Match

West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood

Commentary / 01 May 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Domain Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Collingwood Round 6 clash.

59:33

Outs for Eagles: E.Yeo, F.McInnes

59:34

Ins for Eagles: S.Lycett, M.Hutchings

59:35

Outs for Magpies: T.Varcoe, T.Adams, J.Aish

59:36

Ins for Magpies: T.Langdon, B.Sinclair, T.Broomhead

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

Collingwood has lost just 24 per cent of defensive one-on-one contests this season, the second-best percentage of any side. Conversely, West Coast has only taken a mark from 8.1 per cent of offensive one-on-one contests, the lowest mark in the AFL.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:12

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Sharrod Wellingham)

04:34

After conceding the first stoppage clearance via a free kick against Jack Redden, the Eagles have won the last five clearances. In 2016 they average 37.8 clearances per game (ranked 8th in the AFL).

07:57

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

09:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

09:19

Mark LeCras has started the game well for the Eagles, recording game-highs in disposals (five), contested possessions (three) and inside 50 entries (two) in the first nine minutes of this match.

12:49

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Redden)

14:46

All three of the West Coast Eagles goals have originated from stoppages. In the 2016 season, the Eagles average 4.6 goals per game from this source, ranked 13th in the AFL.

15:43

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)

18:40

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

19:23

West Coast are doing all the attacking in this match so far, spending 79 per cent of the match in their forward half and leading the inside 50 count 14-2.

21:06

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)

21:40

That goal to Nic Naitanui is the third goal scored by the Eagles that originated from a Nic Naitanui stoppage clearance in this match. He is ranked third in the AFL for score launches from stoppages, averaging four per game.

24:10

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Duggan)

27:05

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)

27:26

Darcy Moore gets Collingwood on the board from his first possession of the match, and Collingwood's first forward 50 entry since the 11 minute mark of the opening term.

29:19

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)

29:59

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

31:02

Adam Treloar has worked hard this quarter to provide plenty of run for the Magpies, with a game-high six handball-receives in the first term, as well as eight disposals with an 88 per cent rate of retention.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:27

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

01:39

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

03:41

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)

06:32

West Coast are relying on their kicking to set up their attacking drive, with a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.78, compared to Collingwood's 0.77. The Eagles are ranked first in the AFL in this category in 2016, averaging a 1.38 ratio.

08:02

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

09:06

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

09:35

That goal to Mark LeCras equals his career-high for goals scored against Collingwood, a mark he has reached twice previously in his career.

12:54

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)

15:08

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

17:24

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)

18:20

The Magpies are yet to reach double-digit disposals in their forward 50 for the match, with Mason Cox the only Collingwood player who has recorded multiple disposals in this zone.

21:01

Scott Pendlebury is yet to record an ineffective disposal so far in this match. He has game-highs in total disposals (16), total handballs (13), uncontested possessions (11) and handball receives (10).

21:55

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

23:55

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

25:03

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)

29:01

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

29:11

Scott Pendlebury's 20 disposals in the first half is the fifth time he has recorded 20 disposals against the Eagles in one half of a football match.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:13

West Coast are showing a real desire to take the game on, by playing on from 36.2 per cent of their marks. Their average over the first five rounds in this category is 26.1 per cent, ranked 15th in the AFL.

01:16

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

03:54

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)

06:28

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)

08:38

The West Coast Eagles ruckmen are dominating the stoppages, recording 28 hit-outs to Collingwood's 11. The Eagles average 52.6 hit-outs per game, ranked 1st in the AFL, compared to Collingwood's 31.4 per game, ranked 17th.

09:31

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)

10:45

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

11:34

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)

14:08

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)

15:02

Since Mark LeCras kicked his third goal at the nine minute mark of the second term, the Magpies have scored 5.3 (33) from 13 inside 50 entries, compared to the Eagles 1.4 (10) from eight forward 50 entries.

17:27

Magpies Interchange - Tom Langdon and is possibly out for the game.

17:35

After recording the second-highest total intercept possessions ever recorded in a match last round (21), Jeremy McGovern has an equal game-high six intercept possessions in this match, including a game-high five marks from opposition kicks.

18:45

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)

20:19

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

22:12

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)

23:15

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

25:57

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

31:15

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

31:25

Collingwood had the attacking ascendancy for the majority of the third term, recording 10 inside 50 entries to three prior to the nineteen-minute mark. However they allowed West Coast to record six of the last seven forward 50 entries to end the quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:22

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Scott Lycett)

03:39

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

05:16

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)

05:42

Collingwood entered the match ranked first for percentage of team scoring chains originating in their forward 50. However, of the three chains they have launched in this zone, none have resulted in points for the Magpies.

06:43

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

07:53

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

09:46

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

10:27

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

10:41

The Eagles have scored 8.9 (57) from scoring chains originating in their attacking half. They average 56.2 points per game from this category, ranked second in the AFL.

13:02

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

14:22

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)

15:07

Josh Smith has continued his impressive start to his career, matching the amount of disposals he recorded against Essendon in his debut last round (23), whilst also leading the team in intercept possessions (six).

16:36

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)

17:46

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

22:11

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

22:43

Of the six goals the Eagles have scored in the last quarter, five of them have originated from stoppages, and three of them have been launched by Nic Naitanui.

23:58

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)

26:16

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

27:50

Nic Naitanui has eclipsed his previous record of 12 hitouts-to-advantage against Collingwood set in Round 22, 2012 with 19 in this match. This also equals his career-best mark in this category, set previously against Essendon in Round 11, 2015.

28:21

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

31:37

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)

32:40

The siren has sounded to end Q4.