The game was sealed by a Pickett goal, but the symbolic moment was a tackle

June 8, 2026 — 6:55pm

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In a game of amazing feats and no less amazing mistakes, the signature moment belonged to a young Melbourne midfielder Harvey Langford.

The Demons led by two points, having recaptured the lead in the final term though, reversing the flow that had seen Collingwood lead by 11 points only several minutes earlier.

Only one minute and about 20 seconds remained.

Nick Daicos, Collingwood’s young champion had taken the football, and was ready to take the Pies forward for a final attempt to win the game.

As Daicos looked ahead, Langford swooped and nailed Daicos in a tackle.

It wasn’t folkloric enough to be known as “the tackle” but it was the most critical moment in a game in which Collingwood led at each change, but were never potent enough to shrug off the Demons, just as Daicos was unable to shrug off Langford, who had booted possibly the game’s most audacious goal at an important stage of the third quarter, when the Demons sorely needed to stay within........

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