Match

Melbourne vs Collingwood

Commentary / 12 Jun 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Collingwood has won seven of its last eight games against Melbourne and since 2018 holds the best win-loss record of any team against the Demons.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:44
The Magpies won the opening centre bounce clearance of the game but failed to score from that chain. Collingwood has scored 15.1 points per game from centre bounce clearances this season (ranked No.1).
01:24
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
01:38
The first score of the game to Melbourne was sourced from a defensive half clearance. The Demons average 9.0 points per game from this source (ranked No.1).
02:54
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
03:01
Collingwood kicked the first goal of the game through Patrick Lipinski and it was launched with an intercept in the defensive half. The Magpies average 26.9 points per game from these chains (ranked second).
07:54
The Magpies have an early 6-3 lead in the inside 50 count. Collingwood is ranked No.1 this season for inside 50 differential and Melbourne is ranked second.
09:06
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
09:30
The behind to Brodie Mihocek followed a forward half intercept by the Magpies. Collingwood has generated 24.6 forward half intercepts per game this season (ranked fourth) but has scored from only 28.8 percent of these intercepts (ranked last).
11:24
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
11:36
The goal to Jack Crisp came from a forward 50 clearance. Melbourne has conceded 13.3 points per game from opposition forward 50 clearances this season which is more than any other team has conceded.
13:48
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Harvey Harrison)
13:57
Collingwood has kicked the first three goals of the game today with the last goal being launched with an intercept in the defensive 50. The Magpies have scored from 13.6 percent of their intercepts in the defensive 50 this season (ranked No.1).
15:44
Collingwood has generated nine of the last ten inside 50 entries, and leads 7-2 for inside 50 entries generated from defensive half chains.
16:48
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Viney)
17:02
The first goal for the Demons came from a chain that started with an intercept in the defensive 50. Melbourne averages 11.7 points per game from these chains (ranked third).
19:34
Both of these teams average 17 intercept marks per game this season. Collingwood currently leads 7-6 in such marks with both teams tracking to well exceed their season average.
21:25
Melbourne has played on from 29.5 percent of its marks this season which is close to the AFL season average. Today the Demons have played on from 48 percent of their marks and are keeping pace on their ball movement.
22:39
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kade Chandler)
24:50
An excellent piece of play from Lachie Hunter provided the assist on the score for Brodie Grundy. Melbourne has missed its first two set shots at goal today and is ranked fifth for set shot accuracy this season.
25:00
Magpies Interchange - Will Hoskin-Elliott off due to an injury.
26:40
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jack Viney)
27:32
Melbourne has generated the last six inside 50 entries of the game and generated four shots at goal during this period of ascendancy.
29:11
A frantic opening quarter ended with Melbourne winning six of the last eight clearances and having the last seven inside 50 entries. Collingwood was able to generate better scoring opportunities in the first quarter and converted well with all three goals coming 15-30 metres from goal.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:45
Melbourne leads 16-6 in forward half tackles with this pressure contributing to the Demons recording the last seven forward half intercepts in this game and generating repeat inside 50 entries.
01:52
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
01:59
The goal to Bayley Fritsch came from yet another forward half intercept by the Demons. Both of these teams rank in the top-4 at generating such intercepts but rank in the bottom-4 at converting these opportunities into scores.
04:13
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
04:36
Melbourne has an 8-3 lead in clearances from around the ground stoppages despite first possession wins at these stoppages being even.
06:42
Lachie Hunter has been prominent for the Demons early in this game. Hunter averages 393 metres gained per game this season, and leads all players for metres gained today (290).
08:47
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
09:22
The two teams have kicked a combined 1.5 from set shots at goal today following the last miss from Bayley Fritsch. Melbourne leads 5-2 in forward 50 marks, but its inaccuracy has prevented this advantage from being converted.
10:23
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
12:34
Collingwood has recorded forward half kicking efficiency of 62.5 percent this season (ranked No.1), but today has recorded a forward half kicking efficiency of just 41 percent.
14:07
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
14:29
Collingwood now leads 19-7 in points scored from defensive half intercepts following the last goal from Mason Cox. The Magpies have generated nine inside 50 entries from these chains compared to the Demons who have just four inside 50 entries from these intercepts.
15:49
The goal to Bayley Fritsch was the first score of the game to either team to come from a centre bounce clearance. Melbourne has outscored its opposition this season by 3.2 points per game from this source (ranked third).
20:07
Melbourne now leads 7-3 in forward 50 marks, but the three marks for Collingwood have all been closer to the goal than the seven marks for the Demons.
22:02
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
23:12
Collingwood now leads 6-0 in marks on the lead. The Magpies average 7.9 such marks per game (ranked second), while the Demons average 5.6.
24:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
24:59
The goal to Bobby Hill was the first of the game to the Magpies to come from a forward half intercept. Both teams have now generated 12 such intercepts, with the last four going the way of Collingwood.
26:03
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
27:35
Jack Viney is currently the No.1 ranked player on the ground for pressure (team-high six tackles) and has team-highs for both clearances (four) and contested possessions (seven).
29:50
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
29:53
An even first half has seen some inaccuracy from the Demons (2.5 from set shots) contribute to the Collingwood lead. Melbourne has the edge in clearances (18-12), intercept marks (13-11), forward half intercepts (14-12), and forward 50 marks (8-5) but Collingwood has moved the ball more effectively (19-9 points scored from defensive half).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:14
Both of these teams rank in the bottom-4 for points differential in the first ten minutes of games after half-time this season.
