Biggest comeback wins in VFL/AFL history: Collingwood Magpies surpass the 'Miracle on Grass'

COLLINGWOOD'S extraordinary comeback win over North Melbourne on Sunday won't be forgotten anytime soon, with the Pies writing their names in the history books.

The 54-point deficit that the Pies overcame at Marvel Stadium makes it the equal seventh biggest comeback win in VFL/AFL history, a list that is headed by Essendon's legendary win over - you guessed it - North Melbourne in 2001, after the Bombers had trailed by 69 points in the second quarter.

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It is also the equal third biggest comeback win this century and the biggest of 2024 after Carlton's stunning 46-point turnaround against Brisbane in Opening Round.

This century, Brisbane's 'Miracle on Grass' in 2013 – capped off by Ash McGrath's famous winner – now ranks fifth behind St Kilda's stunning victory over the Western Bulldogs in 2015, when the Saints trailed by 55 points early in the third quarter before rattling off seven straight goals to kickstart a stunning win.

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West Coast's road victory over Geelong in 2006, in which Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr and Ben Cousins engineered a win from 54 points down with 11 minutes gone in the third quarter, is third on the list, tied with Collingwood's heroics on Sunday.

Remarkably, the Lions have emerged on the winning side of three of the top 10 biggest comeback wins since 2000, with the loss to Carlton in March the first time they've tasted bitter defeat having led by such a margin.

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Biggest comeback wins VFL/AFL history

Deficit	Side	Opponent	Round	Final Margin
-69	Essendon	North Melbourne	Round 16, 2001	12
-63	Hawthorn	St Kilda	Round 12, 1999	13
-60	Collingwood	St Kilda	Round 10, 1970	7
-56	Hawthorn	Geelong	Round 6, 1989	8
-55	St Kilda	Western Bulldogs	Round 6, 2015	7
-55	St Kilda	Hawthorn	Round 2, 1937	13
-54	Collingwood	North Melbourne	Round 14, 2024	1
-54	West Coast	Geelong	Round 10, 2006	3
-52	Brisbane	Geelong	Round 13, 2013	5
-52	Footscray	Essendon	Round 5, 1978	17

Biggest comeback wins this century

Deficit	Side	Opponent	Round	Final Margin
-69	Essendon	North Melbourne	Round 16, 2001	12
-55	St Kilda	Western Bulldogs	Round 6, 2015	7
-54	Collingwood	North Melbourne	Round 14, 2024	1
-54	West Coast	Geelong	Round 10, 2006	3
-52	Brisbane	Geelong	Round 13, 2013	5
-51	Melbourne	Fremantle	Round 7, 2008	6
-51	Richmond	Hawthorn	Round 5, 2003	20
-48	Carlton	Essendon	Round 3, 2007	3
-47	Brisbane	Port Adelaide	Round 4, 2008	20
-47	Western Bulldogs	Geelong	Round 12, 2001	7
-47	Brisbane	Port Adelaide	Round 21, 2009	15