Match

Collingwood vs Essendon

Commentary / 04 Sep 2015

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Collingwood v Essendon Round 23 clash.
59:34
Changes for Magpies Ins: A.Oxley, B.Kennedy, A.Toovey Outs: D.Swan, B.Sinclair, M.Williams
59:36
Changes for Bombers Ins: K.Langford, E.Kavanagh, S.Edwards, T.Pears Outs: M.Hibberd, C.Dempsey, P.Chapman, N.O'Brien
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection. Tippers choice is currently Magpies 89.6% and Bombers 10.4%.
00:00
The Dons have converted 18 per cent of their opposition's turnovers into a score this season, ranked 16th, and have conceded a score from 22 per cent of their turnovers, ranked 14th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:38
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
01:55
Bombers Interchange - Joe Daniher off due to an injury.
02:21
Bombers Interchange - Joe Daniher off due to a concussion.
02:49
The Pies have created two turnovers in their forward half and generated a score from both.
06:45
Both teams have won three clearances with the Dons launching the only score from stoppages.
10:21
Both teams have created eight turnovers with the Pies creating six to three in midfield and launching two goals to none from these.
11:26
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Heath Hocking)
13:04
The Dons two goals have originated from forward 50 stoppages.
14:31
Brodie Grundy is dominating the hitouts. He has won nine including four to-advantage with the last launching the Pies first goal from stoppages.
15:41
Both teams have won three centre bounce clearances and launched one goal from them.
17:49
The Pies have grabbed four marks in forward 50 and generated four scores from marks. The Dons are yet to grab a mark in forward 50.
19:19
Alex Fasolo has started well. He has recorded game-highs for score involvements (4) and marks inside 50 (3) to go with his five disposals.
23:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Conor McKenna)
24:09
The Pies are winning the uncontested possession count by 16. Prior to this game they had lost this count by 18 per game, ranked 16th in the competition.
27:19
Shaun McKernan is being well beaten in ruck contests, but he has won an equal game-high three clearances and an equal team-high eight disposals.
28:23
Despite winning the hitout (14-4) and hitout-to-advantage (7-1) counts, the Pies have won four fewer clearances than the Dons and generated two fewer scores from stoppages.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
01:23
The Dons have recorded the only inside 50 this quarter and have generated two scores from it, both from Collingwood turnovers.
03:57
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
07:42
The Dons have won six more contested possessions and three more clearances than the Pies this quarter, and they have laid 11 more tackles.
09:46
The Dons are winning the effective kick count 10-0 this quarter.
11:21
That short kick by Steele Sidebottom was the Pies first effective kick this quarter. Their kicking efficiency is just eight per cent.
13:33
Scott Pendlebury is kicking at just 25 per cent efficiency, the second lowest percentage of any Pie.
14:49
That goal to Brent Stanton was the first to originate from a defensive 50 chain. The Dons have generated three inside 50s from 18 chains originating in defensive 50 and the Pies have generated just one inside 50 from 11 chains originating in defensive 50
16:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Kennedy)
18:23
Back-to-back goals to the Pies sourced from forward half turnovers. They have sourced four goals from turnovers including three from forward half turnovers. The Dons have scored just the one goal from turnovers.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
20:11
Make that two goals for the Dons sourced from turnovers.
23:43
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Kennedy)
24:01
The Pies have recorded four ground kicks to two and have scored two goals to none from them, both to Ben Kennedy.
26:10
Brent Stanton has recorded five disposals at 100 per cent efficiency this quarter as well as booting two goals.
26:58
Magpies Interchange - Nathan Brown off due to an injury.
28:20
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
29:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Conor McKenna)
31:35
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brent Stanton)
32:38
Tom Langdon is up to a game-high eight intercept possessions. He has grabbed four of his five marks from Bomber kicks.
32:53
Scott Pendlebury attended eight centre bounces in the second quarter after attending none in the first quarter and just six last week.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:46
The Dons boot the first goal of the third quarter from a turnover.
05:35
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
06:44
Alex Fasolo has recorded a quarter-high four disposals at 100 per cent efficiency with his last disposal launching the Pies' sixth goal from turnovers.
09:17
The Dons are winning the clearance count by nine but both teams have generated six scores from stoppages. Brodie Grundy has launched three of the Pies' four goals from this source.
12:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
14:25
Alex Fasolo is up to six score involvements, including three goal assists, two goal launches and two scores.
16:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brent Stanton)
18:13
The Pies have grabbed 14 marks inside 50, one more than their season average, and generated 10 scores including eight goals from marks. The Dons have grabbed three marks inside 50 and generated two scores from marks.
26:16
Conor McKenna is up to six disposals at 83 per cent efficiency and three marks this quarter as well as booting that goal.
28:26
Magpies Interchange - Jamie Elliott off due to an injury.
29:30
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
29:53
The Pies laid 21 tackles in the third quarter after laying just 17 in the first half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:42
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Matthew Scharenberg)
02:48
Alex Fasolo has grabbed four marks inside 50. The Dons have grabbed three.
07:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Conor McKenna)
08:09
The Dons have converted 20 per cent of the Pies' turnovers into a score, two per cent more than their season average.
11:25
The Dons have conceded a score from 21 per cent of their turnovers, one per cent less than their season average.
14:46
The Dons are winning the clearance count this quarter by two and have generated the only score from stoppages.
16:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
19:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
19:13
The Pies are kicking at just 49 per cent efficiency this quarter.
19:26
Bombers Interchange - Tayte Pears off due to an injury.
19:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Shaun Edwards)
22:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
22:52
The Dons and Pies have combined to boot just two goals from 77 chains originating in defensive 50.
23:27
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
26:55
Michael Hurley has won 10 intercept possessions. His 10th launched the Dons' eighth goal from turnovers.
27:12
Bombers Interchange - Orazio Fantasia off due to an injury.
29:45
The Dons won the uncontested possession count in the last quarter by 32.