Match

Brisbane Lions vs Collingwood

Commentary / 14 Aug 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Brisbane has won the past two encounters between these two sides by a combined margin of nine points. Collingwood enjoyed a six-game winning streak spanning back to 2015 against the Lions before these two most recent losses.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:22
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
02:53
The first two goals of the match have been sourced directly from centre bounce stoppages. There were only two goals for the entire match scored from this source in Collingwood's match last week against the Hawks.
04:32
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
05:52
Another centre clearance, another goal from this source to make it three goals from centre bounces already. This matches the 2021 season average per match, despite being just over five minutes into the match.
06:35
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
08:06
Dayne Zorko and Joe Daniher have started strongly for the Lions. They have both been involved in all three scoring chains for their side. Daniher was involved in 10 unique scoring chains last week against Fremantle, a team-high.
08:44
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
10:58
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
11:11
Lions Interchange - Harris Andrews off due to an injury.
13:16
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
15:04
Collingwood has been super-efficient in disposing of the ball by foot, recording a kicking efficiency of 91%. They have a season average of 68%, ranked sixth.
15:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
15:51
Magpies Interchange - Finlay Macrae off due to an injury.
16:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Grant Birchall)
19:01
Brisbane's lead of 13 points is a direct result of their ability to covert from their inside 50s. The Lions have scored six times from seven inside 50s, whereas the Magpies have only scored three times from 10 forward 50 entries.
21:08
Brodie Grundy is giving the Magpies a huge advantage at stoppages with his work in the ruck. Collingwood has seven hitouts-to-advantage, whilst Brisbane is yet to win one.
25:09
Jordan De Goey has collected a game-high nine disposals and is also leading the match in clearances with three. Despite this high usage, he has not been able to generate much territory for his side (-9 metres gained).
29:06
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
30:47
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
33:32
After a frantic start where three goals were scored from centre bounces in the first five minutes of the match, the turnover game eventually proved dominant. The last four goals of the quarter were sourced from turnovers - two goals each to Brisbane and Collingwood.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
01:27
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
02:29
Collingwood has scored three goals from forward-half turnovers. The Magpies average 23 points per match from this source and zone - ranked fourth-last.
03:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
04:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
05:22
Brisbane now leads clearances by six, despite trailing hitouts-to-advantage by seven. Collingwood lost the clearance count for the fourth-straight match last week against the Hawks. They have only beaten their opposition in clearances once since the bye.
07:46
Magpies Interchange - Trey Ruscoe off due to an injury.
09:04
Brisbane has generated the last seven inside 50s of the match. This is the highest consecutive stretch of inside 50s either side has managed in the match tonight.
09:50
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
11:37
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
14:43
Taylor Adams has won an impressive 12 contested possessions, seven more than any other player in the match. No Collingwood player won more than 12 contested possessions in the entire match against Hawthorn last round. Adams has never won more than 12 contested possessions before half-time in his career.
17:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
18:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
19:39
Brisbane has laid 20 more than the Magpies, with midfielder Jarryd Lyons already laying eight tackles himself. The Lions out-tackled the Dockers by 36 last round – their best differential in any match this season and the third-best by any side in 2021.
20:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
21:10
Lions Interchange - Joe Daniher off due to an injury.
22:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
22:49
Brisbane has taken charge in the last 12 minutes of play, scoring an unanswered four goals from eight entries in this time. Two of these four goals have been sourced from centre bounces, taking their match total from this source to 4.1(25).
27:25
Collingwood is yet to generate a score from their defensive half. The Lions have scored three times from defensive half chains, with two of these being goals.
29:09
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
30:18
After not being targeted once inside 50 in the first quarter, Daniel McStay has been targeted seven times inside 50 in the second quarter. He has four score involvements in this term, and has won his only offensive one-on-one contest that he has been involved in.
31:00
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lachie Neale)
35:25
The half-time score for the Lions of 11.4 (70) is their highest-scoring first half for the season, and their highest-scoring first half against Collingwood since 2007.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
04:39
Collingwood generated five inside 50s in the second quarter – their fewest in any quarter this season. Brisbane in the same quarter generated 26 inside 50s. This was just the second time that a team has recorded more than 20 inside 50s than its opposition in a single quarter this season.
05:02
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
07:49
Brisbane has taken 11 marks inside 50 tonight, just one shy of their season average of 12. Conversely, the Magpies have taken just the four marks in their respective attacking zone - seven shy of their season average.
08:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Nakia Cockatoo)
10:28
The Lions have made the most of their opportunities tonight, scoring an accurate 9.1(55) from their set shots. Further to this accuracy, the Lions have kicked seven goals straight from all shots at goal from greater than 30 metres from their goal-line.
11:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
12:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
12:58
Brisbane's large lead of 49 points has been a common sight in 2021. Brisbane’s average winning margin of 42 points this season is the biggest in the competition.
15:55
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
16:15
Magpies Interchange - Trey Ruscoe off due to an injury.
17:33
Brisbane has now kicked six goals sourced from centre bounce stoppages. They are just the second team to achieve this feat this season after the Bombers scored six goals from this source against the Bulldogs last round.
17:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
20:12
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
22:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
22:33
Collingwood’s lack of tackling pressure has been costly tonight, laying 20 fewer than the Lions so far. The Magpies laid 15 more tackles than the Hawks last round, making it five of their last six matches where they have out-tackled their opposition.
24:30
Trey Ruscoe has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by John Noble.
24:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
25:55
Hugh McCluggage has enjoyed a stellar third quarter. He has collected 12 disposals, generated 322 metres gained, sent the ball inside 50 on four occasions and has scored a goal.
27:51
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
29:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
31:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
32:59
Brisbane outscored Collingwood by six goals in the third term, to extend their lead to 71 points at the final break. The Lions’ greatest winning margin against Collingwood is 93 points (Round 17, 2007).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
01:25
Charlie Cameron has kicked his fifth goal of the match - his most ever in a match against the Magpies. He is now one goal off his career-best of six goals (Round 21, 2019 v Gold Coast).
04:29
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
06:32
Collingwood has only been able to score consecutive goals on one occasion tonight. After scoring goals from two goals from turnovers in the opening term, the Magpies have managed just two goals since quarter-time from this source.
10:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
10:35
Jack Crisp has been Collingwood’s lead interceptor tonight, winning nine intercept possessions with four of these being marks. This takes his intercept mark tally to 18 since Round 17, after taking 21 in the first 16 rounds of the season.
11:43
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Nakia Cockatoo)
13:43
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
14:35
Brisbane has generated an inside 50 from 30% of possession chains originating in defensive 50. In comparison, the Magpies have generated five inside 50s from 43 defensive 50 possession chains at a conversion of 12%.
15:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
16:20
Brisbane's current score of 21.8 (134) is not only their highest-scoring match of the season, but also their highest-scoring match against Collingwood since 2007.
18:15
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
19:52
Brisbane has scored a goal from 30% of their inside 50s tonight, well above their season average of 24%. Since Round 18, Brisbane has recorded a score from 47.7% of its inside 50s – ranked second.
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
21:54
Tayor Adams has now equaled his career-best result for contested possessions with 22. He previously achieved this feat back in Round 20, 2018 v Sydney.
24:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)
26:45
Brisbane has four players with 10 or more score involvements tonight - Jarryd Lyons, Dayne Zorko, Zac Bailey, and Joe Daniher.
28:33
A huge percentage boosting win for the Lions as they keep their top four aspirations alive. The Lions outscored the Magpies by 65 points from turnovers, and scored a season-high six goals from centre bounces in an impressive offensive display.
28:34
The siren has sounded to end Q4.