Despite some promising individual performances, Collingwood has gone down to Sydney by 56 points in the Regional Challenge clash in the NSW Riverina town of Narrandera on Friday night.In front of more than 10,000 people and on the big Narrandera ground, Collingwood got to within four points in the third quarter after the Swans took the ascendancy in the first half, but with some stars resting in the last term, the Magpies eventually lost 19.9 (123) to 10.7 (67).Pleasingly there were no injuries or reports to come out of the game for the Magpies.Of the notable performances, Anthony Rocca, playing in his first match of the pre-season, was very impressive in the forward line and finished with three goals, while Shane O’Bree played a fine game in the midfield and rookie-listed player Sharrod Wellingham shone on a wing with his pace and skill.In the first quarter the Swans jumped away to an early four-goal advantage, and by half time had extended the margin to 34 points.However with fog descending over the ground in the second half, the Magpies rallied due mainly to the run provided by O’Bree, Heath Shaw and Ben Johnson, while Rocca was on fire.But Sydney was able to regain the momentum and re-established a 34-point break going into the final stanza.With many of Collingwood’s senior players sitting out the fourth term, a strong Sydney side was able to skip away and control proceedings.In positive signs for the Magpies, James Clement took another step forward with a robust game in defence after his first outing against the Saints last week, while Scott Pendlebury put in another polished midfield display, and Chris Bryan started extremely well up forward, and continued to contribute when rotating through the ruck.Paul Licuria also put in a hard-running performance and was rewarded with two goals, while Dale Thomas worked hard and continued to improve and 17-year-old Ben Reid put in another encouraging display.It was the first time in seven years an AFL match has been played in the competition’s NSW heartland of the Riverina, and locals declared it to be the biggest crowd at a sporting event in Narrandera in 50 years. All proceeds from the match are going towards the drought-stricken region.Collingwood, which was without Nathan Buckley, Josh Fraser, Leon Davis, Travis Cloke, Shane Wakelin, Scott Burns, Brodie Holland, Alan Didak and Paul Medhurst for the Narrandera match, will play its final Regional Challenge clash of the pre-season against Richmond next Friday in Mildura.Sydney 6.1, 10.2, 15.4, 19.9 (123)Collingwood 2.0, 5.4, 9.6, 10.7 (67)Goals: Sydney: Goodes 4, McVeigh 3, Vogels 3, Jolly 2, Phillips 2, Schmidt 2, Hall 2, O'Keefe. Collingwood: Rocca 3, Licuria 2, Lonie 2, Lockyer, O'Bree, Bryan.Best: Sydney: Goodes, McVeigh, Everitt. Collingwood: O'Bree, Rocca, Wellingham, Johnson, Clement, Bryan, Pendlebury.