Match

Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood

Commentary / 17 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Across the past month, the Crows have lost the contested possession count by 11 per game, ranked 17th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
03:52
Josh Thomas with the first goal of the game for Collingwood. Thomas has already gained 56 metres for the Magpies, which is the highest on the ground. Thomas averages 0.9 goals per game over his career.
05:18
Collingwood's pressure is high early, with the Magpies recording a pressure factor of 2.07 compared to the Crows 1.62. They have recorded 46 pressure points so far and have a tackling efficiency of 100 percent, with five tackles from five attempts.
07:52
Adelaide are doing a good job of stopping Collingwood's forward movement, recording nine intercept possessions already, to Collingwood's six. The Crows have also taken four intercept marks.
08:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
10:02
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
12:27
Collingwood are asserting their dominance around the stoppages in this first quarter, with a 4-0 clearance lead. This is due to the ruck work of Brodie Grundy, who has three hitouts, two of which have been to advantage. The Crows are yet to record a first possession from a stoppage.
14:05
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
14:45
Paul Seedsman is providing a lot of drive for the Crows so far, with a game-high six disposals in this first quarter. He is also tracking at 100 percent kicking efficiency and has contributed three of the Crows seven inside 50s.
16:41
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
18:56
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Luke Brown)
20:53
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
21:08
Jamie Elliott marks on the lead inside 50 and coverts the set shot for goal for the Magpies. Collingwood has averaged 12 forward 50 marks per game across the season, ranked second.
22:38
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
24:23
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
24:39
Despite the Crows having a significant inside 50 advantage, the Magpies take a nine point lead into quarter time. Accuracy was a problem for Adelaide in the first quarter, with a result of 0.3 (3) from set shots in amongst their 0.5 (5) score. Across the past month, the Crows have recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 55 percent, ranked No.1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:37
The Crows have again started strongly here in the second quarter, with a 93 percent time in forward half advantage in the opening minutes. They also have the only two inside 50 entries so far.
04:06
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
06:10
Despite the lack of territory gained for Collingwood, the Magpies are dominating possession of the ball, with a plus-three contested possession advantage and a plus-seven uncontested possession advantage to this point in the quarter.
07:48
Josh Thomas misses a chance to extend the Magpies lead after marking inside 50. The Magpies have been far more efficient in their forward 50 ball movement, retaining possession on 78 percent of their kicks inside 50, compared to the Crows who have retained just 35 percent.
09:10
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
10:06
Brayden Maynard kicks his first goal of the season to extend Collingwood's lead. The Magpies have scored every goal from an intercept chain so far today, two from their attacking midfield position and one from their defensive 50.
13:25
The kicking efficiency from both sides has been poor so far today, with both teams currently tracking at just 59 percent. Collingwood rank 7th for kicking efficiency this season, while the Crows rank 13th.
14:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
19:53
Richard Douglas kicks Adelaide's first goal of the game, after marking inside 50. That is just the third mark inside 50 for Adelaide today.
22:02
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)
22:21
Scott Pendlebury, while accumulating an equal team-high 12 dipsosals for the Magpies, has struggled to hurt the opposition with his possessions today. His kicking efficiency is just 14 percent, while he has committed a game-high five clangers. Collingwood have committed a high number of clangers overall today, with 27 compared to Adelaide's 13.
26:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
26:17
It's been a strong quarter from Collingwood, with a plus-eight inside 50 differential, plus-three contested possessions and plus-ten uncontested possessions. The Magpies have also turned around the territory battle, recording a 67 percent time in forward half advantage in this second quarter.
27:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
29:10
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
30:54
A late Darcy Fogarty goal for the Crows cuts the margin to a 17 point lead for the Magpies at half time. Fogarty recorded career-highs of 12 disposals, 311 metres gained, seven marks and five goals against the Eagles last round.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
01:41
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
02:00
Taylor Adams kicks the first goal of the second half for the Magpies to extend their lead. Collingwood continues to work around the stoppages to effect, with a 2-0 clearance lead already this quarter.
03:10
Brodie Grundy has dominated the ruck contest today, recording 14 hitouts, nine of which have been to advantage.Grundy averages 41.6 hitouts per game this season, with a 29.2 percent hitout to advantage rate, ranked 2nd in the league amongst all ruckmen.
