Match

Collingwood vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 29 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Brodie Grundy averages 13 hit-outs to advantage per game, ranked number one in the league. Despite his hit-out dominance, Collingwood only averages 22 points per game from clearances, ranked 15th in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:06
Geelong has had the first three inside 50's of the game. Brandan Parfitt has had all three of these.
03:18
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
05:45
Geelong's pressure has been high early in this contest. They are registering a pressure factor of 2.56 and lead tackles 9-4. Shaun Higgins and Zach Guthrie have each had two tackles.
12:49
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
13:28
Esava Ratugolea kicks his fourth goal of the season. Both of Geelong's goals have come from Collingwood turnovers.
14:49
Trent Bianco has been involved early in his AFL debut. Bianco has had five uncontested possessions and a team-high six disposals.
15:22
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
16:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
17:54
Collingwood has been reluctant to move the ball quickly. They are only playing on after a mark 13% of the time from 17 marks.
19:25
Brandan Parfitt has been prolific for Geelong early in this match. Parfitt has had 10 disposals, four contested possessions, two clearances, and two score involvements.
19:45
Cats Interchange - Rhys Stanley off due to the blood rule.
21:31
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
22:59
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
25:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
25:25
It has been a scrappy opening term with neither team making the most of their inside 50 entries. The Pies have only managed two behinds from 10 inside 50's.
27:13
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
28:06
The Pies have been fast starters this season, but have got out of the blocks slowly today. They trail at quarter time for only the fourth time this season.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:45
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
02:54
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
03:11
The Pies average 226 uncontested possessions per game. They have already had 100 early in the second term. Jack Crisp has had 10 uncontested possessions.
04:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
06:55
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
07:16
Collingwood has been on top early in the second quarter but Geelong goals from their second inside 50 entry of the term. All three Geelong goals have come from Collingwood turnovers.
08:39
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
10:06
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
10:47
Geelong makes it four consecutive goals. Three of their four goals have come from set shots.
13:16
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:47
Tom Hawkins kicks his 23rd goal of the season. Geelong is scoring 100% of the time they go inside 50 this quarter. All five goals have come from turnovers.
15:03
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
15:27
The Cats kicked at 69% in the opening quarter but are kicking at 88% efficiency in the second quarter. Rhys Stanley has had four kicks at 100% this term.
17:17
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
17:39
Tom Hawkins is ranked 10th in the competition for average score involvements (7.8 per game). Hawkins has had a game-high five scores involvements in this match.
19:17
There have only been three tackles registered in the second quarter with only five minutes remaining. Both sides have a pressure factor of below 1.35.
21:13
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Atkins)
23:25
A diving save on the line from Chris Mayne prevents Geelong's sixth consecutive goal. Mayne has had 10 disposals at 100% efficiency this quarter.
24:27
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
26:18
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
26:37
Brandan Parfitt averages 254 metres gained per match. Parfitt has already had 419 metres gained at half-time. Six of his 11 kicks have been long kicks.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
02:22
Brodie Grundy kicks Collingwood's first goal of the game. Grundy's goal was the first goal from a stoppage in this match.
03:32
Jordan De Goey has already had five disposals and two clearances in the opening minutes of the third term.
06:04
Quinton Narkle averages 18 disposals per game this season. He has already had 19 disposals early in this match, as well as three inside 50's and four score involvements.
08:22
The Pies only played on after a mark 16% of the time in the opening half. They are playing on 43% of the time this quarter.
08:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
10:13
Jordan Roughead is defending well for the Pies. Roughead has a game-high six intercept disposals and five spoils. He has won two of his four one-on-one contests.
11:45
Magpies Interchange - Brodie Grundy off due to an injury.
12:07
Collingwood has only had 58 contested possessions halfway through the third quarter. The competition average is 138 per game.
12:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
13:48
The pressure has been extremely low from both teams in this match. The competition average for tackles is 57 per game. Both teams have had 17 tackles combined since quarter time.
14:43
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nathan Murphy)
18:47
Five of Collingwood's nine behinds have been rushed behinds. They have kicked 0.3 from set shots.
19:40
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
20:35
Brodie Grundy is out of the game with a shoulder injury. Finlay Macrae comes into the game as the sub.
22:12
Scott Pendlebury has been quiet compared to his usual output. Pendlebury averages 25 disposals per game this season but has only had eight disposals deep in the third quarter. Pendlebury has spent 22 minutes on the bench in this match.
22:51
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
23:52
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
24:39
Collingwood only had 19 disposals in the corridor in the second quarter. They have had 29 disposals in the corridor so far in the third term.
27:11
Brandan Parfitt has been the dominant player on the ground. Parfitt has had 25 disposals, six score involvements, five inside 50's, and five clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:55
Tom Hawkins has been the forward 50 target 10 times during this match. Jeremy Cameron and Gary Rohan have only been the forward 50 target three times each.
04:06
Tom Stewart has taken three of Geelong's nine contested marks in this match. Stewart has had a team-high five intercept possessions.
04:45
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
05:42
Collingwood's previous lowest score this season was 42. They have only kicked 1.13, including 0.5 from set shots, with 13 minutes remaining in this match.
06:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
08:36
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jack Henry)
09:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
11:33
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
11:57
Collingwood finally gets their second goal of the match, despite kicking 2.14, they only trail by 16 points. Both of their goals have come from stoppages. The Pies are plus nine points from stoppages.
12:44
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:17
Geelong immediately hits back with their first goal of the match from a centre bounce stoppage.
14:29
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Trent Bianco)
15:13
Collingwood leads inside 50's (7-3) in the final term. Debutant Trent Bianco has had two inside 50's this term, as well 18 disposals and six score involvements on debut.
16:22
Tom Hawkins kicks his third goal of the game and his 25th for the season. Hawkins has had a game-high 11 score involvements.
16:23
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
17:38
The game is starting to open up. All three of Collingwood's goals have come from stoppage situations.
17:51
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
19:29
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)
19:52
The Cats average the least points against from turnovers of any team in the competition (36 points per game). They have only conceded 10 points from turnovers today and are kicking at 75% efficiency for the match.
20:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
21:26
Only six goals were kicked for the match in the opening three quarters. Five goals have come in the final term with six minutes remaining.
24:16
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:48
Brody Mihocek kicks his first goal of the game and Collingwood's first goal from a turnover. Mihocek has been the forward 50 target on six occasions in this match.
25:33
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
26:23
Jordan De Goey has had a bigger impact on the game since moving into the midfield in the second term. Since quarter time, De Goey has had 23 disposals, four clearances, and six score involvements.
28:04
Collingwood avoids their lowest score of the season (42) with four final quarter goals. The Pies lead clearances (11-5) and inside 50's (14-7) in the final term.
28:53
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
30:23
Geelong wins a strange game by 10 points. Only six goals were kicked in the opening three quarters, but eight goals were kicked in the final quarter. Geelong controlled the game for the most part, but Collingwood surged home late.
30:36
The siren has sounded to end Q4.