Match

Collingwood vs Richmond

Commentary / 29 Apr 2018

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to MCG for the Collingwood v Richmond Round 6 clash.
59:33
Outs for Magpies: B.Crocker, T.Langdon, T.Varcoe
59:34
Ins for Magpies: J.Blair, F.Appleby, C.Mayne
59:35
Outs for Tigers: B.Ellis, J.Townsend, S.Lloyd
59:36
Ins for Tigers: J.Caddy, N.Vlastuin, J.Graham
59:40
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00:00
Collingwood has applied eight more tackles per game than its opposition this season (ranked second), while Richmond has applied 11 more tackles per game than its opposition (ranked first).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:20
A debut today for Flynn Appleby who has averaged 14 disposals, seven intercept possessions and three spoils in his three VFL games for Collingwood in 2018.
02:14
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
02:27
The opening score of the game to the Tigers came from a chain started with an intercept in the defensive 50. Richmond has averaged 15 points per game from this source (ranked second).
06:10
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
06:24
Richmond has been slow starters this season, ranking third last for score differential in the opening ten minutes of games in 2018, but has the first two scores today from 83 percent time in forward half.
08:31
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
09:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
10:05
A wasteful start for the Tigers who lead 4-0 in forward 50 marks, but have just the four behinds from four sets shots at goal.
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
13:13
The first goal of the game came following a forward 50 intercept by Richmond. The Tigers have averaged more of these intercepts (5.8) and more points from these intercepts (17) than any other team this season.
15:40
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
15:58
A classy goal from Scott Pendlebury following a forward 50 tackle provides the first goal to Collingwood. Pendlebury is averaging a career-high 7.6 tackles per game this season.
18:14
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Chris Mayne)
18:45
The different methods in ball movement are evident early, with Richmond recording twice as many kicks (24) as handballs (12), while Collingwood has recorded more handballs (39) than kicks (28). The Magpies are the No.1 ranked team for handballs.
21:18
Collingwood leads 6-0 in hitouts to advantage and 11-5 in first possession wins at stoppages, but Richmond has won the clearances 7-5.
22:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
23:08
The goal to Mason Cox came from a chain started in the defensive 50. Collingwood averages 20.4 points from such chains (ranked second).
24:02
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
24:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
24:38
A pair of goals to Jack Higgins who continues to impact the scoreboard early in his career. Richmond has now scored 2.1.(13) from six forward half intercepts. Collingwood has not scored from two such intercepts.
28:36
Collingwood has shaded Richmond for time in possession (55 percent), but has conceded time in forward half to the Tigers (64 percent).
29:38
A competitive first quarter, with the Magpies managing to win the contested possessions 43-35. However, this differential was due to a 8-0 lead in gather from hitouts which Collingwood could not convert into clearances (Richmond lead 9-7).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
01:03
An early second quarter goal to Jack Riewoldt following a forward 50 mark. Richmond lead 5-3 in such marks, with all of the Collingwood forward 50 marks being contested marks taken by Mason Cox.
03:24
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
03:43
Mason Cox took one forward 50 mark in his first three games this season. He took five such marks on Wednesday against Essendon and already four today, but he has only been able to convert one into a goal at this stage.
04:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
05:33
The Magpies have scored 34 more points than its opposition from forward half clearances this season (ranked second). Today Collingwood has scored 2.1.(13) from forward half stoppages to Richmond 0.2.(2).
08:57
Collingwood currently lead 20-10 in loose-ball gets with the Magpies doing well to outnumber the Tigers. Collingwood is ranked 15th in this measure in 2018.
09:49
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
12:32
Collingwood has lost only 23 percent of its one-on-one contests this season (ranked third). Today Collingwood lead 6-4 in one-on-one contest wins.
12:36
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
13:15
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
13:45
The Magpies lead 9-4 in inside 50 entries this quarter and have enjoyed 60 percent time in forward half.
16:17
Collingwood now lead 18-9 in first possession wins at stoppages, but only lead 12-11 in clearances. On average, AFL teams have converted 85 percent of first possession wins into clearances this season.
17:59
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
19:08
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
19:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
21:14
Collingwood has now scored 3.1.(19) from four forward half clearances. Richmond has scored 0.2.(2) from six forward half clearances.
23:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
24:57
In the second quarter, Richmond leads 17-3 in hard-ball gets, with this advantage the reason behind a 39-26 lead in contested possessions this quarter.
26:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
28:20
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dan Butler)
29:05
Richmond has averaged 7.6 handball clangers per game this season, but under the Magpie pressure has recorded 13 such handballs in the first half today.
29:37
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
29:40
Richmond leads 38-15 in hard-ball gets at half time, with captain Trent Cotchin contributing a team-high seven to this count. The most hard-ball gets a team has had in the first half of a game this season is 39.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:17
