Pre Game
59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Collingwood v Hawthorn Round 9 clash.
59:33
Outs for Magpies: B.Reid
59:34
Ins for Magpies: A.Treloar
59:35
Outs for Hawks: J.Frawley, B.Stratton, T.O'Brien, C.Rioli, J.Fitzpatrick
59:36
Ins for Hawks: T.Vickery, T.Duryea, B.Whitecross, K.Heatherley, J.Sicily
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:10
Over the last four rounds Collingwood is fourth for inside 50 differential. It is fifth at converting defensive 50 intercepts to an inside 50, and second at converting kick-ins to an inside 50.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:49
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)
08:41
Hawthorn has controlled the ball early with 48 disposals to Collingwood's 27. Hawthorn leads contested possessions 16-9 and uncontested possessions 31-17. Collingwood is staying in the game with 14 tackles to six.
14:17
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)
14:55
Puopolo's goal capitalises on Hawthorn's territorial dominance, with 69 per cent of the first 15 minutes being played in its forward half.
17:00
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
19:02
Collingwood's kicking efficiency in the defensive half is just 50 per cent, well below Hawthorn's 83 per cent.
19:42
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Ty Vickery)
22:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (James Sicily)
23:32
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
25:25
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
25:41
Hawthorn has kicked the opening six goals of the game for just the second time since the start of last season and the sixth time since the start of 2013. It is Collingwood's first time conceding six in a row at the start of a game since Round 6 2015.
27:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
30:26
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:35
Hawthorn has won 34 of 36 games since the start of 2013 when it has won contested possessions by six or more. It is leading 40-30 at quarter time tonight.
30:36
Coming into this game Collingwood was one of just five teams that had not been kept goalless in a single quarter this season. The Magpies had two shots at goal in the first quarter but didn't convert either chance.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:03
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
04:38
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
05:26
Tom Mitchell has won 17 disposals from just 33 minutes of game time. He is on track for more than 50 if he can maintain this pace.
06:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Brendan Whitecross)
09:14
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
10:03
Scott Pendlebury leads all players for metres gained (233), tackles (7) and inside 50s (4).
11:55
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
13:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
14:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Tyson Goldsack)
15:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
16:04
In Hawthorn's forward line it is winning contested possessions 15-12. Only two teams this year (Essendon and GWS) are in the positive for contested possession differential in the forward 50.
16:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
18:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
19:46
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
20:20
Six of Hawthorn's nine goals have come from Collingwood turnovers. Three in the defensive half and three in the forward half.
21:46
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
25:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Daniel Wells)
25:20
Collingwood has narrowed the margin slightly in the second quarter. It leads inside 50s 12-8 and has had six shots at goal to Hawthorn's five. Scott Pendlebury has won nine disposals and has three score assists in the second quarter.
26:54
Hawks Interchange - Paul Puopolo off due to an injury.
27:23
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
27:37
Collingwood has slashed 16 points off Hawthorn's game-high 43 point lead. The Magpies have scored from six times (2.4.16) from 10 Hawthorn turnovers since the 10 minute mark of Q2.
28:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
31:12
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
32:44
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
32:53
Collingwood has launched an inside 50 from just six of 33 defensive half chains (18 per cent). Hawthorn has 12 inside 50s from 36 defensive half changes (33 per cent).
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
04:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
05:59
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
08:15
Hawks Interchange - Jack Gunston off due to an injury.
10:15
Hawthorn has laid five more tackles than Collingwood (57-52) but most of the advantage has come from stoppages. Away from stoppages Collingwood leads the count 34-27.
10:28
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
13:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
13:53
Magpies Interchange - James Aish and is possibly out for the game.
14:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
17:39
Collingwood has won just one of seven one-on-one contests, including none from five forward of centre. Hawthorn has won four intercept possessions from those seven contests.
19:07
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
22:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
23:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
26:55
Head to head in the ruck Ben McEvoy and Brodie Grundy have both won 20 hitouts but McEvoy has six hitouts to advantage to Grundy's two.
28:00
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
29:58
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
31:01
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:10
Collingwood kicked five goals to nil in the third quarter to bring margins level at three-quarter time. The Magpies had 11 shots at goal to 2, 17 inside 50s to 11, and led time in possession 10:21 to 6:59.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:54
Tom Mitchell brought up his 40th disposal at the 54 second mark of the final quarter. This is the earliest a player has reached 40 since Round 22, 2011 when Adelaide's Scott Thompson did so at 26:08 of the third quarter against Gold Coast.
04:21
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
11:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
12:09
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
14:34
Hawthorn has scored 7.3.45 from forward half chains, compared to Collingwood's 4.9.33. Hawthorn has four goals to one from forward half intercepts.
16:18
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
16:44
Hawks Interchange - Taylor Duryea off due to an injury.
18:19
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
20:08
Excluding disposals at stoppages and in the forward 50, Collingwood had a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.83 in the first half. Since then it has dropped to 0.98.
23:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
26:21
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Josh Smith)
28:04
Collingwood is the first team since Round 6, 2015 (St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs) to reel in a 40-point or bigger margin from the first half and just the third team since the start of 2010.
30:13
After halftime Collingwood kicked nine goals to Hawthorn's one, had 17 shots at goal to six, led contested possessions by 20 and time in possession by nearly five minutes.
30:14
The siren has sounded to end Q4.