Match

Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 13 May 2022

Pre Game

00:00
Collingwood has played one of the more direct game styles in terms of their ball movement this season. When moving the ball from the defensive 50, Collingwood has used the corridor 21.0% of the time – the third-highest percentage of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
02:34
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
03:22
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
04:06
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
06:42
Collingwood has been a strong first-quarter team this season, winning six of their eight opening terms. Only Melbourne has won more first quarters.
09:14
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
09:32
With his first disposal of the match, Adam Treloar has scored the second goal for the Bulldogs following a forced turnover in their forward half. Treloar could only manage 18 disposals and four score involvements against the Magpies in Round 1 last season.
11:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
11:27
The Bulldogs have won all three centre clearances in the match so far, however, they are yet to win a clearance from an around-the-ground stoppage.
12:10
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
13:24
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
13:38
The Bulldogs have quickly scored the opening four goals of the match in the early stages of the match. They are averaging 100.8 points at Marvel Stadium this season – ranked second in the competition of anyone to play more than one match.
15:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
17:22
The Bulldogs are in complete control of the territory contest, with 93% of the play being held in their attacking half of the ground in the last 10 minutes. They have generated 11 consecutive inside 50s in this time.
19:09
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
19:43
Josh Dunkley has kicked two goals in as many minutes following a pair of contested marks inside 50. Dunkley had a season-low of 15 disposals last week against the Power, with just five disposals recorded in the second half.
21:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
22:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
23:30
The Bulldogs have now won the first seven centre clearances of the match, and lead contested possessions by 16. Collingwood has not lost contested possessions by more than 15 in any quarter this season.
27:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
27:43
A Jack Crisp goal ensures that the Magpies will avoid their first goalless opening quarter against the Bulldogs since 1995. The Magpies went 18 minutes without generating an inside 50.
28:54
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
29:38
Magpies Interchange - John Noble off due to an injury.
31:40
The Bulldogs have enjoyed their highest-scoring first quarter against Collingwood since 2005. They won nine more clearances than the Magpies, resulting in 10 more inside 50s in a dominant display.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:45
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
02:54
The Bulldogs' ability to win groundballs in their forward half has been on display again tonight. They have won 20 groundballs in their attacking zone tonight compared to five for the Magpies. This follows on from last round where they led this stat 54-27 against Port Adelaide.
04:23
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
05:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
07:04
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
07:11
Pat Lipinski has directly assisted in two Collingwood scores so far tonight - the only Magpie with multiple assists. Lipinski ranks in the top 10 in the league for score assists in 2022.
10:49
A positive for Collingwood is that they have been more efficient when kicking the ball tonight than in recent rounds. The Magpies have recorded the worst kicking efficiency of all teams over the last four rounds at an average of 63.4%. Tonight their efficiency is at 68%.
11:39
Bulldogs Interchange - Alex Keath off due to an injury.
13:27
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
15:24
Collingwood has now taken 11 intercept marks - their best first-half result this season. Key defender Darcy Moore leads the match with three.
15:51
Magpies Interchange - Jack Madgen and is possibly out for the game.
17:41
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
18:22
Bailey Smith has been everywhere for the Bulldogs tonight. He leads the match in disposals (21), contested possessions (eight), score involvements (seven) and metres gained (392) all from 100% time on ground.
21:39
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
22:20
The Bulldogs have generated a score from 48% of their inside 50s tonight compared to 32% for Collingwood. The Bulldogs have scored from 42% of their inside 50s this season – ranked 13th. They led that measure in the opening eight rounds in 2021.
23:52
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
25:13
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
25:24
The Bulldogs have won six hitouts to advantage this quarter, whilst Collingwood is still yet to win their first. This is the best differential for the Bulldogs in a single quarter since Round 10, 2013
26:14
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Oliver Henry)
