Match

Collingwood vs Melbourne

Commentary / 10 Jun 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Collingwood has lost just two of their last 11 matches at the MCG – having eight wins and a draw – with an average winning margin of 18 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
03:24
Melbourne has a tackle efficiency of just 63.4% – ranked 16th in the competition. They have only been effective with 33% of their tackles to start the game.
03:50
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
05:04
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Finlay Macrae)
05:39
The goal to Finlay Macrae originated in the Pies defensive midfield. Just 17.7% of Collingwood’s score has come from defensive midfield chains in 2024 – ranked 17th and a metric it ranked No.1 in last season.
09:20
Three of Trent Rivers four disposals have been intercept possesions. The most intercept possessions he has had in a quarter this year is four in Round 5 against Brisbane.
10:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
11:02
On average this year, Collingwood lose the uncontested possession count by 20, ranked 16th. They currently lead this statistic by 17 (35-18).
12:29
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
13:45
One statistical area that the Demons are on top of is the contested possession count (17-14). In wins this year, they averaged five more contested possessions than their opposition, compared to 13 fewer contested possessions in their losses.
21:39
The Demons have had five shots at goal, one more than Collingwood, however they have only managed three behinds.
23:29
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
26:01
In the past 10 minutes, Melbourne has controlled possession and kept the ball in their forward half of the ground for 82% of the time. They have had nine of the last ten inside 50s, only resulting in one behind.
28:27
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nathan Kreuger)
28:45
Melbourne was unable to translate their forward-half dominance into a score and the Pies made them pay, transferring the ball from their defensive 50 into Krueger who kicked a goal. It was the 14th chain that started in the Pies's defensive 50, with four of these resulting in an inside 50.
30:07
Jack Crisp has begun his 227th consecutive AFL game well matched up against Clayton Oliver. Crisp has an equal game-high 10 disposals and three contested possesions, going at 70% disposal efficiency.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:20
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Lachie Schultz)
03:14
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Bowey)
03:35
Melbourne has a disposal efficiency of 70% for the game and a kicking efficiency of 63%. Melbourne average a disposal efficiency of 72% for the year, ranked 12th.
04:22
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
08:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
08:31
A second goal for Jacob Van Rooyen and a second for the Dees reduces the margin to eight points. Melbourne has scored 2.4(16) from turnovers.
11:27
Max Gawn leading the way for the Dees with an equal team-high ten disposals, four clearances, and three hitouts to advantage. He averages 18.3 disposals against Collingwood – his most against any opponent – but averages just nine hitouts-to-advantage – his lowest against any opponent.
14:02
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
14:04
A dominant second term for Melbourne thus far, leading disposals 51-33, contested possessions 19-9 and inside 50s 7-3. In this time they have kicked 2.1 (13) to 1.0 (6).
16:34
Collingwood is ranked second in the AFL for loose ball gets and averages ten more a game than Melbourne who ranks 17th. Melbourne has had seven more loose ball gets than Pies in this game with Kade Chandler leading the way for the Dees with four.
18:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
21:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Harvey Harrison)
22:18
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Finlay Macrae)
22:34
Collingwood has now kicked four of their five goals from turnovers kicking 4.0 (24) compared to Melbourne's 2.5 (17).
23:57
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nathan Kreuger)
24:32
The Pies regain control of the game with the last four inside 50s and last four scores of the game extending their lead to a game-high 21 points.
28:19
Clayton Oliver finished with just four contested possessions in Round 12 – his lowest ever in his career. He has already had five contested possessions within the first half.
29:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
29:18
Collingwood finished the second term with the last seven inside 50s and three goals. Three of their seven goals have been chains of play starting in their defensive midfield, accounting for 20% of their score.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:58
Melbourne has had 14 chains of play begin in their defensive 50. Of these, 43% have ended up inside their forward 50 with Van Rooyen converting the latest entry into a goal.
