Match

Collingwood vs Gold Coast Suns

Commentary / 14 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Taylor Adams wins a clearance from 19 per cent of his centre bounce attendances, the highest clearance rate of the top 32 players in the league for total centre clearances.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:48
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
02:40
Instant impact for the returning Jordan De Goey who gets the first goal of the game. Collingwood outscore their opponents by over four points per game in the opening 10 minutes of their matches in 2020, the highest average scoring margin of any side in this match period.
03:16
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
04:50
Gold Coast get their first goal of the game by winning the centre clearance and marching the ball forward. The Suns have been outscored by an average of 11 points per game from centre clearances in the last four rounds, the worst scoring margin of any side in the AFL from this source.
08:01
Jarrod Witts has won five of the first seven ruck contests in tonight's match, and just as importantly stopped Brodie Grundy from recording a hitout. The Suns score from 9.6 per cent of his hitouts, the fourth-best scoring rate of the top 15 ruckmen for total ruck contests in 2020.
08:26
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)
11:14
Suns Interchange - Sean Lemmens and is possibly out for the game.
12:26
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
12:33
Alex Sexton gets his third goal of the opening term, and in doing so is the first player to kick at least three goals in an opening term since Jack Riewoldt kicked four in the corresponding quarter against Brisbane in Round 23 last year.
14:05
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Sexton)
17:12
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
19:06
Gold Coast are competing hard at the stoppages, recording 11 pre-clearance contested possessions to five and 13 pre-clearance disposals to five. They rank fourth in the AFL on a per-game basis in both these categories in 2020.
22:23
Lachie Weller has exploded in the first term for 11 disposals from six contested possessions and three ground level intercept possessions, all leading figures for all players on the ground.
22:51
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
25:00
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
26:18
Both of Collingwood's goals have been launched from possession chains in their defensive half. They outscore their opponents by an average of two goals per game from chains originating in their back half, the second-highest differential scoring figure of any side in the AFL in the last four rounds for this metric.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:51
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
05:22
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
05:54
Jordan De Goey draws the Magpies level with his second goal of the game, and Collingwood's first from general play. The Magpies have outscored their opponents by 11.4 points per game from shots at goal in general play, the third-highest scoring margin from this shot source in the last four rounds.
08:08
Gold Coast have recorded one more intercept possession than Collingwood this quarter (6-5), however have not turned this into points on the scoreboard, whereas Collingwood's last goal came from this source.
10:08
Collingwood are kicking the football at an efficiency rate far superior to that of their opponents in the second term (76 per ent to 55 per cent for Gold Coast). This margin grows when looking at forward half kicking efficiency (64 per cent to Gold Coast's 38 per cent).
10:44
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
11:32
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
13:33
Josh Daicos leads all players on the ground with 159 metres gained this quarter, and his disposals are finding their teammate at a rate of 50 per cent. This retention rate is quite outstanding, given Darcy Macpherson is the next best in this area at 67 per cent, but he has only gained 44 metres from three disposals this quarter.
14:49
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
16:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
17:42
Jordan De Goey gets his second goal for the quarter, and third for the game, to extend the Magpies lead. This is the first game since the 2018 Preliminary Final that De Goey has kicked three first half goals, and the fourth game he has achieved this feat in his career.
17:52
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
18:36
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)
19:48
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
20:44
Suns Interchange - Jarrod Witts off due to an injury.
22:37
Gold Coast completed 88 per cent of the tackles they attempted in the opening term, however this completion rate has slumped to 61 per cent in the second term. Their season average of 62 per cent ranks fourth last in the AFL in 2020.
23:45
Four of Brodie Grundy's hitouts have been sharked by Suns players. By comparison, not one hitout recorded by a Gold Coast ruckman has been sharked by a Collingwood player in the first half, and the Suns lead the hitout-to-advantage count 5-4.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:09
SCORE GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
04:16
Gold Coast get the first goal of the third term to draw back level with Collingwood on the scoreboard. That goal was the Suns first for the game launched from an intercept possession. The Suns have been outscored from this score source by four points per game in 2020, the sixth-lowest scoring margin of any AFL side.
06:57
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
07:21
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
07:32
Ben King misses a set shot for a behind, then pounces on a loose ball for a goal on the run. It's been a strange night in front of goal for the Suns, as they have kicked 1.4.10 from set shots at goal, but 4.0.24 from shots at goal in general play.
08:50
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
11:37
Only one of the Suns four clearances so far this term has been effective. By comparison both of the Magpies two clearances have been effective, including their one centre clearance this quarter which launched the last goal to De Goey.
17:05
Collingwood are playing the possession game this term, recording 18 marks to four for Gold Coast in the third quarter, 13 of which have been taken in their defensive half.
19:21
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
20:49
Collingwood's pressure factor was rated at 1.91 in the first term and 1.81 in the second term. In the third it has ramped up significantly to 2.36. Their season average of 1.87 is just above the AFL average of 1.85.
24:41
Gold Coast have kicked at just 55 per cent efficiency in their defensive half in the third term, allowing Collingwood to camp inside their forward half for 58 per cent of time elapsed in this quarter.
26:20
Gold Coast have only been able to convert three of 14 forward half intercept possession chains into scores in today's match. By comparison, Collingwood have generated a score from four of their 11 forward half intercept possession chains.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
02:57
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
03:42
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Josh Corbett)
07:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
08:48
Mason Cox gets his second goal of the game after taking his third contested mark of the match. He is the only player on the ground to record more than one contested mark in today's match.
10:43
Magpies Interchange - Tyler Brown off due to an injury.
11:56
Gold Coast have spent 82 percent of the final term camped inside their forward half off the back of a 64 per cent defensive half kicking efficiency for Collingwood and the Suns recording five forward half intercept possessions to one. However this has only resulted in 1.2.8 being scored from this territorial dominance.
15:12
Both sides have struggled to establish themselves at the stoppages in the final term, with Collingwood recording just two effective clearances out of four, and the Suns just one effective clearance out of four.
16:35
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
16:51
Jack Crisp gets a goal in his 150th game to establish a game-high lead of 16 points for the Magpies. That was Collingwood's fourth goal from a set shot in today's match. The Magpies average 4.5 goals per game from this shot type, the second-lowest average of any side in the AFL in 2020.
18:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
19:36
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Izak Rankine)
19:51
Collingwood have won 54 per cent (seven of 13) of their offensive one-on-one contests in today's match. They average a win rate of 27 per cent for contests in this play state, ranked 11th in the AFL in 2020.
20:57
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)
22:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tyler Brown)
22:21
That goal to Tyler Brown was Collingwood's seventh goal from a defensive half possession chain in today's match. This has been the difference in today's match, with Gold Coast managing just one goal from their chains launched from their back half.
24:41
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
26:27
Collingwood will play finals football after defeating the Suns by 22 points. They showed improved attacking efficiency off the back of six goals between Jordan De Goey and Mason Cox combined. Their ability to control the midfield by winning the uncontested possession count between the 50's by 38 was critical to their win.