Match

Collingwood vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 04 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00

Gold Coast were the most efficient scoring team in the AFL last round in their narrow loss against Essendon, with over 36 per cent of their inside 50's resulting in a goal. This is in stark contrast to their season average of a goal from just under 20 per cent of forward entries, the fourth-lowest goal-scoring rate of any side in 2019.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:42

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Sam Day)

01:57

Perfect start for the Gold Coast as Sam Day gets the first goal of the match. Across the past month, Day has recorded 51 scoreboard impact points, ranked first at the Suns in that period.

03:25

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)

04:37

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)

06:28

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

07:28

The return of Jack Bowes and Ben Ainsworth after long layoffs from injury has paid immediate dividends, with both players responsible for an Intercept Possession that has resulted in a goal for the Suns. The Suns average 38 points per game from this source in 2019, the lowest average of any side in the AFL.

07:50

Magpies Interchange - Jeremy Howe off due to an injury.

13:37

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)

14:58

Adam Treloar get the Magpies on the board with a brilliant effort from outside 50. Since the Suns last goal, Treloar is the only player on the ground with multiple groundball-gets (three) and kicks inside 50 (two).

16:43

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)

17:16

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)

18:25

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

20:03

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)

23:21

Collingwood have taken six contested marks in the opening quarter of this match. One more and they will equal their season record in this category of seven in a quarter, which they have recorded on three previous occasions in 2019, most recently in Round 6 against Essendon in both the second and third quarters.

23:54

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)

27:00

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)

27:38

Collingwood's outside run is allowing them to have the dominance of momentum in the first quarter. They are leading the handball receives count 40-26 and have not recorded a turnover from a handball compared to two turnovers off hand-passes for the Suns.

28:24

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)

30:40

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

31:15

David Swallow has been the dominant player around the stoppages after one term of play. He leads all players with four pre-clearance contested possessions, four clearances and two score launches from this source.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:06

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)

03:41

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)

07:12

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

07:41

Back-to-back goals for the Magpies and they're out to the largest lead of the match. They have recorded the first four inside 50's of the second quarter as a result of moving four of their six midfield possession chains inside 50.

08:41

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)

10:44

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)

12:07

Collingwood's tackling efficiency has been superb in the second quarter, completing 92 per cent of their attempts, in comparison to Gold Coast's 58 per cent efficiency. The Magpies season average of 61 per cent tackling efficiency is the second-lowest rate of any side in the AFL in 2019.

15:15

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)

16:27

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

16:56

Will Hoskin-Elliott makes his first disposal of the game count, as he kicks a long goal to extend the Magpies lead. All four of Collingwood's goals this term have been kicked from a mark. They average 4.5 goals per game from this shot source, the sixth-lowest average of any side in the AFL this year.

20:38

Gold Coast started the game with a high pressure rating of 1.92 in the first quarter. However that rating has dropped to 1.75 this term, mainly as a result of their 1.58 rating after a clearance is recorded.

23:25

Charlie Ballard has saved the Suns on a number of occasions this term, with all of his game-high three Intercept Marks this term taken inside defensive 50. Charlie Ballard has won a total of 38 intercept marks this season, the most of any Suns player in 2019.

24:40

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)

25:31

Suns Interchange - Pearce Hanley off due to the blood rule.

26:17

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

27:19

Anthony Miles has had an important first half for the Suns. He leads all players on the ground with eight tackles and 17 total pressure acts, as well as providing plenty of run for the Suns with a team-high eight handball receives.

29:17

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)

30:50

Gold Coast won the forward half contested possessions count 26-22, including 12-6 pre-clearance possessions. However they shot themselves in the foot in this area of the ground by giving away 10 free kicks to one and 12 opposition giveaways to seven in their forward half.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:00

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)

02:13

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

04:26

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)

04:37

Collingwood have continued the stoppage dominance in the early part of the third term, winning the first five clearances off the back of winning the first five pre-clearance contested possessions from Brodie Grundy's three hitouts this term, all three of which have been gathered by a teammate.

06:51

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)

07:36

Brody Mihocek finishes off the coast-to-coast Collingwood ball movement to get the first goal of the game to be launched from defensive 50. The Magpies have launched 33 goals from this zone, the ninth-highest total of any AFL side in 2019.

08:57

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

09:43

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

12:10

After winning the NAB Rising Star nomination last round against Essendon with four goals to nearly get the Suns over the line, Ben King has backed that up with a strong performance today so far. He is the only Suns player to take more than one mark inside 50, and has kicked 3.1 as well as having an assist for another Suns goal.

16:09

Gold Coast are still struggling to make their tackles stick, with only seven of their 16 tackle attempts in the third term being effective, including just three of eight effective attempts pre-clearance.

19:24

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)

19:38

Collingwood have retained possession from seven of their eight kicks inside 50 (88 per cent) this quarter. Their season average in this category is 47.5 per cent retention, ranked sixth in the AFL.

23:12

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

27:50

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Sam Day)

29:25

Gold Coast's pressure factor has completely died off in the third quarter, recording a pressure factor of just 1.53. This is the equal-lowest pressure factor they've recorded in a single quarter in 2019, today marking the fourth occasion they have recorded a pressure factor of approximately 1.5.

29:31

It's not all gloomy skies for the Suns after the third quarter. They won 38 per cent of their offensive one-on-one contests in the third term, significantly up on their season average of 27 per cent win rate for these contests, which is the sixth-lowest win rate of any side in the AFL in 2019.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:35

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)

02:34

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

07:45

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Martin)

09:06

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)

09:28

Suns Interchange - Jarrod Witts and is possibly out for the game.

10:01

It took a while for the Suns to get into the game in this final quarter, but back-to-back goals have made the margin look slightly more respectable. They've won the last three clearances, and kicked their first goal from a centre clearance for today's match via Jack Bowes.

13:23

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)

15:11

Charlie Ballard and Jack Lukosius have been good as defensive pillars in today's match. Only David Swallow (11) has more contested possessions than Ballard and Lukosius (six each). Ballard's 10 Intercept Possessions is clearly the most of any player on the ground while only Touk Miller (seven) has more groundball-gets than Lukosius (six) for the Suns.

16:07

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)

18:39

A clear sign of the Magpies dominance of attacking time in today's match is their 24 total offensive one-on-one contests to just three for the Suns, and 19-8 marks inside 50.

25:17

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

25:40

Will Hoskin-Elliott makes it four goals in essentially three quarters of football, and he is also one of five Collingwood Players who have recorded double-digit marks in today's match. Gold Coast have three players with 10 or more marks, however they are tellingly all defenders.

27:11

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

27:39

A standout performance from Adam Treloar, with 35 disposals for 552 metres gained at 66 per cent retention is rare class. Also has a game-high 15 contested possessions, 10 clearances, nine inside 50's and 13 score involvements including three goal assists.

28:09

7.9.51 to 1.2.8 scored from stoppage clearances in the Magpies favour is the deciding factor in this match, facilitated by a pre-clearance contested possession count of 54-37. The Magpies also found targets easily inside 50, retaining possession from 60 per cent of their kicks inside 50 in today's match, almost double the previous best of any team in the AFL this year.