Match

Essendon vs Collingwood

Commentary / 25 Apr 2019

Pre Game

00:00

Collingwood has averaged 59 points from its intercepts in 2019, ranked No.1, and it has outscored its opposition by 15 points per game from this source, the second-best differential recorded by any club.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:59

The Pies have generated the first four inside 50s for the game, but failed to record a score. Collingwood has scored from 46 per cent of its entries this season, the fourth-highest percentage in the AFL.

03:59

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

05:05

The Dons lead the tackle count 8-3. Essendon has averaged five more tackles than its opposition so far this season, the third-best differential in the competition.

05:43

Magpies Interchange - Brayden Maynard off due to an injury.

08:23

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)

08:33

Collingwood has won five intercepts in attacking midfield and scored two behinds from these. Essendon is yet to start a chain in its forward half.

09:29

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)

09:39

Another score from a foward half intercept to the Pies. All three of their scores are from this source.

11:27

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)

11:37

Collingwood has recorded 32 forward half disposals, 25 more than Essendon.

13:07

Darcy Moore has grabbed three intercept marks, just one less than all other players combined.

14:03

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)

14:13

All five scores have been sourced from forward half intercepts.

17:00

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

17:10

The Pies have applied a pressure factor of 192, 15 more than their season average.

19:05

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)

19:15

Collingwood has sourced its entire score from intercepts.

20:28

The Pies have applied 13 tackles from 15 attempts for an efficiency of 87 per cent. The AFL average is 64 per cent.

20:46

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

22:04

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

22:14

Collingwood has recorded a score from eight of its last nine forward 50 entries.

26:51

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)

27:52

All nine first quarter scores were sourced from turnovers. Essendon has allowed its opposition to score from 21 per cent of its turnovers this season, the second-worst percentage conceded by any side.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:35

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)

02:45

Three Dons have won a clearance this quarter after just two won one in the first term, and that behind to Dyson Heppell was their first score from this source.

04:43

Essendon has now won five clearances this quarter to double its total for the game, and both of its scores this term have come from this source.

07:42

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

10:24

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)

10:34

Collingwood has scored from its last two clearances, with both teams now scoring seven points from this source.

14:07

Jeremy Howe has grabbed three intercept marks this quarter with all of them being contested, both two more than any other player.

16:52

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)

17:02

With that goal to Josh Thomas, Collingwood has now scored 12 points, or 29 per cent of its score, from chains originating in defensive 50. The Pies have generated 16 per cent of their score from defensive 50 chains this season, ranked 11th.

18:35

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)

19:11

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Myers)

21:01

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)

21:11

Mason Cox wins a clearance in defensive 50 which launches the goal kicked by him from within 15 metres. The Pies have now outscored the Dons by six points this quarter from four fewer clearances.

23:08

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

25:05

Essendon has recorded six of the last seven inside 50s, however both teams have scored one goal each.

26:40

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)

29:10

Darcy Moore has now won eight intercept possessions, three more than any other Pie. He has averaged eight intercepts this season, ranked No.1 at the club.

30:16

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

30:22

The Bombers outscored Collingwood by 14 points from one fewer midfield intercept in the second term.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

06:21

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

06:31

The Dons have now booted four goals from their last eight inside 50s. Essendon has scored a goal from 25 per cent of its entries this season, the second-best percentage in the competition.

08:41

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)

10:29

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

10:39

Jeremy Howe has now grabbed five intercept marks (all contested) with his last launching his team''s sixth goal from intercepts.

13:59

Collingwood leads the contested possession count by 10 this quarter. The Pies have won this differential by 11 per game in 2019, ranked No.1.

16:37

Jake Stringer has grabbed three marks inside 50, one more than all other Dons combined. Essendon has averaged 11 marks inside 50 this season, ranked eighth.

16:53

Bombers Interchange - Devon Smith off due to an injury.

17:05

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)

17:44

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)

18:55

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mark Baguley)

19:05

All six scores this quarter have been sourced from intercepts.

20:32

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)

22:23

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

23:32

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

24:43

That behind to Jaidyn Stephenson was the first score sourced from a kick-in. Collingwood has averaged 1.4 points from kick-ins this season, the third-fewest in the AFL.

25:25

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

25:35

Collingwood has generated the last three inside 50s and scored from each entry.

27:20

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mark Baguley)

29:37

Essendon scored 21 points from intercepts in the third term and has now scored 47 points from this source for the game. The Bombers have averaged 48 points from this source in 2019, ranked ninth.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:39

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)

02:19

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)

03:18

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)

04:00

Bombers Interchange - Devon Smith off due to an injury.

07:47

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tom Phillips)

08:18

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

08:28

Collingwood has generated six of the last seven inside 50s, but scored three behinds from these entries.

09:12

Bombers Interchange - Jordan Ridley off due to an injury.

12:51

Tom Bellchambers has won just 16 hitouts for the game, but nine of these have been to the advantage of a teammate, a game-high.

13:26

SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)

15:58

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mark Baguley)

16:08

Mark Baguley boots the first goal of the last term, sourced from a clearance. The Dons lead the clearance count 8-4 this quarter and they have outscored the Pies by seven points from this source.

18:21

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

20:00

SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)

20:10

Patrick Ambrose has grabbed an equal team-high four intercept marks with his last launching his team''s eighth goal from intercepts.The Pies have outscored the Dons by two points from this source.

22:26

Bombers Interchange - Mitch Brown off due to an injury.

23:10

Tom Langdon continues to win the ball back for his team. He has won nine intercepts for the game and 231 since Round 1, 2018, 20 more than any other Pie.

28:10

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)

28:33

The Pies win a classic, leading from start to finish. They outscored Essendon by 23 points in the opening term and have now outscored their opposition by a total of 79 points in first quarters this season, ranked No.1.