Footy returned for 2017 last night, with Collingwood running out 11-point winners over Essendon in the first game of the annual pre-season competition.
The game saw seven of the 10 Bombers' players returning from suspension take to the field, while new Collingwood recruits, Will Hoskin-Elliot and Lynden Dunn make their debuts in black and white, as did father-son draftee, Josh Daicos.
Jordan De Goey topped the SuperCoach scores for the match, finishing with 129 points after collecting 22 disposals and two goals.
Orazio Fantasia top scored for Essendon with 118 points. He finished with four goals and 12 disposals.
JLT Community Series - Collingwood v Essendon SuperCoach scores:
1. Collingwood
- J.De Goey 129
- J.Crisp 111
- T.Phillips 106
- J.Smith 90
- S.Sidebottom 88
- T.Varcoe 83
- W.Hoskin-Elliott 83
- J.White 80
- B.Maynard 74
- M.Cox 72
- J.Blair 72
- L.Greenwood 70
- J.Elliott 65
- D.Moore 62
- J.Ramsay 62
- J.Aish 60
- T.Goldsack 53
- H.Schade 51
- L.Dunn 50
- L.Keeffe 44
- C.Mayne 38
- B.Sinclair 34
- J.Daicos 30
- J.Howe 24
- A.Fasolo 21
- M.Scharenberg 18
