Essendon's coolness and class has seen the Bombers hold on in a sensational Anzac Day contest against Collingwood. A big MCG crowd of 83,905 saw the Bombers fall 18 points behind in the second term, before outplaying the impressive Magpies in the second half. Skipper James Hird was hard and clever, while Paul Barnard kicked four invaluable goals up forward.