Collingwood vs Port Adelaide — Rd 10 2021 Commentary@endsection
Match

Collingwood vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 22 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Travis Boak has won between 26 and 30 disposals in all eight of his games this season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
04:54
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
05:03
Fast start for the Magpies. Both goals coming from forward half chains. Collingwood winning marks (9-0) and uncontested possessions (16-3).
07:08
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
07:18
Port Adelaide has turned the ball over three times from defensive half chains and are going at 25% disposal efficiency from defensive half disposals.
09:30
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
10:18
Another goal from a forward half intercept. Collingwood leading intercept marks 3-0. Collingwood average 37 points from forward half chains, all 19 points so far today from this zone.
17:53
Collingwood has lost the uncontested possession count by 35.1 per game this season – ranked 17th. They lead this stat early in the 1st term by 18.
19:12
Magpies Interchange - Taylor Adams off due to an injury.
19:54
Brodie Grundy has won five clearances, four of them effective. Every ruck contest involving Grundy has resulted in a hit out or clearance in favour of Collingwood.
24:56
The Magpies have conceded a score from 39.4% of their opponents inside 50s – ranked second defensively. This match so far they are yet to concede a score from 12 inside 50 entries.
26:03
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
26:28
Issac Quaynor leading the match in intercept possessions (four), disposals (10) and defensive 50 disposals with four.
27:19
While the territory battle was even (Port Adelaide winning inside 50s 13-12), Collingwood were more dominant at the contest winning contested possessions 44-37 and clearances 10-6.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
04:49
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
05:17
Collingwood start the same way in the 2nd term with Brodie Grundy. Grundy has a game high six clearances and three score involvements.
06:52
Jordan Roughead already with four intercept marks and two one-on-one wins as a defender. One of his intercepts has resulted in a Collingwood goal.
07:41
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
08:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
11:08
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
13:03
When moving the ball from the defensive 50, the Power have targeted the corridor 25.5% of the time this season – the second-highest percentage of any side. Today the Power are minus 25 in possessions recorded from the corridor.
14:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
18:53
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
19:48
Robbie Gray has been influential up forward this term with both Power goals. Gray has spent 74% of the game playing forward. Gray has six disposals for the term, all recorded in the forward half.
21:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
23:25
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
26:24
Collingwood going at 63% by foot from forward half kicks compared to Port Adelaide going at 46%.
28:14
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
28:19
Collingwood has controlled the ball better this game. The Magpies lead uncontested possessions by 39 and time in possession 50% to 37%. From 16 defensive half chains in the 2nd quarter, Collingwood went inside 50 on nine occasions compared to the Power who went inside 50 only four times from 15 chains.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
04:55
Scott Pendlebury is averaging 25.4 disposals per game this season – his lowest return since 2008 (excl. 2020). So far this match, Pendlebury has 11 disposals, going at only 55%.
06:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
06:56
Port Adelaide's first goal of the 2nd half comes from a stoppage chain. Two of the Power's three goals have come from stoppage chains.
08:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
09:28
Port Adelaide with the last four goals. Port Adelaide more effective with ball in hand this term, going at 82% efficiency to Collingwood's 69%.
10:53
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
14:06
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
15:13
Taylor Adams has been brilliant in this 3rd term. Adams leads the quarter with eight disposals, four contested possessions and three clearances.
17:37
Jordan Roughead up to a career-high seven intercept marks. His previous best was six in Round 14, 2019.
18:05
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Dan Houston)
19:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
19:51
The Power have taken 13.6 marks inside 50 per game this season – the third-most of any side. This match, Port Adelaide has taken just three marks in their forward 50.
20:12
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Caleb Poulter)
21:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
21:26
Beau McCreery with the last two goals of the game. Both these goals coming from attacking midfield intercepts.
22:33
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
25:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
27:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
29:10
Collingwood trying to up the tempo in the 3rd term. From 34 marks, the Magpies played on 35% of the time. 22 of their marks were taken in their defensive half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
04:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
05:07
First goal of the term goes the way of the Power. Goal coming from a forward 50 intercept.
06:20
Willem Drew has recorded at least six tackles in five of his nine games this season. He leads the club with 5.6 tackles per game. Tonight Drew has six tackles.
07:03
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Callum L. Brown)
08:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
08:59
Brodie Grundy with 14 contested possessions so far this match. Grundy has won 13 contested possessions per game this season – ranked equal 12th in the competition and the most of any ruckman.
10:20
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
10:42
Collingwood leading inside 50s 6-4 this term but have wasted their opportunities. Port Adelaide going at a 43% inside 50 conversion rate from defensive 50 chains, with one of those chains resulting in a goal.
13:44
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
14:11
Port Adelaide has won 26.8 intercept possessions per game in their forward half this season – the second-most of any side. Tonight, they trail Collingwood by two in this stat (24-26).
16:48
Travis Boak leads his team with 25 disposals and six clearances. Travis Boak has won between 26 and 30 disposals in all eight of his games this season.
17:18
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
18:01
After taking just five marks inside 50 for the first three quarters, Port Adelaide has taken five marks inside 50 this term.
18:42
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
19:23
Port Adelaide dominating this term from the turnover. The Power have scored 20 points from turnovers this term.
21:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
21:53
Collingwood up to 131 marks for the match. This is Collingwood's most marks recorded in a match this season.
24:49
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
26:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Caleb Poulter)
27:03
Momentum swings back Collingwood's way. In the last five minutes, Collingwood leads contested possessions 6-2, clearances 3-0, inside 50's 3-0. 15 of their 17 disposals in this period has been recorded in their forward half.
30:47
The game ends with a Power win but Collingwood won in most statistics, winning clearances 35-29, marks 138-99, contested possessions by 10, uncontested by 73 and were more effective going at 75% to the Power's 72%.