Match

Hawthorn vs Collingwood

Commentary / 24 Mar 2018

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Hawthorn v Collingwood Round 1 clash.
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
Kaiden Brand of the Hawks won 40 per cent of his defensive one-on-one contests in 2017. For the Magpies, Jeremy Howe took a mark from 17 per cent of his defensive one-on-one's in 2017. Both these players were ranked first in the AFL in their categories.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Reid)
01:02
A strong contested mark to new defender Darcy Moore in defence leads to a contested mark and the first goal of 2018 for the Magpies through Ben Reid. Collingwood averaged one more contested mark per game in 2017, ranked seventh in the AFL last year.
02:43
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
04:21
Jaeger O'Meara has shown no signs of his knee troubling him at all early in this match. He leads all players with six disposals, three contested possessions and two centre clearances early on in this match.
04:54
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Crocker)
06:48
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
10:39
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
14:49
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
14:56
The Hawks have established an early lead in this game through their dominance of the ruck contest. They have won five of seven hitouts, two of those to advantage, as well as not allowing any sharked hitouts and winning a shark from a Collingwood hitout.
16:03
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
16:46
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
17:16
Jeremy Howe kicks a goal with his first kick of 2018. Both Collingwood goals have come from Intercept Possessions tonight. They averaged one less goal per game than their opponents from this source in 2017, the sixth-lowest average in the AFL last year.
18:11
Hawks Interchange - Jaeger O'Meara off due to the blood rule.
19:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Crocker)
22:41
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
23:06
Collingwood have been very efficient in front of goal tonight. They averaged a goal from 23 per cent of inside 50's last year, the fifth lowest rate in the AFL. They have three goals from 10 inside 50's tonight, and were a fingertip away from a fourth.
23:17
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Crocker)
24:20
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
25:22
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
25:23
Shaun Burgoyne gets the goal for the Hawks to get them back to within a point of Collingwood in a very even contest so far after Cyril Rioli forced the turnover. In the last nine games Cyril Rioli has played the Magpies, the Hawks are 9-0.
27:45
Liam Shiels has eight Pressure Acts in the first term so far to lead all players on the ground in this category. It is also twice the amount of Pressure Acts of any other Hawk.
30:42
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
31:45
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
32:15
Hawks Interchange - Ben McEvoy off due to the blood rule.
32:36
Since the Magpies kicked their last score in the 23rd minute, Hawthorn have suffocated the Magpies ball movement, recording eight straight inside 50's and 11 post-clearance contested possessions to just one for the Magpies in that time.
34:24
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
34:34
Scott Pendlebury started strongly as expected, winning eight disposals, four contested possessions, two tackles, two clearances, and one free kick for, all team-high figures, as well as 89 metres gained.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:03
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
05:28
Two kicks, two goals for Luke Breust as he extends Hawthorn's lead. Collingwood are gifting the ball to Hawthorn early in the second term, recording a disposal efficiency of just 48 per cent so far.
06:28
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
07:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
08:30
Just like that the Magpies are back level with the Hawks. Despite losing the disposal count by just two early in this second quarter, the Magpies pressure has really lifted, recording eight more Pressure Acts than their opponents.
12:41
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
14:28
Brodie Grundy has more hitouts-to-advantage (four) than Hawthorn have hitouts (two) in the second quarter. Despite this, Hawthorn have scored 2.1.13 from just four inside 50's, where as the Magpies have kicked 2.0.12 from 12 inside 50's this term.
15:13
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
17:03
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
17:34
Another Cyril Rioli smother leads to another Hawthorn goal. He has three smothers so far tonight, two of which have resulted in goals and two more than any other player on the ground.
19:12
Sam Murray has enjoyed a strong start to his career at Collingwood, leading all Collingwood players with four Intercept Possessions, including two Intercept Marks, as well as winning both of his defensive one-on-one contests.
20:06
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Crocker)
20:49
Is Tom Mitchell's personal best disposal record that he set against the Magpies in round nine last year under threat? He has 24 disposals with over six minutes left in the second quarter, and 10 more disposals that any other player on the ground.
23:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
24:53
Hawks Interchange - Ryan Burton and is possibly out for the game.
25:11
Ryan Burton looks to have suffered a serious ankle injury in what could be a big blow to the Hawks just before half time. The 2017 Rising Star runner-up is one of two Hawks to win a defensive one-on-one contest in tonight's match.
28:10
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
29:27
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
31:01
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
32:16
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
33:20
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:30
Shaun Burgoyne is showing no signs of slowing down. He leads all Hawks with five inside 50 targets, two score assists and three shots at goal to go with six score involvements. He also currently holds the fourth-longest consecutive games streak (105).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:45
Ryan Burton has been ruled out of the match after suffering an ankle injury in the second term. Excluding him, the Hawks have won one of 10 defensive one-on-one contests. They won 32.1 per cent of these contests in 2017 to rank fifth in the AFL.
03:00
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
04:19
Hawks Interchange - Jaeger O'Meara off due to the blood rule.
05:28
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
07:48
All three of Luke Breust kicks have been to score a goal in tonight's match. Breust also leads all players with two broken tackles.
08:02
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (James Aish)
10:20
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Smith)
12:20
After a quiet first half for his new club, Jarman Impey has recorded five quick disposals in the first half of the third term after recording seven in the two quarters prior. He has also generated two inside 50's in the third term to lead all Hawks.
15:02
Collingwood have kicked 1.3.9 from snap shots at goal tonight. They kicked a goal from 40 per cent of snap shots in 2017, the ninth-best accuracy rate in the AFL last year. In comparison, they have kicked 3.0.18 from both set shots and on-the-run shots.
19:45
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
22:11
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
22:22
Adam Treloar has battled hard for the Magpies winning 24 disposals from 12 contested possessions to go with five tackles, all team-highs for the match so far. However his disposal efficiency continues to be his achilles heel (42 per cent).
23:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)
27:27
Will Hoskin-Elliott is the only Magpie to gain more than 100 metres in the third term (128). Hawthorn have six players to surpass that mark this term alone.
27:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
30:01
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:11
Jaidyn Stephenson has had a positive start to his AFL career. He has won 14 disposals, three score involvements, to go with 11 forward half pressure acts and four inside 50's, both equal-team-highs.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:26
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
03:25
Ben Crocker is the only Magpie to win an offensive one-on-one contest tonight (two of three), and is the only Magpie with multiple marks inside forward 50, and he leads his team with six score involvements to be Collingwood's best forward tonight.
04:12
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
05:17
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
06:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
10:35
Back to back goals for the Magpies for the first time since the seven minute mark of the second quarter. James Aish has driven the Magpies forward this quarter with 144 metres gained from five disposals and two inside 50's, leading all players.
14:20
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
14:49
Tom Mitchell has recorded the most disposals ever in a Round one match in VFL/AFL history (48). Only Tom Rockliff has more 40 disposal games since Tom Mitchell debuted in 2013 (six for Mitchell, seven for Rockliff).
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
16:25
Collingwood's inefficiency to finish has hurt them in this final quarter. They have just four shots at goal from 12 inside 50's in the final term.
18:02
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
19:38
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
21:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Taylor Duryea)
23:12
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
25:24
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
26:40
It would appear the investment that Hawthorn made in recruiting Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O'Meara has been a smart one. they have 81 disposals, 41 contested possessions, 15 clearances, 11 inside 50's and 1009 metres gained.
28:09
Magpies Interchange - Ben Crocker and is possibly out for the game.
29:10
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:20
Tom Mitchell has broken the record for disposals recorded in a game in VFL/AFL history with 54. 3 Brownlow votes all but cemented for the star Hawk.