When Jamie Elliott gets the ball inside 50 late in a close game, you can just about put a goal in the book.

Collingwood has been the indisputable king of the close finish since Craig McRae took the helm in 2022 and Jamie Elliott has been the poster-boy of the trademark moments.

For a generation he has delivered a burgeoning package of memorable moments, standing up when it matters most.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Lachie Schultz (left) and Jamie Elliott of the Magpies celebrate during the AFL First Qualifying Final match between the Adelaide Crows and the Collingwood Magpies at Adelaide Oval on September 04, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Lachie Schultz (left) and Jamie Elliott of the Magpies celebrate during the AFL First Qualifying Final match between the Adelaide Crows and the Collingwood Magpies at Adelaide Oval on September 04, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

6Carlton v Collingwood, Round 6 2026

The match will be remembered by Pies fans as the day Nick Daicos put the team on his back and won them the game in a milestone outing, but Elliott, too lifted. After a quiet start to 2026, he was more prominent early in the game, but was spraying his kicks and lacked his usual polish, before flicking a switch at three-quarter time and seizing two crucial last quarter moments. Got a handball receive from Nick Daicos 50 metres out from goal and finished truly, and kicked a set shot from 40 metres out on a 45-degree angle to help the Magpies run over the top of Carlton. Against a side so psychologically damaged late in games, he proved the importance of composure and confidence.

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