Pre Game
00:00
Darcy Moore won a game-high 10 intercept possessions last week against the Lions. He was also moved into attack late in the game and kicked two goals.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
02:45
Jack Ginnivan with the Magpies opening goal of the game. Ginnivan is ranked 3rd for Collingwood for scoreboard impact this season.
04:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
05:03
Bombers Interchange - Jayden Laverde off due to an injury.
06:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Peter Wright)
07:38
Dyson Heppell collected 34 disposals and an equal career-high 12 intercept possessions last round against the Dockers.
08:46
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
09:00
Essendon transferring the ball well from their defence early on. From four defensive half chains, the Bomber have gone inside 50 three times for seven points. Collingwood are yet to go inside 50 from three defensive half chains.
11:40
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
12:15
Both Collingwood goals has come from forward 50 chains. Collingwood average 14.8 points from this zone this season - ranked 11th.
14:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
15:11
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
16:04
Brodie Mihocek has a game-high four disposals, three contested possessions and two goals recorded in his forward 50.
18:46
Essendon currently going at 90% kicking efficiency and going at 100% kicking efficiency from defensive half kicks.
22:16
Steele Sidebottom has had five kicks with four from the forward half but has turned the ball over four times and is kicking at only 20%.
23:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Reef McInnes)
24:44
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
24:59
Bombers Interchange - Jayden Laverde off due to an injury.
25:31
Both Essendon kick-ins have resulted in an inside 50 with Jordan Ridley's kick-in resulting in a goal. Essendon has generated an inside 50 from 7.7% of Jordan Ridley’s kick-ins – the worst percentage of the top-25 kick-in players in the AFL.
28:53
Darcy Parish had 16 disposals in the opening term, a career-high for 1st term disposals (13 recorded in his defensive half). Parish also has a game-high 10 handball receives and three clearances.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:14
Essendon has dominated possession in general play but has struggled to convert it on the scoreboard. The Bombers are 17 for uncontested possessions and 5 for marks from the midfield zone but have only gone inside 50 on nine occasions to Collingwood's 14.
04:00
Magpies Interchange - Nathan Kreuger off due to an injury.
04:15
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
04:43
Collingwood winning the territory battle 67% to 33% but Essendon have been more effective going forward. Essendon has hit the scoreboard five times from 11 inside 50's, going at a score rate of 45%, while Collingwood are going at a score rate of 31%.
06:57
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
07:48
Jordan De Goey managing to find a lot of space in the middle. De Goey has a game-high seven marks with four marks recorded in the corridor and nine uncontested possessions from the midfield zone.
09:01
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
10:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Kaine Baldwin)
15:13
The Bombers have recorded a scoring accuracy of 36.8% from 31-40 metres out – ranked last and 20.6% below the AFL average.
18:03
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Isaac Quaynor)
18:34
Collingwood has been dominant on the turnover this quarter. All 18 points scored this term has come from intercept chains. Essendon average 108 points against in turnover scores this season - ranked the worst.
20:05
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
21:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
23:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
26:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
26:39
In the battle of the rucks, Grundy leads hit outs 14-7 against Draper, however eight of Grundy's hit outs have been sharked. Essendon lead first possessions 17-4 and clearances 14-6 when Grundy and Draper ruck together.
28:25
Essendon were more dominant at the stoppages, winning clearances 10-4 and scoring nine points from this source. However, Collingwood scored from the turnover, scoring 18 points from intercept chains in the 2nd quarter.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:29
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
04:12
Jake Stringer's goal comes off the back of Jordan Ridley's score launch. Ridley already has two intercept possessions and four disposals this term.
06:16
Essendon continuing to be dominant at stoppages. The Bombers lead effective clearances 4-1 this term and 21-12 for the match. In the last four rounds, Essendon has lost the around the ground clearance count by 4.5 per game – ranked last.
07:49
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
08:22
After having eight inside 50's for one score this term, Essendon give up a goal from Collingwood's 2nd inside 50. Essendon going at an inside 50 score rate of 12.5% this term.
15:15
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
17:35
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
17:48
Essendon continue to be dominant at the stoppages, in particular in their forward half this term. The Bombers have scored two goals from forward half stoppages this term. In the first half, Essendon lost forward half clearances 4-10.
19:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
21:03
In the midfield zone this quarter, Essendon are 6 in contested possessions, 2 in ground ball gets, 4 in intercept possessions and 11 in uncontested possessions.
22:30
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
22:58
Essendon has turned the ball over five times in their defensive 50 resulting in three goals, meanwhile Collingwood is yet to turn the ball over in their defensive 50.
24:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
24:53
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
26:43
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
28:16
Jack Ginnavin up to a career-high four goals. Ginnivan has had four disposals in his forward 50 for four scores and is ranked 2nd for Collingwood for forward 50 pressure points.
29:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
31:30
Essendon brought their forward half pressure in the 3rd term. The Bombers scored 20 points from forward half chains and won the inside 50 count 17-9.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:46
Essendon has lost the contested possession count by at least 14 in all but one game this season, averaging 17.8 fewer per match – ranked last. This match, Essendon lead contested possessions 92-79.
01:49
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
02:17
Collingwood leads tackles 38-34 but are tackling at only 58% compared to Essendon going at 67%. The Magpies have out-tackled their opponents by 9.2 per game – ranked No.1.
03:57
In the last four rounds, Collingwood has generated 22.5 points per game from forward half clearances – ranked second. So far this match, the Magpies have scored 19 points from forward half clearances.
04:23
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
05:57
Bombers Interchange - Darcy Parish off due to an injury.
06:59
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
08:12
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Reef McInnes)
09:08
Reef McInnes goal comes from a centre bounce clearance. Collingwood has scored 12 points from this source. The Bombers have conceded 15.6 points per game from centre bounce clearances – ranked last defensively.
11:54
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
12:32
Peter Wright scores his first goal of the match. Wright has only taken two marks inside 50 and has been the forward 50 target on seven occasions. Wright has been targeted inside 50 44 times this season – ranked equal-third in the competition.
13:46
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
15:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
15:49
Brodie Grundy up to five marks and eight hit outs to advantage which has resulted in two goals. Grundy failed to apply a tackle last round for the first time since Round 10, 2016. He also didn’t take a mark for the second time this season.
16:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
18:40
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
19:39
Collingwood has been effective going forward this last term. The Magpies have scored five goals from nine inside 50s, going at a conversion rate of 56%. Essendon average a goal per inside 50 rate against of 22% - ranked 4th worst in the competition.
22:06
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
25:07
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)
27:07
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Alec Waterman)
27:48
All four Essendon goals this last term has come from their attacking midfield. Three of them coming from intercept possessions.
32:49
Essendon ended up winning contested possessions 123-114, clearances 43-31 and inside 50's 52-48 but the difference was from turnovers. Collingwood scored 56 points from turnovers with 44 coming from defensive half chains.