Match

North Melbourne vs Collingwood

Commentary / 05 Aug 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the North Melbourne v Collingwood Round 20 clash.
59:33
Outs for Kangaroos: J.Waite, M.Daw, J.Simpkin
59:34
Ins for Kangaroos: T.Goldstein, N.Larkey, J.Williams
59:36
No changes for Magpies.
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Since Round 9, North Melbourne has recorded a time in possession differential of -2:53 per game (the second-lowest of any side) while Collingwood has recorded a differential of 2:54 per game (the second-highest recorded by a side).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:31
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
02:01
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Sam Gibson)
03:07
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
04:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
07:00
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
07:10
It has been a scratchy start for both sides, both in kicking for goal and general play. In terms of kicking efficiency, both North Melbourne (44 per cent) and Collingwood (31 per cent) is well below this season's league average of 66 per cent.
07:30
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
08:03
Jack Ziebell has turned over the kick in following the Jamie Elliott behind and Josh Thomas has converted for the first of the game. This season, only 46 per cent of the Kangaroos' kick ins make it to the midfield, the second-lowest rate of any team.
11:00
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)
13:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Alex Fasolo)
13:30
The Magpies' forward set up seem to be stretching the Kangaroos' defence. Collingwood has so far managed five scores from just six forward 50 entries, well up on its season average of a score from 45 per cent of inside 50s (ranked 13th).
15:05
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Josh Williams)
15:45
North Melbourne has now taken three set shots, yet all have resulted in behinds. This season the Kangaroos have converted 51 per cent of set shots into goals, ranked 11th of all teams in the league.
16:46
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)
19:36
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Declan Mountford)
19:45
The Kangaroos have set up a strong forward press, already winning ten forward intercepts (a sharp increase on their season average of 5.5 per quarter). Declan Mountford has won the latest via an intercept mark and kicked truly for their first major.
21:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
21:53
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
22:17
Of the top 50 goal kickers this year, Ben Brown has the eighth-best conversion rate of 68.9 per cent. Tonight the Kangaroo forward has already had three shots at goal for a return of just two behinds, however all have been from an angle and distance.
23:59
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
25:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
27:19
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
27:29
Both sides will be frustrated at their wasted opportunities to quarter time. The Kangaroos generated five more forward 50 entries than the Magpies, however Collingwood was very efficient in creating scoring opportunities with nine scores from 11 entries.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
01:32
Collingwood has been able to find marking options easily inside 50, already with seven marks in that zone. Unfortunately for the Magpies they have only managed 1.5 (11) from set shots.
02:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
03:34
That's now eight marks inside forward 50 for the Magpies, and Jarryd Blair plays on to make sure of it. Six of these marks have been uncontested. In 2017 the Kangaroos concede an average of 13.2 marks inside 50 per game, ranked 16th in the league.
04:30
Magpies Interchange - Ben Reid off due to the blood rule.
05:25
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
05:57
Collingwood has jumped North Melbourne this quarter. The Magpies have had four times the disposals of their opposition (28 to seven), even though the Kangaroos have won all three clearances.
09:26
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
09:58
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)
10:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Josh Williams)
10:47
The behinds continue at Etihad Stadium, with 16 in total already and only one of those was rushed. Seven of Collingwood's behinds have been scored from outside 40 metres, while four of North Melbourne's minor scores have been closer than that distance.
16:52
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
17:05
One positive aspect for North Melbourne has been its ability to transition into forward 50 on seven occasions from 20 attempts (35 per cent), an improvement on its season average of 20 per cent.
18:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
19:33
That has proven to be a costly miss for the Kangaroos by Shaun Higgins, as the Magpies transition coast to coast from the kick in for their fifth goal. Collingwood averages a goal from eight per cent of kick ins this season, ranked second in the league.
22:26
Kangaroos Interchange - Ben Brown and is possibly out for the game.
27:30
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
28:15
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to an injury.
28:38
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
30:54
Magpies Interchange - Levi Greenwood and is possibly out for the game.
31:27
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
32:09
In 2017, the league average number of clanger kicks to half time is 10.9 per team. Kicking has been an issue for both teams in this game, marked by 18 clanger kicks by North Melbourne and 15 recorded by Collingwood.
32:44
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
32:54
Not helped by nine behinds and four misses, North Melbourne has been kept to its lowest half time score (15 points) against Collingwood since 1966. The Magpies have been only slightly more efficient, with five goals from 17 shots.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:36
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
05:37
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
05:52
Josh Thomas has followed his first goal of the opening half with the first goal also after half time, after receiving a 50-metre penalty. That is just the sixth goal conceded by North Melbourne from a 50-metre penalty this season.
