AFL live updates: Pies, Crows battle in even first quarter at the MCG

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Crows get one

Riley Thilthorpe has kicked the first goal for the Crows.

He took a grab right on the line and kicked it through, beating his opponent Nathan Murphy.

It also gives the third lead change of the game and puts the Crows up by 3-points.

First goal: Josh Daicos

Josh Daicos has kicked the opening goal of the game 10 minutes in, which came from stoppage and the tap from Mason Cox.

It puts Pies are up by 3-points.

Adelaide have had their opportunities but have only put away four behinds so far.

Crows pepper goal

Adelaide have kicked off the game with three behinds.

They have been able to turn the footy over multiple times already within their forward half and have peppered the goal without any converts.

The first minor score came off the boot of Taylor Walker, who has kicked the opening goal five times this season.

Collingwood are yet to register a score.

We’re off!

We’re underway at the MCG.

Set to be a good one. Follow along and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

10 minutes till first bounce

We’re 10 minutes away from first bounce.

Last time they met, back in Round 7, Collingwood pulled off one of their trademark fourth-quarter comebacks to win the game by 1-point.

Adelaide had been up for the entirety of the game before that final behind stole the victory from their hands.

Will the Crows get their revenge today at the MCG or will the Pies be too strong, especially with the home crowd?

Your view: Who wins today?

No late changes

There are no late changes for either Collingwood or Adelaide for today’s clash.

Substitutes:

Beau McCreey for Collingwood
Ned McHenry for Adelaide

From shy to top Pie: Mihocek on why he had to wait for AFL chance and McRae’s method

By Marc McGowan

The most significant change in Brody Mihocek’s life since he became an AFL footballer, by his own admission, is not as obvious as you might think.

Mihocek is one of the AFL’s great stories of persistence: a Tasmanian overlooked repeatedly at the draft despite making the 2011 under-18 All-Australian team at centre-half-back, alongside the likes of Toby Greene, Brodie Grundy, Lachie Whitfield, Jaeger O’Meara and Chad Wingard.

Brody Mihocek is putting together the best football year of his life.Credit: Getty Images

It was not until the son of ex-Bomber Jack Mihocek was 25 years old, in 2017, that he convinced long-time Magpies recruiter Derek Hine that he was worth taking a punt on – and even then, it was in the rookie draft.

Take a read of the full article here.