Lipinski handballs behind a pack 20m out to Sidebottom who wobbles a snap wide right off a step. (Q1 0:55)
Byrne-Jones passes short to Butters 45m out on the flank on the end of a careful switch rebound with precision disposals. Butters kicks short… Byrne-Jones volleys into a post. (Q1 2:16)
Byrne-Jones marks in the pocket 15m out but misses near side right. (Q1 4:32)
Port’s forward pressure has been as good as Essendon’s last night in early passages, Rozee spoils at half forward to set up Butters to snap the first goal from CHF. (Q1 8:37)
Josh Daicos misses on the turn from 40m on the flank. (Q1 9:37)
A couple of dud-looking Port kicks work out on a rebound around members wing, Sweet’s floater lands in the arms of Powell-Pepper 45m out on a slight angle, he goals. (Q1 11:17)
Credit to SPP also for the goal assist handball on the first goal. (Q1 11:17)
Aliir is pinged for insufficient intent 30m out, Hill’s screwing free kick falls short and it’s Hoskin-Elliott who marks in front and goals. (Q1 13:20)
Bergman runs inside from a stoppage on the HFF, doesn’t have a left boot so tries a right-foot checkside from 45m on a slight angle… curls in spectacularly! (Q1 16:32)
Port’s frontal pressure again excellent, Crisp handballs to grass at half back, eventually Byrne-Jones gives wide to Burton who swerves in a snap from 40m on the flank. (Q1 19:27)
Houston starts another switch from outer wing, Bergman bombs long to the pocket, it’s Soldo who is somehow the rover to Horne-Francis, he feeds Georgiades for the goal! (Q1 21:24)
Big pack flies on the Port HFF 40m out, crumb to the front where Mead roves and tries a low-percentage left-foot snap from the boundary… bounces in! (Q1 23:32)
When Jackson Mead is kicking them from there against you, it might not be your day. (Q1 24:22)
McEntee marks the next centre clearance kick from De Goey 45m out on a slight angle but misses to the left. (Q1 24:42)
Cox lumbers to half forward, Horne-Francis flies in to tackle but big Mason swats the Hornet off like he’s a midge, give off to McCreery who goals from 30m. (Q1 26:23)
Hoskin-Elliott roves 45m out in front, jinks and snaps off a step… to the left. (Q1 28:18)
Hill sprints hard behind Jones to mark a long Hoskin-Elliott kick from half forward to the fat side pocket 20m out. He composes himself and converts the set shot. (Q1 30:23)
Rozee gets a high contact free on Pendlebury 55m out on a slight angle, QT siren sounds so he goes back for the set shot… no good. (Q1 33:03)
Marshall marks a carefully wide Drew pass in front of Frampton 25m out, he threads the needle from the Dom Sheed pocket. (Q2 2:12)
Horne-Francis volleys a crumb at a stoppage on the HFF, ball lands with Powell-Pepper who gives back to JHF speeding away from Mitchell to goal from 40m on a slight angle! (Q2 6:12)
Sidebottom gives outside to Elliott who snaps across the face off the left from 40m on the flank. (Q2 7:54)
Hoskin-Elliott flies over a pack at the top of the square for a rare contested grab, he goals. (Q2 11:00)
Marshall marks a short Georgiades pass near the boundary 40m out. His kick is touched on the mark for no score. (Q2 14:45)
Pendlebury lopes to 50m on a slight angle after receiving from Frampton outside a pack but shoots wide right. (Q2 17:32)
Mihocek marks a Moore speculator in front of a big pack 50m out on a slight angle. His kick falls on the line… goal umpire calls it a goal without reviewing! Amazing! (Q2 19:00)
Bergman marks 45m out near the boundary, he sits it up to the square for no score. (Q2 21:05)
Mihocek passes to Schultz 45m out on a slight angle, who plays on past the man on the mark but misses off the right. (Q2 21:51)
Cox leaps over Zerk-Thatcher to mark 40m out on the flank, his set shot starts left but swerves viciously to the right and in! (Q2 23:47)
Zerk-Thatcher touches through a Schultz snap from 25m. (Q2 25:51)
Mihocek fumbles, fumbles and fumbles again then gets a high contact free on Farrell 40m out on the flank. He levels the scores with his second goal! (Q2 27:11)
