Match

Collingwood vs Essendon

Commentary / 25 Apr 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Essendon has conceded 77.8 points per game - ranked third defensively and its fewest since 2000.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:14
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
03:23
Darcy Parish has won four contested possessions and two clearances to start the game. No other Essendon player has won more than one contested possession.
07:14
69% of the play so far has occurred in Essendon's forward half. Despite this, the Bombers have recorded just two more inside 50s.
08:28
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
11:42
Darcy Moore has taken three intercept marks - no other Collingwood player has taken one.
12:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
14:43
The Magpies have recorded a kicking efficiency of 88% so far compared to 58% for the Bombers.
15:48
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Weideman)
19:03
Essendon has won eight more ground balls while Collingwood has accumulated 11 more uncontested possessions.
20:40
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Sam Weideman)
21:16
Sam Weideman has been the target twice inside 50 for a return of two marks and 1.1 (7).
22:38
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Nic Martin)
22:46
The Bombers have scored 2.0 (12) from four forward half intercepts.
24:32
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
25:32
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
28:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
28:05
Archie Perkins had a productive first quarter with seven disposals, three score involvements and two inside 50s. Perkins has also registered a kicking efficiency of 80%.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:27
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
02:32
Ash Johnson has been the target inside 50 on four occasions for Collingwood - no other Magpies player has been targetted more than once.
06:14
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
06:24
Collingwood has scored 2.0 (12) from three defensive 50 chains this quarter. In the first quarter, the Magpies failed to score from 14 defensive 50 chains.
08:00
After losing the ground ball count by 11 in the first quarter, the Magpies have won four more this quarter.
10:51
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
10:59
The Bombers have scored 3.1 (19) from set shots.
13:21
Kyle Langford has been the target inside 50 on four occasions for the Bombers for a return of 2.0 (12).
15:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
16:53
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jye Menzie)
18:18
The Magpies have won six more clearances this quarter and lead the overall count by four.
19:03
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
22:47
Over the last ten minutes of play, 59% of the play has been in Collingwood's forward half.
24:46
After recording a kicking efficiency of 77% in the first quarter, the Magpies have gone at 65% by foot this quarter.
25:00
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
27:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
28:12
Bombers Interchange - Archie Perkins off due to an injury.
30:17
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
31:14
Despite losing the hitout count by nine in the first half, the Collingwood midfielders were able to win the first possession at a stoppage 14 more times leading to eight more clearances.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:24
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Will Snelling)
00:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Sam Weideman)
01:06
Essendon scores the first of the second half via an intercept possession. The Bombers have scored 4.2 (26) from intercept possessions.
06:31
Bombers Interchange - Jayden Laverde off due to an injury.
07:07
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
07:22
Essendon has scored 2.1 (13) from defensive 50 chains.
10:41
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
10:52
The Magpies have scored 3.4 (22) from set shots compared to 5.1 (31) for the Bombers.
13:08
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
13:27
Collingwood has scored 2.4 (16) from 22 forward half intercepts.
15:09
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
15:23
Bombers Interchange - Mason Redman off due to an injury.
15:37
The Bombers have scored 4.1 (25) from 13 forward half intercepts.
16:50
After losing the clearance count by eight in the first half, Essendon has won five more clearances this quarter.
17:26
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
18:36
Bombers Interchange - Jayden Laverde and is possibly out for the game.
19:23
Darcy Moore has won a game-high nine intercept possessions resulting in a score of 1.0 (6) for Collingwood.
20:54
Jayden Laverde has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Ben Hobbs.
20:56
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Alwyn Davey Jnr)
22:22
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
23:27
Essendon has recorded nine of the last 10 inside 50s of the game.
24:08
Nathan Kreuger has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Will Kelly.
25:17
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
26:48
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jye Menzie)
27:33
Eight of Essendon's 10 goals have come from shots taken within 40 metres of goal.
28:17
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
30:27
After recording just three disposals in the first half, Jake Stringer had seven disposals in the third quarter along with three contested possessions and three clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:07
Bombers Interchange - Will Snelling off due to an injury.
02:25
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Billy Frampton)
02:35
Billy Frampton takes a strong contested mark and converts to reduce the margin to 22. Frampton is one of four Collingwood players to take two contested marks with the others being Ash Johnson, Darcy Moore and Trey Ruscoe.
04:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Weideman)
05:47
70% of the play this quarter has occurred in Collingwood's forward half with the Magpies recording four inside 50s to one.
06:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
07:14
Magpies Interchange - Scott Pendlebury and is possibly out for the game.
10:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
10:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
11:11
Ash Johnson has been the target inside 50 on seven occasions for a return of two contested marks and 2.1 (13).
12:21
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
12:41
The Magpies have won six more contested possessions and three more clearances this quarter.
13:50
Essendon has recorded a kicking efficiency of 46% this quarter after going at 70% across the first three quarters.
17:10
Collingwood has recorded the last 11 inside 50s of the game with the last entry for Essendon occurring at the 4th-minute mark of the fourth quarter.
18:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jye Menzie)
20:40
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
21:06
Four of Collingwood's five goals this quarter have come from shots taken within 40 metres of goal. The Magpies scored four goals from shots taken from a similar distance across the first three quarters.
24:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Sam Draper)
26:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
26:16
Collingwood has scored 4.1 (25) from stoppages this quarter.
28:26
Bombers Interchange - Will Snelling off due to an injury.
34:14
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
34:17
Essendon struggled to transition the ball in the last quarter with 10 of 13 defensive 50 chains being intercepted by Collingwood for a return of 2.0 (12).