Match

Geelong Cats vs Collingwood

Commentary / 03 Sep 2022

Pre Game

00:00

Since the end of the bye rounds in 2022, the Magpies have sourced 21 per cent of their total score from defensive 50 possession chains, going coast-to-coast to generate the third-highest scoring share in the competition from this zone in this period of the season.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:16

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)

02:54

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)

03:04

Collingwood get the first goal of the game after winning a free kick in their forward 50. That is the Magpies 39th goal from a free kick in 2022, ranked sixth in the AFL.

08:05

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ash Johnson)

09:16

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)

09:29

Collingwood have recorded the first 10 uncontested marks of today's match, with Geelong yet to record one. The Magpies concede an average of seven more uncontested marks to their opponents per game in 2022, the fifth-worst figure in this category of any side.

10:36

Cats Interchange - Jake Kolodjashnij off due to an injury.

11:50

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

12:59

The clearance count is evenly perched at 5-5 halfway through the first term, however only two of Geelong's clearances have been effective, whereas all five of Collingwood's clearances have been effective.

15:08

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)

19:02

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)

19:30

Brody Mihocek gets a goal in his 100th match as a Collingwood player. The Magpies are firmly in control in the first term, recording eight of the last 10 inside 50's. Geelong averaged 12.8 more inside 50's per game than their opponents this season, the best figure of any side in the AFL in this category.

20:18

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

24:25

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)

25:22

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Daicos)

27:27

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)

27:45

Jeremy Cameron kicks his 99th goal in Cats colours to get Geelong on the board in today's match. All of the Cats scores have been scored from shots at goal beyond 30 metres from the goal line. Only Brisbane have scored more points than Geelong from 30 metres or more out from goal in 2022.

30:02

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

31:02

Geelong was held to just one goal from 11 inside 50's in the first term. Since the bye rounds, they have scored a goal from 26.5 per cent of their entries, the third most efficient side in this category during this period of the season.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

03:17

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)

03:58

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ash Johnson)

05:01

Collingwood has conceded an inside 50 from 16.7 per cent of its opponents’ kick-ins ranked first defensively in 2022. In today's match, they have not conceded an inside 50 from any of Geelong's 17 defensive 50 possession chains.

06:02

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

06:24

Tom Hawkins gets the first goal of the second term from just their second mark of the game inside the Cats forward 50. Hawkins moves to 325 games in Geelong colours today, level with Ian Nankervis to equal third all-time.

11:51

The Geelong wingers have been more involved in the territory battle in the second term. After gaining a combined 139 metres of territory in the first quarter, Isaac Smith (137) and Max Holmes (124) are the only players in the second quarter to gain at least 100 metres of territory to this point.

12:42

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

14:24

Cats Interchange - Mark Blicavs off due to an injury.

17:04

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)

17:25

All three of Geelong's goals have been scored from forward half possession chains. They have outscored their opponents by 12 points per game in 2022 from scoring chains generated in their forward half, ranked fourth in the AFL in this metric.

19:03

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Stewart)

20:48

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

21:42

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)

21:58

Cats Interchange - Jake Kolodjashnij off due to an injury.

22:39

That goal to Bradley Close came from Geelong's 17th defensive half intercept possession for the term. This is nearly double Collingwood's total for the term of nine, after the Magpies won this count 13-10 in the first term.

23:29

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

23:52

Jake Kolodashnij (knee) has been replaced by the medical substitute Mark O'Connor.

27:20

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

29:36

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

29:41

The attacking efficiency reversed from the first term to the second term between the two sides. Collingwood won the inside 50 count 15-11 in the first term and scored 23-9, and then Geelong won the inside 50 count 15-11 and scored 22-9 in the second term.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:07

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

05:50

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)

07:30

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)

07:45

Collingwood have recorded six of the first eight inside 50's of the third term off the back of five forward half intercept possessions. However they have scored just three behinds from these entries. Collingwood average a score from 42 per cent of their inside 50's in 2022, ranked fifth-lowest of any side.

07:54

Cats Interchange - Tom Hawkins off due to the blood rule.