Nick Daicos kicks to half forward after the next bounce, crumb falls over the back where Lipinski roves and rolls through the go-ahead goal! (Q2 28:49)
Drew fumbles behind centre, Nick Daicos roves and torpedoes off a step, surge play ends with Hill tapping to Lipnski for another one from the square! (Q2 30:46)
Nick Daicos runs free on outer wing and spots up the lead of Elliott well ahead of Aliir 40m out on the flank, set shot falls in the square and is rushed. (Q3 2:00)
Elliott kicks his first goal from the hotspot after evading Burton to mop up a chaos ball and snapping off the left on the turn. (Q3 3:48)
Moore intercepts on members wing and pumps a high ball back inside 50 to a pack 40m out on a slight angle, Cox marks in front of Zerk-Thatcher and swings through another sack goal! (Q3 7:53)
Georgiades is about seventh in line but clunks a long Horne-Francis speculator over Frampton 20m out on the flank. He boots his second goal to stop the run of eight by the Pies. (Q3 11:44)
Burton handballs to grass at the next bounce, Pendlebury mops up for the kick to half forward, De Goey eventually marks 45m out near the boundary but misses. (Q3 13:31)
McEntee worries Burton off an intercept mark with a hold the umpire doesn’t see, Nick Daicos passes to Lipinski to mark in front of Jones at the hotspot for his third goal. (Q3 15:14)
Crisp marks a Nick Daicos pass in front of Mead 40m out on the flank, his set shot is wide and short to be rushed. (Q3 18:46)
Horne-Francis burns Marshall on a kick to half forward, Pies rebound around members wing ending with Hill beating Jones to a crumb to feed Schultz for another one! (Q3 20:38)
Burgoyne saves a Hill grubber from 25m on the boundary. (Q3 22:08)
Nick Daicos hits the square off the left from the HFF, Schultz marks for his second goal. (Q3 22:37)
Georgiades is pinged for encroachment after Mitchell marks in the centre circle, mark brought to the hotspot, kick is wide right. (Q3 25:19)
Powell-Pepper takes a contested grab in front of Howe 25m out on a slight angle on the end of a rare quick Port rebound through the corridor. Pie fans hoot, SPP goals. (Q3 25:19)
Butters takes four bounces across half back but Mihocek’s chase forces a turnover by foot, Hill sets up Schultz for a snap in the pocket 15m out which is narrow to the left. (Q4 2:26)
Marshall marks in front of Schultz on the boundary 40m out and misses. (Q4 4:03)
Butters runs from a stoppage on members wing and passes short to Rozee just inside 50m on a slight angle. Rozee has had a very quiet day, and misses this one. (Q4 5:38)
Marshall marks a Horne-Francis repeat inside 50 kick in front of Cameron 30m out on the flank, he converts despite flirting with the right goalpost. (Q4 6:33)
Hoskin-Elliott roves in the pocket and feeds Sidebottom who misses from 20m, crowd goes ahh. (Q4 8:34)
Rioli roves in space at half forward, has Byrne-Jones waiting for the easy give to run into goal but goes himself off the outside of the boot… just a point, terrible play Willie! (Q4 9:00)
After a good run by Port, Pendlebury passes to Mihocke 30m out on a slight angle who tugs it wide left. (Q4 11:41)
Howe is pinged for encroachment to bring Georgiades from the HFF to the top of the square for a charity goal. (Q4 17:36)
Crisp gives to McCreery who blazes wide from 50m near the boundary. (Q4 19:55)
Nick Daicos bounces a point from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 20:58)
McInnes is on the end of a handball chain to goal from the square for the first official junk time score with five minutes to play. (Q4 22:02)
Mead misses a set shot from the pocket. (Q4 23:56)
Hill gives away another Joe the Goose special to Mihocek. (Q4 26:19)
Lipinski rams through goal number four from CHF after the next bounce, Collingwood fans enjoying themselves now! (Q4 27:35)
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