07:29
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
08:26
The Magpies looked to have found their range this half, launching the first goal of the game from centre bounce clearances. North Melbourne has won four more centre clearances than Collingwood but is yet to launch a score from these.
09:37
Magpies Interchange - Tyson Goldsack off due to an injury.
14:54
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
17:09
North Melbourne has finally kicked its second goal through Taylor Garner after again transitioning from defensive 50. The Kangaroos have done so now nine times from 28 attempts (32 per cent), however this is their first goal as a result.
18:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
19:16
Two goals launched from centre bounces now for Collingwood this quarter, with both set up by clearances to Josh Thomas in his first two centre square attendances. Prior to tonight, Thomas had only attended four centre bounces this season.
22:00
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
24:37
Jeremy Howe has won a game-high eighth intercept with an intercept mark and kicked Collingwood's fourth goal of the term. This season Howe averages 8.4 intercepts (ranked fifth) and 3.4 intercept marks (ranked second) per game.
25:55
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
26:23
Ziebell has made it two goals for North Melbourne this quarter, both launched from defensive half intercepts. The Kangaroos average 25 points per game this season from defensive half intercepts, the third-most of any team.
27:57
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
29:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
29:43
Collingwood has been dominant this term from output from stoppages. The Magpies have won two fewer clearances than their opposition this quarter, however they have launched 25 points compared to just two behinds to the Kangaroos.
30:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel Wells)
31:43
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
32:35
It has been a brave effort in this term by Jack Ziebell, after coming just before half time after a big bump. The North Melbourne captain has amassed eight disposals this quarter, taken four marks and now has kicked two goals.
33:33
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
33:43
Both teams were able to improve their efficiency and output in the third quarter. The Kangaroos lifted their kicking efficiency to 80 per cent after only managing 63 per cent in the first half, while Collingwood kicked six goals from nine shots in total.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:15
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)
02:15
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
03:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
04:31
Through Jarryd Blair's second goal, Collingwood has now kicked a quarter of its goals (three) launched from defensive 50. The Magpies average a score from 10.3 per cent of possession chains originating in defensive 50 (ranked sixth) this season.
05:44
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
07:20
Kangaroos captain Jack Ziebell has kicked three goals in a game for the first time since Round 4 2016. Since coming back on the ground after half time, Ziebell has played in the forward line and won six of his nine disposals inside forward 50.
07:51
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Braydon Preuss)
09:54
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
10:36
Now it's Jarryd Blair's turn to kick his third goal, his best haul since Anzac Day 2016 against Essendon. Since quarter time the Magpies have kicked 6.3 (39) from set shots, after managing only 1.4 (10) from set shots in the first quarter.
13:27
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
15:44
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Sam Durdin)
17:51
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
18:06
Brodie Grundy has capped off a strong game in the ruck with a lovely set shot goal. The Magpie big man has easily won the ruck battle won with 27 hit outs including 13 to advantage, as well as gathering 17 disposals and three clearances.
18:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
20:32
Collingwood has now launched three goals directly from only nine centre clearances, outpointing North Melbourne which has launched just one goal from 12 centre clearances.
22:19
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
22:36
Jack Ziebell has now matched his personal best haul of four goals in a game, achieved for the fourth time across 165 career games. Since half time, the North Melbourne captain has kicked all but one of his team's goals.
24:05
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
24:36
That's now a career-best five goals for Jack Ziebell, all kicked since half time. He has been targeted inside 50 by team mates on seven occasions and taken four marks inside forward 50 as a result.
26:24
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
28:00
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)
28:25
Collingwood's midfield, led by Treloar (34 disposals), Adams (30 disposals and eight clearances) and De Goey (27 disposals) has been too strong for North Melbourne. The Magpies have recorded 67 more disposals than the Kangaroos.
29:26
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
30:01
With Jamie Elliott icing the game with his first major, Collingwood has kicked 16 goals through 12 individual goal kickers. This marks the most goal kickers for the Magpies in a game since they had 13 against Geelong in Round 6.
30:21
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
30:31
Collingwood has won all four quarters to comfortably defeat North Melbourne by 54 points, marking its biggest win of the year. The Magpies' efficiency was stark, with five fewer forward 50 entries but nine more goals than the Kangaroos.