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Collingwood led Richmond for clearances (40-35), took the ball inside 50 more often (53-46) and took more marks inside 50 (18-11).
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Yet despite conceding 39 more disposals (328-367), the Magpies recorded less tackles (55-63) and were beaten at the centre bounces (13-18).
Dane Swan was again the busiest Magpie on the ground with 32 disposals, while Taylor Adams (23 disposals), Paul Seedsman (22) and Jack Crisp (20) continued to make progress.
All statistics in the table below are provided courtesy of Champion Data.
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36. Dane Swan | 14 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13. Taylor Adams | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 40. Paul Seedsman | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25. Jack Crisp | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26. Marley Williams | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Scott Pendlebury | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. Jarryd Blair | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8. Tom Langdon | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Brodie Grundy | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32. Travis Cloke | 12 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 43. Adam Oxley | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6. Tyson Goldsack | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. Travis Varcoe | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35. Jordan de Goey | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Jesse White | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 15. Jarrod Witts | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5. Jamie Elliott | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29. Tim Broomhead | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45. Jack Frost | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33. Patrick Karnezis | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. Nathan Brown | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34. Alan Toovey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key
K: Kicks, H: Handballs, D: Disposals, M: Marks, HO: Hitouts, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, T: Tackles, G: Goals, B: Behinds.
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