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Collingwood coach Craig McRae has shown just what the AFL's Anzac Day match means in an emotional display at the MCG on Thursday.
His Magpies and Essendon played out a thrilling 12.13 (85) to 12.13 (85) draw, drawing comparisons to the memorable first Anzac Day clash back in 1995 which also ended in a draw.
Before the match, McCrae was interviewed in the middle of the MCG with the crowd of 93,644 fans generating an enormous amount of noise.
While the Magpies coach was there for a footy match, he couldn't help but be wrapped up in the emotion, stopping his interview to soak up the atmosphere and shed a few tears in honour of Australia and New Zealand's fallen soldiers.
Collingwood and Essendon have clashed annually on Anzac Day since 1995, with the inaugural match also ending in a draw
'You said a number of times during the week, there is nothing like it, standing in the middle of the MCG in front of 95,000, just talk us through the emotion,' former Adelaide AFLW player and media personality Abbey Holmes asked McRae.
'It's incredible, just to be here, present, it's quite emotional to be honest,' he said.
'Just a privilege, to be
