Match

Collingwood vs Carlton

Commentary / 28 Jul 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Carlton has lost eight of its last nine matches against Collingwood – with its only win over this period coming in Round 18, 2021 by 29 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:16
Collingwood wins the first centre clearance of the occasion. Collingwood wins one centre bounce more than their opponent on average this season - ranked fourth in the AFL.
00:58
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
01:12
Jordan De Goey converts the first goal of the night, with his goal being launched from a turnover. Collingwood kick 14 more points than their opponent on average this season - the second-best turnover score differential behind Brisbane.
03:33
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
05:50
Of the first five inside 50s, Collingwood has had four of them. They ranked fifth for inside 50 differential this season - averaging 5.4 more inside 50s than their opponent.
06:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
08:22
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
09:55
The Magpies have owned the territory, winning the inside 50 count 6-1, the time in forward half with 71% and have taken 12 marks in their forward half to Carlton's zero.
11:37
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
11:45
Mitch McGovern slots the first goal for the Blues tonight, with his goal sourcing from an attacking midfield turnover. The Blues outscore their opponent from this source by five points each game - ranked third in the AFL.
12:51
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
14:22
After conceding six of the first seven inside 50s, Carlton has gone on to have the last five. In the last five games, Carlton has had 10.5 more inside 50s than their opponent - ranked third in this time.
16:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
17:48
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
18:10
Jesse Motlop bags his first goal of the night, with it being launched from Carlton's defensive 50. The Blues launch 3.9 scores from this zone on average - ranked equal-fourth.
19:39
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
22:37
Collingwood has a clear motive to move the ball by foot, registering a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.47 - miles above their average of 1.38.
23:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
24:08
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
26:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
26:36
Daniel McStay kicks a goal with his first touch of the game, with the goal sourcing from Collingwood's defensive midfield. The Magpies score the most points launched from this zone this season - scoring 22.2 points from this zone each game.
27:33
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Docherty)
28:28
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Adam Cerra)
29:52
After struggling to gain territory early, Carlton managed to have five more inside 50s for the quarter and got the time in forward half to be in their favour by 53%.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
03:17
The pressure in this game has been low, with the match pressure factor being 153 - currently the lowest pressure game either team has been involved in this season.
06:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
06:40
Beau McCreery kicks the first goal of the second term, with it being another goal from the Magpies' defensive 50. They have already kicked two goals launched from this zone - last time they played Carlton in Round 10 they scored this many goals for the entire game.
08:05
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
09:55
Carlton kicks the first goal sourcing from a centre bounce through Jack Martin. Carlton averages 12.6 points from this zone this season - ranked fourth in the AFL.
10:18
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
12:02
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
12:30
After having two inside 50 marks for the first quarter, the Blues have had two in the early stages of the second quarter, with Matt Owies converting a goal from this source. The Blues average 15 forward 50 marks per game - ranked fourth in the competition.
15:03
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
16:13
Carlton with three goals in a row for the second time tonight. They have been on top of the contest this term, having seven more clearances, 12 more contested possessions and five more inside 50s.
19:26
Isaac Quaynor with a huge goal-saving tackle, with Collingwood's pressure being well improved since the first quarter. They are registering a pressure factor of 206 in their defensive 50 and have laid eight tackles in this zone. They normally average 12 tackles in this zone for the match this season.
20:28
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Alex Cincotta)
20:55
Magpies Interchange - Isaac Quaynor off due to the blood rule.
23:08
The Blues have kicked three goals from stoppages this term, with two of those coming from their forward 50. In their last five games they have been averaging 15 points from forward 50 stoppages - ranked first in this time period.
26:26
Carlton's ability to gain territory from stoppages has been elite this quarter, as they have been gaining 35 more metres from stoppages in comparison to the Magpies. The Blues normally average 3.1 more metres gained from stoppages this season - ranked second in the AFL.
