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The draw, the brawl and the buried curse: The wild story behind Collingwood’s 1990 flag

Essendon were the best team in 1990, but a quirk in the finals system and a wild day at the MCG ended 32 years of Magpie misery.

The draw, the brawl and the buried curse: The wild story behind Collingwood’s 1990 flag

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Essendon were the best team in 1990, but a quirk in the finals system and a wild day at the MCG ended 32 years of Magpie misery.

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Essendon were the best team in 1990, but a quirk in the finals system and a wild day at the MCG ended 32 years of Magpie misery.

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