Match

Collingwood vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 22 Sep 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Magpies welcome back Nick Daicos to the team tonight – his first game since Round 21. Daicos ranked No. 1 at the club for disposals, uncontested possessions, metres gained, and score involvements before his injury.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
02:28
Collingwood has scored the opening goal, with Dan McStay converting a set shot following an intercept possession won in the defensive midfield. Collingwood has been a strong starting side this season, winning 15 first quarters and only losing seven of these terms.
06:08
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
07:16
Jack Crisp has scored the second goal for the Magpies, sharking a hitout from a forward 50 stoppage to score. The Magpies average one goal per game from forward 50 stoppages this season, the second-fewest of any finalist this season.
09:35
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
10:04
The Magpies have been cleaner with their ball use to start the game, recording a kick efficiency of 73% compared to 43% for the Giants.
12:24
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
15:10
Jordan De Goey has started the game strongly for the Magpies, collecting a game-high eight disposals and winning four clearances. De Goey had the highest-rated game of his career when these two teams last met, recording 31 disposals, seven clearances, nine score involvements, and 496 metres gained.
18:04
The Giants have kicked the ball inside 50 four times in this opening term but have not retained possession from any of these kicks.
18:33
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
20:58
Collingwood's pressure has been a highlight of this opening term, recording a pressure factor of 213 for the quarter. Collingwood has recorded a pressure factor of over 200 in one game this season (Round 18 vs Fremantle).
22:04
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
24:36
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)
25:52
The Giants laid a season-low 29 tackles when these two teams last met – the worst result of any side since 2013. They have already applied 15 effective tackles this evening in an improved performance defensively.
28:16
The Magpies restricted the Giants to their lowest-scoring opening term of the season, conceding just three behinds for the quarter. This is the Giants lowest-scoring first quarter at teh MCG since 2019.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
02:42
Jordan De Goey and Steele Sidebottom have combined for nine clearances between them whilst the Giants as a team have won a total of seven clearances for the match.
04:05
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
05:36
The Giants continue to waste opportunities in front of goal, scoring three behinds from all three set shots tonight. They scored a wasteful 8.9 (57) from their set shots last week against Port Adelaide.
05:40
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
07:26
Toby Greene has scored the first goal of the game for the Giants following a forward-half intercept. The Giants lead forward-half intercepts tonight nine to three.
08:43
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tom Green)
08:55
Two quick goals to the Giants, both from intercept possessions, gives them the lead for the first time tonight. The Giants are controlling territory this term, generating seven inside 50s to two. 73% of the play this quarter has been held in their attacking half of the ground.
13:21
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Isaac Cumming)
13:35
The Giants have all the momentum, generating the last nine inside 50s of the game and scoring three goals from these entries. They have doubled Collingwood in contested possessions this term, leading 18 to nine.
17:30
Tom Green has been the most impactful player for the Giants in this first half, leading his side in disposals (15), contested possessions (nine), clearances (four) and inside 50s (six). Green has won at least 29 disposals in all 10 games against top-eight teams in 2023 – averaging 33.0 disposals, 15.6 contested possessions, and 6.1 tackles.
17:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
20:27
A big improvement for the Giants this quarter has been their accuracy when kicking the ball inside 50. In the first quarter, the Giants retained possession from 25% of their kicks inside 50. They have improved this retention to 64% in the second quarter.
21:09
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
22:20
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:05
The Giants continue to dominate the contests around the ground, leading post-clearance contested possessions by 15 tonight. Their best post-clearance contested possession differential in any game this year came in Round 23 when the won 28 more of these possessions against Essendon.
24:36
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
28:30
The Giants scored four unanswered goals in the second quarter, with all four of these goals being sourced from turnover. The Magpies have scored just 18 points in the first half - their worst half-time score ever against the Giants.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:58
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
02:59
Toby Greene has sharked a Mason Cox hitout to score his second goal of the game. This is the Giants' first goal from stoppage for the game. The Giants scored 58 points from stoppages against Port Adelaide last week – a season-best result.
03:54
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
05:55
The Giants have generated the first five inside 50s of the second half as they continue to starve Collingwood's forwards of opportunities. Collingwood conceded 69 inside 50s in their Qualifying Final victory over the Demons – their most inside 50s conceded in any match this season.
06:56
Giants Interchange - Jack Buckley off due to an injury.
09:27
Collingwood has continued to apply consistent pressure, now leading tackles by 13 for the match. Collingwood out-tackled the Giants by 34 in Round 9 – the second-biggest differential by any team this year.
10:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
11:29
Bobby Hill has scored a goal from a set shot - his first score involvement for the game. Hill scored a season-high three goals in the Qualifying Final. He collected three groundballs inside 50 in this match – his second-best result in 2023.
13:21
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
13:59
Daniel McStay has taken a strong contested mark inside 50 to score his second goal of the game. McStay has now kicked two goals in eight of his last nine games and was last goalless back in Round 5.
15:05
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
17:14
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
17:54
The Magpies have scored three goals from defensive midfield turnovers this quarter. The Magpies average 17.2 points per game from defensive midfield intercept possessions this season – ranked No.1.
19:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
20:29
Collingwood has taken the lead with their fourth goal of the quarter launched from a defensive midfield intercept. Collingwood is one of just three teams with a 100%-win rate when leading at three-quarter time this year (14 from 14).
20:51
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
22:02
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Bedford)
23:04
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:10
The Magpies have scored five goals from eight inside 50s this quarter - a conversion of 63%. The Magpies average a goal from 25.9% of their attacking 50 entries this season - ranked No. 1.
26:25
Magpies Interchange - Daniel McStay off due to an injury.
27:23
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
29:51
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Lachlan Keeffe)
31:38
Collingwood scored five goals to two in the third quarter, controlling the stoppages throughout the term. The Magpies recorded nine hitouts to advantage for the quarter, resulting in six more clearances than the Giants.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
01:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
05:02
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
05:22
Daniel Lloyd has scored the important final goal of the last quarter to level up the scores. The Giants have been a strong last-quarter side in the back half of the season, only losing two of their last 10 final quarters.
07:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Mason Cox)
07:33
Mason Cox has taken a strong contested mark inside 50, his first offensive one-on-one contest for the match. Cox has won 40.6% of the offensive one-on-one contests he has been involved in – the fifth-best percentage of any ruckman in the league.
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
10:44
The Magpies are dominating territory in this final term, generating 10 of the first 12 inside 50s for the quarter. They lead forward half intercepts six to zero.
13:31
Jordan De Goey has been a force at stoppages tonight, setting a new career-best for clearances with 12. He has also recorded the second-most metres gained for his team with 463.
18:22
The Magpies conceded a score from 26% of their opposition’s inside 50s in the Qualifying Final – a season-best result defensively. They have conceded just one score from five Giant inside 50s this final quarter.
19:38
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
19:58
Jesse Hogan has scored his first goal of the game to reduce the margin to one point. Hogan has now booted 49 goals this season – his most on record – beating his previous best tally of 47 in his final year at Melbourne in 2018.
21:46
Both sides have strong records in matches decided by 10 points or less this season. The Magpies have won five of their six matches decided by this margin, whilst the Giants have won five of their seven matches.
25:47
Collingwood has taken seven intercept marks in the final quarter as they continue to absorb attacking chains by the Giants.
28:53
Collingwood holds on to win the Preliminary Final by a point in a classic. The stoppage contest was ultimately the difference between the two sides, with the Magpies winning 18 more clearances than the Giants.