Collingwood supporters took to the club's Facebook and Twitter pages to keep in touch with all that happened before, during and after the match at the MCG. Collingwoodfc.com.au has published a sample of some of the fans' reactions.
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Facebook:
Fans of all ages outside the MCG posed for photos that were later uploaded to the official Collingwood Facebook page.
Below are some of the best shots that collingwoodfc.com.au unearthed.
This little bloke was pumped to watch his Magpies take on the Bombers.
The cold conditions didn't smother any of the passion.
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This young Magpie was decked out in Black and White from head to toe.
A day to salute our ANZACs.
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Comments from Facebook in the minutes after the epic victory
Aaron Munro
WHAT A GAME!
Dan Allen
SWAN ABSOLUTE BEAST
Tam Dowdell
Awesome ANZAC day game ever..Well done pies
Liam Coyle
the boys are back
Jenny Stucki
ANOTHER BLOODY RIPPER OF A GAME, LOVE MY PIES
Kurtis Sofo
Swanny go pies!!!!! You legend I was really scared
Tenai Amber
Hell yeah Thanks boys I missed that on edge feeling!!!!
Twitter:
Minute by minute, second by second, Collingwood fans tweeted their hearts out as their side recorded an epic victory.
Below is an account of the way the official Collingwood Twitter account, @Collingwood_FC, documented the final quarter.
4.47pm - @Collingwood_FC Final quarter of the ANZAC Day blockbuster. Come on Pies!
4.48pm - @Collingwood_FC Beamsy! Dayne Beams gets us off to the start @ncb_cfc would have wanted with a snapped goal on the left
4.51pm - @Collingwood_FC Ben Sinclair dives in head first for another 1%er. He's fought so hard around the packs all day. Gutsy
4.55pm - @Collingwood_FC Collingwood's made its substitution. @k_ugez37 is on, @paulseed40 is off
4.59pm - @Collingwood_FC 12 minutes played in the final term. Pies hanging on by 12 points. It's going to take guts and determination from here
5.02pm - @Collingwood_FC The crowd is 86,932 at the @MCG
5.06pm - @Collingwood_FC Into time on in the last quarter. Collingwood lead 73-65
5.09pm - @Collingwood_FC Alwyn Davey has found space to level the scores. 10.13 (73) each. Deep breath. Still plenty of time
5.13pm - @Collingwood_FC Bombers hit the lead through Brent Stanton. Snaps on an angle. 5 points the diff. 2 min to play. C'mon Pies!
5.15pm - @Collingwood_FC BLAIRY! BLAIRY! BLAIRY! Jarryd Blair puts us in front with a soccer from the square. 1.20 to go. Pies up 80-79
5.15pm - @Collingwood_FC 80 seconds to hold on
5.17pm - @Collingwood_FC WE HAVE DONE IT! WE HAVE DONE IT! COLLINGWOOD WIN!
5.18pm - @Collingwood_FC How do you ever explain that?! WHAT A WIN TO COLLINGWOOD
5.18pm - @Collingwood_FC Jarryd Blair is the match winner with a goal from the square with 1.20min remaining. You little ripper! NEVER SAY DIE PIES!
5.20pm - @Collingwood_FC The COOOLLLLLIIIINNNGGGWOOOOOOODDD chant sweeps the
5.21pm - @Collingwood_FC Dane Swan is the very deserving ANZAC Day Medallist. 42 disposals and 3 goals. What. A. Game.
5.24pm - @Collingwood_FC Our best ANZAC Day win? You better believe it! Collingwood by a point!
Twitpics sent to @Collingwood_FC by the Magpie Army
@alahnamancuso - @Collingwood_FC Lest We Forget. Great game tonight boys, #gopies !
@melleegee - Tyson watching the replay! @TLGold6 @Collingwood_FC
@MisCayla - Pies I love ya!!! @Collingwood_FC GOODNIGHT!!! Great win
@Craigsta90_10 - @Collingwood_FC you guys still taking#AnzacDay pics? It was a great day for Australia haha #GOPIES
Post-match tweets from the @Collingwood_FC Army
@Clairegoo - @Collingwood_FC amazing win by the boys! It was so good to have @njbrown16 back! Good to be there, side by side with so many in the cold!
@thommo81 - Days like this, it's great to be a @Collingwood_FC fan. Other club fans will never get it! Their loss. #gopies #afl
@TrudyS4 - @simon_mundy @RedRoverSays great game! My heart stopped! So happy we got there after leading all day!!!! @Collingwood_FC
@mikihunter - Loved my first #ANZACDay afl match! Made all the sweeter by @Collingwood_FC 1 point victory! #aflpiesdons
@soyunpunyadasa - @Collingwood_FC written off by critics, but a truly great team effort led by our Brownlow medalist brings us back! #gopies #aflpiesdons
@Carls1010 - Wow @Collingwood_FC what a game! Awesome effort! Big shout to @njbrown16 in his first game back & @swandane on his massive game! #gopies
@MisCayla - Watching the replay to see what I missed with my head in my hands at the G today!! Welcome back @njbrown16 @Collingwood_FC #gopies
@mazzalee - @Collingwood_FC so intense today! I don't think I sat down for the last quarter @swandane you are a superstar! Cheeseburgers all round!
@blueringoctopus - Amazng respect shown by 89,632 ppl 2day #aflpiesdons #ANZACDay & diggers deserve nothing less- silence, last post, roar @Collingwood_FC win!
@SnagBreac - A special word of praise to Marty Clarke @Collingwood_FC - to achieve so much after being away for so long is stellar #gopies.
@armck2 - @Collingwood_FC do proud to call myself a Maggie man today. This club is building to something big. Young talent, guns like @swandane @SP_10
@melleegee - I may have just replayed Blairy's goal 348 times..... @Collingwood_FC
@aplacetocrash - So proud of the @Collingwood_FC boys today!! But let's remember why we have ANZAC Day in the first place. #lestWeForget
@StreetyDogg - Proud to be a digger today. And got to witness @Collingwood_FC and @MelbStormRLC get up. Well done to @swandane #sidebyside #purplepride
@melleegee - @magpie_fever @collingwood_fc Best day since 2/10/2010 ;)
@Graciecles - Gosh in that last quarter I had my head dug into my cousins shoulder, gosh these boys make me go crazy haha <3 #sidebyside @Collingwood_FC
