Collingwood managed just one goal in the first half of Sunday's clash and kicked its second 20 minutes into the third term before its flurry of majors in the final term saw it nearly overrun the Saints.
Interim senior coach Robert Harvey said it was important his side didn't limp to the line with the end of the season in sight, with the flat three quarters against the Saints coming a fortnight after they beat then ladder leaders Melbourne.
"We've got seven games to go and we've got to get as much as we can out of these seven games. It's seven games of guys' careers that we don't want to waste so in the end we'll be asking a lot of questions during the week because it's important that we turn up," Harvey said.
"It does prove that we can do it at times and we can score heavily on the back of it, so we'll be asking those questions and hopefully we can sort that out. I think we've got the group to do that."
