"It cost them a Grand Final spot": Rendell frustrated with "conservative" Magpies
Former Collingwood recruiter Matt Rendell believes his old side’s inability to maximise Brodie Grundy’s dominance not only cost them the Round 3 loss to Brisbane, but the 2019 Preliminary Final as well. The Magpies lost to the Lions thanks to a Zac Bailey goal after the siren, despite Grundy winning 54 hit-outs and Brisbane as a team winning just four. Collingwood only won the clearance count by five. Similarly, they won the hit-outs 70-14 in the 2019 Preliminary Final against GWS and were not able...