Pre Game
00:00
Collingwood return to the M.C.G. following their loss to Fremantle at this venue last week. This was the Magpies first loss to Fremantle at the M.C.G. since 2006.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
01:53
Demons Interchange - Christian Salem off due to the blood rule.
02:25
Demons Interchange - Sam Frost off due to the blood rule.
04:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
05:39
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
06:38
Collingwood kick the first goal of the match after recording the first five inside 50s of the match. This was an area they struggled in last week against Fremantle, losing the inside 50 count by 11.
07:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
08:00
Collingwood has outscored its opposition by a total of 130 points in opening quarters this season, ranked No.1. They have scored four times already, before the Demons have even entered their forward 50.
11:34
Collingwood has already won 10 forward half intercept possessions, after winning just 21 in the entire match last week in their loss to Fremantle.
12:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
14:35
Demons Interchange - Sam Frost and is possibly out for the game.
14:58
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
16:48
Melbourne is on top at the stoppages, winning 10 of the first 12 first possessions at these events. This has resulted in a clearance advantage of two to the Demons.
18:59
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
20:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
20:49
Melbourne has wasted the ball, kicking at a poor 38 percent efficiency in the last 10 minutes to take their total match efficiency to 53 percent. The league average for kicking efficiency this year is 65 percent.
24:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
24:25
Collingwood's forward line has enjoyed a much more efficient quarter than their opposition. Collingwood has scored from 58 percent of their forward 50 entries, compared to a low 29 percent for the Demons.
26:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
27:35
The Demons have only been hold goalless in the opening quarter once in the past four seasons. This came in their infamous Preliminary Final last year against the eventual premiers, West Coast.
29:21
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
30:25
A goal with seven seconds remaining in the quarter to Melbourne's Jeff Garlett reduces the margin to 15 points at quarter time. The Demons have only won twice this season when trailing at quarter-time.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:47
Clayton Oliver won 10 contested possessions in the opening quarter, the third time this year that he has won 10 or more contested possessions in a single quarter. No other player in the competition has achieved this feat more than once.
03:43
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
05:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
06:17
Jaidyn Stephenson has taken four marks inside 50 so far, whereas Melbourne are yet to take a mark in their respective forward 50 zone.
08:13
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
10:50
Melbourne are controlling the ball once it hits the deck, leading groundballs 49 to 31. Clayton Oliver has won 11 of these, seven more than any other player.
11:45
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
13:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)
14:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Sier)
14:59
Collingwood has averaged 47 points from chains starting in its forward half this season, ranked third. The Magpies have scored 20 points today launched from the forward half, compared to seven points for Melbourne.
15:33
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
19:28
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
19:52
Brody Mihocek has kicked a goal to extend the lead to the Magpies to 22 points following a forward 50 intercept. The Magpies have scored nine times from intercepts today, compared to just three intercept scores for Melbourne.
21:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Sam Weideman)
22:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
23:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
23:47
The two teams are playing contrasting playing styles today. Collingwood has played on from a mark 17 percent of the time, whilst the Demons have played on from 40 percent of their marks.
29:08
Bayley Fritsch has amassed 12 disposals this quarter, the equal-most of any player along with Clayton Oliver. This is the most disposals Fritsch has ever won in a quarter, beating his previous best of 11 earlier this year in round 3 v Essendon.
30:25
Collingwood lead at half-time by 21 points, despite getting smashed in the contested possessions by 20 and clearances by eight. The Magpies have pressured well, applying 13 more tackles than their opponents.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
02:15
Both sides have been wasteful from their set shots today. Collingwood has kicked 2.3(15) from their set shots whilst the Demons have kicked 0.2(2) from their respective set shots.
05:27
Collingwood has recorded a tackle efficiency of 62 percent this season, the lowest percentage of any side. Despite laying 16 more tackles than the Demons today, Collingwood has recorded a tackle efficiency of 58 per cent today.
07:27
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
07:46
Collingwood kick the first goal of the term following Jaidyn Stephenson's sixth mark inside 50, taking Collinwood's total marks inside this zone to 10. The Demons have taken two marks inside 50 for the match.
11:30
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jayden Hunt)
12:48
Christian Petracca has won three groundballs inside 50 today. This takes his season tally to 36, the most groundballs won in the forward 50 by any player in the competition.
15:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jayden Hunt)
17:48
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
19:16
Collingwood has now scored 47 of their 56 points sourced from intercepts. Last week against Fremantle, the Magpies only managed six goals from this source.
20:46
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
21:26
Nathan Jones has averaged 26 disposals per game across his career against the Magpies, his second-highest average against any side. He has been well held today by Steele Sidebottom and Chris Mayne on the wing, winning just the 11 disposals.
22:59
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
23:41
Collingwood has scored two goals from stoppages today, both coming from stoppages in their forward 50 zone. The Magpies are the fourth-highest scoring side from forward 50 stoppages this year.
24:13
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
25:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Steven May)
27:55
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
30:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
30:50
Melbourne had six scoring shots in the third term compared to five for Collingwood, however the Magpies still managed to outscore the Demons by 14 points. The Demons have been poor by foot all day kicking at 53 percent efficiency, their worst result of the year.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
02:43
Melbourne has lost 38 percent of its defensive one-on-one contests this season, the worst percentage of any side. They have lost 38 percent of their defensive one-on-one contests today.
03:21
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
05:35
Max Gawn has comfortably beaten his counterpart Brodie Grundy in the ruck battle today. Gawn has won seven more hitouts-to-advantage, whereas Grundy has recorded three more sharked hitouts. Gawn has also doubled Grundy's disposal and clearance totals.
06:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
08:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)
08:32
It is all the Demons in this last quarter, recording 10 of the first 11 inside 50s and winning the first five clearances of the quarter.
13:24
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
13:33
Melbourne continue their late charge, kicking their second unanswered goal of the term and are leading the inside 50s for the quarter 14 to three. 83 percent of the quarter has been played inside their forward half of the ground.
15:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
16:33
The Demons have averaged 58 inside 50s per game this season, ranked second. However, they score a goal from just 18 percent of their inside 50s (ranked 18th). This trend has continued today, scoring seven goals from their 51 entries at 14 percent conversion.
16:38
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
17:49
James Harmes (34 disposals) and Max Gawn (29 disposals) have both recorded career-high disposals today. Harmes has also won seven clearances, his equal-highest ever in his career and Gawn has won 10 clearances (also a career-high).
22:22
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
22:33
Collingwood's class has been on display in this last quarter, managing the same amount of goals in the term as Melbourne despite having 13 less inside 50s. Collingwood has recorded 23 more effective kicks than Melbourne for the match.
24:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Salem)
26:05
Coming into today, the Magpies had caught their opposition for holding the ball 59 times this season, the most of any side. They have won a holding the ball three times today, compared to just the one for Melbourne.
26:51
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
28:06
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
30:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
30:44
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
30:45
Collingwood wins by 41 points on the back of their best pressure performance of the season. They recorded a season high Pressure Factor and laid 15 more tackles than the Demons resulting in 17 more points on the scoreboard sourced from intercepts.