31 possessions against the Cats; more than he had ever won in his 166 games prior to Saturday night. He is clearly relishing the opportunity to play further afield and become a real hazard for the opposition when he bounces his way through the centre. His 31 possessions included 19 kicks on top of nine marks and three tackles.
- The story of Sam Dwyer continues to amaze. We've all heard about his rise from Port Melbourne to the bright lights of the Westpac Centre but his performance against the Cats takes the cake as his greatest yet. He collected a career-high 27 possessions despite appearing to labour with soreness during the third quarter and kicked three goals, none more important than the one at the start of the final quarter. Dwyer's deceptive pace and hard running paid off when he ran inside 50 to create an option for Jarryd Blair and duly goaled to bring Collingwood back within touching distance.
- Brent Macaffer added another notch to his belt when he took on and quelled Geelong captain Joel Selwood. Macaffer spent most of his night in and around the centre square, restricting Selwood to only 20 possessions amongst which only six were kicks. That Macaffer managed 14 of his own and laid four tackles speaks volumes of his ability to adapt quickly and grow into his new role.
- Saturday night's crowd of 66,768 was the 10th consecutive match between Collingwood and Geelong to draw an attendance of greater than 60,000. In fact, the two sides have drawn more than 50,000 in all 15 matches since 2006. The last time the two sides played in front of a crowd of less than 50,000 at the MCG was way back in round three, 2003.
- In time, perhaps Saturday will be most memorable for Collingwood's all-round performance against the Geelong Football Club. The Magpies ended Geelong's unbeaten start to the season at both VFL and AFL levels with thrilling wins within only a few hours of each other. Collingwood headed into both matches as the underdog but came out on top after kicking 9.9 to half time. It was truly a day for the black and white diehards to savour.
Vote now for your best afield in Collingwood's win over Geelong as a part of the Magpie Army Player of the Year Award.
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. Scott Pendlebury | 16 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Harry O'Brien | 19 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 36. Dane Swan | 18 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41. Sam Dwyer | 16 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11. Jarryd Blair | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22. Steele Sidebottom | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7. Andrew Krakouer | 12 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 40. Paul Seedsman | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32. Travis Cloke | 15 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19. Jamie Elliott | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5. Nick Maxwell | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20. Ben Reid | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24. Josh Thomas | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. Luke Ball | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Brent Macaffer | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. Nathan Brown | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. Darren Jolly | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 2. Jordan Russell | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 21. Quinten Lynch | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15. Jarrod Witts | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 46. Marley Williams | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27. Ben Kennedy | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
