Collingwood magician Jamie Elliott has had a quiet few weeks but he has largely stood tall in 2025 when it has mattered.
Hugging the south-western pocket, Elliott slotted his 50th goal of the season – a personal-best – with one second remaining in the third quarter to trim Adelaide’s lead to two points.
Nick Daicos of the Magpies and James Peatling of the Crows.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
Nick Daicos had three telling touches of the footy in the lead up to that goal.
The brilliant No.35 has been best-on-ground by some margin.
Elliott’s strike was the Magpies’ first goal since quarter-time, the visitors’ inefficiency in attack keeping the Crows in the hunt.
Collingwood have had Adelaide pinned on the ropes for large stretches but have only succeeded in landing glancing blows.
A grandstand fourth quarter looms.