Pre Game
59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Melbourne v Collingwood Round 12 clash.
59:33
Outs for Demons: J.Wagner
59:34
Ins for Demons: C.Salem
59:35
Outs for Magpies: J.Elliott, D.Wells, T.Goldsack, J.Ramsay
59:36
Ins for Magpies: C.Brown, A.Fasolo, T.Langdon, J.Aish
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
The Magpies are the only side in the competition to have yet to debut a player this season. With Callum Brown coming in to the side today, they have rectified this.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
02:24
Magpies Interchange - Lynden Dunn off due to the blood rule.
02:46
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
05:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
06:04
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Tomas Bugg)
09:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
10:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
10:56
After the Demons generated the first clearance of the game, Collingwood has followed up with the next four.
12:17
Demons Interchange - Jack Watts off due to an injury.
13:06
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
13:07
Levi Greenwood has multiple goals for the first time this season. Prior to today he had 3.9 from nine games.
15:22
Magpie Matthew Scharenberg's match-leading six disposals have come at 67 per cent efficiency.
15:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Nathan Jones)
17:27
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
17:28
Both Melbourne majors have been kicked from inside the goal square.
20:40
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
22:33
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
22:34
Each of Melbourne's three goals have been the final result of a disposal chain that began with a Magpie turnover.
30:33
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
30:35
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:01
With four first-quarter tackles, Demon co-captain Nathan Jones has almost achieved his season average of 4.9 laid per game.
00:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Watts)
04:13
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
05:18
While Magpie Brodie Grundy is dominating the ruck with 16 hit-outs to Melbourne's Cam Pedersen's five, Pedersen has directed three to the direct advantage of a teammate, compared to just two for Grundy.
06:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Tomas Bugg)
08:17
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (James Aish)
11:06
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)
11:39
Collingwood has five of the last six clearances, and lead in this area 15 to five.
14:52
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Ben Crocker)
15:09
The Magpies have averaged nine more inside 50s per game than their opposition this season, the second-best differential in the AFL. At present they lead the Demons in this category 24 to 19.
15:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
17:26
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
19:31
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
20:19
The Demons only have two disposals in their forward 50 for the entire second term up to this point.
20:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
21:36
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
23:23
Demons Interchange - Mitch Hannan off due to an injury.
24:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
26:39
Steele Sidebottom is averaging 27.0 disposals per game in 11 matches this season, the second-best mark of his career. With 21 disposals already in today's game, he is on track to comfortably reach this standard.
28:55
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
30:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
32:42
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
32:46
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:01
The Demons have averaged 52 more disposals per game than their opposition this season, the best differential recorded by any side. This has not been the case in the first half today, where Collingwood comfortably leads the disposal count, 228 to 190.
03:39
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (James Harmes)
05:46
Melbourne's Jayden Hunt has recorded a match-high 534 metres gained. However, the Demons are retaining the ball from just 31 per cent of his disposals.
06:36
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
09:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Watts)
09:46
Of the 12 free kicks Collingwood has given away, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the man, where it has been penalised on four occasions.
12:23
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
14:19
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
15:55
Jeff Garlett has applied 28 forward 50 tackles this season, the most by any player in the AFL. Unfortunately for the Demons, he has not yet added to this tally today.
17:33
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Tomas Bugg)
19:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Viney)
20:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
20:32
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
20:56
Jeremy Howe's four contested marks and four intercept marks lead all players on the ground in both categories.
23:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
24:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
26:05
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Cameron Pedersen)
27:27
Melbourne's Clayton Oliver has six disposals at 100 per cent efficiency in the last ten minutes to be a key to the Demon's comeback.
27:30
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
29:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
29:24
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
Scott Pendlebury has applied a competition-high 49 tackles at the MCG this season. He has another nine tackles in three quarters at the ground today.
01:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
05:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
06:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
07:32
Of Melbourne's 23 scores, Christian Petracca has been involved in nine of them. Next best Demon is Christian Salem with six score involvements.
07:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
10:41
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
13:05
Magpies Interchange - Lynden Dunn off due to the blood rule.
13:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
16:13
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
16:14
Jordan De Goey has two goals for the third time in six games in 2017.
19:07
Oscar McDonald's three intercept marks are the most for the Demons, but he still trails Collingwood's Jeremy Howe, who has increased his tally to five.
20:45
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
21:50
Both of Melbourne's final quarter goals have come from stoppages, after it only kicked one from this source in the opening three terms.
22:41
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
24:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jayden Hunt)
26:42
Collingwood has been penalised five times for holding the ball in the final term.
27:33
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
29:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
30:29
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)
30:32
The siren has sounded to end Q4.