Lipinski snaps very high off his right from a pack 30m out on a slight angle for the first goal of the afternoon. (Q1 2:54)
Brayshaw misses Chandler on the wing under not much pressure, Noble starts a quick counter, Mihocek leads to the flank 40m out for the mark and miss. (Q1 8:21)
Crisp snaps a goal from a ball in to 25m in the pocket. (Q1 11:22)
Harrison gathers a bounce pass from Hoskin-Elliott and grubbers a third goal for the Pies from 25m in the pocket. (Q1 13:48)
Viney has a moment to steady over a running snap from 45m on the flank and slots it. (Q1 16:48)
Noble’s dump kick from the back pocket is pressured by Petracca and turns over to Chandler 40m out on the flank, who hits the far left post. (Q1 22:17)
Hunter receives at half forward and rides a Hoskin-Elliott bump with a grin, he passes to Grundy 35m out on a slight angle with WHE sprawling. Grundy misses. (Q1 24:14)
Viney screws a left-foot snap wide from a stoppage 25m out in the pocket. (Q1 26:21)
Lever roves a rebound kick by Cameron and wobbles a pass up the corridor for Pickett to mark 40m out who tugs it left and short, Cameron himself cuts it off. (Q1 27:52)
Fritsch marks in front of Murphy 45m out on a slight angle and strokes through a professional finish. (Q2 1:52)
Maynard passes to Cameron on his own 25m out on the boundary. He goes back for the set shot but curls it too much, near side left. (Q2 3:59)
Van Rooyen marks in front of Frampton 45m out near the boundary, he tries a set up kick that turns over. (Q2 6:39)
Fritsch dives to draw a very soft contact free on Murphy 40m out on a slight angle. His set shot is wide left, footy gods smile grimly. (Q2 8:59)
Cox starts a slingshot play from half back, a bit higgledy piggledy and nearly breaks down as Hibberd challenges, eventually Mihocek grubbers wide left from 30m. (Q2 10:39)
Harrison waits for a target inside 50 then spots up Cox leading in front of Gawn from the top of the square to the hotspot. The lanky Yank cranks it through. (Q2 14:07)
Fritsch marks a Sparrow centre clearance kick in front of Moore 35m out on a slight angle, he steers through goal number two. (Q2 15:49)
Petracca runs forward to marks in front of Murphy just inside 50m on the flank. His set shot is a swerver, right then left then right again into the right goalpost. (Q2 20:07)
Mitchell snaps off his left from a stoppage near the hotspot, Hibberd is in front of Johnson in the square to rush it. (Q2 22:02)
Cox intercepts the kick in on the wing and goes quickly to the pocket for McInnes to mark in front of Hibberd 40m out… but he shanks it OOTF. (Q2 23:09)
Repeat inside 50s piling up for Collingwood now as Neal-Bullen turns it over, Lipinski passes to Hill near the boundary 45m out, Bobby steers that one through. (Q2 24:19)
Petracca marks a Neal-Bullen wobbler inside 50 in front of his man Mitchell 45m out on the flank seconds before the HT siren. Trac hooks it left. (Q2 29:35)
Hill runs around the boundary in the pocket but nicks the post with a snap from 10m. (Q3 5:28)
Quaynor and Maynard combine to prevent Pickett and Fritsch from pouncing on the crumb from a long ball to the hotspot, eventually rushed by Maynard. (Q3 6:30)
Hunter hits the hard lead of Smith in front of Moore 50m out on the flank. Smith tugs it left. (Q3 8:26)
Smith marks a high repeat inside 50 ball in front of Van Rooyen’s lead at the hotspot, surely this one goes through for the wayward Dees… it’s good. (Q3 9:28)
Long ball to the Demon hotspot clears the pack and bounces to the pocket, Fritsch gets there ahead of Moore and curls in a left-foot pearler from the boundary 20m out! (Q3 11:26)
Neal-Bullen misses a free kicks from 45m near the boundary. (Q3 15:26)
Neal-Bullen checksides from 40m on a slight angle, starts way left then straightens… but lands just inside the goal line for Moore to chop off for no score. (Q3 17:21)
Grundy draws an arm chop free going for a Van Rooyen pass to 30m on a slight angle. Magpie fans with poor memories boo the champ, he shuts them up with a big goal! (Q3 22:41)
McInnes has a chance at the top of the square receiving from Mihocek but fluffs it horribly off the left under perceived pressure, Demons clear! Oh no. (Q3 24:28)
Mihocek halves a contest with May on the wing and receives back on the counter, long ball to an empty square, McInnes gathers and goals right on the line! (Q3 25:56)
Chandler nicks the inside of the right goalpost with a mid-range snap after the first bounce of Q4. (Q4 0:45)
Lipinski roves at the hotspot in a big pack, gives to Hill who baulks past two and gives back through heavy traffic for Lipinski to snap truly! (Q4 1:56)
Smith mows down Maynard who hesitated looking for a target waddling from defence, but he misses from 35m in front, disappointingly. (Q4 3:46)
Petracca handballs wide of a big pack at half forward, Dees work it around the HFF for Van Rooyen who centres for Pickett 35m out… but he misses too. Bad kicking is bad footy. (Q4 5:02)
Noble is pinged for running too far from the kick, it was Fritsch whose pressure caused it and he takes the free 35m out on the flank… he also misses, just to the left. (Q4 5:49)
Neal-Bullen runs back behind Josh Daicos to mark a Pickett kick to the square, this one has to go through and does. (Q4 9:20)
Collingwood have been the boy with his finger in the dyke most of the day, Melbourne should have put them away a long time ago. All it needs is a bit of finishing quality. (Q4 10:14)
Cox hits the corridor on a rebound, Dees swarm causing a Maynard handball clanger, Viney spins clear and hits Van Rooyen 35m out on the flank… right to left and through! (Q4 14:15)
Neal-Bullen wears heavy contact for a pass to Chandler 50m out on the flank, would have been a downfield free regardless. Chandler’s kick is short and rushed. (Q4 18:05)
Short kick in turns over, Fritsch misses a flying snap from 35m in front under heavy pressure. (Q4 18:47)
Hill roves at half forward and pokes a pass with good vision to Hoskin-Elliott on his own at the hotspot. WHE shanks it for a behind and gets bronxies from the Dee faithful. (Q4 22:31)
Hoskin-Elliott gets another chance for a snap off a few steps from 35m on the flank, curls across the face and McInnes drops it for a point. (Q4 23:31)
Mihocek gets a free 50m out on a slight angle and tugs the hurried set shot left. (Q4 26:00)
Mihocek marks at the hotspot and finally kicks his first goal with less than a minute to play. (Q4 27:12)
Mitchell wins the centre clearance, Markov bombs to the hotspot, stoppage and Nick Daicos snaps the goal! 26 seconds to play and the Pies are now a kick behind! (Q4 29:18)
This would be thievery of the highest order if Collingwood got up here. Marlion Pickett areas. (Q4 29:50)
Mitchell and then Nick Daicos swamped after the bounce, secondary stoppage, tumbled forward for Melbourne to ice the game, siren, Dees hold on! (Q4 30:48)
