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Collingwood vs Essendon Match Centre

Wednesday 25-Apr-2012
Final Round 5
Collingwood logo
Collingwood Coach: Nathan Buckley
80 11.14
79 11.13
Essendon Coach: James Hird
Essendon logo
M.C.G. Collingwood by 1 COL by 1
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Angus MonfriesQ1 - 1:17 - Behind - 0-1 Steele SidebottomQ1 - 3:51 - Goal - 6-1 Ricky DysonQ1 - 5:57 - Behind - 6-2 Ben HowlettQ1 - 6:29 - Behind - 6-3 Angus MonfriesQ1 - 8:13 - Goal - 6-9 Dane SwanQ1 - 12:25 - Goal - 12-9
RushedQ1 - 15:06 - Behind - 13-9
Simon BuckleyQ1 - 16:13 - Behind - 14-9 Tyson GoldsackQ1 - 22:11 - Behind - 15-9 Dane SwanQ1 - 23:37 - Behind - 16-9 Travis ClokeQ2 - 1:55 - Behind - 17-9 Travis ClokeQ2 - 4:06 - Goal - 23-9 Cory DellOlioQ2 - 5:09 - Behind - 23-10 Ben HowlettQ2 - 6:19 - Behind - 23-11 Angus MonfriesQ2 - 11:49 - Behind - 23-12 Jarryd BlairQ2 - 12:50 - Goal - 29-12 David ZaharakisQ2 - 14:35 - Goal - 29-18 Travis ClokeQ2 - 18:02 - Goal - 35-18 Paul SeedsmanQ2 - 25:26 - Behind - 36-18 Alwyn DaveyQ2 - 25:55 - Goal - 36-24 Tyson GoldsackQ3 - 1:50 - Behind - 37-24 David ZaharakisQ3 - 2:41 - Goal - 37-30 Heath HockingQ3 - 7:57 - Goal - 37-36 Dane SwanQ3 - 9:58 - Goal - 43-36 Travis ClokeQ3 - 11:38 - Goal - 49-36
RushedQ3 - 13:54 - Behind - 49-37
Ben HowlettQ3 - 14:30 - Goal - 49-43 Sam LonerganQ3 - 16:35 - Goal - 49-49 Dane SwanQ3 - 19:43 - Goal - 55-49 Alex FasoloQ3 - 22:10 - Behind - 56-49 Jake CarlisleQ3 - 23:35 - Behind - 56-50 Darren JollyQ3 - 27:15 - Goal - 62-50 Dayne BeamsQ4 - 1:15 - Goal - 68-50 Paddy RyderQ4 - 2:34 - Behind - 68-51
RushedQ4 - 3:51 - Behind - 68-52
Cory DellOlioQ4 - 6:35 - Goal - 68-58 Alex FasoloQ4 - 11:31 - Behind - 69-58 Ben SinclairQ4 - 11:54 - Behind - 70-58
RushedQ4 - 13:01 - Behind - 71-58
RushedQ4 - 13:37 - Behind - 72-58
Alwyn DaveyQ4 - 14:34 - Goal - 72-64 Jake CarlisleQ4 - 15:52 - Behind - 72-65 Sharrod WellinghamQ4 - 20:02 - Behind - 73-65 Sam LonerganQ4 - 21:20 - Behind - 73-66
RushedQ4 - 22:19 - Behind - 73-67
Alwyn DaveyQ4 - 23:19 - Goal - 73-73 Ben SinclairQ4 - 24:15 - Behind - 74-73 Brent StantonQ4 - 26:52 - Goal - 74-79 Jarryd BlairQ4 - 29:07 - Goal - 80-79

