Houston marks a sideways kick by Elliott near CHF, no one near him so he waltzes forward to launch the opening goal of a sodden day. (Q1 4:46)
Rankine beats Nick Daicos at the next bounce to hit up Thilthorpe in front of Frampton 50m out on a slight angle, booming set shot is just narrow to the left. (Q1 5:56)
Equally booming kick in to the centre by Howe, Long roves and feeds Hill to pass to the pocket over Michalanney for Elliott 20m out, he misses near side left. (Q1 6:47)
Houston roves in defence but his handball to the pocket is tapped down by Walker, leading to a high contact free to Keays on Quaynor 25m out but the kick falls short, no score. (Q1 9:17)
Kick in to the back flank, Allen’s inboard handball is sharked by Rankine who lopes to 50m and strokes through the opportunist goal with class. (Q1 9:51)
Curtin is over the back to rove 20m out on the boundary, he tries an instant snap off the left on the spin… wobbles and just nicks the inside of the far right post. (Q1 11:14)
Crisp sharks a Peatling give at half forward and delivers a powerful handball all the way to the hotspot for Hoskin-Elliott to snap the goal. (Q1 13:47)
Taylor is dumped after centring from the pocket by Quaynor after a rebound around outer wing, Rachele marks anyway at the hotspot for the goal. (Q1 16:47)
Crisp is front and centre for Mihocek contest 40m out on a slight angle, gets a left-foot snap away but it bounces left on the turn when he needed an arm ball. (Q1 20:17)
Walker marks a lovely Dawson pass from the HFF to 30m on a slight angle and puts Adelaide in front with his first goal. (Q1 21:31)
Daicos to Pendlebury then McCreery at the next bounce but the snap flies wide right from CHF. (Q1 22:52)
Hill roves a Mihocek contest and is challenged by two Crows outside CHF, he jinks and gets a kick up the corridor to 20m where Membrey bodies Butts off it to mark and goal. (Q1 25:16)
Repeat inside 50s for Collingwood, Cumming leaps for a spoil at the hotspot but the ball rolls and sits up near the behind line for Hill to volley home off the outside of the boot! (Q1 28:17)
Sidebottom’s sideways pass from members wing to the centre hits grass, Crows swarm to start the counter, Fogarty marks Rachele’s long ball to thbe pocket 15m out for the goal. (Q2 2:28)
Keane mops up Hill’s dribbler deep in the pocket but his pressured dump kick is straight to Perryman, who goes quickly to Pendlebury in the pocket 30m out for a miss. (Q2 8:53)
Allen gathers a rebound kick to no one on outer wing and passes to the boundary for McCreery to mark over Laird 40m out. The set shot is low but across the face and rushed. (Q2 10:53)
Hill misses a set shot from the HFF. (Q2 12:07)
McCreery streams through the middle on a fast rebound but Keane anticipates his kick to the hotspot and starts a quick counter by Adelaide, ending with a long Fogarty snap goal. (Q2 12:07)
Fogarty has two smaller Magpies contesting for a long Thilthorpe kick from the HFF that drifts to the opposite behind line, he marks but shanks the kick OOTF. (Q2 12:07)
Long has Sidebottom drifting forward from the opposite wing for a give and snap from 30m on a slight angle, Rusty has had a quiet day but he’s always known where the goal are. (Q2 12:07)
Long gives another goal assist handball from congestion at half forward, Crisp is on the end of this one for another Magpie goal. (Q2 12:07)
Fogarty marks 45m out near the boundary and shoots for his third major of the quarter… another fabulous finish from the flashy Fog! (Q2 23:50)
Allen marks a Pendlebury pass just inside true CHF, his set shot is straight but just falls on the goal line to be touched through off the pack. (Q2 27:58)
Maynard passes to Membrey 30m out near the boundary, HT siren sounds, the Skunk’s kick is stinky, OOTF near side left. (Q2 29:52)