28:04
The Bulldogs enter halftime with their biggest first-half lead for the season. They have also set season-highs with 30 more first-half contested possessions and 15 more inside 50s than the Magpies.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:09
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Isaac Quaynor)
06:03
Bulldogs Interchange - Ryan Gardner off due to an injury.
06:34
The Bulldogs have scored the first goal of the match launched from a defensive 50 chain. The Bulldogs have launched an inside 50 from 25.7% of their defensive 50 chains – ranked third. Tonight their conversion is at 29%.
10:12
Collingwood has been wasteful in front of goal tonight, scoring a goal from 27% of their shots. Collingwood has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 59% over the last four rounds - the second-most accurate team in this time.
11:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
12:02
Collingwood averages 10.4 marks inside 50 this season and has already taken 10 marks in this zone tonight. The Bulldogs conceded 21 marks to Port Adelaide in their defensive 50 zone last round, their worst result of the season.
15:40
The Bulldogs have nine scores tonight sourced from clearance chains whilst keeping Collingwood goalless from their respective clearances. The Bulldogs have outscored the Magpies overall by 31 points from this source tonight.
17:59
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
18:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
19:17
The Bulldogs have just scored their second goal of the season from a kick-in. Their only other goal from this source came back in Round 2 against Carlton. In the last four rounds, the Bulldogs have scored just one point from kick-ins – ranked last.
21:58
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
22:32
Adam Treloar has scored an equal career-high three goals against his former side. Treloar has kicked three goals on seven occasions now, with the most recent before tonight coming in the 2021 AFL Grand Final.
27:06
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
27:48
The Bulldogs applied their lowest amount of pressure in a match last round against Port Adelaide. In a strong response, they have recorded a higher pressure factor than Collingwood tonight and have also laid five more tackles than their opposition.
32:05
The defensive effort from the Bulldogs tonight has been impressive, restricting the Magpies to one of their most inefficient returns all season. Collingwood has only scored a goal from 11% of their forward 50 entries, well down on their season average of 24.8%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
02:33
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
03:39
Jack Crisp has kicked his second goal of the match, Collingwood's first goal of the match launched from defensive 50. This is just the eighth time that Crisp has scored multiple goals in a match in his 184-game career. Crisp finished with one goal, two score assists and a season-high 10 score involvements in Round 8.
04:05
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
06:40
Collingwood collected 27 uncontested possessions in the third quarter. This is their fewest amount of uncontested possessions won in a quarter in regular length matches since ANZAC Day, 2015.
08:02
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
09:13
Three unanswered goals to the Magpies to start the final quarter, including their first two goals of the match sourced from a stoppage. They trail the Bulldogs in clearances by 16 tonight. The Bulldogs have recorded the second-best clearance differential this season, winning an average of five more clearances per match than its opposition.
09:46
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
11:32
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
13:52
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
14:03
A key difference in the match is the respective set shot scores by both sides. The Bulldogs have scored an accurate 8.3 (51) from their set shots tonight whilst the Magpies have scored 3.5 (23) from these shot types.
17:51
One of Collingwood's strengths this season has been their ability to launch scores from their forward half. The Magpies have recorded 48.5 points per game from forward half chains – ranked second. Tonight, the Magpies have scored 19 points from forward half chains compared to 51 points scored by the Bulldogs.
19:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
20:41
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
20:53
Marcus Bontempelli kicks his first goal of the match to continue his streak of scoring a goal in every game that he has played this season. Bontempelli has recorded 18 score assists this season, three more than any other Bulldogs player despite playing one fewer match.
24:34
The Bulldogs have won 41 more contested possessions than the Magpies - a season-best differential. In the last four rounds, Collingwood ranks third-last for contested possession differential.
25:50
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
28:29
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
30:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
30:38
The Bulldogs won 37 more forward-half groundballs tonight and 40 more contested possessions - both season-highs. They controlled the stoppages, winning 16 more clearances and outscoring the Magpies by 25 points from this source.