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Jarryd BlairGoal
    4Q 29:0780-79
  • Brent StantonGoal
    4Q 26:5274-79
  • Ben SinclairBehind
    4Q 24:1574-73
  • Alwyn DaveyGoal
    4Q 23:1973-73
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 22:1973-67
  • Sam LonerganBehind
    4Q 21:2073-66
  • Sharrod WellinghamBehind
    4Q 20:0273-65
  • Jake CarlisleBehind
    4Q 15:5272-65
  • Alwyn DaveyGoal
    4Q 14:3472-64
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 13:3772-58
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 13:0171-58
  • Ben SinclairBehind
    4Q 11:5470-58
  • Alex FasoloBehind
    4Q 11:3169-58
  • Cory DellOlioGoal
    4Q 6:3568-58
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 3:5168-52
  • Paddy RyderBehind
    4Q 2:3468-51
  • Dayne BeamsGoal
    4Q 1:1568-50
  • Darren JollyGoal
    3Q 27:1562-50
  • Jake CarlisleBehind
    3Q 23:3556-50
  • Alex FasoloBehind
    3Q 22:1056-49
  • Dane SwanGoal
    3Q 19:4355-49
  • Sam LonerganGoal
    3Q 16:3549-49
  • Ben HowlettGoal
    3Q 14:3049-43
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 13:5449-37
  • Travis ClokeGoal
    3Q 11:3849-36
  • Dane SwanGoal
    3Q 9:5843-36
  • Heath HockingGoal
    3Q 7:5737-36
  • David ZaharakisGoal
    3Q 2:4137-30
  • Tyson GoldsackBehind
    3Q 1:5037-24
  • Alwyn DaveyGoal
    2Q 25:5536-24
  • Paul SeedsmanBehind
    2Q 25:2636-18
  • Travis ClokeGoal
    2Q 18:0235-18
  • David ZaharakisGoal
    2Q 14:3529-18
  • Jarryd BlairGoal
    2Q 12:5029-12
  • Angus MonfriesBehind
    2Q 11:4923-12
  • Ben HowlettBehind
    2Q 6:1923-11
  • Cory DellOlioBehind
    2Q 5:0923-10
  • Travis ClokeGoal
    2Q 4:0623-9
  • Travis ClokeBehind
    2Q 1:5517-9
  • Dane SwanBehind
    1Q 23:3716-9
  • Tyson GoldsackBehind
    1Q 22:1115-9
  • Simon BuckleyBehind
    1Q 16:1314-9
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 15:0613-9
  • Dane SwanGoal
    1Q 12:2512-9
  • Angus MonfriesGoal
    1Q 8:136-9
  • Ben HowlettBehind
    1Q 6:296-3
  • Ricky DysonBehind
    1Q 5:576-2
  • Steele SidebottomGoal
    1Q 3:516-1
  • Angus MonfriesBehind
    1Q 1:170-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
COL2.43.24.22.680
ESS1.32.34.24.579

Match Leaders

Goals
3
3 tied leaders
Dane SwanCOL
Behinds
2
6 tied leaders
Alex FasoloCOL
SuperCoach
180
Dane SwanCOL
Tackles
9
Ben SinclairCOL

Team Stats

COLESS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals11
11Behinds10
30Shots At Goal27
60Inside 50s54
5Goal Assists9
73Score Involvements76
9Marks Inside 504
5Behinds Rushed3

Possession

372Disposals325
233Kicks206
139Handballs119
168Contested Possessions153
193Uncontested Possessions165
6,658Metres Gained6,311
133Ground Ball Gets106

Clearance / Contest

45Clearances38
10Centre Clearances7
35Stoppage Clearances32
85Tackles91
40Hitouts44
10Hitouts To Advantage7
280Pressure Acts322
8Contested Marks18

Other

140Effective Kicks128
9Marks on the Lead1
15Tackles Inside 5018
239AFL Player Rating Points220
62Defensive 50 Possessions69
123Defensive Midfield Possessions108
132Attacking Midfield Possessions86
44Attacking 50 Possessions55
69Marks77
10Frees For17
17Frees Against10
40Rebound 50s43
47Clangers34
66One Percenters46
10Bounces1
1,681Supercoach Points1,616
1,627Dream Team Points1,579
76Turnovers74
22Hitout To Advantage Rate32
35Spoils32
74Intercepts76
9Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
COL 18 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
COL 17 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Collingwood beat Essendon by 1 point, 80–79.

Collingwood took a 12-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 1 by the final siren, scoring 29 points to 18 in the final term.

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This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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