I’d imagine from the Collingwood perspective, fans would have poured over that passage of play and wondered if only. Others have seen it more than I have but were there any play errors by Collingwood players that last stanza? I don’t really recall any standout moments - more quality play by the Eagles
Ryan mark is definitely underrated for me. Came into the contest at an odd angle, leapt high and importantly kept his feet in the contest. The most underrated part of this passage of play was that Ryan had the presence of mind to play-on quickly knowing they had the numbers. Ryan quickly yanks the ball from Langdon’s hands before playing on. You can see that Langdon wasn’t planning on giving the ball back until he got to his feet and you even see him make a small attempt to block Ryan from grabbing the ball from his hands without trying to give away a 50m penalty. It would have only been a second or two difference but that’s probably enough time for Collingwood to get back and block up space in West Coast’s forward 50. Not to mention that Ryan would have been forced to kick over Langdon, giving the ball more airtime and more time for a Collingwood defender to intercept the kick into 50. Instead, Ryan plays on quickly, Collingwood’s defense isn’t ready and...

