Match

Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 12 May 2024

Pre Game

00:00
In the last four rounds, West Coast has won the groundball-gets differential by an average of 10.5 - the second-best differential over this period.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:59
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Ryan Maric)
03:11
Ryan Maric kicks the first goal for the Eagles, from a defensive-midfield intercept possession. The Eagles score on average 30.8 points from intercept possession chains in 2024, ranked last overall.
04:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
05:02
Patrick Lipinski immediately responds for Collingwood, as they score their first goal from a centre-bounce stoppage chain. The Magpies have won the first five clearances of the match.
06:06
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jeremy Howe)
07:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
07:52
Nick Daicos gets on the board for his first goal of the match to extend the Pies' lead. Daicos finished with 30 disposals, 627 metres gaines and kicked three goals the last time these teams played (in Round 12 last season).
10:02
Collingwood has an early lead in groundball gets with 10-3 so far - the Eagles have averaged 10.5 more than their opponent in groundball gets over the last four rounds.
10:30
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
12:29
Eagles Interchange - Jack Petruccelle off due to an injury.
12:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Finlay Macrae)
13:45
Collingwood has now kicked three goals straight from stoppage clearance chains so far, while the Eagles are yet to register a single score.
16:06
Jeremy McGovern leads all players on the ground for intercept possessions so far with four - three of which have come in the defensive-half of the gorund.
17:29
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
18:43
Collingwood are going at an applied pressure factor of 226 so far, ranked elite. The Magpies have applied on average a pressure factor of 192 since Round 3 - ranked first overall.
20:25
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Joe Richards)
21:08
Magpies Interchange - Jeremy Howe off due to an injury.
21:47
Harley Reid is the only player on the ground to have broken a tackle so far in this match. Reid averages three broken tackles a game in 2024, ranked first in the competition.
23:47
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Mason Cox)
26:16
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Joe Richards)
26:19
Eagles Interchange - Brady Hough off due to an injury.
26:35
Debutant Joe Richards has now taken two out of Collingwood's five marks inside 50. While he has yet to convert, he now has four disposals inside 50 - ranked first on the ground.
27:29
Magpies Interchange - Harvey Harrison and is possibly out for the game.
28:47
Under immense pressure, West Coast has been unable to meaningfully retaliate against Collingwood's forays forward. From eight rebound-50 chains, the Eagles have only managed to enter forward-50 once.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:25
The Magpies scored three goals from centre-bounce stoppages in the first quarter. It's the first time under coach Craig McRae that Collingwood has kicked three goals from this source in a quarter.
04:11
Coming off a career-high three goals last week (his only game with multiple goals), Jack WIlliams takes a strong contested mark to kick the Eagles' first goal of the second quarter. The Eagles have now taken two marks inside 50 this match, and converted them both into goals.
05:21
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Finlay Macrae)
05:39
Finlay Macrae kicks his second goal of the game, as the Magpies register their fourth goal from a centre bounce this match. It's their most goals from centre-bounces for the season so far.
09:36
Jack Crisp leads all Collingwood players for disposals, with 14 so far. Crisp averages 24.5 disposals at Marvel Stadium over his career - the highest average at any venue for Crisp.
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
11:46
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
12:19
Tyrell Dewar kicks his first goal in his debut, to kick the second for the Eagles this quarter. All three of West Coast's goals so far have come from defensive-half ball-movement chains.
15:17
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Lachlan Sullivan)
15:24
Lachlan Sullivan kicks his first goal of the match, alongside registering his third score involvement for the match. Sullivan amassed the most score involvements on the ground last round in his debut - just the 10th time this has been done.
16:58
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
18:17
In his third shot at goal, Joe Richards finally registers his first goal in the AFL in his debut game. Collingwood has now kicked six goals from centre bounces this game - the equal most for any team this year.
21:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
21:59
In the last ten minutes, Collingwood has amassed 13 more possessions than the Eagles, alongside four more clearances, three more tackles, six more inside 50s and three more goals.
23:14
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
24:55
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Reef McInnes)
26:40
The Magpies have now kicked the last six goals, all within the space of less than half a quarter. Finlay Macrae has enjoyed this period of dominance, becoming the only multiple goal-scorer, already amassing a career-high of three goals (after his only previous goal had come in 2021).
28:22
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Reef McInnes)
