Collingwood successfully tackle a major issue to kickstart their AFL season | Jonathan Horn

The stakes in the grand final rematch at the Gabba were greater than usual but the Pies’ tackling proved the difference“What is tackles?” Pep Guardiola asked not long after he had arrived in England. The robust Premier League way of playing held no interest for him. But tackles were everything to Collingwood on Thursday night. They’d barely stuck a decent tackle in the preceding three weeks. All week, they spoke about rectifying it.By the early part of the second term at the Gabba, they had 32 tackles...

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