09:01

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)

11:06

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)

11:10

That goal to Ashley Johnson makes it 3.0.18 for Collingwood sourced from six attacking midfield stoppage clearances in today's match. However, from their four inside 50 stoppage clearance chains they have generated 0.3.3.

12:32

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)

12:48

Magpies Interchange - Brayden Maynard off due to the blood rule.

14:53

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)

16:42

Collingwood's pressure factor has not dipped below 1.94 for the duration of today's match. By comparison, Geelong's pressure rating has not gone above 1.80 for the match, which is right around the league average. However, the Cats stoppage pressure factor of 2.94 this term is far above that of the Magpies 2.00 rating in this phase.

17:25

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)

19:10

After not giving up an inside 50 from Geelong's 24 defensive 50 possession chains in the first half, the Magpies have conceded three inside 50's from eight such chains in the third term alone, from which Geelong have scored 1.1.7.

20:10

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)

21:45

Collingwood recorded a kicking efficiency rating of 65 per cent in the first half. In the third term, their performance in this metric has dropped to 47 per cent. Their 62.5 per cent efficiency rate by foot in the Home and Away season was the lowest of any side in the AFL.

24:46

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)

26:43

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)

27:16

Back-to-back goals from outside the boundary line, one for each side including Jeremy Cameron's 100th for Geelong, and this see-sawing battle is showing no signs of ending. The Cats have outscored the Magpies 5.4.34 to 2.7.19 from intercept possessions in today's match, despite losing the intercept possession count 58-59 to this point of the match.

30:41

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)

34:14

Geelong have successfully laid 41 of their 46 tackle attempts (89 per cent efficiency) recorded since the quarter-time break. By comparison, the Magpies have completed 40 tackles from 54 attempts in the same period (74 per cent efficiency).

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:25

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)

02:49

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

03:05

Jordan De Goey fires the first goal of the final term for the Magpies and their fifth since half time to be sourced from a forward half possession chain. Geelong have scored two goals from their 15 forward half possession chains since half time, the same amount of possession chains as Collingwood from this zone.

04:19

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)

06:34

That goal to Jeremy Cameron was the first goal of the game to be launched from a centre bounce clearance. Geelong outscored their opponents by just under three points per game from this source in the Home and Away season, the third-highest margin of any side in 2022.

12:40

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Isaac Smith)

13:30

The first score in 11 combined inside 50 entries for both sides (7-4 Collingwood) bring the margin within a straight kick for goal. Geelong's 11 defensive half intercept possessions in the final term have launched no scores, the same as the Magpies five forward half-intercept possessions.

15:38

Tom Atkins seven contested possessions in the final term alone is four more than any other player on the ground, and five more than his next best teammate in this category.

15:57

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)

16:02

Another coast-to-coast goal for the Cats has them back in front for the first time since the 22 minute mark of the third term. Half of Geelong's four kicks entering inside 50 have found a teammate in the final term. By comparison, half of the Magpies eight such kicks inside 50 have found an opposition player.

19:47

Magpies Interchange - Ash Johnson off due to an injury.

20:09

Taylor Adams (groin) has been replaced by the medical substitute Nathan Kreuger.

22:02

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

22:21

Collingwood get back in front with just under five minutes to go in the match. Jordan De Goey's kick for his second goal was his seventh score involvement of the match, equal-best among Collingwood players with Jamie Elliott.

23:56

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)

24:26

After infamously being a player that goes missing in finals, a Gary Rohan long bomb gets the lead back for the Cats. His 3.1.19 scored in today's match is his equal-best return in a final, which he set in the 2020 Preliminary Final against Brisbane.

26:52

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)

27:19

Less than two and a half minutes to go and scores are level. Scott Pendlebury has been immense for the Magpies in the final term, recording nine of his game-high 33 disposals. Tom Atkins has been similarly important, with half of his 22 disposals recorded in the final term alone.

28:43

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Max Holmes)

29:39

Max Holmes puts the Cats in front with just over a minute left, from the Cats third goal from a defensive 50 intercept possession chain for the match.

31:19

Geelong's win in this match is just their second in their last 10 first week finals matches. Gary Rohan's contribution in the final term, with 3.1 from an equal game-high four marks inside 50, as well as 3.2 to Jeremy Cameron as part of 12 total score involvements were instrumental in the Cats victory.