Match

Collingwood vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 20 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the Collingwood v Gold Coast Suns Round 22 clash.

59:33

Outs for Magpies: T.Goldsack, T.Adams

59:34

Ins for Magpies: B.Crocker, M.Williams

59:35

Outs for Suns: J.Joyce, M.Hallahan, J.Schoenfeld

59:36

Ins for Suns: A.Sexton, S.Lemmens, B.Fiorini

59:40

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

00:00

Last round against Essendon, Gold Coast suffered a six point defeat despite generating 25 more inside 50s across the entire match. This represented its second-largest differential in any game this season.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:27

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (James Aish)

02:33

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jesse White)

08:00

Magpie Adam Treloar has started the game strongly, with six disposals in the first eight minutes of play. He is averaging a career-high 30 disposals in his first season at Collingwood, after beginning his career with four years at the Giants.

09:19

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)

10:57

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

10:58

Both behinds from the Suns have come from shots inside 30 metres from goal.

12:21

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

14:22

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)

16:19

The Suns have six of the last seven clearances, yet are not converting this dominance into scores.

17:06

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

18:01

Magpies Interchange - Ben Crocker off due to an injury.

18:35

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)

18:36

The last two Collingwood goals have been the result of a chain that commenced with the intercept of a Gold Coast disposal.

20:24

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

20:54

Touk Miller of Gold Coast has as many clearances (three) as the entire Collingwood team. However, he is being let down by his efficiency. He is disposing of the ball at just 38 per cent.

23:43

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)

25:23

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

27:48

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Crocker)

28:09

Seven individual goal scorers in the first term for the Magpies.

29:20

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:30

The first quarter ends with Collingwood leading the disposal count 126 to 77. The Magpies are also being far more effective getting rid of the ball, 83 per cent efficiency compared to 66.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:34

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ryan Davis)

02:30

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

03:45

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)

04:37

Since making his debut in Round 19, Magpie Rupert Wills has laid 31 tackles in three games. This represents the most in the AFL over that time. Wills' tackle count tonight stands at just the one so far.

05:21

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

09:24

Suns Interchange - Sean Lemmens and is possibly out for the game.

09:56

After Gold Coast led the clearances eight to three at one point during the first term, the Magpies have hit back in this area, and now hold sway in the count 12 to ten.

16:54

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Smith)

17:29

Another first-year player, Josh Smith of Collingwood, has the most disposals on the ground of any player with 15. His efficiency is also outstanding, 87 per cent.

17:55

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

19:12

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)

19:54

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

19:56

A second major to Jordan De Goey marks consecutive weeks that he has kicked multiple goals for Collingwood.

23:53

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)

25:42

Magpies Interchange - Darcy Moore and is possibly out for the game.

26:23

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)

28:47

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Callum Ah Chee)

29:35

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jarrad Grant)

29:41

With six spoils thus far in the match, Gold Coast defender Steven May appears set to eclipse his season-average of 8.6 per game.

32:04

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)

33:23

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jesse White)

35:06

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jesse White)

35:11

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:16

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Aaron Hall)

02:51

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Smith)

05:12

In spite of holding a dominant advantage in the disposal count (240 versus 169), Collingwood are still out-tackling their Gold Coast foes. They lead this statistic 48 to 36.

05:42

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tom Phillips)

06:46

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

08:36

Collingwood defender Jeremy Howe's four intercept marks leads all players in the game. He also has the most rebound 50s for the match with five.

09:50

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

09:51

With his third major tonight, Jordan De Goey has set a new personal best for goals in a game in his 35th senior appearance.

10:55

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Martin)

12:27

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ryan Davis)

13:17

The Suns have scored goals from their last two forays inside forward 50. This compares to just the one goal from their previous 22 inside 50s.

13:30

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)

15:08

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)

17:57

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ryan Davis)

22:14

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jesse White)

22:48

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

22:49

With his first goal tonight, Suns forward Tom Lynch maintains his form of at least one major in every game this season. In fact, his streak of consecutive matches with at least one goal has now reached 30.

24:19

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

30:11

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jesse White)

30:17

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:53

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jesse White)

01:16

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)

03:51

Collingwood's Nathan Brown comfortably leads all players on the ground with 12 spoils, including six in the third quarter alone. Of the 12, five have gone to the direct advantage of a teammate.

05:57

Adam Treloar leads the Magpies for disposals recorded in wins against bottom 10 sides this season, recording at least 23 in every game to average 31. He has exceeded this average tonight with 32 already, with much of the final term still to be played.

06:55

Magpies Interchange - Jordan De Goey and is possibly out for the game.

07:01

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)

08:16

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rory Thompson)

09:57

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

11:24

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rory Thompson)

12:42

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

12:51

Gold Coast has lost the hitout count by an average of 25 in their last 4 games, the worst differential of any side in this time. Things have not improved in this area tonight, where they currently trail in the count 18 to 44.

13:18

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)

17:16

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jesse White)

18:30

The Suns have laid just the three tackles in their forward 50 tonight. This does not compare favourably to the Magpies, who have recorded 12 in their equivalent zone.

19:47

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

21:22

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Crocker)

22:13

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)

23:02

In spite of the result, a reasonable debut for Gold Coast's Brayden Fiorini. The number 20 selection in the 2015 AFL draft, Fiorini has had 17 disposals at 71 per cent efficiency, two inside 50s and a tackle so far in his first game at the highest level.

26:20

The siren has sounded to end Q4.