Pre Game
00:00
Carlton has won nine of the ten games this season when it has led the contested possession count by at least ten. It has won in only three of the 11 games when it has not won this count by at least ten.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:25
The Magpies won the opening centre bounce clearance today, but failed to score from that chain. Collingwood has scored from just 22.5 percent of its centre bounce clearances this season, which is ranked 17th.
01:27
Magpies Interchange - Darcy Cameron off due to an injury.
01:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
01:50
The first score of the game to the Magpies followed a forward half intercept. Collingwood has generated 25 forward half intercepts per game this season (ranked fourth) but has scored from only 29.8 percent of these opportunities (ranked 17th).
02:45
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GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
02:55
Collingwood already has a 4-0 edge in forward half intercepts with the last of these leading to the accurate shot at goal from Steele Sidebottom. The Magpies have recorded a set shot scoring accuracy of 65.5 percent this season (ranked third).
04:30
Harry McKay had scored 11.1 in his four matches against Collingwood before this game but has missed his first shot at goal today.
06:35
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BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
06:56
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BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
07:39
Collingwood now lead 5-0 in forward half intercepts and 8-0 in points scored from this source, with the Blues having some early trouble clearing the ball from their defensive 50.
09:37
Collingwood has recorded two intercepts in its defensive 50 and on both occasions has taken the ball into its forward 50 and scored a behind to Brody Mihocek. The AFL average is a score from only nine percent of such intercepts.
11:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
14:06
Carlton has now had ten chains starting in its defensive 50 and has not been able to generate an inside 50 entry from any of these chains. The Blues have converted 20 percent of such chains this season into an inside 50 entry.
17:02
Magpies Interchange - Brody Mihocek off due to an injury.
17:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Will Setterfield)
18:49
The Blues have led on the scoreboard in just 27 percent of matches against top-eight teams this year, which is ranked 12th and is the lowest percentage of any current top-eight team.
20:04
In the last four rounds, the Blues have lost the inside 50 count by 10.8 per game (ranked 17th). Collingwood has an early 13-6 lead in this count.
20:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
22:01
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GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
22:10
Collingwood continues to trap the ball in its forward half with a 9-2 lead in forward half intercepts and both of its goals coming from this source. The Magpies have recorded 67 percent time in forward half today.
24:22
The Blues lead 12-3 in first possession wins at stoppages, but have converted this into only an 8-5 lead in clearances and both teams have scored just one behind from stoppages.
26:00
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
26:10
An opportunistic goal from Jack Ginnivan capped another chain from the Magpies that started with a defensive 50 intercept. Collingwood averages nine points per game from such chains and has already scored three times today from these for a return of 1.2.8.
29:46
A strong opening quarter from the Magpies who moved the ball more effectively (forward half kicking efficiency 59 percent compared to the Blues 33 percent) and were better at generating repeat inside 50 entries (forward half intercepts 9-3).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:07
While Carlton won the contested possession count by nine in the opening quarter, it won pre-clearance contested possession 20-8 but only broke even in scores from stoppages, and lost post-clearance contested possession 18-21.
00:36
Collingwood averages 17.3 intercept marks per game (ranked second), while Carlton averages only 14.6 (ranked 15th). The Magpies have a 9-6 lead in this count today.
01:36
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
01:52
The first goal to the Blues came from a chain started in the defensive midfield. Carlton has generated 5.4 scores per game from such chains (ranked third) and three of its four scores today have been launched from these chains.
05:03
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BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
05:12
Brayden Maynard has already taken five intercept marks for the Magpies (his career-high is six), and three of these marks have launched scoring chains for Collingwood.
10:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Jack Martin)
11:12
Carlton now leads 21-5 in first possession wins at stoppages, but only 13-9 in clearances, and still both teams have scored just the one behind from stoppages.
12:19
Collingwood has played on from 35 percent of its marks today while Carlton has played on from only 14 percent. The Blues have played on from 28 percent of their marks this season.
15:13
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GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
15:33
The goal to Harry McKay gave the Blues some reward for their clearance and midfield ascendancy. Carlton now leads clearances 16-9 and midfield contested possessions 43-30.
17:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
19:18
In the last ten minutes, Carlton leads 20-8 in contested possessions 5-1 in clearances and 8-0 in inside 50 entries.
21:13
Patrick Cripps has now won 12 contested possessions for the Blues. No other player on the ground has recorded more than six such possessions.
21:33
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
21:53
A goal for the Magpies after the Blues had the last ten inside 50 entries. Collingwood now leads 14-0 in points scored from chains started in the defensive 50.
23:47
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
24:08
Collingwood has now scored 4.0 from shots within 40 metres of goal (and another shot that failed to score). Carlton has scored 0.3 from such shots at goal with another two attempts failing to score.
29:33
Collingwood leads 11-3 in smothers, which is the most smothers the Magpies have had in the first half of a game this season. The most by any team this season is 13.
30:59
In the second quarter, Carlton won contested possessions (45-30) and inside 50 entries (17-9), but again Collingwood recorded better forward half kicking efficiency (69 percent to 50 percent).
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:25
The Magpies have conceded a score from only 34 percent of opposition forward half clearances this season (ranked No.1). Carlton leads 10-3 in forward half clearances today, but has generated just one score from this source.
00:50
Carlton has finally been able to convert a forward half clearance into a goal. The Blues now lead 12-3 in such clearances and 12-1 in points scored from this source.
