Match

Collingwood vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 19 Aug 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Collingwood v Geelong Cats Round 22 clash.
59:33
Outs for Magpies: A.Fasolo, J.De Goey, T.Goldsack
59:34
Ins for Magpies: T.Broomhead, J.Daicos, J.Smith
59:35
Outs for Cats: R.Stanley, B.Parfitt
59:36
Ins for Cats: W.Buzza, M.Duncan
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Collingwood has a strong winning recent history against the Cats winning their last three encounters by an average margin of 34 points. The Magpies won the contested possession battle in all three of these wins.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:25
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
03:38
Despite Geelong leading the territory battle early on, it's the Pies who have kicked the first goal of the match from their first inside 50. The Pies are ranked fourth for inside 50s this season averaging 55.7 per match in 2017.
03:53
Cats Interchange - Zac Smith off due to the blood rule.
06:00
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
07:00
SCORE GOAL - Cats (James Parsons)
07:23
Taylor Adams has started on fire, already winning five disposals (three of these contested) and sending the ball inside 50 twice for the Pies. He has gained 146 metres for his side and is the only player who has over 100 metres gained on the ground.
09:08
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
13:53
Collingwood has grabbed three marks inside 50 so far compared to zero for Geelong. 82 per cent of the last 10 minutes of game time has been played inside the Pies attacking half.
14:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
17:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
18:31
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
19:11
Geelong are struggling to transition the ball out of their defensive 50. Of their eight possession chains originating in this zone, they are yet to convert any of these chains into an inside 50.
21:43
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
21:54
Mason Cox is causing headaches for the Geelong defenders, booting through two goals from set shots this quarter. This is just the second time Cox has kicked multiple goals in a first quarter of a match.
23:17
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
25:05
The Pies are dominating off the back of their forced intercepts, kicking 4.0 (24) sourced from turnovers compared to 0.2 (2) for the Cats. Jack Crisp leads the match in intercept possessions with three.
26:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
27:49
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
29:34
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:44
Since 2001, Collingwood has only lost to Geelong three times when leading at quarter-time. The most recent occurrence was in round 24 of 2011 when they lead by seven points at the first break but went onto lose by 96 points.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:43
Taylor Adams enjoyed a prolific opening quarter winning a match-high 11 disposals. This is the 19th time that Adams has won 10 or more disposals in a quarter this season, the most times for any Collingwood player.
03:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
05:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Parsons)
06:17
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
06:34
Collingwood has now kicked three goals from possession chains originating in their defensive 50. They have kicked 5.0 (30) sourced from their defensive half of the ground compared to 1.1 (7) for the Cats from their respective defensive half zone.
08:01
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Harry Taylor)
11:25
Geelong has six of the last seven inside 50s of the match yet both sides have managed one goal apiece from these entries, highlighting the inefficiency of the Cats forward line with the absence of full-forward Tom Hawkins.
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Wylie Buzza)
15:15
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
18:34
Midway through the second quarter, Collingwood has already laid more tackles than they have in 19 of their 20 first halves this season. They're on track to beat their best first-half tackle differential result of the 2017 (20 more than Sydney in round 3)
21:45
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jed Bews)
23:36
The ball has been held inside the Cats forward 50 for 37 per cent of the quarter as Geelong begin to dominate the territory battle after trailing in the first quarter.
27:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)
27:55
Geelong has fought back in this match on the back of their strong clearance work. The have kicking five of their seven scores on the back of clearances, holding a 14 point advantage for scores from stoppages this quarter.
28:46
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
31:09
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:19
Collingwood's pressure has been immense laying 37 effective tackles in the second quarter, their highest tackle count in any quarter this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
02:38
Sam Menegola has given the Cats the lead for the first time this match with the Cats fifth goal from a set shot. Menegola has kicked 11 goals this year, up from six in 2016 during his debut season.
05:48
Geelong's territory battle dominance since quarter-time continues. The Cats lead inside 50s six to nil this quarter, and have locked the ball inside their attacking half of the ground for 91 per cent of the quarter.
06:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
08:39
Both sides have a dramatic difference in the kick-to-handball ratio. Collingwood are opting to kick more often going at 1.56 whilst the Cats are choosing to run and carry more by hand with a ratio of just 0.93.
12:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Harry Taylor)
16:23
Patrick Dangerfield has been at his typical ferocious best at the contest today, leading the match in clearances (eight) and contested possessions (13). He has also applied the most pressure acts for his side with 14.
20:04
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
20:48
The clearance work of Geelong continues to be their main scoring source with the Pies unable to stem the flow. Geelong leads clearances by seven this quarter and have won all three centre clearances this term.
22:10
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jarryd Blair)
23:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
25:30
A goal from a free kick to Tim Broomhead has given the Pies back the lead. Broomhead now has kicked two goals, and is just the second time since his debut season in 2014 that he has kicked multiple goals in a match.
28:55
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)
29:40
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:50
It was an amazing third quarter by Dangerfield. He won 14 disposals in the quarter (eight of these contested) to go along with his six clearances, three inside 50s and two score assists.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:07
Geelong are the best final quarter side in the competition. They have kicked 40 more goals than their opponents in fourth quarters, the largest differential of any side this season.
03:36
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Wylie Buzza)
05:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
07:30
Cats Interchange - Patrick Dangerfield off due to the blood rule.
08:51
Just like the third quarter, Geelong is dominating the first eight minutes of the term leading inside 50s five to nil and dominating the time in forward half with 92 per cent in their favour. The Cats have only managed two behinds despite this dominance.
10:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
11:32
In the last four weeks Collingwood has ranked first in the competition for contested possessions, winning over 23 more contested possesions per match than their opponents. They lead by five today, with Treloar winning the most for his side (12).
14:49
The aerial dominance of Jeremy Howe has been on display again today, grabbing four intercept marks to match his eight intercept possessions. This is the 14th time this year Howe has taken at least three intercept marks as an elite rebounder.
15:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
17:06
An inspirational goal to Dangerfield returns the lead to the Cats and takes his season total to a career-best 37. This is the most goals by any midfielder this season.
18:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
20:21
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
20:47
The current 10 point margin in favour of the Cats is the biggest lead that they have held all match. Collingwood has led for over 80 minutes of the match, and enjoyed a match-high 28 point lead late in the first quarter.
22:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
24:03
The lowest winning score for Geelong this season came in round 14 v Fremantle at Simonds Stadium where they kicked 10.14 (74) to hold on by two points.
28:31
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
28:41
Geelong stamped their authority as the best final quarter side in the competition, keeping Collingwood to just 0.1 (1) in the final term. Geelong trailed at every break but their inside 50 advantage of 22 ultimately proved too strong for the Pies.