Match

Collingwood vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 22 Mar 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Last year's runner-up Collingwood take on 2018's eighth placed side Geelong who went out in the first round of finals to Melbourne by a margin of 29 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
03:24
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
04:55
Both teams with two inside 50s early in this match, and both with a mark inside 50 to their names with the first to Duncan for the Cats resulting in the first goal of the match. The Magpies lead the clearances 2-1.
05:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
06:59
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
08:21
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
09:59
Stanley with a timely defensive intercept mark for the Cats deep in their defensive 50. The Cats have taken the only two intercept marks to this point in the match, both have been contested (included that mark to Stanley).
10:40
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
12:29
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
15:27
Treloar getting busy early leading all players with seven disposals at 86 per cent efficiency. Treloar has also been involved in three of the four Collingwood scores.
19:24
Magpies Interchange - Tom Langdon off due to the blood rule.
21:19
The Cats are able to transition the football uninterrupted from D50 to In50 for the first time tonight however in the final marking contest, Parfitt for the Cats gives away a free kick. The Magpies lead the free kick count 5-4.
21:48
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
23:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
24:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
26:04
Pendlebury with his second centre bounce clearance of the match resulting in Elliott's second goal of the match. The Magpies lead the centre bounce clearance count 4-1.
29:22
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
30:49
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
31:18
The Magpies take a nine point lead into the first break after having eight scoring shots (3.5) from their 13 inside 50s. Tim Kelly for the Cats leads all player with 13 first quarter disposals as well taking four marks and executing two tackles.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
05:37
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
05:50
The Cats have taken two marks inside F50 so far this quarter, the mark to Dangerfield resulting in a kick out of bounds on the full and the mark to Rohan only in one behind (rushed). Geelong has now taken three marks inside F50 to Collingwood's two.
09:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
10:18
The Hawkins goal originated from a Constable clearance for the Cats on the outer wing. Two of Geelong's goals have come from stoppages tonight while all three of Collingwood's goals have originated from a stoppage.
14:54
Cats Interchange - Harry Taylor off due to an injury.
15:31
Collingwood lead the inside 50s this quarter 10-5 and clearances 6-4, however are yet to add to its score from the first quarter after more than 15 minutes.
18:24
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
20:19
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
21:18
The Magpies have had the last 10 inside 50s of the match and the last four clearances, with the Cats not registering either of these statistics for over ten minutes.
22:52
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
25:39
Rohan takes his second contested mark for the match, the first player with more than one to his name, however the ensuing shot on goal from the right forward pocket fails to register a score. The Cats lead the contested mark count 5-3.
28:06
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
29:55
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
30:54
An inaccurate Collingwood takes an 11 point lead into the main break despite leading the scoring shots 13-7. Treloar leads all players with 20 disposals, including seven contested possessions and four score involvements.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
04:29
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
06:39
The third quarter continues the low scoring trend of the match with both sides yet to score a goal. Collingwood currently is leading the total mark count 63-49 across the match however Stewart for the Cats leads all players with six to his name.
07:36
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
12:53
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
13:15
Ablett becomes the first multiple goal kicker for the Cats as they take the lead for the first time since the first quarter. Ablett has had 17 disposals tonight, equal third high for his team, including an equal team high four score involvements.
14:32
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
15:34
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
16:20
The goal for Dahlhaus is Geelong's fifth from a set shot tonight while two of Collingwood's four goals have comes from a set shot. Dahlhaus is up to 18 disposals in his first outing as a Cat.
17:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
19:10
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
21:07
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
22:41
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
22:59
Hawkins kicks a behind from his match high third mark inside forward 50 tonight. The Cats have now take 10 marks inside forward 50 while the Magpies have only taken 5.
23:21
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
24:54
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
26:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
27:24
The Dangerfield behind originated from the Cats' ninth centre bounce clearance of the match. The Cats lead the centre bounce clearance count this quarter 6-1, and 9-6 across the match.
29:37
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
30:31
A goal to Dangerfield with two seconds left in the quarter sees scores all tied up at three quarter time, the second game in a row for the Magpies where scores have been tied at this stage (the last being the 2018 Grand Final).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
04:51
A very low tackling match so far as the Cats lead the count 48-39. Dahlhaus leading all players with six. Maynard, Moore and Mihocek for the Magpies have no tackles to their name for the Magpies while Rohan and Clark are yet to lay a tackle for the Cats.
06:11
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
07:48
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Charlie Constable)
11:08
The Cats lead the clearance count this quarter 6-3, with Kelly for the Cats adding two to his total now with a game high nine to his name. This is three more than the next best player, Grundy for the Magpies.
14:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Dayne Beams)
15:34
Beams with his first goal back in the Collingwood colours from his 20th disposal of the night. The goal originated from a stoppage with the Magpies kicking 5.7 (37) from this source tonight.
19:22
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)
20:35
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
22:23
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
22:39
With his second goal of the night Hawkins kicks his 500th career goal for the Cats. Hawkins has had 11 disposals, five marks and three tackles tonight.
26:08
Taylor with an important contested intercept mark for the Cats backwards of centre in opposition to Cox. The Magpies have taken 18 intercept marks to the Cats' 10 tonight.
28:25
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
29:55
A see-sawing match sees the Cats prevail by seven points in a match that the Magpies controlled for long portions. Kelly led the disposal count for the victors with 31, including six inside 50s and two score involvements.