Flashback: Collingwood v Melbourne R17 1997
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Channel: Collingwood Football Club · 2013 · Sports
After trailing the eventual wooden spooners by five goals at half time, Collingwood piled on 16 goals to three in the second half to secure a 52-point win over Melbourne at the MCG in round 17, 1997. Collingwood 20.14 (134) def. Melbourne 12.10 (82) Goals - S.Rocca 6, T.Francis 4, A.Rocca 4, Buckley 2, Crow, Watson, Liddell, Wild Disposals - Russell 28, Crosisca 21, Wright 20, A.Rocca 18, Brown 18, Patterson 18, Watson 18 Crowd: 37,779 at the MCG on Sunday 27 July 1997.
