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Blog log from EF of 2023: Essendon vs Collingwood

Blog log for Essendon vs Collingwood, EF of 2023

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Hill feeds De Goey sprinting ahead of Redman for the first goal of the night, on the run from 45m on a slight angle. (Q1 1:23)
Heppell goes to a contest between McStay and Laverde, leaving his man Ginnivan down to rove and snap the goal with ease from the hotspot. (Q1 6:04)
Lipinski rolls a long snap wide right after a slow play by Essendon results in a poor uncontested clanger kick by Hind. (Q1 9:58)
Mihocek marks a Ginnivan kick to the teeth of goal over Redman for his first goal. (Q1 14:22)
Langford misses a set shot from 40m on the flank. (Q1 16:47)
Mihocek marks a very short Hill pass to 45m on the flank and swings through a lovely set shot drop punt. (Q1 18:28)
After Mitchell baulks away from McGrath on the wing, Adams centres for Pendlebury 45m out on a slight angle who steers through another one. (Q1 21:58)
Frampton is pinged for a hold on Weideman 45m out on the flank, whinges that the Weed had hold of him, ump doesn’t care. Weideman’s kick is poor for no score. (Q1 23:47)
From the resultant rebound, Lipinski feeds Mitchell for the goal from 30m on the end of a flowing move through the corridor. (Q1 24:25)
Elliott leaps in front of Laverde to mark another centre clearance by Mason Cox, he converts from 45m in the corridor. (Q1 26:19)
Crisp speeds away from a pack on the wing and kicks long over Redman to Ginnivan in the pocket 20m out just before the QT siren. Ginni curls it through. (Q1 28:29)
Elliott marks a Cameron kick inside 50 leading in front of Zerk-Thatcher 40m out on the flank for his second goal. (Q2 3:48)
Elliott marks a Mitchell pass on the flank 35m out but doesn’t score. (Q2 5:19)
Langford juggles a Merrett speculator behind a pack 40m out on the flank then goes back to Merrett 45m out on a slight angle… who misses. (Q2 9:54)
Redman mows down Elliott to prevent a score 40m out, no free so Dons rebound but immediately turn it over, Pendlebury finds Daicos 40m out on a slight angle for the goal. (Q2 10:58)
Martin turns the ball over by foot on the HBF, Mihocek gives Lipinski a Joe the Goose special for the eleventh goal on the trot. It’s a procession like no other. (Q2 13:16)
Weideman is over the back of Frampton for a long Martin kick from the HFF to the square for the first Essendon goal, belatedly. (Q2 19:53)
Langford snaps his first goal from mid-range, even though it’s before half time we are already in junk time. (Q2 24:19)
After Perkins hears footsteps on outer wing to drop a mark, Collingwood switches on the counter ending with Mihocek marks a Ginnivan high ball to 20m in front, goal after HT siren. (Q2 29:52)
Parish tugs a set shot left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 9:17)
Extremely boring quarter so far, Collingwood not really caring a whole lot, and Essendon even less. (Q3 9:50)
Langford marks in the pocket 25m out and leaves his set shot narrow left. (Q3 11:54)
Tsatas turns the ball over kicking across the centre line to a crowd, Ginnivan sends Hill off to the races for an easy slingshot goal. (Q3 13:24)
Ump pings Hill under the stand rule to bring Heppell to half forward, he passes to Langford 35m out on the flank who hits the far right goalpost. (Q3 18:47)
Phillips marks on the lead in front of a lumbering Mason Cox 45m out on a slight angle. In his farewell game, Sauce just misses to the left. (Q3 20:42)
Snelling snells away from a stoppage in the pocket but misses with a drop punt from the boundary 20m out. (Q3 24:17)
Redman slings Ginnivan around the neck so hard it takes his headband off, Pie fans go ape droppings as the ump finally pays him a free. Ginni goals from 45m in front. (Q3 25:52)
De Goey with the first clearance of Q3, Lipinski snaps from the HFF, lands in the square, McStay can’t mark but beats Zerk-Thatcher to snap the goal from point blank range. (Q4 0:51)
Weideman marks over Frampton at the hotspot for some junk. (Q4 5:21)
Hobbs leaps to mark at the hotspot but sprays the set shot, much to the delight of the rollicking Pie faithful. (Q4 18:51)
Merrett bounces a snap wide from half forward. This is as desultory a half of senior-level football as you will see. (Q4 19:51)
Cameron marks a Noble pass across half forward to 45m on a slight angle, he kicks the goal as confirmed on review. (Q4 22:52)

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