Magpies Interchange - Jeremy Howe off due to an injury.
02:26
Magpies Interchange - James Aish and is possibly out for the game.
04:09
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dan Butler)
04:22
The Tigers break a run of three goals to the Magpies with their first goal of the day to come from a chain started in the defensive half.
05:54
Collingwood currently has a 180-109 lead in uncontested possessions. In the only game Richmond has lost this season it conceded 102 more uncontested possessions (and 48 more contested possessions) to Adelaide.
07:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
08:07
Both of the Tiger goals this quarter have come following defensive half intercepts, with signs that the game may be about to open up allowing more scoring in the second half.
08:59
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)
09:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
10:38
Richmond has retained possession from 69 percent of its 39 inside 50 entries. Collingwood has retained possession from 52 percent of its 27 forward 50 entries.
12:06
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
13:47
Collingwood leads the tackle count 11-2 this quarter including 4-0 in forward 50 tackles. The de Goey goal came from one of these tackles and provided the Magpies with their first goal of the day from a forward half intercept.
15:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Reid)
16:18
All of the Collingwood goals today have come from set shots. The Magpies have generated just 48 percent of their scores this season from this source (ranked 15th).
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
21:22
Jack Riewoldt has been the target of 15 inside 50 entries by Richmond (no other Tiger has been targeted more than three times). Collingwod has targeted Ben Reid and Mason Cox eight times each with kicks inside 50.
22:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
24:23
In the last ten minutes, Richmond leads inside 50 entries (8-3), uncontested possessions (22-14) and time in forward half (77 percent).
24:45
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
25:47
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
25:53
Richmond has scored 3.1.(19) from 14 defensive half chains this quarter. In the first half, the Tigers scored 0.2.(2) from 31 such chains.
26:24
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
28:43
Richmond now has a massive 52-23 lead in hard-ball gets which is driving the 119-106 lead in contested possessions.
30:30
Collingwood leads 21-8 in tackles this quarter, which has contributed to a 4-0 advantage in holding the ball free kicks.
30:46
Richmond started to move the ball more freely in the third quarter, despite strong tackling pressure from Collingwood. The Tigers won time in forward half (63 percent), inside 50s (18-10) and this drove a 5-2 lead in forward 50 marks.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:22
While Collingwood has had more disposals in the game, Richmond lead 91-78 in corridor disposals with this direct ball movement contributing to the inside 50 advantage.
01:57
Magpies Interchange - Brayden Maynard off due to an injury.
04:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
04:49
Richmond has now scored 2.2.(14) from forward 50 stoppages, with Caddy scoring both of these goals. The Tigers average 8.4 points per game from this source.
06:11
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
07:05
Richmond now has had the last eight scores in the game for a return of 4.4.(28) with the Magpies struggling to hang in the game.
08:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
08:40
Richmond lead centre bounce clearances (11-9) and scores from this source 20-1. The Tigers are the No.1 ranked team in centre bounce clearance differential this season.
09:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Reid)
10:30
Ben Reid has a team-high seven score involvements (including two goals) for the Magpies. Reid and Mason Cox have contributed six of the ten forward 50 marks for Collingwood.
12:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
14:10
Trent Cotchin has again been prolific for the Tigers with a game-high 17 contested possessions (no other player on the ground has more than 12) which includes 11 hard-ball gets (Collingwood only has 30 hard-ball gets).
15:26
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
16:14
Collingwood has generated an inside 50 from only 36 percent of its defensive midfield chains this season, which is ranked third last. Today Collingwood has generated an inside 50 from 63 percent of these chains, including the last goal to Adam Treloar.
17:09
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
19:17
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
19:35
An accurate long kick from the impressive Jaidyn Stephenson makes it 9.4.(58) from set shots at goal to the Magpies today. Richmond has scored 6.5.(41) from its set shots.
21:55
Since half-time, Richmond leads 21-9 in first possession wins at stoppages, 16-11 in clearances and 21-7 in scores from stoppages.
23:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
24:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dan Butler)
25:41
Magpies Interchange - Ben Reid and is possibly out for the game.
26:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dan Butler)
27:10
The Tigers now have five second half goals from chains started in the defensive 50, with the Magpies unable to disrupt their ball movement. Richmond did not score a goal in the first half (or at all last week) from this source.
28:39
Since quarter time, the Tigers lead 104-64 in ground ball gets with their deep midfield and speedy forwards swamping a tiring Collingwood team.
29:53
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
30:15
Adam Treloar has backed up his performance on Wednesday with a career-high 42 disposals today.
30:37
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
32:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
32:07
Richmond too strong for Collingwood, with an eight goal final quarter burst. The Tigers dominated hard-ball gets (67-32) and clearances (35-25), which provided 58 percent time in forward half and 43-26 in scores from stoppages.