Match

Collingwood vs Essendon

Commentary / 25 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00
With both the Magpies and the Bombers certain to play finals this year, the only question now is where they finish on the table and who their opponent will be in week one of the finals.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:08
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
04:42
With almost five minutes played the Bombers are yet to go inside their forward 50. The Magpies have gone inside their forward 50 on four occasions and have also won the first three clearances of the match.
05:02
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brayden Ham)
06:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
07:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
10:09
Grundy for the Magpies has started in imposing form in this game, up to a match-high seven disposals early, including four contested possessions, three clearances and two inside 50s (the Bombers only have two inside 50s as a team so far).
12:37
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
13:54
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
15:28
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
15:40
Essendon's ability to transition the football is on full display early in this match. From six possession chains originating in their defensive 50, the Bombers have registered three inside 50s for two goals, including that goal to Brown.
17:06
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
19:36
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brayden Ham)
20:57
The Bombers have now kicked five goals straight, with their only behind being rushed. Three goals have come from set shots while two have been on the run. The Bombers are going at 89 per cent disposal efficiency inside their forward 50.
21:50
Magpies Interchange - Matthew Scharenberg and is possibly out for the game.
24:44
Bombers Interchange - Shaun McKernan off due to an injury.
25:28
With more than 25 minutes gone in this quarter, Varcoe for the Magpies is the only player without a disposal. Parish for the Bombers is the current leading disposal-getter with nine, including four contested possessions and an equal match-high three clearacnes.
28:40
Bombers Interchange - Aaron Francis off due to an injury.
29:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
29:58
McDonald-Tipungwuti has kicked the last two goals of the match to take his total score involvement count up to six from only six disposals. This count is double that of the next best player on the field.
30:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Patrick Ambrose)
31:53
The Bombers' goal tally of six is their best first quarter count since round four as they take a 19 point lead into the first break. Essendon lead the total disposal count 109-99, contested possessions 36-34 while the Magpies lead the clearance count 10-7.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
05:37
Noble for the Magpies takes a strong contested intercept mark deep inside defensive 50, only the second intercept mark for his side while the Bombers have taken four. Both sides now with one contested mark each.
08:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
10:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
10:56
Roughead takes Collingwood's fifth mark inside 50 for the match, but his resultant shot on goal falls short and is rushed through for a behind. Essendon has taken four marks inside its forward 50 so far.
12:50
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan Roughead)
14:32
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
15:22
The Magpies have had the last seven consecutive inside 50s of the match to take their total for the match up to 22 while the Bombers have been inside 50 on 15 occasions. Hoskin-Elliot for the Magpies has the highest individual count of four.
16:17
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
18:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
20:39
With that last goal, Mihocek becomes the leading goalkicker in the match with three. Mihocek has had five disposals, all kicks, all effective, and has taken two marks including one contested mark.
20:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
23:13
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
24:03
Bombers Interchange - Shaun McKernan off due to an injury.
25:47
Bombers Interchange - Michael Hurley and is possibly out for the game.
27:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
27:39
Bombers Interchange - Aaron Francis off due to an injury.
27:52
With nine scoring shots (3.6 (24)) to one (1.0 (6)) that quarter, the Magpies were able to reduce the margin to a solitary point at the main break. In his 299th match, Pendlebury has a match-high 19 disposals including an equal team-high five score involvements.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
05:24
Grundy has started the second half as he did the first, up to a quarter-high five disposals in the first five minutes, all effective. Across the match Grundy is also dominating the ruck contest, leading hit outs 20-11 against his primary opponent Bellchambers.
06:16
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
10:47
Crisp for the Magpies is now up to 405 metres gained for his side from 20 disposals, a match-high. Crisp is only going at 55 per cent from his 20 disposals but has registered an equal team-high five score involvements.
11:59
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
15:10
Redman for the Bombers executes a smother on the Hoskin-Elliot set shot on goal deep in the Collingwood right forward pocket to thwart an otherwise certain scoring opportunity. The Bombers lead the smother count for the match 7-3.
17:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
20:22
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
20:40
Laverde kicks his second goal of the match and Essendon's third originating from a stoppage. Both teams have kicked five goals that have originated from a turnover. Essendon has committed 49 turnovers to Collingwood's 45 so far tonight.
22:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
25:22
At the recommencing of play after the last Mihocek goal, Adams for the Magpies won his first centre bounce clearance of the match to extend Collingwood's lead in this area to 10-6. Grundy leads all players with four centre bounce clearance while no Essendon player has more than four clearances of any type across the whole match.
25:56
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)
27:23
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
28:56
An enthralling third quarter with both teams kicking two goals apiece sees scores all tied up at the last break. Pendlebury and Grundy share the mantle of leading disposal-getter with 26 disposals each. Grundy's all-round game sees him as the most influential man on the ground to this point.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
03:31
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
05:25
Magpies Interchange - Darcy Moore and is possibly out for the game.
05:26
Brown for the Bombers executes a strong tackle on centre wing to hold up a Collingwood attacking opportunity. The Bombers lead the tackle count 54-45. Parish for the Bombers leads all players with nine tackles to his name, four more than any other player on the field tonight.
07:03
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
09:03
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
09:46
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
10:41
With two marks so far this quarter, McKernan for the Bombers is the first player into double figures for marks, now up to 11. The Bombers lead the total mark count 79-73 with both teams registering seven contested marks apiece.
12:04
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
13:24
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
14:51
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
15:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
16:10
The weight of possession and territory now starting to work in Collingwood's favour on the scoreboard. The Magpies lead the total disposal count 372-339, clearances 30-27, and inside 50s 50-35.
19:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
22:09
Mihocek takes his second contested mark inside 50 tonight, however, he is only able to register a behind from the ensuing shot on goal. The Magpies have taken three contested marks inside 50 tonight to the Bombers' two.
24:27
Grundy now adds to the contested mark count for the Magpies with his first of the night, now up to a total of five marks. Grundy has had an ultra-impressive 31 disposals including a match-high 20 contested possesions and seven clearances.
25:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
26:18
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
26:22
After trailing by three goals at the first break, the Magpies had the better of the remaining three quarters to run out 11 point winners. Treloar for the Magpies and McKenna for the Bombers each with an equal match-high 35 disposals.