31:59
A dire quarter from West Coast saw them concede four goals from centre clearances in a quarter - after conceding three in the first quarter. West Coast has only given up more than seven centre-bounce clearance goals once in the last four seasons.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:14
In a relatively low-stoppage game, Darcy Cameron and Mason Cox have registered five and four hitouts to advantage respectively. Bailey Williams has only registered one, leading to a 27-12 stoppage first-possession lead for the Magpies.
02:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Reef McInnes)
02:40
The Magpies have been nigh-on unstoppable forward-of-centre. From 34 attacking midfield chains (including 14 centre bounces), Collingwood has entered forward-50 30 times - a conversion rate of 88.3%.
02:50
Eagles Interchange - Jeremy McGovern and is possibly out for the game.
05:08
Eagles Interchange - Jack Darling off due to the blood rule.
06:26
Despite conceding the first goal of the quarter, West Coast has the early lead in contested possessions this quarter, leading eight to six so far, alongside clearances, leading three to one for the term.
10:59
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (John Noble)
11:37
Alex Witherden leads all players on the ground with nine intercept possessions so far. This is the equal-second-highest total of Witherden's West Coast career.
12:17
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Reef McInnes)
13:47
Reef McInnes kicks his third goal, as the Magpies register their fifth goal from an intercept possession chain. Collingwood has now scored 23 more points than the Eagles from these chains; they average two points fewer from this source than their opposition in 2024, ranked 13th.
14:22
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Campbell Chesser)
17:40
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
18:02
Darcy Cameron, Jack Crips, Nick Daicos and Scott Pendlebury have amassed 21 stoppage first possessions between them this match. Meanwhile, Bailey Williams has the most for the Eagles, with three to his name.
19:20
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
19:23
Magpies Interchange - Reef McInnes off due to an injury.
20:41
West Coast has done its best to stymie Collingwood's constant barrage of goals this term, taking 33 uncontested marks this quarter as they attempt to control possession. 25 of these uncontested marks have taken place in the Eagle's defensive-half.
21:01
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
22:27
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tyrell Dewar)
24:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
25:06
The differential of 27 groundball gets this match (in Collingwood's favour) is Collingwood's second-best of the year so far, with a quarter to play. It is also West Coast's worst differential of the year so far.
26:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
27:13
Magpies Interchange - Jack Bytel and is possibly out for the game.
28:32
Collingwood bided their time in the third as the Eagles held onto possession, striking when the Eagles turned the ball over. Two of the Magpies' three goals that term came from West Coast forward-half turnovers, with Reef McInnes the finisher for both.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
02:11
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
03:55
Bailey Williams has won 13 hitouts today from 45 ruck contests - a win percentage of 28.9% Williams's hitout-win percentage is 29.1% for 2024 - the lowest for any of the top-20 for ruck contests attended in the competition.
05:31
Alex Witherden's 26 disposals today is right on his career average of 26.2 against Collingwood - his highest average against any opponent in the competition.
07:38
Nick Daicos has had the ball on a string today, leading the Magpies for disposals (with 33), contested possessions (with a season-best 16) and clearances (with seven). He has also registered the second-most score involvements on the ground, with nine to his name.
10:58
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
11:07
Magpies Interchange - Darcy Cameron off due to an injury.
11:26
Magpies Interchange - Bobby Hill off due to an injury.
12:31
Of Collingwood's 15 goals today, 11 have come from set shots. Four of these set shots have come from the 40-50m range.
16:32
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
16:47
While the match has now lost much of the excitement of the first half, Josh Daicos has motored into action in the last quarter, amassing 12 touches and a goal in this last quarter - almost doubling his three-quarter-time disposal count of 13.
17:40
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Edwards)
20:51
Last round, Collingwood had a tackle differential of plus 34 against Carlton - their equal-best in a match since 2018. They trail today's tackle count by eight - however, the Magpies today have amassed 68 more disposals than the Eagles.
21:49
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
24:57
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Harley Reid)
25:08
The differential of negative 33 contested possessions for the Eagles is just the second time this season the Eagles have had a contested possession differential worse than ten.
27:05
The Eagles were fundamentally outplayed by the reigning premiers today, with Collingwood dismantling the Eagle's strong contested ball game of 2024. The Eagles lost the groundball-gets by 23 today, after averaging 10.5 more than their opposition over the last month. With the Eagles' strength taken away, they ultimately proved powerless in stoppages against the Magpies.