Match

Collingwood vs Essendon

Commentary / 08 Jul 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to MCG for the Collingwood v Essendon Round 16 clash.

59:33

Outs for Magpies: J.Howe, J.Ramsay, T.Phillips, D.Moore

59:34

Ins for Magpies: M.Scharenberg, J.Smith, T.Varcoe, B.Reid

59:35

Outs for Bombers: K.Langford

59:36

Ins for Bombers: D.Myers

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 recorded 48 fewer disposals and 43 fewer uncontested possessions against the Hawks last week, their worst differentials recorded this season.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

05:00

After five minutes of play, the Bombers are yet to enter their forward 50.

05:53

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)

08:00

Magpie recruit Will Hoskin-Elliott has already amassed seven disposals at 71 per cent efficiency to go with four marks.

09:45

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)

11:00

Collingwood leads the mark count by an incredible 20 to three. Of these 20 marks, 19 have been uncontested.

12:29

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

14:08

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)

14:09

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti's kick for goal was the Bomber's first disposal inside their forward 50.

16:03

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)

17:05

After a strong start by Collingwood, Essendon has the last four clearances and last five inside 50s.

18:11

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

18:49

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)

21:02

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Tom Bellchambers)

22:26

Of Tom Bellchambers' seven hitouts, four have gone to the direct advantage of an Essendon teammate.

24:05

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)

27:28

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Tom Bellchambers)

27:33

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:01

After one quarter, the disposal count favours Essendon slightly 102 to 100. However, the Bombers controlled the last ten minutes of the term, effecting 45 disposals at 84 per cent efficiency compared to Collingwood's 26 disposals at 66 per cent.

02:33

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)

04:53

Orazio Fantasia averages 2.4 tackles per game this season in 14 matches for Essendon. He has already equalled his season high today with four, to lead all players on the ground.

06:11

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)

06:12

Four of Essendon's six goals have been the direct result of a disposal chain that began with a Collingwood turnover.

07:29

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (James Stewart)

09:49

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Myers)

12:07

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Reid)

12:08

After going scoreless in his first six games for the Magpies this season, Ben Reid's goal today marks his third straight match with a major for Collingwood.

13:07

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (James Stewart)

14:36

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)

15:37

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

17:08

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)

18:08

In his first season as a Bomber after four years with Greater Western Sydney, James Stewart has now kicked multiple goals for the fourth time in eight games wearing the red sash.

20:57

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

22:05

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Darcy Parish)

25:18

Magpie Levi Greenwood has gained the most metres of any player with an impressive 276 so far in the first half.

26:52

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)

27:50

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:01

James Kelly laid the most first-half tackles of any player with six. In his second year at Essendon after 14 seasons at Geelong, Kelly is laying on average 3.1 tackles per game in 2017. His peak was 7.7 per game in 2011.

02:39

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)

04:14

Of the fourteen free kicks Essendon has given away, six have been for holding the man. While Collingwood has given away eleven frees itself, none have been for this reason.

04:48

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)

06:16

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)

07:04

Bombers Interchange - Zach Merrett off due to an injury.

07:33

After the Magpies Taylor Adams opened the third term with a clearance for Collingwood, the Bombers followed this up with the next five.

10:24

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

13:19

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

13:50

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

14:43

Essendon's forward 50 disposal efficiency of 74 per cent is significantly better than the Magpies 48 per cent.

17:24

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)

19:22

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)

21:33

Since Round 11, Martin Gleeson has won a competition-high 17 intercept marks. However, today he has been overshadowed in this area by his Bomber teammates Mark Baguley and Brendan Goddard who have each taken four and three intercept marks respectively.

21:34

Bombers Interchange - Josh Green off due to an injury.

22:06

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)

23:00

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)

25:51

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)

26:33

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

27:01

Both sides have been inside their forward 50 eleven times in the third term, but Collingwood has been more effective on the scoreboard, producing 5.1 compared to the Bombers 3.3.

28:05

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

33:23

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:01

After three quarters, Essendon defender Michael Hurley is the only man on the ground to have played 100 per cent game time.

00:25

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)

02:30

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)

03:40

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Orazio Fantasia)

05:01

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

05:03

Adam Treloar collected 39 disposals and nine clearances against the Bombers in Round 5, personal season-highs for each measure. In the rematch today his numbers are well down in comparison with just the 13 disposals and four clearances to this point.

06:06

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Myers)

06:29

Essendon has opened the final term with the first five inside 50s (for three goals) and the first four clearances.

07:02

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)

09:18

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Travis Colyer)

12:32

Bomber Martin Gleeson does the little things to help his team succeed. His seven one percenters are the most of anyone on the ground.

13:15

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

14:20

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

14:40

Of David Zaharakis' 30 disposals, 18 have come in the second half at an excellent 83 per cent disposal efficiency.

18:16

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Tom Bellchambers)

20:34

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)

21:45

Since 2014, the Magpies have averaged five fewer clearances per game against the Bombers. This deficiency has continued today, with the Bombers currently leading this category 36 to 28.

23:49

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

25:07

With four majors in a losing effort today, Collingwood's Alex Fasolo has matched his season-high kicked in a Round 3 win against the Sydney Swans.

28:59

The siren has sounded to end Q4.