Another shower during half time has moistened the turf even though it stopped before Q3 started. The MCG has excellent drainage, no standing water unlike the SCG last night. (Q3 3:49)
Curtin gets a set shot at the hotspot but kicks poorly to the left. (Q3 7:47)
The home crowd boos a mark paid to Rankine they thought bounced off Sidebottom’s head, replay shows the ump was correct, fans keep booing then cheer as Izak misses from 40m. (Q3 10:10)
Rankine is brought from members wing to 30m on a slight angle after Collingwood is pinged for encroachment on the mark, he shoots to the left and OOTF again. (Q3 15:52)
Rachele gives behind a stoppage to Soligo who snaps the goal across the body off the right from the hotspot. (Q3 17:37)
Long’s chase forces a snap by Berry from the hotspot to go short for no score. (Q3 21:42)
McCreery chases Rankine from the back pocket, Rankine fumbles and is claimed HTB 35m out near the boundary, McCreery kicks the big goal! (Q3 23:43)
Hill’s piledriver tackle on Worrell forces a spillage, leading to a free against Hinge 40m out but Membrey misses the free from the boundary. (Q3 26:43)
Kick in to the members side flank intercepted by Cameron 60m out, Fogarty arrives late to tap the ball away, 50m penalty and another huge red time goal for the Pies. (Q3 27:43)
Milera is very unlucky to be pinged for a throw on the HBF, replay shows a clear handball. McCreery tumbles a kick to the top of the square for Elliott to mark in front, goal! (Q3 31:18)
Collingwood rode its luck for a few of those late scores, but Adelaide had its chances earlier in the quarter and could not summon the composure to make them count. (3 Qtr Time)
Rachele gives outside of congestion in the pocket to Rankine for a quick snap from 30m, that one goes left and OOTF as did his two attempts in Q3. Crowd hoots at him en masse. (Q4 1:53)
Worrell gets back in the Pie goalsquare to mop up a Sullivan grubber but Hoskin-Elliott flashes in to tackle, Worrell stops as he was caught high, ump didn’t see it, HTB, goal. (Q4 5:22)
Peatling is pinged for encroachment to bring Elliott from members wing to 40m on a slight angle, Billy shoots left and narrow. (Q4 11:17)
50m penalty against the Pies, this time it’s Allan who is whistled up to bring Soligo from 55m on the flank to the square for an easy goal. (Q4 12:36)
Soligo tumbles a punt from the next bounce for Rachele to mark on the chest in front of Quaynor 30m out in the corridor… but his chip shot goes left. (Q4 13:52)
A rebound around members wing sets up a Pendlebury pass over Keane to Mihocek 45m out on the flank. Checkers has had a quiet one on a wet day, but he launches a howitzer! (Q4 15:25)
Hill flies too early to give away a free in the Pie goalsquare, Crows whip the ball forward on rebound to set up a long Fogarty set shot for his fourth goal. (Q4 19:29)
Rachele receives from Rankine for a snap from 40m on the flank but he has to use his non-preferred left and shanks it OOTF across the face. (Q4 21:54)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in to outer side marked by Dawson over Sidebottom 40m out on the flank, the captain kicks truly, Crows back within two kicks. (Q4 22:18)
Taylor gets a holding free on Josh Daicos 45m out on the flank, his set shot lands in the square but it’s Josh Daicos himself who roves and rushes. (Q4 26:33)
Adelaide with all the territory and the clock under two minutes with two goals to kick, but can’t score. (Q4 28:26)
Perryman intercepts Milera on the HBF to cut off the latest repeat inside 50. (Q4 28:38)
Membrey runs away from a pack on the wing to start a switch across midfield, Maynard passes to Lipinski 40m out on the flank who misses. Ten seconds left, game over. (Q4 29:28)
Rankine gets a set shot after the siren after a free and 50m penalty from the centre on the kick in, no score from CHF. (Q4 30:38)
