Match

Collingwood vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 14 May 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Giants have won six of their last eight matches against the Magpies – losing by 11 points when they met in 2022.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (James Peatling)
04:15
Bobby Hill has scored the first goal of the match, following a classy dribble goal from the boundary. Hill has scored the second-most goals for Collingwood this season and ranks third at the club for scoreboard impact.
05:43
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
08:01
Collingwood has won the opening two centre clearances. They won this stat 11 to six last round against Sydney, making it six out of their last seven matches where they have won this stat.
09:51
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
10:58
Will Hoskin-Elliott has scored his first goal of the match following a free-kick. Hoskin-Elliott has now scored a goal in three consecutive matches after only managing one goal in his first six games of the season. The Magpies did not score a goal from a free kick in their match last round.
13:08
Magpies Interchange - Jack Ginnivan off due to an injury.
15:12
The Giants have been strong in the air, grabbing four intercept marks before Collingwood has taken their first. This has not been a strength of the Giants in recent weeks, averaging the third-fewest of these marks over the last four rounds.
15:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Finn Callaghan)
16:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Xavier O'Halloran)
17:42
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
19:19
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
20:04
Bobby Hill has scored his second goal of the quarter - the third time this season that he has scored multiple goals in a quarter and the sixth time in his career.
22:15
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Xavier O'Halloran)
25:14
The pressure applied by the Giants has dropped in the last 10 minutes. After applying seven tackles in the first 14 minutes of the match, they have not recorded a tackle since this point in the quarter. Collingwood has laid the last six tackles of the match.
27:56
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
28:29
The Giants have taken 32 marks for the quarter, doubling Collingwood's tally of 16. The most marks taken by the Giants in any quarter this season is 34.
29:06
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
30:12
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Finn Callaghan)
31:04
Collingwood enters the first break with a 15-point advantage – the first time all season that the Giants have trailed at quarter-time when playing an away match.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:10
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (James Peatling)
02:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
03:01
Mason Cox converts a set shot goal for the Magpies, taking their result to 4.0 (24) from these shot types tonight. This accuracy has been a big improvement from their last match when they scored 3.6 (24) from set shots against the Swans.
04:51
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
05:31
Collingwood's efficiency when going inside 50 has been strong, converting 44% of their forward 50 entries into goals. The Magpies average a goal from 21.7% of their inside 50s this season - ranked 14th.
09:01
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
10:45
Collingwood has laid the first 10 tackles of the quarter. The Magpies lead tackles 18 to three since the 15-minute mark of the first quarter.
11:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
13:43
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
14:11
The Magpies have scored a season-high two goals sourced from kick-ins. The Magpies had only scored three goals for the season from this source before tonight. The Giants have conceded the most points from kick-ins this season.
15:39
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
16:56
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
18:10
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
20:45
The Giants have recorded a pressure factor of 133 for the quarter - their lowest result in any quarter this season. They have an average pressure factor of 190 in the last four rounds – ranked No.1 in the league.
23:37
The Magpies have now laid 26 of the last 31 tackles, leading this stat 19 to two for the quarter. The biggest differential in any quarter this season came in Round 1 when the Swans laid 16 more tackles than the Suns in the opening quarter.
24:27
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
25:34
Magpies Interchange - Ash Johnson off due to an injury.
26:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
28:45
Collingwood won the second quarter by 17 points, laying 20 more tackles than the Giants for the term. This is their second-best tackle differential in a quarter since 2011 and the worst differential for the Giants in a quarter in their history.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
03:16
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Xavier O'Halloran)
05:20
Xavier O'Halloran has scored the opening goal of the second half - his first goal of the game and his seventh score involvement overall. His most-ever score involvements in a match is eight (Round 7, 2021 vs Adelaide).
07:35
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
08:03
Giants Interchange - Lachie Whitfield off due to an injury.
08:10
Collingwood has scored five goals from stoppages, outscoring the Giants by 21 points from this source. Collingwood has scored the second-most points from stoppages this season, averaging 40 points per game from this source.
10:22
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Ash)
11:35
The Giants are on top at stoppages this quarter, winning seven clearances whilst restricting the Magpies to two since half-time. The Giants have scored two goals from these clearances.
12:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
13:44
Bordy Mihocek has scored two goals from his four shots at goal tonight. He has also been targeted five times inside 50, the most of any Magpie. Mihocek booted a career-high five goals last week against the Swans, also having 10 disposals and six score involvements.
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
16:59
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
17:51
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
19:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
19:50
The Giants have now won the last eight clearances of the match to lead the quarter overall 11 to two. They have won all five centre clearances for the quarter, after only winning six centre clearances for the entire first half.
23:10
Collingwood has generated an inside 50 from 31% of their defensive 50 possession chains tonight, launching 3.1 (19) from this zone. The Magpies have scored a combined 2.4 (16) from defensive 50 launches in their last two matches.
23:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
24:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
25:20
The Magpies have controlled territory throughout the last 10 minutes. They have won six forward half intercepts in this time, resulting in seven inside 50s to one. The Giants have won 10 forward half intercepts for the match.
29:49
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
31:44
Despite trailing in inside 50s by two for the quarter, the Magpies still generated four more scoring shots than the Giants. The Magpies scored from 62% of their inside 50s for the term, considerably higher than the Giants' conversion of 27%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:07
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Aaron Cadman)
02:27
Collingwood has outscored its opposition by 122 points in fourth quarters this season – the second-best differential in the AFL.
02:53
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
03:58
The Magpies have scored their third goal of the match launched from a kick-in. The Magpies entered tonight's match having only scored three goals for the season from this source.
05:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
07:34
Mason Cox becomes the fifth Magpie to score multiple goals tonight. He leads the match in contested marks (four) as well as hitouts (24). Cox has won a hitout from 54.2% of ruck contests – the second-highest percentage of any ruckman in the AFL.
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
09:08
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
09:37
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
11:02
The Magpies have scored over 100 points for the third time this season and their first time since Round 2. This is the same amount of 100-point matches they achieved for all of last season. The last time the Magpies score 100 points or more against the Giants was in 2016.
12:23
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
14:10
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
15:35
The Giants grabbed seven intercept marks in the opening quarter, six more than the Magpies. This was their equal-best differential in any quarter this season and Collingwood’s worst. Since quarter-time, Collingwood leads intercept marks 11 to four.
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
17:48
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
18:53
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
19:14
Collingwood has won a season-high 23 forward 50 groundballs – 10 more than the Giants. Since Round 5, Collingwood has lost the forward 50 groundballs by 9.8 per game – ranked last.
21:10
Tom Green has performed admirably for the Giants, winning a game-high eight clearances and 16 contested possessions. Green had a career-high 38 disposals and three goals last round against the Bulldogs.
25:00
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
26:17
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
27:28
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
27:44
Collingwood has now scored 120 points - the biggest total that the Giants have conceded all season. Four of their five final-quarter goals have been launched from their defensive half. Overall, the Magpies have scored 50 points from defensive half launches, their best result since Round 1.
29:33
The Magpies win by 65 points despite generating just two more inside 50s than the Giants. They converted 59% of their inside 50s into scores (a season-best) and led goals per inside 50 35% to 14%.