Pre Game
00:00
The last time that Collingwood and Melbourne met late in a season with both teams in the top-3 was in Round 16, 1988. Melbourne won that game by 46 points and then defeated Collingwood again in a Semi-Final that season by 13 points on its way to a Grand Final.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:10
Angus Brayshaw has attended the opening centre bounce tonight. Brayshaw was at 12 centre bounces last week and had not attended one centre bounce this season prior to that game. Brayshaw recorded career-highs for intercepts (13) and intercept marks (6) when these teams last met.
02:13
The first goal of the game to Jordan De Goey and the Magpies came from a forward 50 stoppage. Collingwood has scored from only 52 percent of its forward 50 clearances this season (ranked 17th).
03:30
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
04:15
Melbourne has averaged 12.7 points from centre bounces this season, and its first goal tonight to Christian Petracca has come from this source.
05:40
The second goal to the Demons followed a forward 50 tackle and intercepts. Melbourne averages 11.2 such tackles per game (ranked third) but has scored only 106 points per 100 forward half intercepts (ranked 17th).
07:46
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Viney)
08:05
Melbourne has won the last four clearances of the game, with the last clearance in the forward 50 resulting in a goal to Jack Viney. The Demons average 9.3 points per game from forward 50 stoppages (ranked second).
09:47
After Collingwood had the first two inside 50 entries of the game, Melbourne has had the last seven. The Demons have won all 12 games this season when they have won the inside 50 count.
10:37
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
10:55
The goal to Jamie Elliott was the first of the game to come from a defensive half chain. Collingwood averages 32 points from such chains, but in the last two weeks has scored 41 and 53 points from these counterattack chains.
13:44
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
13:55
Melbourne now leads 4-1 in forward half intercepts and 12-0 in points scored from this source following the last goal to Jake Melksham.
15:32
Collingwood is ranked second-last in centre bounce clearance differential this season and already trails 1-5 in this count tonight with these clearances providing a territorial advantage to Melbourne.
18:41
Melbourne has been ranked No.1 in contested possession differential both last season and in 2022. The Demons lead the contested possession count 31-20 early in this game.
22:53
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
23:01
Mason Cox polled the ten AFLCA votes when these teams met earlier in the season. It is the only time in his career that Cox has polled the maximum AFLCA votes in a game. Cox had a career-high 21 disposals in that match, and his second disposal tonight resulted in the last goal.
25:17
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
25:41
Melbourne averages 35 points per game from stoppages and has already scored 18 points tonight from this source following the last goal to Bayley Fritsch.
26:56
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
27:16
Collingwood averages only 9.4 points per game from centre bounces, but scored its last goal from this source. After Melbourne won the first five centre bounce clearances, both teams have now scored one goal from this source.
29:15
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
30:12
Some good forward 50 pressure from Jamie Elliott led to the last goal. Collingwood now leads 4-2 in forward 50 tackles, while Melbourne leads 14-6 for tackles in other zones.
32:18
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
32:51
Melbourne averages 22 marks per quarter this season but has taken only eight so far tonight and recorded more handballs than kicks in a frantic opening quarter.
35:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Salem)
35:09
Melbourne had the better of most measures in the opening term, including clearances (14-10), post-clearance contested possessions (28-23), inside 50 entries (19-11), forward 50 disposals (20-6) and tackles (18-11), but Collingwood was efficient with five goals from just 11 entries.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:09
Tonight is the first time that a team has kicked five goals in an opening quarter against Melbourne since Round 3, 2021.
01:29
When these teams last met, Collingwood led the intercept mark count 23-17 which is a season-high tally for the Magpies. Melbourne currently leads 4-0 in this count.
02:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
03:46
Melbourne has had the first five inside 50 entries and two shots at goal to start the second quarter but missed both of these opportunities. The Demons have now scored 3.3 from set shots compared to the Magpies 4.0.
05:13
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
05:33
Ed Langdon has recorded seven disposals at 100 percent efficiency including a goal and an assist. His goal followed another forward half intercept, which the Demons lead 13-4.
07:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
08:33
Melbourne is completely dominating the early minutes of this quarter. The Demons lead contested possession 14-5, inside 50 entries 10-0, and time in forward half (97 percent).
08:58
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
09:58
Melbourne now leads forward half intercepts 15-4 and points scored from this source 27-0 following the last goal to Tom Sparrow.
10:54
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
11:04
The Magpies continue to be efficient in their forward half, with Jamie Elliott scoring his second goal following a forward 50 tackle and his third from a set shot. Collingwood has now scored 5.0 from set shots.
14:12
Two goals from two inside 50 entries this quarter for the Magpies and seven goals in total from just 13 entries. Collingwood has scored a goal from 22 percent of its forward 50 entries this season.
16:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
17:04
Collingwood has played on from a mark 31 percent of the time this season (ranked third). Tonight the Magpies have played on from 44 percent of their marks (excluding forward 50) in an attempt to move the ball quickly before the Demon defence is set.
17:20
Magpies Interchange - Will Hoskin-Elliott off due to an injury.
20:20
Angus Brayshaw is having another prominent game against the Magpies. Brayshaw currently has game-highs for disposals (19), metres gained (319), and clearances (5) while also contributing a team-high four intercept possessions.
21:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:14
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
24:39
Melbourne leads the clearances 12-3 this quarter including 9-1 in effective clearances. While both teams have scored four goals from clearances, this advantage at stoppages is giving the Demons a territorial advantage from which forward half intercepts are resulting.
28:13
The Demons have stuck 78 percent of their tackle attempts tonight, while the Magpies have only managed to record tackle efficiency of 61 percent. Melbourne averages tackle efficiency of 66 percent this season (ranked fourth).
28:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
29:24
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
30:04
The last goal to Collingwood was the first score of the night to either team to come from a kick-in. Only once in its last 12 games has Melbourne conceded a goal from a kick-in.
31:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
31:29
The Demons have dominated clearances (29-14) and inside 50 entries (41-18) in the first half. Only once this season has a team had more than 41 inside 50 entries in the first half of a game this season.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:10
Collingwood has conceded an average of 71 points to its opposition during its ten-game winning streak but has allowed Melbourne to score 67 points in the first half tonight.
00:32
The Magpies average 25 forward half intercepts per game this season (ranked second), but in the first half trailed 4-16 in this count.
01:48
Melbourne has won an average of 7.7 more hardball gets than its opposition this season (ranked No.1). The Demons currently lead this count 23-10, with Angus Brayshaw winning the most (5).
03:43
Brayden Maynard attended four centre bounces in the first half tonight. Only once in his career has Maynard attended more than four centre bounces in a game.
04:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
05:41
Melbourne has already won more forward half intercepts this quarter (6) than Collingwood has for the entire game (4), but has only been able to score one point from these opportunities.
07:03
Magpies Interchange - Will Hoskin-Elliott off due to an injury.
07:46
After the Demons had the first six inside 50 entries of the quarter without converting, the Magpies have again scored from their first entry of the quarter. Collingwood now leads 25-13 in points scored from defensive 50 chains.
09:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
11:12
Collingwood is ranked last in kicking efficiency differential this season and has only won this measure on one occasion. The Magpies currently lead in kicking efficiency (69 percent to 59 percent).
12:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
14:44
Collingwood leads the tackle count 13-8 this quarter and this pressure is making it difficult for the Demons to find a release kick and they have a kick-to-handball ratio of only 0.53.
15:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Carmichael)
18:25
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GOAL - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
18:44
An excellent chain of play from the Demons under pressure following an intercept led to the last goal to Charlie Spargo. Melbourne now leads 49-28 in points scored from turnovers and Christian Salem has launched 13 of these points from his intercepts.
21:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
22:10
Jack Crisp has averaged 449 metres gained this season, which is a career-high and ranked eighth in the AFL among midfielders, but he has been below this average in each of his last seven games and has currently recorded 185 metres gained tonight.
23:51
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:00
The Magpies have now scored 7.0 from set shots and 8.0 from all shots at goal in the 15-40 metre range. The Demons have scored 7.4 from set shots and 4.5 from all shots at goal in the 15-40 metre range.
25:35
While Melbourne leads 12-3 in hard ball gets this quarter, Collingwood leads 16-10 in loose ball gets and has managed to all but break even in clearances (7-8).
26:55
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
27:20
Despite trailing 21-37 in clearances, the Magpies now lead 30-26 in points scored from stoppages and have scored four of the last five goals in the game.
29:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Ben Brown)
30:21
When these teams met earlier in the season, Melbourne led at three-quarter time by two points before Collingwood kicked six goals to one in the final quarter to win by 26 points.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:12
The Demons have had 27 shots at goal for a return of 11.9 and seven misses (with two rushed behinds). The Magpies have had only 14 shots at goal for a score of 11.2 with one miss (and two rushed behinds).
01:23
The Demons lead centre bounce clearances 16-6, but trail 7-12 in points scored from this source.
02:52
Magpies Interchange - Nick Daicos off due to an injury.
02:55
The Demons now lead the inside 50 count by 30. No team has lost this season when having at least 30 more inside 50 entries than their opposition.
08:38
In an indication of the difference in speed of ball movement, Melbourne has played on from 15 percent of its marks tonight, while Collingwood has played on from 40 percent.
10:23
Despite trailing 30-58 in inside 50 entries, Collingwood leads 11-7 in forward 50 tackles. Jamie Elliott has contributed three of these tackles all resulting in free kicks and goals.
12:08
Melbourne leads contested possession 93-67 in the midfield, but Collingwood leads contested possession 20-15 in its forward 50, with this contributing to the ability of the Magpies to convert inside 50 entries into scores.
13:09
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
13:52
Melbourne leads 13-9 in forward half clearances, but trails 7-24 in points scored from this source following the last goal to Collingwood.
16:12
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Ben Brown)
16:32
Ben Brown ends a run of four goals to the Magpies following his fourth forward 50 mark of the game. Melbourne only leads 11-9 in forward 50 marks despite the inside 50 advantage.
19:39
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
19:58
Since half time, Melbourne leads forward half intercepts 14-8, but trails in points scored from this source (3-19) with the last goal to Josh Daicos coming from such an intercept.
20:55
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
21:18
The answering goal for the Demons came from another centre bounce clearance. Melbourne leads 19-7 in such clearances, with Jack Viney contributing six of these clearances and Max Gawn an equal career-high five.
23:36
Ash Johnson makes it a return of 10.0 from set shots for Collingwood (with a couple of shots failing to score) which includes 4.0 from free kicks. Melbourne has scored 8.5 from its set shots.
25:43
Since halftime, Collingwood leads the tackle count 35-20, has matched Melbourne for contested possession, and leads 32-10 in points scored from turnovers.
30:10
Only once this season has a team had more than the 206 handballs that the Demons have recorded tonight, with the pressure of the Magpies resulting in many handball chains failing to find a player clear to kick.
30:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
34:24
Another narrow victory for the Magpies who make it 11 wins in a row. Collingwood applied terrific pressure (tackles 71-59 including forward 50 tackles 18-8). Despite losing the inside 50 count 41-65 the Magpies were more efficient and accurate (10.1 from set shots).
34:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
34:33
The siren has sounded to end Q4.