Match

Collingwood vs Essendon

Commentary / 03 Jul 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Collingwood has conceded just 43 points per game this season - ranked second. It has conceded just 18 forward 50 marks per game to its opposition - ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:50
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
02:18
Collingwood scores the first goal of the game. Nine players were involved in the scoring chain.
03:54
The early disposal count is 26-3, Collingwood's way, to start the game.
04:23
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
06:46
Collingwood has taken the 14 marks of the night.
09:38
Collingwood has had 31 forward half disposals, the Bombers have had zero.
12:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
13:03
Josh Daicos kicks his first and the Magpies third goal of the match. He has had an equal team-high six disposals so far tonight.
17:45
Essendon scores its first goal. It comes from its second forward half intercept of the game.
19:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Shaun McKernan)
19:38
Essendon is still behind in the disposal count 79-38, but it kicks its second goal and trails by six points.
23:07
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
23:19
The scores are level. Collingwood leads the inside 50 count 10-5 and leads the uncontested possession count 57-23.
25:35
Dylan Shiel had eight disposals, five uncontested possessions, three pressure acts and two intercept possessions that quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:39
Essendon leads the groundball-get count 6-1 early in the second quarter.
05:14
Adam Treloar has had five of the Magpies' 15 disposals here in the second quarter.
05:31
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
07:08
Adam Saad has seven disposals and six uncontested possessions so far in the second quarter.
07:18
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
09:20
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
09:33
Jake Stringer has kicked both of Essendon's goals this quarter. He has applied an equal team-high three tackles so far across the game.
11:06
Jake Stringer with another three tackles in 10 seconds, taking his match total to a game-high of six.
15:08
Essendon leads the clearance count 9-2 across the second quarter. Andrew McGrath has won three of the team's nine clearances for the quarter.
16:52
Andrew Phillips has won an equal team-high seven disposals across the game.
17:21
Brayden Maynard has won 15 disposals, 10 groundball-gets, eight hardball-gets and eight intercept possessions already across this game.
20:36
Essendon leads the uncontested mark count 23-8 across the second quarter. The Magpies won the count 24-9 in the opening term.
22:41
Essendon outscored the Magpies 18-6 from stoppages across the first-half.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
03:40
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
04:19
Essendon has had nine of the last 12 inside 50 across the game.
04:35
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tom Phillips)
04:59
Essendon leads the clearance count 24-13 across the game. Essendon has had 14 different players win at least one clearance.
07:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jacob Townsend)
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
09:27
Since quarter-time, Collingwood has had just three effective disposals inside its forward 50.
13:16
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
14:27
Will Hoskin-Elliott has had a team-high seven disposals, six uncontested possessions and five handball-receives so far this quarter.
15:15
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
15:25
Brodie Grundy has won the hitouts 21-6 against Andrew Phillips tonight. The Bombers have won the clearance count 22-14 from these duels however and have scored 4.2 from these clearances compared to Collingwood's one goal.
19:01
Cale Hooker has had a team-high seven disposals and four intercept possessions so far in the third quarter.
19:26
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
20:00
Essendon has kicked five of its seven goals from stoppages tonight. It has kicked seven goals in a row after Collingwood kicked the first three goals of the game.
21:55
Essendon has recorded a kicking efficiency in difficult conditions tonight, the Magpies have recorded a kicking efficiency of just 50%.
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
23:11
Another Essendon goals sourced from a clearance. That's six from eight so far tonight.
24:28
Dylan Shiel ranks No,1 at Essendon with 22 disposals, five score involvements, five inside 50s and 454 metres gained across the game.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
01:24
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
02:11
Adam Treloar has won a game-high 12 groundball-gets across the match.
04:56
Collingwood has had five of the last six inside 50s. It has kicked the first two goals of the final quarter.
05:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)
07:05
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
09:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)
09:16
Collingwood has kicked 3.1 from six inside 50s this quarter. It leads the uncontested possession count 23-4 and has recorded 16 handball-receives to Essendon's two.
12:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
12:51
The Magpies are back within three points. They have launched three of their four goals from defensive half chains this quarter.
13:37
Jordan de Goey has had four disposals and a team-high 141 metres gained in the fourth quarter.
14:36
Essendon has applied 16 forward 50 tackles across the game. Eight of those have come from Jacob Townsend and Jake Stringer who both have four forward 50 tackles each.
15:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jacob Townsend)
18:41
Brayden Ham has had four disposals across the past five minutes.
20:16
Kyle Langford takes his first contested mark of the game. Both teams have taken six contested marks across the game, but the Bombers have taken three inside 50 and Collingwood has zero.
20:17
Magpies Interchange - Brayden Maynard off due to an injury.
20:36
Bombers Interchange - Jake Stringer off due to an injury.
21:15
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)
21:21
Dylan Shiel snaps a goal from a forward 50 ball-up. The Bombers have scored seven of their 10 goals from stoppages tonight.
22:11
Dylan Shiel has won 27 disposals tonight - nine more than any other Essendon player.
23:51
Andrew Phillips has applied an equal team-high three tackles across the past 10 minutes.
25:50
Andrew Phillips lost the hitout count 32-13 against Brodie Grundy, but finished with 11 disposals and team-highs of nine stoppage first possessions, eight spoils and four score launches.