'Next level' Magpies 'new premiership favourite'

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Collingwood has been anointed arsenic a "new premiership favourite" aft a blistering show against Port Adelaide astatine the MCG.

Both teams came into circular 2 connected the backmost of coagulated wins successful the archetypal week of the season, but the Power were nary lucifer for the Magpies, who ran retired comfy 21. 9. (135) to 9. 10. (64) winners.

The clash of the 2 circular 1 winners was billed arsenic a imaginable blockbuster, but the Pies opened up with a seven-goal archetypal 4th and ne'er looked back, starring astatine each change.

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"That sets a people for the contention for 2023," Melbourne large Garry Lyon said connected Fox Footy's coverage.

Nick Daicos showed conscionable wherefore truthful galore radical person touted him arsenic a Brownlow Medal contender this play (AFL Photos via Getty Images)

"There's a long, long, agelong mode to go, but they look similar they've got amended than they were past year, and we cognize past twelvemonth they went wrong a mates of breaths (of a expansive final)."

Kangaroos premiership large David King was near successful awe of Collingwood manager Craig McRae's violative crippled program arsenic the Pies piled connected extremity aft goal.

"He wants to score, Craig McRae, helium wants to spell guardant with immoderate urgency, helium wants to usage corridor," helium said connected Fox Footy's coverage.

"Their guardant 50 has been amazing, their shot usage has been terrific … But it's been their hunt astatine crushed level.

The Daicos brothers were astatine their ascendant champion arsenic Collingwood sent retired an ominous informing its contention (Darrian Traynor via Getty Images)

"I'm successful awe of what they're doing, their scoring powerfulness is conscionable adjacent level stuff. This is simply a caller premiership favourite close here."

Port Adelaide came into the crippled tagging Pies superstar Nick Daicos, but the second-year prima broke the tag successful spectacular fashion, exploding for a game-high 32 disposals.

The 20-year-old kicked 2 goals successful a frightening display, portion his member Josh was besides among Collingwood's champion with 26 disposals and 574 metres gained.

Daicos was 1 of six aggregate goalkickers for Collingwood, portion Charlie Dixon (three goals) and Todd Marshall (two) were the lone Power players to footwear aggregate majors.

Collingwood volition purpose to marque it 3 wins from 3 erstwhile it faces Richmond adjacent week, portion Port volition look their cross-town rivals Adelaide successful the Showdown successful circular three.

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