Collingwood (Magpies) Bounce Back to Belt the once Favoured Geelong (Cats)

The Pies' 22.14 (146) to 6.8 (44) victory, in front of nearly 70,000 fans at the MCG, represented the lowest point of Mark Thompson's now seven-year reign of Geelong as the Cats registered their heaviest loss against Collingwood and their biggest losing margin under Thompson's coaching.

COLLINGWOOD: 6.0, 12.3, 18.10, 22.14 (146)
GEELONG: 2.1, 2.4, 3.6, 6.8 (44)

GOALS –
Collingwood: Davis 4, Rocca 4, Swan 4, Tarrant 3, Shaw 2, O'Bree, Johnson, Burns, Holland, Licuria

Geelong: Kelly 2, Kingsley, S.Johnson, Corey, Ablett

BEST –
Collingwood: Swan, Fraser, Clement, Davis, Lockyer, Johnson, Shaw, O'Bree
Geelong: Kelly, Milburn, Egan

AFL Rising Star Nominee: Heath Shaw

Young Collingwood defender Heath Shaw is the round five nominee for the NAB AFL Rising Star award.

The 20-year-old, who played six matches in 2005, has impressed for the Magpies at senior level, picking up 25 possessions in the Anzac Day victory over Essendon and another 23 touches in the round five win over Port Adelaide.

Shaw, the son of former Collingwood captain Ray Shaw and younger brother of Magpies midfielder Rhyce, was drafted by the Pies under the father-son rule in the 2003 NAB AFL Draft.

Shaw has played four matches for Collingwood in 2006 and is looking forward to playing alongside Rhyce once his older brother returns to senior action after his rehabilitation from a knee reconstruction.


Shaw Says :

About playing with Rhyce,
"We sort of missed out last year with Rhyce playing a really good first half of the year and then getting injured," Heath said."I played a little bit of the second half of the year so it was not the best timing but hopefully at some stage this year (we can play together)."

"They're continually playing well and you've got to perform each week because you never know what's going to happen the next week."I hope to cement my spot in the next couple of weeks by playing really good football."

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Go The Pies - 4 wins in a Row - 3rd on The Ladder.

Well round 6 is coming up against Carlton and should notch up another win as the blue baggers may struggle against a stronger line up.

Round 5 was a big one for the pies as they thumped Port Adelaide by 41? points, the pies were out classed marginally in the 1st and 2nd. quarters, but turned the heat up in the 3rd. quarter by kicking 8 goals to one and capped off the Magpies' best start to a home-and-away season since 2000.

Ben Johnson backed up from his Anzac medal-winning performance last week with a 25-possession game while Shane O'Bree was sensational in his 150th match. O'Bree finished the day with two goals and 22 disposals, but the performance of Buckley was simply phenomenal with his first goal in the third term the instigator of the flurry of goals to come in the third.

GOALS – Collingwood: Rocca 5, Buckley 4, Tarrant 4, Lonie 2, O'Bree 2, Swan

BEST – Collingwood: Buckley, Rocca, Johnson, Lockyer, Licuria, Fraser, Tarrant, O'Bree,

COLLINGWOOD: 6.0, 8.2, 16.6, 18. 12 (120)
PORT ADELAIDE: 4.1, 7.7, 8.9, 11.13 (79)