Collingwood's ironman Jack Crisp has missed a shot at goal after the siren as Geelong claimed an epic duel by three points.

Crisp marked about 50m out and his shot missed to the right, with Geelong ending the Magpies' six-game winning streak on Saturday night at the MCG 13.12 (90) to 12.15 (87).

After trailling for most of the match, the Cats took a 17-point lead late in the game on the back of an outstanding last quarter from captain Patrick Dangerfield.

But two late goals to Brody Mihocek, giving him four for the game, set up Crisp for the potentially fairytale finish.

This is Crisp's 245th-consecutive game, breaking the long-standing record set by Melbourne great Jim Stynes.

There was also controversy in the frenetic last few minutes, with Bobby Hill running down Shaun Mannagh in the middle.

But Mannagh was paid the free kick because Hill's tackle was too low on his legs.

Collingwood small forward Lachie Schultz had a shot at goal late and it was ruled a behind, with the score standing on review.

The Magpies will rue this as one that they let slip, given they dominated for plenty of the game.

It was a match played at finals intensity, before 82,514 fans.

When Ollie Henry pounced and snapped his second goal eight minutes into the last quarter, the Cats led for the first time since the opening term.

Dangerfield had 13 possessions in the last term as he put the Cats on his back and kicked a goal, also rucking at times.

Geelong sent Oisin Mullin to sit on Nick Daicos and while the Magpies star still had 28 possessions, the tag blunted his impact.

Daicos' frustration was apparent in the last term when he gave away a free to Mullin and a 50m penalty.

Needing to respond after last week's loss to Carlton, the Cats made a quick start and kicked the first three goals.

But the Magpies settled and when Mihocek converted from his strong mark, they had hit the lead at 25 minutes.

Geelong lost ruckman Rhys Stanley at quarter time with a hamstring injury.

Collingwood continued to look more threatening in the second term and piled the pressure on the Cats, who managed to stay with them and only trailed by seven points at the main break.

After Scott Pendlebury snapped accurately, Mihocek missed a shot at goal and the Magpies held a game-high lead of 20 points, 11 minutes into the third.

But Geelong kicked three of the next four goals, including Oliver Wiltshire's first in his second senior game, and the margin was still seven points at three-quarter time despite Collingwood having 14 more inside 50s.

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Melbourne star Christian Petracca has paid tribute to teammate Clayton Oliver, who missed tonight's win due to mental health reasons.

Petracca lauds Oliver for being able to speak out about his mental state.

"With Clarry at home, I just want to give him a massive shoutout," he tells Fox Footy.

"It's incredible bravery and vulnerability to be able to speak up and say that he's not alright. 

"We're wrapping our arms around him and I think we've come a long way, as men. I think it's incredible his ability to just own it and accept that he's not going well, and I think it's awesome. 

"He hasn't spoken to us yet, but I'll give him a call and a text message and send my best to him. 

"I think as males, sometimes we get ridiculed or shut down for showing emotion or expressing our feelings, and I think for him, the ability to show bravery and vulnerability is really good."  

Max Gawn has produced yet another rucking masterclass as Melbourne overcame a wasteful first half to post a 32-point AFL win over West Coast at Perth Stadium.

The Demons trailed by 12 points early in the third quarter of Saturday night's match, but they kicked nine of the next 10 goals to secure the 16.12 (108) to 11.10 (76) in front of 41,991 fans.

Melbourne's third win on the trot improved its record to 3-5, while West Coast (0-8) remains winless and on bottom of the table.

Gawn was the pivotal figure, racking up a career-high 35 disposals to go with 47 hitouts, nine clearances, 12 score involvements and a goal.

The 33-year-old also played match-winning roles in recent wins over Richmond and Fremantle, and he helped Melbourne win the clearance battle 48-26 and inside 50m count 59-43 against the Eagles.

Demons forward Jake Melksham could be in trouble for his body shove on Jeremy McGovern that catapulted the star Eagles defender into a marking contest.

McGovern slammed into the back of Harrison Petty after receiving the shove, leaving him stunned and feeling his jaw.

The premiership defender was subbed out at half-time, and his absence was heavily felt by West Coast as the Dees dominated in the second half.

Melbourne also subbed out Petty at halftime due to concussion, possibly from the same McGovern incident.

West Coast debutant Bo Allan also faces a nervous wait for his swinging arm to the head of Jack Viney as the Demons tagger took a mark.

Christian Petracca finished with 29 disposals, eight clearances and a goal for the Demons in the absence of Clayton Oliver (personal reasons), while tagger Viney (18 disposals, seven clearances) restricted Harley Reid to just 14 disposals and no clearances.