03:26
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
05:09
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
06:00
Three quick goals to start the third quarter for the Magpies, who are dominating in all areas this quarter. They lead disposals 16-3, contested possessions 10-1, uncontested possessions 8-2, clearances 5-0 and have had a shot on goal from each of their five inside 50 entries.
06:25
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
10:29
Adam Treloar has been heavily involved in this third quarter. To this point in this quarter he has a game-high six disposals, a game-high 124 metres gained, one clearance, two inside 50s and three score involvements.
10:43
Crows Interchange - Jake Kelly off due to an injury.
12:25
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
12:56
In the first half, Collingwood recorded seven marks inside 50. In just 13 minutes of this third quarter, the Magpies have recorded three marks inside 50, two of them contested marks.
15:25
Travis Varcoe adds another goal for the Magpies, who are making their inside 50 entries count in this quarter. From nine kicks inside 50, the Magpies have retained possession from 78 percent of their entries, a big improvement on the 58 percent in the first half.
19:21
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
20:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)
21:51
Crows Interchange - Jake Kelly off due to an injury.
22:00
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
23:15
The stoppage dominance continues for the Magpies, with clearances now 13-5 Collingwood's way for the quarter. Contested possession has also been dominated by the Magpies, with a plus-ten differential. Adam Treloar and Scott Pendlebury both have four contested possessions for the quarter, more than any player on the Crows team, with nine Adelaide players yet to record a contested possession this quarter.
27:03
Collingwood's urgency to move the ball has gone up a notch in the third quarter, with the Magpies playing on from a mark 32 percent of the time. This is a significant increase from the first half, where Collingwood only played on after a mark 22 percent of the time.
31:58
A dominant quarter from the Magpies sees them with a big lead at three quarter time. Collingwood took five marks inside 50 in the third quarter and converted the set shots with an 80 percent accuracy rate. Collingwood has averaged 12 forward 50 marks per game across the season, ranked second.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:48
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
03:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
03:57
Jamie Elliott kicks his fourth goal of the game, the ninth time he has kicked four or more goals in a match over his career. He has been a strong target for the Magpies today and the most targeted player inside forward 50. He also has a game-high ten score involvements.
05:28
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)
06:30
Daniel Talia has been a shining light for the Crows in defence today, with a game-high ten marks (one contested). He also has a team-high three intercept marks, a team-high five rebound 50s and six intercept possessions.
06:46
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
07:59
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
09:57
The Crows have conceded a goal from 20 percent of their oppositions inside 50 entries this season, ranked second defensively, but the Magpies have broken the Crows down today, scoring a goal from 30 percent of their entries.
10:55
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
12:01
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
13:02
The Magpies have won 31 percent of their offensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked third and while they haven't quite reached those heights today, the Magpies have still won 27 percent of those contests, with Jamie Elliott and Brody Mihocek both winning 50 percent of their contests.
13:16
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
15:58
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
17:07
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)
17:34
Brad Crouch has worked hard for Adelaide today, with 22 disposals and a team-high seven tackles, to go with six score involvements. Brad Crouch has won a total of 41 clearances in the forward half this season, ranked equal-fifth in the AFL.
19:48
Scott Pendlebury has led from the front for Collingwood, with a game-high 31 disposals to this point. He also has six tackles, three clearances, four inside 50s and nine score involvements. Pendlebury has averaged 7.8 disposals per turnover across the season, the third-best rate of the top-50 ball winners in the competition.
21:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
22:23
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)
22:43
Collingwood have dominated in the open spaces today, recording a plus-67 advantage in uncontested possessions to this point. The Magpies rank 1st in this category this season.
25:20
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
25:48
Tom Phillips kicks his second for the game and the Magpies strength in finishing games continues. Collingwood has outscored its opposition by a total of 85 points in fourth quarters this season, ranked second.
26:31
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
29:30
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
31:14
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Chris Mayne)
32:14
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
32:19
A dominant performance from the Magpies, particularly in the second half, where Collingwood recorded advantages in uncontested possessions (plus-61), contested possessions (plus-13), inside 50s (plus-17) and used the ball at an efficient 82 percent, compared to the Crows at 69 percent.