02:31
Nick Daicos has had 40 clearances over his last three games – the second-most over a three-game period in Champion Data history. Although he has had to deal with a hard tag today, he has still managed five clearances, the equal most on the ground with Max Gawn.
03:38
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Billy Frampton)
06:21
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
06:42
Darcy Cameron with an early ruck advantage against Gawn in the third quarter, leading hitouts 5-1, hitouts to advantage 1-0, and also kicked a goal of his own from a contested mark. In this time Collingwood lead the clearances 3-0.
10:00
Steele Sidebottom was unable to convert his shot at goal after a nice contested mark. It was just his third contested mark of the year and the first resulting in a teammate's disposal.
11:17
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
14:09
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
14:41
Melbourne has a pressure rating of 159 for the game, well below the league average of 182. Meanwhile, Collingwood has a pressure rating of 184. They rank second in this metric this year with an average of 186.
16:15
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
17:47
Collingwood averages 71 uncontested marks for a game in 2024, ranked 17th. They have already surpassed this with 74, 10 more than the Dees. Melbourne averages 14 more uncontested marks a game than the Pies this year.
18:24
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
19:44
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
20:59
Collingwood has now scored 8.0 (48) from turnovers after the Nick Daicos goal. They average 47 points a game this year from turnovers.
23:55
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Ed Langdon)
24:44
Both teams have had eight scoring shots from set shots. Collingwood has kicked 7.1 (43) to Melbourne's 4.4 (28). From the general play, Collingwood has kicked 3.2 (20) to 0.5 (5).
27:33
Demons Interchange - Jake Bowey off due to an injury.
27:50
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Harvey Harrison)
28:20
Magpies Interchange - Nick Daicos off due to an injury.
29:40
A second goal for Harvey Harrison to extend the Pies lead to 35. It's the second time in Harrisons career he has kicked multiple goals. He has a career-high three goals against Fremantle in Round 11 this year.
30:27
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
31:00
The Round 12 game against the Bulldogs was the first time Collingwood has lost when being ahead at three- quarter time since the 2022 qualifying final. They go into the final term with a 34-point lead.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:55
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
03:41
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
04:57
Although Max Gawn leads the hitout count by 11 over Darcy Cameron (31-20) he has had three fewer hitouts to advantage (4-7). Ten of his 31 hitouts have been sharked by the opposition.
05:33
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
07:42
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Harvey Harrison)
08:00
Another score from turnover for Collingwood who have now kicked 9.1 (55) from this source. Harvey Harrison has now equaled his career high with three goals.
08:08
Magpies Interchange - Nick Daicos off due to an injury.
10:01
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
10:28
Nick Daicos has been subbed out with an injury. He finishes with 15 disposals, seven clearances, and eight contested possessions. It's the second lowest amount of disposals he has had in his career in a game.
13:50
Melbourne has only had eight clearances after half time and a total of 24 for the game. They average 34.6 per game for the year, ranked 17th.
14:32
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
15:37
Lipinski's goal was sourced from a stoppage. Collingwood has kicked 4.4 (28) to Melbourne's 0.4 (4). Melbourne managed just one point from clearances in Round 12 – their lowest return from that source since Round 5, 2020.
16:44
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
18:56
Kysiah Pickett has been dangerous for the Demons today. He has totaled 19 disposals (one off his career high), 11 score involvements, and kicked 2.4 (16).
19:22
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
21:07
Collingwood is the number one tackling team this year averaging 67 tackles a game. They have currently out-tackled the Dees by 19 (63-44). Patrick Lipinski has 5 tackles at 100% efficiency.
21:53
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
26:28
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nathan Kreuger)
27:37
A career-high three goals on return for Nathan Krueger. It is his first AFL game in 407 days. He has been targeted seven times in the forward 50, the second most for the Pies.
29:51
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
29:58
Beau McCreery laid a career-high 14 tackles from 18 tackle attempts last week against Western Bulldogs. He finished with an equal game-high seven tackles at 54% efficiency today.