Match

Collingwood vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 19 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Both teams bring in good form from the past month into tonight's match. Over the past four rounds Collingwood has recorded a disposal efficiency differential of 6 percent – ranked first in the competition, while Port Adelaide ranks first in the competition for both offense (77 points per game) and defense (39 points per game) over the same time.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
00:35
Magpies Interchange - Brayden Maynard off due to an injury.
04:55
The Power's first 23 disposals of the match were effective, with their first ineffective disposal not coming until the 4.30 minute mark of the quarter. Over the same time the Magpies had 16 disposals at 81 percent efficiency.
05:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
09:47
The Magpies have the ascendency marginally in clearances early, leading 4-3. While the Power are leading in the inside 50 count 5-3.
13:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
15:09
Cox takes his second contested mark for the quarter, the only Magpie to take one so far, while Houston has the solitary contested mark for the Power. The Power lead total marks so far 25-13.
16:00
Magpies Interchange - Mason Cox off due to the blood rule.
18:01
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
20:13
At the restart after the Mihocek goal, Pendlebury for the Magpies wins his first centre clearance, and his third total clearance, for the match. Rockliff with the same record for the Power as both players have a current match-high clearance count.
21:05
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Adam Treloar)
23:22
Magpies Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.
24:39
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
25:52
After conceding the first two goals of the match, the Magpies hit back with two of their own in what was a fairly even quarter of football. Port Adelaide leads the inside 50 count 12-10, while clearances are even at eight apiece. Rockliff for the Power leads all players with eight disposals.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:03
Power Interchange - Ollie Wines off due to an injury.
04:23
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
05:25
Bonner for the Power spoils in defensive 50 when he had the clear options to mark uncontested, with the resultant crumb falling directly to Hoskin-Elliot who finds Elliot by foot to set up the first goal of the quarter. That goal assist from Hoskin-Elliot was his first disposal of the night.
09:59
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
10:22
Magpies Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.
10:34
With Motlop kicking a goal for the Power, Marshall for Port Adelaide is the last player without a disposal so far in the match. The Power lead the total disposal count 106-100 with both teams going at 76 percent disposal efficiency.
11:58
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
13:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
14:44
The Ebert goal originated from a centre bounce clearance won for the Power by Wines. Both teams have each won four centre bounce clearances with the Power kicking 2.0 (12) from this source while the Magpies have not registered a score from theirs.
18:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
20:40
Houston for the Power has taken three intercept marks this quarter, to go with his three of the first quarter for a total of six. The Magpies as a team have only taken two. The Power lead the total intercept mark count 7-2.
24:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
26:29
Grundy gives away a free kick for holding the man against Duursma inside forward 50 for the Power. However, the resultant shot on goal fails to score. The Power trail in the free kick count 4-7. Grundy has given away two free kicks while earning three of his own.
27:48
A three goal to two quarter sees the Power with a nine point lead at the main break. Byrne-Jones for the Power and Adams for the Magpies both with a match-high 13 disposals in the first half. In his record-breaking match, Pendlebury leads the contested possession count with seven.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
03:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Levi Greenwood)
04:46
Pendlebury with his second goal assist tonight, with the handball to Greenwood who kicks the goal. With that goal assist Pendlebury registered his third score involvement, an equal team-high for the Magpies with Hoskin-Elliot. Ebert for the Power leads all players with four score involvments.
09:10
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)
11:07
Hoskin-Elliot having a big impact with only a few possessions tonight. With the handball to Stephenson who snaps his first goal he registered his third goal assist and equal game-high fourth score involvement.
11:10
SCORE GOAL - Power (Tom Rockliff)
13:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
13:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
14:36
Adams for the Magpies turns over the football by foot in his team's defensive half, commencing a possession chain for the Power that resulted in a goal to Motlop. The Power have now kicked 3.4 (22) from turnovers while the Magpies have kicked 3.0 (18).
17:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
19:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
20:26
The Ebert behind came from his second, and the Power's sixth, mark inside forward 50. The Magpies have only taken three marks inside their foward 50 for the evening.
22:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
24:34
Moore for the Magpies executes his 11th spoil of the night, seven more than the next best, Lienert for the Power. The next best Magpie is on only two spoils. The Magpies lead the total spoil count 25-17.
26:50
The Power extend their lead to an even three goals with seven scoring shots (3.4 - 22) from twelve inside 50 entries. Gray and Rockliff for the Power each with a quarter-high nine disposals. Gray leads all players across three quarters with 22 disposals.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
05:14
De Goey kicks his first goal of the evening from just his seventh disposal and only his third effective kick. Pendlebury again with the goal assist, his third, and his now equal match-high fifth score involvement.
08:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
10:23
Rockliff wins his sixth centre bounce clearance of the night. The most any player has had this season was Cripps for Carlton with eight. The Power leads the centre bounce clearance count 14-4 and total clearances 34-26.
15:09
From his equal team-high disposal count of 25, Adams for the Magpies leads the individual metres gained tally with 474 metres. Wines for the Power leads his team's individual tally with 342 metres.
16:36
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
20:41
Cox takes his fifth contested mark of the evening, more than the entire Port Adelaide side with four. The total contested mark count for Collingwood is 11. The Power lead the total mark count 79-62.
23:42
A hard-fought win for the Power tonight who run out 16 point winners and take out the minor premiership in the process. Rockliff for the Power finished with a match-high 30 disposals; with one in three disposals being a clearance.