Sydney Swans coach John Longmire hits back at Collingwood’s Craig McRae after penalty controversy

Fagan’s Brisbane team faced Collingwood in last year’s grand final and endured a controversial Referee is late Make a phone call when you are away from home.

With 1:18 left, Brisbane’s Lachie Neale was passed by Collingwood’s Oleg Markov.

The whistle blew but the players didn’t hear it due to the crowd noise, Brisbane’s Zach Bailey kicked the ball aimlessly forward and the referee ruled that the opponent had an advantage, but in fact there was no advantage, and Collingwood eventually won the game by four points.

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Longmire also mentioned Collingwood’s one-point win over North Melbourne. Round 14With 41 seconds left, the game was even when two Magpies players ran past the defensive post as the Kangaroos’ Bailey Scott collected the ball.

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“I watched the North Melbourne-Collingwood game this year and there were a couple of boys on the Collingwood team who were over the mark and could have scored 50 points but didn’t get the bonus,” Longmire said.

In team news, key defender Lewis Melican could return from injury to travel with the squad for the Swans’ game against Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Friday night as his club looks to win the minor league title.

Longmire admitted that last week 112-point loss He had been planning to help players manage their bodies against Port Adelaide, while also delivering a final taunt to McCree.

“We travel every other week, which is different from other teams,” Longmire said with a smile. “Sometimes you have to be flexible with your schedule, so we were able to do that and our players appreciated that.”

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Collingwood centre Darcy Cameron said losing by three points to Sydney was “heartbreaking” but insisted the Magpies still had hope of a miracle finals appearance.

Last year’s champions are currently ranked 11th with two rounds of the league remaining. They must beat Brisbane at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, beat Melbourne in Round 24, and rely on the results of other teams to have a chance of avoiding relegation in September.

“We’ll fight to the end in the next two big games,” Cameron said ahead of the club’s match review on Monday.

“This season has been crazy and you’ll see the results getting weirder and weirder on the weekends… but there’s still hope. Nothing is predictable this season, so we’ll just go all out this week, play our brand and hope for the best.”

Cameron, who has been in excellent form this season, said he was hurt by the defeat, which ended a run of two straight wins over Richmond and out-of-form Carlton for the Magpies.

“It’s heartbreaking, especially with what it means for the season, but it’s not over yet,” he said.

What gave the Magpies confidence was that they beat the Lions by 20 points at the Gabba in round three when both teams were struggling early in the season and the Magpies also won last year’s grand final by four points.

However, Cameron was unable to explain his side’s late slip, which saw them win over the Blues and suffer defeat at the Sydney Cricket Ground, their first loss by less than a goal this season.

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“In the last 10 to 15 minutes we simply couldn’t stop the momentum from Carlton and the Swans,” said Cameron, who finished with 19 disposals, one goal and 25 kills in Friday night’s game.

The Lions had their nine-game winning streak ended by Greater Western Sydney on Saturday but they are still targeting a top-four finish.

“We’re not out of the woods yet. This game means a lot to us. It’s our last home game and if the Magpies can turn up and support us like they always do, which I’m sure they will, it will mean a lot to us,” Cameron said.

“We are going to execute our style of play 100 percent in the game, not just 90 percent, as we’ve seen in the last two weeks.”

Carlton, Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs and Fremantle are also vying for the final spot in the top eight.

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