02:40
Despite having two great rucks, Melbourne ranks only sixth this season in hitouts to advantage differential. The Demons lead 3--1 in this measure today with both teams struggling to break away from stoppages.
05:04
Melbourne has generated the last seven inside 50 entries of the game but scored only two behinds during this period.
05:33
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
06:30
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
07:34
Melbourne scored a goal from just 13.9 percent of its inside 50 entries last round, which was ranked last and its worst percentage this year. The Demons are tracking at just nine percent for this measure today.
08:48
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Joel Smith)
09:05
Collingwood has out-tackled its opponents by nine per game in general play this season (ranked No.1). Melbourne leads 24-21 in this measure today.
09:49
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Joel Smith)
10:11
Melbourne leads 7-1 in forward half intercepts this quarter, and it was the last of these intercepts that launched the goal to Joel Smith.
11:15
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
11:31
Melbourne leads centre bounce clearances 6-5, but more importantly leads 12-0 in points scored from this source, with Bayley Fritsch kicking both of the centre bounce goals for the Demons.
13:49
Melbourne leads the inside 50 count 11-2 this quarter with repeat entries being generated due to an 8-1 forward half intercept advantage and Collingwood recording kicking efficiency of only 48 percent.
15:33
Jack Viney has now won a game-high 13 contested possessions. No other Demon has won more than six contested possessions. Viney also has recorded a team-high six score involvements.
18:48
Since Round 9, the Magpies have taken 15 marks per game inside 50 (ranked No.1). Melbourne currently leads 10-5 in forward 50 marks with Collingwood finding it harder today to connect with forward targets.
19:18
Demons Interchange - Jack Viney off due to an injury.
20:49
Melbourne leads 18-16 in intercept marks, which already exceeds its season average. Max Gawn has taken four of these marks, while Darcy Moore leads all players with five.
22:11
The Demons now lead 24-13 in forward half intercepts with a forward 50 tackle count of 14-2 making it difficult for Collingwood to clear the ball from its defence.
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Brodie Grundy)
24:47
Melbourne leads the post-clearance contested possession count 25-15 this quarter and leads overall 94-81 in contested possessions, which includes 20-12 in crumbs.
25:09
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
26:26
The goal to Beau McCreery was again launched with a defensive half intercept by the Magpies. Collingwood now leads 25-16 in points scored from these chains.
28:59
Collingwood leads 28-15 in tackle this quarter with both teams recording pressure ratings of over 200.
30:01
Melbourne had the better of the third term, winning contested possessions 47-33, forward intercepts 12-3, and inside 50 entries 17-8. The Demons won the quarter by 14 points but again missed some scoring opportunities with inaccuracy.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:08
Collingwood has won 10 of its last 13 games when trailing at the final change, including twice last season against Melbourne.
00:36
Melbourne has hit the post three times today with shots at goal including the last behind to Kade Chandler. The Demons now lead 28-23 in clearances and 16-7 in points scored from this source.
01:56
The first goal of the final quarter goes to the Pies and Patrick Lipinski following a forward half intercept. Despite Melbourne leading 26-16 in such intercepts it leads only 17-15 in points scored from these chains.
03:27
Magpies Interchange - Darcy Moore off due to an injury.
03:46
Melbourne now leads 16-3 in forward 50 tackles with the last of these providing the scoring opportunity for Joel Smith. The Demons have now returned 4.8 from set shots compared to 2.2 for the Magpies.
05:02
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
06:04
Melbourne leads 24-14 in shots at goal (including shots failing to score), but continues to miss badly with set shots, and has scored 0.3 this quarter already from these chances.
07:49
Magpies Interchange - Darcy Cameron off due to the blood rule.
09:48
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
09:54
The Demons continue to generate scoring opportunities and now lead 13-5 in forward 50 marks. Melbourne Since half time, Melbourne leads the inside 50 count 24-11 and shots at goal 12-3.
14:36
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
14:50
Melbourne has now converted its last two shots at goal to get some reward for its dominance in general play. The Demons now lead 32-18 in forward half intercepts and have had the ball in their forward half for 59 percent of the game.
16:50
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
18:15
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
18:38
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
18:47
Since half time, Melbourne leads 15-3 in shots at goal, but has scored a wasteful 5.10 compared to Collingwood 2.1 during this period.
19:42
Magpies Interchange - Taylor Adams off due to an injury.
22:20
Collingwood has scored 38.4 points per game this season from stoppages (ranked fourth), but has been restricted to just seven points from this source today.
22:31
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
23:31
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
25:40
Jack Viney and Christian Petracca have been the top-2 ranked players on the ground for contested possessions, clearances and pressure applied
25:45
Magpies Interchange - Nathan Murphy off due to an injury.
26:00
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
26:56
Magpies Interchange - Harvey Harrison off due to an injury.
27:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
27:35
Despite trailing 21-34 in forward half intercepts, the goal to Brodie Mihocek has both teams now scoring 22 points from this source (Melbourne 2.10 and Collingwood 3.4).
28:05
Magpies Interchange - Darcy Cameron off due to the blood rule.
29:18
Another forward 50 stoppage goal for the Magpies gives them 26 seconds to steal the game. Collingwood is the No.1 ranked team in points scored from centre bounces this season.
30:51
Melbourne has survived a late flurry from Collingwood, but after the Magpies kicked the first three goals of the game, the Demons were the better team today. Melbourne finished with more contested possessions (139-119), inside 50 entries (60-49), forward 50 marks (15-7), and had nine more shots at goal.