Kuwarna went down to Collingwood in a thriller by 10 points at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.

The game went down to the final minute after the visitors kicked the final two goals of the game to breathe life into a contest that almost looked gone halfway through the last quarter, before finishing 11.12 (78) to 10.8 (68). 

Kuwarna forward Darcy Fogarty leapt up the leaderboard in the Coleman Medal with four goals in difficult conditions, moving to equal second on 25 alongside Jesse Hogan, behind only Ben King. 

Collingwood's Dan Houston got his side off to a perfect start when he nailed a trademark long-range bomb from just beyond the paint of 50m.

But Kuwarna goal sneak Izak Rankine only needed half a chance to make his opposition pay, and he did that with a moment of brilliance, intercepting a handball before swerving through traffic to drill a goal from 55m out. 

Kuwarna Captain Jordan Dawson imposed himself on the game early, using his precise left foot to find a leading Taylor Walker late in the first quarter with his ninth touch putting it on a platter for the veteran.

When Bobby Hill got on the end of a chance late in the first quarter, beating Wayne Milera back towards goal with a clever soccer out of mid-air, the Magpies had a seven-point lead at quarter-time.

Fogarty then kicked a third, as the rain started pouring again, this time from a 50m set shot. Three in a quarter to keep Kuwarna in it at half-time.

Kuwarna had all the chances to start the second half, but failed to capitalise, with Dan Curtin missing a set shot directly in front.

Collingwood reached the final change 16 points in front after Darcy Cameron was awarded a 50m penalty after a poor decision from Fogarty, before Jamie Elliott converted after the siren after plucking a mark from nowhere from a wobbly Beau McCreery torpedo. 

Kuwarna never gave up, but the loss now has the side on a 6-4 win/loss record, adrift of the top four.

SCOREBOARD

COLLINGWOOD    4.3    6.7    9.9    11.12 (78)
KUWARNA            3.2    6.2    7.5    10.8 (68)

GOALS
Collingwood: Hoskin-Elliott 2, Sidebottom, Mihocek, Membrey, McCreery, Houston, Hill, Elliott, Crisp, Cameron
Kuwarna: Fogarty 4, Soligo 2, Walker, Rankine, Rachele, Dawson

SUBSTITUTES
Collingwood: Pat Lipinski (replaced Mason Cox in the fourth quarter)
Kuwarna: Sam Berry (replaced Taylor Walker in the third quarter)

Crowd: 67,697 at the MCG