Inaccurate Flagpies home in a thriller over the Crows

The Flagpies can't be knocked out of top spot.

The McCelland Trophy is headed to WestpaceStadium.

Collingwood is breathing a sigh of relief after pipping Adelaide by three points in a low-scoring game at the MCG.

Incredibly, the Maggies led for just nine minutes -  two minutes in the first quarter and seven in the last.

Inaccuracy plagued the premiership favourite (not for the first time this year).

Collingwood had 24 scoring shots to 16.

Steele Sidebottom and Scott Pendlebury were prolific possession gatherers.

Dale Thomas, Alan Didak, Brent Macaffer, Dane Swan and Jarryd Blair also played well.

For the Crows, Scott Thompson and Graham Johncock played splendidly.

The Flagpies have won nine games in a row for the first time since the famous premiership year of 1990.

Final scores: Collingwood 6.18 (54) to Adelaide 7.9 (51)