Eagles midfielder Tim Kelly finished with just 14 disposals and three clearances.

West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen did some nice things in an under-siege defence, while Jake Waterman and Elijah Hewett kicked three goals apiece.

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 Here's Jack Crisp after that heartbreaking finish on the post-siren set shot.

"A lot's going through my mind," he says.

"I was feeling pretty happy and content and confident in my ability to kick the goal at the end there, but it wasn't to be. 

"I had lots of blokes talk to me about this is what dreams are made of and then it was just about routine. 

"We practice these scenarios and set shots that often throughout the week and I got the distance easy, but it was just about the accuracy." 

Crisp says he was emotional after being embraced by his teammates following the miss.

"We feel like we've built a really good culture like that," he says.

"We like to celebrate what happens on the field even if we win or lose, we celebrate people and what they're achieving and their milestones as well. 

"I definitely felt a lot of love with everyone getting around me, especially the Geelong players as well. 

"It nearly brought a tear to my eye to be fair."

Righto, we've caught our breath here. Here's how the final numbers look after an incredible win by Geelong.

• Disposals: Collingwood 352-334
• Inside 50s: Collingwood 53-47
• Clearances: Collingwood 37-35
• Contested Possessions: Geelong 129-117
• Marks: Collingwood 108-78
• Tackles: Collingwood 63-56

Here were the top three-ranked players on the ground, and there's no surprises as to who was the leader.

1. Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL): 29 disposals, eight score involvements, four inside 50s, one goal
2. Darcy Cameron (COLL): 23 disposals, 37 hitouts, seven clearances, one goal
3. Scott Pendlebury (COLL): 26 disposals, seven inside 50s, five score involvements, one goal

It's safe to say Bailey Smith is enjoying life in Geelong and there appears to be no love lost between he and his old team.

He has a little swipe here at the Bulldogs, who played in Ballarat earlier today.

Smith gets asked what it was like playing in front of that bumper crowd and here was his response.

"It's beautiful mate, not getting that at Ballarat, so it's beautiful," he tells Cam Mooney.

"I'm very grateful to be where I am. They've welcomed me with open arms. 

"I'm just forever in debt to this club so I'll keep working my ass off to repay them. 

"I'm doing what I love and that's competing, regardless of if we win, lose or draw, so I can't really lose."

Smith with another excellent game tonight. He finishes with 34 disposals, five clearances and a monster 749m gained. 

Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield was absolutely superhuman in that final quarter.

An incredible 13 of Dangerfield's 29 touches came in the final quarter, and 10 of them were contested.

He ends the game with a game-high 11 groundball gets, and seven came in the final term as well. What a player.

"It was a pretty special match, I think," he tells Cam Mooney on Fox Footy.

"It was going to be moments, and it was (about) wrestling back that momentum. 

"We weren't great around the ball and they were starting to get some nice looks out of stoppage and I felt like we wrestled back that momentum and made it a bit more of a scrap and controlled play a bit better. 

"With three minutes to go, I think we were in an OK position and then bang, bang, it's game on. That's been Collingwood, they are a team that never gives up and they always fight."

You always felt as if Max Gawn and Melbourne would break this one open at some point, and the floodgates certainly burst clear in the third quarter. The Demons' midfield dominance was profound, and that turned into big wins in the inside 50 count also. From there, it was just a matter of time.

For the Eagles, this might actually be the most disappointing showing of the season so far. Against a team 14th on the ladder and at home this was seen as potentially a winnable game, and they were indeed in front at half-time. The second half was truly painful though, a horrible showing from a team that looks as far away from a victory as ever. Certain senior players were terrible, and only a handful of young players contributed anything at all.

Mission accomplished for Melbourne. Three in a row gets the season back alive again.

I have no words. That is one of the best games of footy I have ever seen. 

Collingwood looked absolutely gone for all money with four minutes left, but they kept giving themselves a chance.

The umpires gave a free kick against Mark Blicavs for holding the ball in the middle of the ground with six seconds left.

Steele Sidebottom grabbed the ball and slammed it on the boot haphazardly and Jack Crisp, playing in his 245th straight game, which broke a record, took a diving mark 40m out from goal.

Crisp went back and badly missed the set shot so the Cats survive. Incredible stuff.

Pies teammates come from everywhere to console Crisp after his miss.

"It was like a footy Gods sort of moment, wasn't it?" says Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield after the match.

Dangerfield was absolutely outstanding in that final quarter, putting on the Superman cape has he has done so often throughout his career.

There was a number of controversial calls go against the Pies in the final few minutes, the most controversial being that disallowed Schultz goal, which will be a massive talking point in the wash-up.

Jack Crisp has missed! Geeelong wins! 

HOLY SMOKES.