03:14
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Sam Docherty)
03:23
Sam Docherty attended 18 centre bounces last round, recording 28 disposals and a season-high 10 tackles. Docherty has attended more centre bounces than any other Blue today and recorded a team-high 382 metres gained.
05:49
The Blues now lead 19-1 in points scored from stoppages, while the Magpies lead 35-10 in points scored from turnovers.
06:14
Blues Interchange - Adam Saad off due to an injury.
08:19
Carlton has scored three goals from three inside 50 entries to start the quarter after scoring two goals from 29 inside 50 entries in the first half.
09:45
The Blues have generated an inside 50 entry from 50 percent of their defensive midfield chains, while the Magpies have generated an inside 50 entry from 35 percent of such chains. Carlton also leads 15-1 in points scored from these chains.
12:06
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
12:13
All four goals this quarter for Carlton have come from stoppages with its clearance domination now being converted on the scoreboard. The Blues lead groundball gets 13-6 this quarter and 64-40 overall.
14:30
The Blues have recorded a shot at goal accuracy of only 42.6 percent in second halves this season (ranked last), but have kicked goals from all four attempts this quarter.
15:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
16:38
Carlton leads 7-1 in forward 50 tackles, with this pressure contributing to stoppages and scoring opportunities for the Blues.
17:48
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
18:03
Another accurate shot at goal from the Blues following a contested mark from Harry McKay. Carlton has scored 6.3 from its set shots compared to Collingwood who has returned 3.6, and the Blues lead 5-1 in contested marks taken in the forward 50.
18:14
Blues Interchange - Harry McKay off due to an injury.
20:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
20:47
Carlton has dominated contested possession 31-16 this quarter, including a 21-7 advantage in ground balls.
21:30
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
21:43
Another ground ball win for the Blues led to the goal to Jesse Motlop. Carlton leads 8-0 in crumbs this quarter and 21-11 overall.
23:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
24:44
Carlton now leads the contested possession count by 44. No team has lost this season when it has won this measure by at least 30.
25:20
Jack Ginnivan has again kicked a crucial goal for the Magpies against the run of play. It was the first goal of the game for Collingwood to come from a stoppage and Carlton now leads 38-7 in points scored from stoppages.
26:46
The quick answering goal to Carlton came from a centre bounce clearance. Both teams have won seven such clearances, but the Blues lead 12-0 in points scored from this source.
28:48
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BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
30:24
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BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
30:46
Brody Mihocek has finished goalless just once this season which was against the Blues in Round 11. Mihocek has missed all three of his shots at goal today.
34:49
In the third quarter, Carlton has recorded forward half kicking efficiency of 66 percent compared to Collingwood with 25 percent.
35:26
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GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
36:04
The last time that the Blues kicked eight goals in the third quarter against the Magpies at the MCG was in the 1970 Grand Final.
37:08
A powerful third quarter from Carlton who obliterated Collingwood in ground balls 37-13. This is by some margin the biggest differential in this measure in any quarter this season. The Blues scored 38 points from stoppages in that term and average 34 points per game from this source.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:23
Collingwood has never defeated Carlton when trailing by more than 20 points at the final change.
00:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
03:19
Patrick Cripps is now up to 22 contested possessions. No other player on the ground has won more than nine such possessions.
03:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
04:51
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BEHIND - Blues (Corey Durdin)
05:09
Since half time, Carlton leads 9-1 in forward half intercepts with its pressure in the forward 50 contributing. The Blues lead 14-2 in forward 50 tackles.
06:00
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
06:19
The goal to Ash Johnson was from a chain launched by a kick-in. Collingwood now leads 20-1 in points scored from defensive 50 chains.
08:16
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BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
09:14
Collingwood has lost the contested possession count in every match since Round 16 by 17.1 per game (ranked last). This has again been an issue today with the Magpies trailing in this count by 47.
11:21
In the final quarter, Collingwood has squared the clearance count and has matched Carlton in contested possession. The goal to Mason Cox followed a forward half intercept and the Magpies now lead 42-25 in points scored from turnovers.
14:47
Lewis Young has won a game-high 14 intercepts (equal career-high for him) and kept his direct opponents to just six disposals while recording 20 disposals himself.
15:57
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BEHIND - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)
17:15
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BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
17:30
Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow have taken eight contested marks between them today and had 12 shots at goal for a return of 4.7 and one shot failing to score.
18:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
19:45
The Magpies have kicked two goals this quarter from kick-in chains. The AFL average is only 3.1 points per game from this source.
21:18
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
21:35
Collingwood leads 28-9 in handball receives this quarter with this ball movement causing Carlton problems on counter-attack. Three of the four goals for Collingwood this term have been launched from defensive half chains.
23:19
Patrick Cripps has now won 26 contested possessions, which is a career-high for him and the most ever recorded by a Carlton player.
25:33
The crowd today of 88,287 is the largest ever for these two teams in a Home and Away game.
26:20
SCORE
GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
26:40
Another goal to the Magpies launched from a defensive 50 chain, with the aggressive ball movement causing the Blues problems. Collingwood has kicked the last five goals and now leads 32-1 in points scored from defensive 50 chains.
28:58
Magpies Interchange - Scott Pendlebury off due to the blood rule.
30:08
Another narrow win for the Magpies ends the season of the Blues. Both teams had six scoring shots in the final quarter, but Carlton scored 0.6 and Collingwood scored 5.1 including three goals from defensive 50 chains (AFL average is 13 points per game from these chains).