AFL Round 6 Collingwood v Essendon Who starred, flopped and every player rated

Collingwood would like more from one of their livewire senior players and Essendon should keep this goalkicker forward. See all the player ratings from Anzac Day here.

ANZAC Day ratings.

Nick Daicos took the medal, but there were plenty of heroes for Collingwood in their 13-point win.

See all the player ratings for both the Pies and the Dons here.

COLLINGWOOD

- Lauren Wood’s ratings

Isaac Quaynor 7

Has effort in spades and isn’t afraid to use it. Was always there at speed and providing a physical contest.

Darcy Moore 8

Imagine kicking forward and seeing Moore waiting to intercept. Just so clever the way he works over his opponents to use his speed.

Brayden Maynard 7

Brings plenty of clever taps and work at contests and gains so much ground when it counts.

Nick Daicos 9.5

Groin, rib, no problem. Prolific, poised, potent, polished – what a quadrella. A serious player.

Nick Daicos starred on Anzac Day. Picture: Getty Images

Trey Ruscoe 6

Played behind his opponents and got burned a few times, especially by Kyle Langford.

John Noble 7

Effort machine. Unfortunately caught holding the ball and then kicked out on the full to gift the Bombers two vital third quarter goals.

Steele Sidebottom 9

A creator, a feeder, call it what you will – remains a crucial cog in the Collingwood setup as he proved when it mattered late.

Jordan De Goey 8

When he’s on, he’s on. Steadied the ship with a crucial goal and his one-touch anticipation is second to none.

Josh Daicos 7

Involved in plenty of scoring chains for the Magpies.

Bobby Hill 5

Showed the speed he’s capable of but couldn’t influence the scoreboard, having his first goalless game of the season.

Brody Mihocek 5

Has moments of real ingenuity but struggled to have scoreboard impact when it was needed.

Jamie Elliott 6

Has great vision and is crafty but has had his off moments in front of goal this season. Needs to sharpen.

Jamie Elliott wasn’t at his best. Picture: Getty Images

Beau McCreery 7

Chipped and chipped away with his effort and then earned the reward with a crucial third-quarter goal.

Ash Johnson 7

Threatened with aerial presence in attack and slotted a beauty from the boundary before a huge goal in the last.

Jack Ginnivan 7

Eats up crumbs like a hungry hound. Skirted the pack and bobbed up beautifully for two goals.

Billy Frampton 8

Competed really strongly in the ruck and delivered a final quarter major to keep the Magpies in it.

Scott Pendlebury 9

Leave him unmanned at your peril. Only further staked his claim as Collingwood’s greatest with another prime showing on the big stage.

Jack Crisp 7

Delivers pace and is accurate when he gets the footy with disposal efficiency at over 90 per cent.

Tom Mitchell 7.5

His first Anzac Day - and what a one at that – and his contested work was just so valuable.

Nathan Krueger 4.5

Came in off a bout of gastro having not played for three months but did his job up forward rather than in the ruck. Subbed out in the third.

Will Hoskin-Elliott 6

Flew for a few big ones that didn’t quite come off but has presence in marking contests.

Oleg Markov 5

In a former life would have played on Anzac Eve but did enough in his first Anzac outing. Solid marks and output.

Will Kelly (SUB) 4

Came on for the last quarter after Nathan Krueger was subbed and delivered when he had his moments.

ESSENDON

- Jay Clark’s ratings

Andrew Phillips 5.5

Worked hard and set up Alwyn Davey goal with a slick handpass below his knees. But not up to the same level as his past fortnight.

Jake Stringer 7

Bounced back from a quiet start to loom as a potential matchwinner late, swooping on a Sam Draper tap to go 28 points up.

Nic Martin 7

Was one of the Bombers’ best with his damaging run on the wing a constant threat. Nice goal early.

Archie Perkins 7.5

Excellent game despite early knock. Huge moment in the third slotting long goal after John Noble tackle. Breakout year.

Sam Weideman 7

Looks a shrewd and cheap pick-up for Essendon after solid day including massive pack mark. Kept Darcy Moore honest.

Will Snelling 5

Had the job on Nick Daicos for periods but the Magpie is on another level. Snelling a willing worker bee with a nice pass to Langford early.

Kyle Langford 7.5

Big impact in the second term gave Collingwood headaches when he took apart Trey Ruscoe. Has to stay forward.

Kyle Langford was one of the Bombers best. Picture: Getty Images

Darcy Parish 6.5

Has dominated this stage before and worked into the contest after a slow start. Not his most impactful game.

Sam Durham 4

Has been a great find for the Bombers but the wingman had little involvement in this one.

Jake Kelly 5

Deserves credit for his job on Jamie Elliott as the Magpie struggled for accuracy. Kelly’s hardness very reliable on Anzac stage.

Jayden Laverde 4

Subbed out of the game in the third term with a shoulder injury. Wasn’t easy on the high-flying Ash Johnson.

Andrew McGrath 7.5

Had some big one-on-one wins and looks at home back in a defensive position. Provided rebound but efficiency suffered at times.

Mason Redman 8.5

Just keeps getting better. Essendon should pay him top dollar as one of the best rebounding defenders in the league. Huge on Tuesday.

Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 8

Break-out year continued with an excellent shut down role on Brody Mihocek. Bombers thrilled with development.

Jordan Ridley 6.5

Solid day down back rotating across all of Collingwood’s forwards. Not standing out as much anymore but sleeves rolled up.

Sam Draper 7

Looked the difference when he went forward at times and sparked Essendon throughout but Collingwood’s midfield won the day.

Dylan Shiel 7

Made a red-hot start in Zach Merrett’s absence and ignited Essendon with his blinding early run but slowed in second half.

Will Setterfield 6.5

New Bomber is relishing the inside grunt role and he was important early. Tough battle on Tom Mitchell and Scott Pendlebury.

Dyson Heppell 6

Steadied the Bombers on the big stage early with some key touches and switches of play. Essendon happy they kept him.

The Dons ex-skipper played his role. Picture: Getty Images

Alwyn Davey Jr 5

Will learn from experience and won’t forget his first goal on Anzac Day feeding off an Andrew Phillips handpass from down low. Tackle on De Goey big too.

Jye Menzie 4

Played sore after crashing into the post and had some threatening moments. But played on one leg.

Jye Caldwell 8

Took another big step forward with an increased midfield role and was tough in the clinches. One of his better games.

Ben Hobbs 4

Subbed on and took a big hit early. Would like to stay in the senior team after outstanding form in VFL.

Originally published as AFL Round 6 Collingwood v Essendon Who starred, flopped and every player rated