Blog log from R18 of 2024: Collingwood vs Geelong

Mannagh plays on to advantage from a free on the HFF following the first bounce, he slots the first goal of the night from 35m. (Q1 0:29)
Replay shows the tackle on Miers to win a HTB free on Noble was very high and should have been pinged for it. (Q1 1:32)
Another centre clearance Geelong through Dangerfield, Jeremy Cameron provides the crumb at the hotspot, flips over the back to Neale who goals from 15m! (Q1 2:17)
Rohan roves the next centre clearance near the hotspot and gives to the pocket for Stengle who centres for Neale 20m out and another quick goal! (Q1 3:40)
Elliott gathers a bounce pass on the flank 30m out and feeds outside to Lipinski who curls in a quality snap off the right. (Q1 6:55)
Mannagh fumbles and coughs up a ground ball in attack, Pies hit the corridor with a kick to grass, Hoskin-Elliott gets a fabulous bounce, he feeds Richards to goal from 40m. (Q1 13:47)
Long wobbles a poor kick towards the hotspot after the next bounce, Kolodjashnij is in position A but drops it cold, Hoskin-Elliott roves and goals! (Q1 15:02)
Stengle gives behind a ball up 35m out to Miers who snaps across the body but into the right goalpost. (Q1 17:16)
Kreuger roves in the centre and starts a handball chain but the last one is just past Richards, who has Duncan on his hammer and can only snap wide from 25m on the flank. (Q1 18:45)
Close marks on the boundary 35m out, Pie fans hoot as they get sucked in by parallax error even though the boundary ump was right there, but then cheer as Close kicks OOTF. (Q1 19:49)
Frampton is again involved in a rebound up the guts by the Maggies, but Josh Daicos tugs a set shot left and across the face from 40m on the flank. (Q1 21:02)
Kreuger puts up two phalanges to juggle a mark over Jack Henry 40m out on the flank but leaves his set shot narrow to the left. (Q1 22:23)
Close receives from Rohan forward of a pack on the HFF and kicks across half forward over Richards to Blicavs 40m out on a slight angle, who hoofs it wide right. (Q1 26:17)
Hoskin-Elliott passes from members wing to Elliott 40m out on the flank, Duncan giving Billy too much leg rope. Elliott’s drop punt is high but narrow to the right. (Q1 28:02)
Repeat inside 50 for the Pies from the kick in, Elliott gets another chance on the run under pressure from much the same spot but swerves that snap right though! (Q1 29:17)
That goal resulted from a slow, long Tuohy kick across half back towards Guthrie that Elliott spoiled and roved himself for a solo special. (Q1 30:02)
Frampton gives to Markov in the back pockey who kicks across the back line but Close intercepts just before the QT siren, set shot from near the hotspot… skews wide left! (Qtr Time)
Sidebottom comes off half back to catch Dangerfield high after the first bounce of Q2, give off to Stewart who hits the lead of Jeremy Cameron in the pocket 30m out, kick screws in! (Q2 0:47)
Mannagh bombs long from a pack on the HFF, bounces near the contest of Jeremy Cameron and Quaynor, Cameron mops up and bounces off Hill’s tackle to snap the goal off the left from 15m! (Q2 7:27)
Series of ball up inside the Collingwood attacking 50, Richards roves untouched 30m out in the pocket, ump had blown a free to Nick Daicos but waves advantage, goal to Joe! (Q2 11:42)
De Goey roves in the centre and runs around De Koning to hit the lead of Elliott sliding on his knees to 45m on a slight angle. Billy tugs it left and short to be rushed. (Q2 16:57)
Close roves a pack 25m out on the flank and skids through the go-ahead goal. (Q2 18:39)
Miers catches Sidebottom in a chicken wing tackle at a ball up 30m out on a slight angle, another marginal HTB decision goes Geelong’s way, another Cats goal. (Q2 21:03)
Stewart turns the ball over trying to hit Duncan outside CHB from the back flank, Noble spoils and feeds Long for a pass to Crisp 45m out on a slight angle, goal Pies. (Q2 24:32)
