Pre Game
00:00
Josh Rachele's five goals on debut joins him with teammate Riley Thilthorpe (Round 6, 2021 against Hawthorn) and fellow 2022 Round 1 debutant Nic Martin of Essendon as the only active players to reach this milestone on debut.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
05:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
08:12
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane off due to an injury.
09:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
10:19
A very open start to the first 10 minutes of this game, with both teams passing the ball at over 80 per cent efficiency, and just eight total tackles recorded, of which Taylor Adams recorded three in the space of 15 seconds.
11:37
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
13:20
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
15:03
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
15:17
Both teams have continued where they left off in Round 1 with their goal scoring, with Adelaide's first goal coming from a set shot (47 points from this shot type in Round 1, ranked seventh) and Collingwood's first two goals coming in general play (60 points from this source in Round 1, ranked third).
16:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
17:44
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
20:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
20:43
A true weekend of milestones this round. Following Lance Franklin's 1000th career goal last night, Brodie Smith has just ticked past 4000 career disposals, joining Marcus Bontempelli and Cameron Guthrie in achieving this milestone this round.
22:00
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
23:55
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Nathan Kreuger)
26:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
26:29
Since their last goal, the Crows have kicked the ball at 33 per cent efficiency. By comparison, the Magpies have kicked the ball at 82 per cent efficiency in the same period. As a result, three of the last four goals for Collingwood have been launched from forward half chains in this period as well.
29:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (James Rowe)
29:51
Adelaide outmarked Fremantle by 19 marks in Round 1, the third-largest differential margin in this category of any side and have continued that game style into today's match. They lead the mark count 26-10 in the first quarter.
29:54
Magpies Interchange - Jordan De Goey off due to an injury.
30:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
30:51
Adelaide failed to turn any of their five forward half intercept possession chains into points on the scoreboard in the first half, where as Collingwood launched three goals from their seven chains from this source in the first term.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:33
Following on from last night's theatrics, there has been a break in play as a result of a fire alarm sounding at the MCG. However it has been identified as a false alarm after a four minute delay.
06:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
10:50
Both teams have lifted the pressure intensity in the second term. Both teams are at over 2.30 pressure factor for the second term so far, compared to Collingwood recording 1.81, approximately the league average for pressure rating, and Adelaide below average at 1.63 in the first term.
13:26
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Mitchell Hinge)
13:59
After kicking their first goal at the 13.20 minute mark of the first term, the Crows kick their second at the 13.25 minute mark of the second term. Both of their goals have been kicked from beyond 40 metres out from goal, whereas all of Collingwood's goals have been scored within 40 metres of the goal line.
18:51
All four of Reilly O'Brien's hitouts in this term have been to the advantage of a teammate. By comparison, just one of Brodie Grundy's five hitouts has found a teammate cleanly this term. Grundy ranked first in the AFL for both total hitouts (37) and third in hitout to advantage rate (43 per cent) among the top 30 ruckmen in Round 1.
19:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
21:13
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
23:52
Each of the last two goals for Adelaide have been coast-to-coast goals from intercept possessions in their defensive 50. They scored nine points in total from chains in this zone last round, the fifth-lowest total of any side.
26:51
Crows Interchange - Tom Doedee off due to the blood rule.
27:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
28:26
Jack Crisp has attempted 11 tackles as part of a game-high 17 pressure acts to this point of the first half, five more tackle attempts than his closest team mate and seven more than any opponent.
29:14
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
32:36
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
33:55
Adelaide did not allow Collingwood to win an offensive one-on-one contest in the first half, with Crows defenders winning the ball from three of their six defensive one-on-one's and neutralising the the other three contests recorded.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:40
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
06:25
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
08:25
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
08:47
Adelaide's last two goals have been their first goals of the match from general play and running at goal. They were outscored by 15 points from general play in Round 1 against Fremantle, the fifth-lowest differential margin of any side in this category.
10:54
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
11:02
Thanks to Brody Mihocek and Beau McCreery this term, the Magpies have outscored the Crows 5.3.33 to 1.0.6 from shots at goal directly from a free kick. The Magpies were outscored by 17 points from this shot type in Round 1, third-lowest of any side in this margin.
13:06
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
14:16
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
16:54
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
19:19
Collingwood's efficiency to score has seen them jump out to a match-high 41 point lead. They have scored a goal from five of their 10 inside 50 entries this term, and have repelled Adelaide in the same metric, conceding just two goals from eight inside 50 entries.
20:33
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Gollant)
22:30
This is now Matt Crouch's 53rd consecutive match with 10 handballs recorded, dating back to Round 6, 2018. This streak is the longest among active players and the sixth-longest streak in VFL/AFL history since handballs were first recorded. Clayton Oliver is second among active players in this regard at 28 matches.
23:38
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
25:31
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Nathan Kreuger)
31:39
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
33:42
Collingwood have given away three centre bounce infringement free kicks in today's match. Geelong and St Kilda lead the AFL in this free kick category, conceding three centre bounce infringements in their last 96 and 86 matches respectively dating back to the beginning of 2018.
33:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
35:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
35:17
Collingwood kicked seven goals in the third term, just the second time they've registered seven goals or more since the start of the 2020 season, after recording seven goals in the last term against Richmond in Round 17 last year.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
05:29
Magpies Interchange - Nathan Kreuger and is possibly out for the game.
06:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
07:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (James Rowe)
07:59
Nathan Kreuger (shoulder) has been replaced by medical substitute Darcy Cameron.
08:32
Both teams have recorded just one tackle apiece in the early part of the final term. Adelaide have only attempted one tackle, whereas Collingwood have only laid one tackle from six attempts.
09:33
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane and is possibly out for the game.
10:32
Josh Rachele has recorded five uncontested possessions among eight disposals in the first 10 minutes of the final term. No other Adelaide player has recorded more than three total disposals.
12:02
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (James Rowe)
12:29
Rory Sloane (leg) has been replaced by medical substitute Jake Soligo.
13:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
16:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
20:10
Collingwood have recorded 16 repeat inside 50 entries in today's match as opposed to seven for Adelaide. This is off the back of winning the forward half post-clearance contested possession count 52-37.
20:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
22:49
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
24:06
Collingwood have successfully laid 90 per cent of their attempted tackles in their forward half in today's match (28 of 31). Adelaide's completion percentage in this category is down at 64 per cent (21 of 33).
25:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
26:01
Jack Crisp has celebrated his 165th consecutive match with 26 disposals, a game-high 10 tackles as well as five score involvements and five inside 50's. His game streak draws him level with Tony Liberatore for the 11th-longest streak in VFL/AFL history.
26:42
The Magpies ability to turn forward-half chains into points on the scoreboard, outscoring the Crows 9.4.58 to 3.4.28 in this zone, has given them the victory in today's match. They also scored 9.0.54 from shots at goal within 30 metres of the goal line in a clinical performance.