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:
2. Essendon
- O.Fantasia 118
- D.Parish 100
- J.Green 95
- S.McKernan 94
- J.Watson 92
- Z.Merrett 82
- D.Heppell 82
- D.Zaharakis 80
- M.Dea 74
- A.McDonald 73
- M.Baguley 69
- T.Colyer 63
- B.Goddard 62
- M.Gleeson 62
- J.Kelly 60
- C.Bird 55
- J.Stewart 52
- M.Leuenberger 41
- M.Brown 40
- J.Merrett 38
- D.Myers 38
- B.Howlett 37
- K.Langford 36
- A.McGrath 35
- M.Hurley 30
- P.Ambrose 24
