Match

Carlton vs Collingwood

Commentary / 04 Jul 2025

Pre Game

00:00
The Magpies have won 11 of their last 13 matches against Carlton, dating back to Round 3, 2018, by an average winning margin of 15 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:33
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
06:06
The Magpies have won seven more contested possessions so far, including three more ground balls.
07:04
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)
08:15
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
10:09
The pressure has been high from both teams to start the game, with the Magpies recording a pressure factor of 244 to Carlton's 216. The AFL average is 180.
11:54
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
13:09
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Williams)
13:24
The Blues have recorded the last six inside 50s of the game after conceding the previous four.
15:40
Carlton has generated eight forward half intercepts so far for a return of 1.0 (6).
17:33
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Membrey)
21:03
Collingwood has recorded a kicking efficiency of 56% in their defensive half compared to 63% in their forward half.
21:42
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
23:48
The Blues have scored 2.2 (14) from set shots.
25:18
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
25:30
The Magpies have scored 2.1 (13) from four forward half stoppage clearances.
28:31
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Oleg Markov)
29:50
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
32:20
The Magpies have struggled to transition the ball from their defensive 50 with 11 of 12 chains being intercepted by Carlton. However, the Blues have only converted this into 0.1 (1).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:48
Collingwood has scored 3.1 (19) from shots taken beyond 40 metres of goal compared to 0.2 (2) for the Blues.
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Blake Acres)
05:53
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
07:06
In 19 ruck contests between Darcy Cameron and Marc Pittonet, the Magpies have won the first possession three more times and outscored the Blues 3.0 (18) to 1.1 (7).
07:23
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
08:34
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Francis Evans)
10:11
The Magpies have taken nine contested marks compared to one for the Blues.
12:32
Josh Daicos has won six intercept possessions - three more than any other Collingwood player.
13:54
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
14:19
The Blues have recorded a kicking efficiency of 36% in their forward half this quarter after going at 57% by foot in the first quarter.
15:20
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
15:36
Jamie Elliott has been the target inside 50 on an equal game-high three times for a return of two marks inside 50 and 2.0 (12).
18:03
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Orazio Fantasia)
19:33
Blues Interchange - Charlie Curnow off due to an injury.
23:14
The Magpies have recorded eight of the last 10 inside 50s of the game. 60% of the play this quarter has occurred in Collingwood's forward half.
28:16
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
28:20
Nick Daicos had a productive second quarter with seven disposals, four inside 50s, three score involvements, and 220 metres gained.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
01:59
The Magpies have scored 3.1 (19) from defensive half chains.
02:49
The Blues have scored 0.1 (1) from eight centre bounce clearances.
04:12
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
05:08
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)
06:21
The Magpies have generated 15 forward half intercepts for a return of 4.3 (27). In the last four rounds, Collingwood has scored 51.7 points per game from forward half chains - ranked No.1.
07:41
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
10:53
Since quarter time, the Blues have laid nine tackles to Collingwood's 17; and recorded a pressure factor of 147 compared to 177 for the Magpies.
13:18
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
14:23
Jamie Elliott has set a new single-season best with 40 goals. His previous best season was 2023 when he kicked 39 goals.
16:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
17:56
Carlton has scored 3.4 (22) from clearances.
19:35
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Lachlan Sullivan)
21:07
The Blues have won five more clearances this quarter but have been outscored by four points from the source.
22:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
22:30
The Magpies have scored 4.2 (26) from intercepts this quarter.
24:00
Jeremy Howe has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Wil Parker.
25:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ned Long)
26:55
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
27:15
Collingwood has gone inside 50 12 times this quarter for a return of 8.3 (51).
29:00
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Francis Evans)
31:18
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
33:46
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Williams)
33:55
Zac Williams has had a productive quarter with a team-high eight disposals, three contested possessions, three score involvements, and 155 metres gained.
35:57
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
36:01
Since quarter time, the Blues have recorded a tackling efficiency of 49% compared to 75% for the Magpies.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:12
Zac Williams has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Flynn Young.
02:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
02:34
Carlton has struggled to transition the ball with 22 of 30 defensive 50 chains being intercepted for a return of 7.3 (45).
03:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Patrick Lipinski)
05:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
05:27
Tom Mitchell has been productive in his first game of the season, accumulating 18 disposals, eight contested possessions, eight score involvements, and four clearances.
06:51
Blues Interchange - Tom De Koning off due to an injury.
09:45
Ashton Moir has taken three contested marks - the rest of the Carlton players have taken three in total.
13:47
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tom Mitchell)
14:05
In the second half, the Blues have won 12 more clearances but have been outscored 2.4 (16) to 3.2 (20) from the source.
14:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
15:41
Mitch McGovern's first goal of the game is also Carlton's first goal scored from a defensive 50 chain. The Blues have converted 17% of defensive 50 chains into an inside 50 - below the AFL average of 22.3%.
18:44
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
22:30
Nick Daicos has been involved in a game-high 12 scores - three more than any other Collingwood player.
22:57
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
26:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
27:52
Collingwood wins for the 12th time in 14 matches against the Blues and was led by Nick Daicos who finished with a game-high 36 disposals, 13 contested possessions, 13 score involvements, and seven clearances.