Holmes dumps a kick from the back pocket to a nest of Magpies at half forward, Sidebottom misses a pass to Elliott at the hotspot, ball skids to Schultz who misses from 20m. (Q2 29:31)
Geelong roars upfield on the kick in to go coast to coast, Dangerfield passes to Stengle 45m out on the flank. Right on his range this one… tugs it left, predictably. (Q2 30:25)
Holmes fumbles on the HBF, De Goey roves and boots to the square, Hill roves and jinks onto his left but misses from 15m. (Q3 1:19)
Jeremy Cameron marks on a lead in front of Frampton 50m out on the boundary, he tries his best but that’s a tough set shot and only a behind. (Q3 2:57)
Repeat inside 50 for the Cats, Jeremy Cameron roves Neale’s contest near the hotspot and snaps his third goal over the shoulder off the left. (Q3 5:01)
Elliott passes inside 50m from members wing over Kolodjashnij to De Goey 40m out on the flank, JDG punches through a straight drop punt. (Q3 6:09)
Frampton catches a touched rebound ball in midfield, fends off and bombs to the hotspot, De Goey roves but curls it too far to the right off his left. (Q3 10:46)
Schultz passes to Crisp 50m out on a slight angle, Stewart arrives late for some contact but no penalty, kick lands in the square, Elliott takes a pack grab for his second! (Q3 12:46)
Stengle is called to play on after marking near CHF, gets closed down by Quaynor but pokes a pass wide to Close 45m out on a slight angle. Close, not a noted sharpshooter, doesn’t. (Q3 19:04)
Quaynor dives in desperation to put Jeremy Cameron off a left-foot snap from the hotspot, that one wobbles to the left. (Q3 20:47)
Dangerfield snaps across the face from the boundary 45m out. (Q3 22:53)
Hoskin-Elliott is on the end of a strong Magpie rebound through midfield but slips over as he tries to pass to the square and turns it over to Jack Henry, goal burned! (Q3 24:37)
The Cats bumble their way through heavy traffic at half forward, De Koning’s kick skews under a Kreuger tackle, Stengle roves and breaks a tackle to goal from 20m! (Q3 26:32)
Mannagh marks on the HFF after the next bounce and goes short to Dempsey 45m out on a slight angle. Dempsey fades it right and left for another big red time goal for the Cats! (Q3 28:25)
Nick Daicos gives behind a throw-in from the pocket to Sidebottom who slams through the goal from 40m in front! (Q4 1:31)
Ball pings between opponents in midfield, Rohan baulks away from traffic at CHF to spot up the lead of Jeremy Cameron at the hotspot who misses to the left. (Q4 3:27)
Hoskin-Elliott sends a long speculator to the pocket, five bodies fly from all angles, two injuries result but also a push free against Kolodjashnij to Kreuger 20m out… miss. (Q4 5:46)
Jeremy Cameron passes to the hotspot for Bowes to mark running back with the flight, he steers through the steadying goal. (Q4 7:20)
Frampton spoils on the HBF but the crumb falls to the corridor for Mannagh who fumbles, gets past Frampton’s tackle and tries to hit Jeremy Cameron in the square… hits post. (Q4 12:04)
Frampton is in position to spoil a Guthrie speculator to the pocket but falls over to allow Oliver Henry to mark 20m, he screws in a lovely set shot off the left. (Q4 14:01)
After De Goey coughs up a handball on members wing on a fast counter to Miers, it’s Miers himself who passes to the pocket for Jeremy Cameron 40m out, who misses off the left. (Q4 18:55)
Dangerfield just misses a set shot from long range to the right, the clock has ticked long past the point where the Maggies had a chance. (Q4 25:19)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in, Stengle is over the back to kick the official sealer. (Q4 25:38)
Darcy Cameron marks an errant McInnes set shot in the opposite pocket for a garbage time special in the last minute. (Q4 28:03)