Match

Collingwood vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 21 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00
The Kangaroos have retained possession from 50 per cent of their kicks into the forward 50 this season - ranked third in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:24
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)
04:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
05:29
Brody Mihocek kicks the opening goal of the match. He has booted at least one goal in all seven games this season and ranks fifth at Collingwood for scoreboard impact since debuting in Round 11.
06:51
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
08:04
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
10:15
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
10:54
Collingwood's foot skills have been far superior so far in the opening term, hitting the target 18 per cent more often. It has also made the most of its opportunities, kicking three goals straight to North Melbourne's three behinds.
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
13:47
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
13:59
The Kangaroos are under the pump early in this match. They have conceded the fewest points of any side in opening terms this season (16 per game). They have already conceded 24 points which is their fourth-most in any opening term for the season.
16:31
Collingwood is controlling all key facets of the game, leading disposals by 39, effective kicks by 21, contested possessions by nine and uncontested possessions by 31. Scott Pendlebury and Chris Mayne have an equal game-high seven disposals apiece.
17:41
Kangaroos Interchange - Scott D. Thompson off due to the blood rule.
19:05
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
19:46
Collingwood has kicked three of its goals from opposition turnovers. It ranks fourth in the competition for points scorer per match (54) via that source.
20:13
Kangaroos Interchange - Jed Anderson off due to the blood rule.
20:55
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:16
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:46
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
24:51
Collingwood is doing all the attacking in what has been an excellent start to this match. It has generated the past 10 inside 50s and is dominating the disposal count by 48 across the first term.
25:20
Kangaroos Interchange - Luke McDonald off due to the blood rule.
26:59
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
28:46
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Nathan Hrovat)
30:39
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
32:15
Collingwood heads into the quarter time break on the back of scoring 44 points in the opening term, its most in any match since the start of last season. Brody Mihocek has kicked a game-high three goals.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
03:34
Mason Cox had taken 33 contested marks heading into this match, ranked equal-fifth in the competition. He has already grabbed one contested mark this afternoon.
03:37
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
05:36
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
07:29
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
10:12
Ben Brown keeps the Kangaroos in touch with his second goal of the match. It has had the better of the territory battle in the second term, leading time in forward half 73 per cent to 27 per cent.
12:35
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
13:52
Taylor Adams has really stepped up since Adam Treloar's hamstring injury. He has a game-high 16 disposals and five tackles to lead the Collingwood charge.
14:36
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
16:13
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
18:56
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ryan Clarke)
19:05
Collingwood is the most effective side in the competition in scoring from kick in chains. It has already generated two goals from kick-ins this afternoon. It is also 27 in scores from turnovers and 4 points in scores from stoppages.
21:04
Majak Daw grabbed a team-high four marks inside 50 in last round's narrow loss to Sydney Swans. He has already taken three marks in that zone today, the most of any Kangaroos player.
21:13
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
23:09
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
25:04
Set shot conversion has been important this afternoon. Collingwood has kicked an accurate 9.1 from set shots compared to North Melbourne's 4.5 via that source.
26:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
28:18
Kangaroos Interchange - Scott D. Thompson off due to the blood rule.
28:55
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
30:20
North Melbourne hasn't been able to spread and score from stoppage. It has generated 1.3 (9) points from clearance chains in the first half, its equal fourth-fewest points in any game this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Cunnington)
03:53
Kangaroos Interchange - Scott D. Thompson off due to the blood rule.
04:13
Kangaroos Interchange - Todd Goldstein off due to the blood rule.
06:28
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
06:38
Jordan De Goey kicks his third goal of the match to extend Collingwood's lead. He has now recorded multiple goals in each of his past four games for a combined tally of 12.3.
08:38
Kangaroos Interchange - Alex Morgan and is possibly out for the game.
09:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
10:03
Jaidyn Stephenson is one of four multiple goalkickers for the Magpies today, booting his third goal of the match. He has been goalless just once since Round 9, which was in last week's loss to West Coast Eagles.
12:29
After getting out tackled by 21 last round by the Eagles, their worst differential in any game this season, the Magpies have hit back defensively. They have applied 14 more tackles than the Kangaroos for the afternoon.
17:08
Brodie Grundy has made the most of Todd Goldstein's blood rule injury. Grundy has had five disposals, three tackles and one score assist for the third term.
19:00
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
19:14
Jack Ziebell kicks North Melbourne's first goal since the 21-minute mark of the second term. Collingwood booted five goals during that barren run of goals.
22:10
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)
23:14
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to the blood rule.
24:39
Collingwood hasn't dropped off defensively in the third term, applying 27 tackles which is its third-highest tally in that term for the year. First-year player, Brayden Sier leads the way with four tackles.
24:51
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
30:04
It has been another polished display from Scott Pendlebury. He had eight disposals in the third term to take his match tally to 24 which is the most of any player on the ground.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:22
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
02:40
Brody Mihocek boots his fourth goal of the match to once again extend the lead for Collingwood. It equals his previous best tally which he had on his AFL debut in Round 11 against Fremantle.
04:35
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
04:46
Magpies Interchange - Jaidyn Stephenson off due to an injury.
06:01
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
06:25
Collingwood has kicked both goals from North Melbourne turnovers in the final term. It has out scored North Melbourne by 36 points from turnovers across the match.
07:13
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke McDonald)
08:20
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
10:36
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
11:49
Collingwood's precise kicking has been a feature of its match all afternoon. In the final term alone, it has hit the target by foot 72 per cent of the time compared to just 42 per cent by North Melbourne.
13:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
14:35
The Magpies have doubled the Kangaroos' marks inside 50 tally for the match (16-8). Jordan De Goey has taken a game-high five marks inside 50 as he boots his fourth goal of the game.
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
16:36
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)
17:10
Collingwood has been extremely efficient in the final term, recording eight scoring shots from its 11 inside 50s. North Melbourne has manged two scoring shots from five attacking entries.
19:22
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
21:19
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
21:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
22:20
Josh Thomas becomes Collingwood's 10th individual goalkickers for the game. It has had at least 10 individual goalkickers in five other games this season.
24:23
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
26:09
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
28:36
North Melbourne could only manage 64 points for the match, its third-lowest tally in any game this season. It was outscored by 42 points from turnovers which was its worst result for the year.