27:02
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
28:29
Carlton has been strong in the contest, having 22 more contested possessions than Collingwood in this contest - their equal second-best differential to halftime for the year.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
01:12
Josh Daicos gets Collingwood off to an early start, kicking the Magpies' first goal generated from the forward 50 zone. Collingwood only averages 15.2 points from this zone this season - below the AFL average of 16.4.
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
03:30
Collingwood has won five of the six games they have been trailing at halftime - the most in the AFL. Carlton has only lost one game from 10 when they have been winning at half time.
05:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
07:32
The ruck contest between Darcy Cameron and Marc Pittonent has been even, with Cameron leading the hitouts by two, Pittonent leading the hitouts-to-advantage by one, Carlton leading the clearances by four and having scored one more goal when these two have been rucking opponents.
09:52
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
11:31
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
12:02
Jack Martin brings his goals tally up to three - his equal most for the season and stretches the margin out to 23 - the biggest for the night.
14:02
Adam Cerra was having an instrumental night before being subbed due to hamstring tightness, having game-highs with 20 disposals, six clearances and nine contested possessions.
14:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
15:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
16:30
Daniel McStay kicks a goal to become Collingwood's first multiple-goalscorer tonight. He has now kicked two goals in each of his last three games.
19:22
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
19:53
Carlton has kicked three goals and registered a score 80% of the time from their five entries this quarter. Carlton registers a goal from 19.4% of their inside 50 entries - ranked fifth in the AFL. On the flip side, Collingwood has registered a score from 50% of their 10 entries this quarter. Normally they register a score from 36.2% of their entries - ranked equal-third in the AFL.
21:26
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
27:16
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
28:37
Collingwood has had 10 more inside 50s this quarter as well as four more repeat inside 50s, but has been outscored by two points this quarter.
30:44
The Magpies owned the footy in the third term, having 51 more disposals, nine more marks and 13 more contested possessions in their forward half in comparison to Carlton's forward half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:35
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
00:45
Collingwood has won five of the seven games this season where they have been trailing at three-quarter time. Carlton has won all nine games where they have been in front at three-quarter time.
01:08
Blues Interchange - Sam Docherty off due to an injury.
02:15
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
04:36
Collingwood is yet to score a goal from a clearance tonight. Their lowest goal count from clearances this season is two, which came against Melbourne in Round 13.
05:51
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
07:21
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
07:51
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
09:33
Carlton has started the final quarter with great intensity, kicking four goals in a row early. Charlie Curnow takes his goal tally for the night up to five - his highest in his career against Collingwood.
11:21
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
13:03
Jeremy Howe has launched five scores for the Magpies tonight - his most for the season, although they have only resulted in a score of 1.4 (10) on the scoreboard.
14:25
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
16:04
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
16:35
Jeremy Howe has kicked two quick goals in a row, bringing some energy back for the Magpies. Howe has spent 50% of this quarter forward after previously not spending any time forward this season.
18:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
19:46
Charlie Curnow adds another goal to his tally tonight, bringing it up to six. He has been the most targeted player inside 50 tonight, being targeted nine times. He has been Carlton's most-targeted player inside 50 and the third-most-targeted player for any team for the year - being targeted 7.5 times on average.
22:26
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
24:19
Collingwood has won 43% of their 1v1 offensive marking contests tonight. They average a win percentage of 30.9% in this context for the season - ranked first in the competition.
24:51
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
27:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Blake Acres)
28:09
The Blues have been excellent at winning the contest after the ball has left the stoppage area, winning 14 more post-clearance contested possessions than Collingwood. This is Carlton's equal third-best result for the season and Collingwood's equal second-worst differential for the season.
28:57
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
32:14
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
33:34
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Martin)
33:39
Carlton held steady to win by 17 points, making it six wins in a row. Their victory was built on the back of a strong stoppage performance, constricting the Magpies to one goal from stoppage as well as scoring six goals themselves. They were able to have 10 more clearances than the Magpies - Carlton's third best clearance differential and Collingwood's equal-worst differential for the season.