Updated April 25, 2026 — 7:45pm , first published 6:47pm After the solemnity of football’s pre-game Anzac Day service, Essendon fans waved their scarves with the vigour of an army more than just hopeful of causing an upset on the game’s biggest home-and-away stage. Just over two hours later, they were the ones leaving the MCG upset. Collingwood’s 77-point win marked the biggest Anzac Day margin between the two clubs, a sign of just how far the Bombers are away from even mid-table mediocrity, let alone anything of real substance. A game that started competitively enough became a procession. Magpies star Scott Pendlebury came away with his fourth Anzac Day Medal. Getty Images By the end, it was the Magpies celebrating their veterans, who have given sterling service to the black and white. Not least of those was favourite son Scott Pendlebury, whose 43rd and last disposal of the day marked a career-best tally in game No.431 and brought the loudest cheer outside that which followed the national anthems.…