Match

Collingwood vs Carlton

Commentary / 03 Apr 2025

Pre Game

00:00
George Hewett won 30 and 32 disposals in his two games against the Magpies last season, generating a total of 18 clearances.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
06:14
Collingwood has won the contested possessions by three on average in the first quarter of each match this season. They are leading the Blues early in this measure - leading the count 14-8.
07:03
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
07:55
Collingwood's kicking efficiency stands at 50 per cent in the match so far, compared to Carlton's 40 per cent. The Magpies have been more effective inside their forward half, with an efficiency rate of 50 per cent.
09:37
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Oliver Hollands)
11:12
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
11:41
Both teams' pressure to start the match has been elite, with Collingwood recording 206 and Carlton 196. This is well above the season average of 181.
13:50
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
14:13
Collingwood's defensive midfield-ball movement has been strong this evening, with 57% of its defensive midfield chains resulting in an inside 50 compared to Carlton's 25%.
14:32
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
16:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
18:39
Carlton has had a good spread of scores from all zones this evening, booting at least a score from every zone apart from Centre Bounce. They have booted their goals from the defensive half.
21:50
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Harry Perryman)
22:12
Blues Interchange - Lachlan Cowan off due to an injury.
23:09
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Will White)
25:08
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Will White)
28:55
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
30:51
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
32:56
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Tom De Koning)
33:52
The Blues' forward half game has been on full display today - winning 8 forward half intercepts to the Magpies' four. They have scored 1.1 (7) from that source to 0.1 (1).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:34
Collingwood is applying more forward-half pressure than Carlton and has a pressure rating of 189 to 158 in that zone.
03:25
Carlton has had far quicker ball movement than Collingwood through the corridor. They are playing on 42% of the time from 11 uncontested marks, while the Saints are playing on just 33% from three marks.
07:40
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
08:27
The Blues have been damaging on the outside of the contest since quarter time leading uncontested possessions (24-15) and handball receives (11-8).
13:16
Jamie Elliott has applied a game-high 13 pressure acts so far in this match, with eight of these coming in the forward half of the ground. He only has a tackle efficiency of 100% (four tackles from four attempts).
15:50
The first possession battle has been close - with Carlton edging the Magpies 26-19, however, the clearances are in Collingwood's favour 20-17. The Magpies have scored 3.1 (19) at stoppages whilst Carlton 1.3 (9).
16:07
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
17:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
21:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
23:27
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:19
SCORE GOAL - Blues (George Hewett)
28:30
Collingwood's defensive midfield ball movement has been strong this evening - with 19% of its defensive 50 chains resulting in a score compared to Carlton who is yet to score from this source.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:43
Brody Mihocek has been the forward 50 target on five occasions in the match so far, taking a mark inside 50 on two occasions he has been kicked to. He has failed to impact the scoreboard, with only one behind.
03:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Dan Houston)
04:17
Collingwood has won the tackle count by 5.3 per game this season - ranked 11th. They performing well in this area of the match - leading the count 47-41.
05:03
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
06:59
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Lachie Schultz)
07:16
It has been an intriguing contest in the ruck this evening between Darcy Cameron and Tom De Koning, with the clearance count in the Magpies' favour 19-14, when they have been rucking opponents. De Koning has helped give the Blues seven more first possessions from their 46 ruck contests.
12:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Darcy Moore)
12:49
After having a pressure rating of above the competition average of 180 in each of the first two quarters, Carlton has dropped away to 155 in the third term.
13:17
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
15:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Harry Perryman)
17:12
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
17:58
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
19:19
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
22:33
Schultz kicks Collingwood's fourth goal in a row and a contributing factor to this is they have applied more forward-half pressure in this quarter and have a pressure rating of 182 to Carlton's 158 in that zone.
25:40
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
32:36
The form of Tom De Koning has been a shining light for Carlton this season. He helped himself to 15 disposals at 73% efficiency, 14 contested possessions and five clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ned Long)
02:56
Collingwood's forward 50 pressure has been immense this evening, leading the tackle count 16-9. Daniel McStay is leading the way with four tackles. Back in 2023 his last full season, McStay laid 12 tackles across 14 games - ranked No.6 at Collingwood.
04:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
06:44
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Lachie Schultz)
07:14
The Magpies are leading clearances 36-28 in the match. Collingwood is leading scores from this area 4.3 (27) to 1.4 (10).
10:47
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (George Hewett)
11:13
Carlton's centre bounce ball movement has been strong this evening, with 40% of its chains resulting in a score, compared to Collingwood's 13% from this source.
13:02
Collingwood has had a good spread of scores from all zones this evening, booting at least one goal from every zone apart from defensive 50. They have booted 4.7 (31) from attacking midfield - their equal most productive zones.
13:15
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Oliver Hollands)
15:30
The Blues have been completely outplayed in the territory battle - trailing the inside 50 count 53-36. They have had 33 disposals inside 50 compared to the Magpies' 46. They also trail the marks inside 50 (10-4).
16:52
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Will White)
23:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
26:43
SCORE GOAL - Blues (George Hewett)
28:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Oliver Hollands)
30:31
Sam Walsh has delivered a strong performance tonight, with a game-high 31 disposals at a 71% disposal efficiency, including 20 uncontested possessions, five first possessions and 24 pressure acts.