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Blog log from R11 of 2026: Collingwood vs West Coast

Blog log for Collingwood vs West Coast, R11 of 2026

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Early repeat inside 50s for West Coast, Yeo roves over the back from a big pack at the hotspot for the first goal from 20m.
Cameron to Nick Daicos from the centre, pass to Schultz 40m out on a slight angle who hits the left post. (Q1 2:06)
Pendlebury to Nick Daicos to Lipinski for a snap from the pocket 30m out, that one flies through! (Q1 7:35)
Nick Daicos snaps from the pocket under Shanahan pressure, misses but gets a second shot for a push in the back. He shoots from 35m, just short and rushed. (Q1 9:36)
Hough roves and runs on to advantage into the open goal from a front-on contact free on Maynard to Jack Williams, going for a Duursma long ball from members wing. (Q1 13:16)
De Goey marks 40m out on a slight angle and leaves his set shot to the right. (Q1 15:51)
Elliott marks a Josh Daicos pass in front of Young 45m out on a slight angle, and tugs his set shot just to the left. (Q1 17:18)
Ginbey drops an intercept mark at half back, but Nick Daicos can only checkside narrow right from 35m on the flank. (Q1 21:04)
Nick Daicos misses on the run from 30m after scooting away from a stoppage at half forward. (Q1 22:57)
Steele intercepts 45m out in the corridor and finally gets a kick on line for Collingwood. (Q1 24:29)
BJ Williams takes a pack mark 35m out in the pocket and shoots across the face to the left. (Q1 26:32)
BJ Williams takes another contested grab on a repeat inside 50 to 35m out on a slight angle, this one sails through. (Q1 27:37)
Crisp ducks into a tackle but gets a high contact free anyway on Young, who was clumsy challenging from behind. He misses to the left from 30m out in front. (Q2 4:48)
Steele speculates with a centring ball from the HFF, Duggan drops the intercept mark and the crumb falls nicely for Schultz who goals with ease. (Q2 7:47)
Elliott marks a Steele pass from outer wing over Ginbey to 40m near the boundary. He shanks towards the top of the square, easy rush. (Q2 11:18)
Cole centres from the pocket low and hard for Johnston 20m out for the go-ahead goal. (Q2 14:10)
Nick Daicos roves BJ Williams and checksides off a step from 30m on a slight angle to restore Collingwood’s lead. (Q2 15:55)
BJ Williams lopes from the next centre contest, Maynard is penalised for holding the arm of Waterman 30m out on a slight angle. Pie fans hoot, Waterman kicks the goal. (Q2 17:41)
Murdock centres for Waterman 35m out on the flank whose J-curve is poor for a behind. (Q2 20:03)
Young flies to spoil but his man Elliott is over the back to rove and pop through the goal from 35m on a slight angle. (Q2 21:33)
Lipinski misses from the pocket 30m out. (Q2 22:48)
McCreery feeds Allan to snap a goal from 40m in front after the Eagles try to run through too many bodies at half back. (Q2 25:38)
Howe passes short to Josh Daicos just inside 50m on a slight angle, who shanks OOTF to the right. (Q2 28:24)
Steele spoils on the HFF, crumb falls for Schultz who passes to McStay 15m out on a slight angle who steers through the goal. (Q3 1:10)
Champion snaps a sensational finish from the pocket 25m out! (Q3 2:24)
Steele misses from the pocket 25m out after a feed from McStay. (Q3 4:30)
Baker gets a free on Nick Daicos in the goalsquare to nix a De Goey snap goal but then goes on with it to concede a stupid free kick and goal. (Q3 6:46)
Elliott receives from McCreery and snaps a crowd-pleaser from the boundary 25m out! (Q3 7:49)
Elliott roves and snaps over his shoulder from the top of the square for another one, the Pendleparty is in session! (Q3 10:01)
Murdock gets a holding free on Quaynor at a stoppage 40m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q3 12:31)
Yeo misses a snap on the lope from 40m on a slight angle, disappointingly. (Q3 20:15)
Kelly passes low and hard from outer side to Yeo near the hotspot, he converts this one. (Q3 25:21)
Jack Williams’ snap from near the hotspot wobbles towards the behind post where Champion marks and curls in his second goal off the right. (Q3 28:17)
Maric gets a holding free on Ed Allan going for a Duursma clearance high ball from the HFF to 40m in the corridor. This to bring the margin back under a goal… misses left. (Q3 30:42)
West roves and snaps to the right off his left from 30m on a slight angle. (Q3 32:01)
Yeo misses to the right from a ball up 20m out on a slight angle. (Q4 0:28)
Elliott feeds Steele who snaps across his body off a step from 40m on a slight angle for his second goal. (Q4 2:46)
Long marks a Josh Daicos pass in front of Kelly 45m out on the flank, he misses across the face to the right. (Q4 6:40)
Cole roves in the pocket and chooses to handball inside to Johnston who hits the post from 15m under Lipinski pressure. (Q4 11:26)
Waterman gives a Joe the Goose special to Yeo for his third goal, margin back to single figures halfway through Q4! (Q4 13:16)
Shanahan floats across the pack for a mark from a high Waterman speculator from members wing to 10m in the pocket. This to bring the margin back to a kick… no problem. (Q4 16:56)
7:20 to go and West Coast have dominated clearances and territory in Q4, they are going to make Collingwood very nervous. (Q4 17:26)
McStay brings the Magpie army to their feet with a ruck goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q4 18:53)
Nick Daicos swerves inside after the Pies boos a clearance at half forward and snaps high for a big goal from 20m! (Q4 22:50)
Pendlebury from the centre to De Goey, Elliott marks but injures his left knee on the landing and has to go off… (Q4 24:57)
A huge melee erupts with Elliott still prone on the turf nearby, then subsides… (Q4 25:22)
After Elliott is driven off on the cart, it’s Schultz to take the set shot from 45m on the flank… (Q4 27:27)
Schultz misses across the face to the right. (Q4 28:57)
Waterman strips Maynard on outer wing, Duursma passes to Shanahan 45m out in the corridor who keeps the Eagles in it with the goal. (Q4 29:57)
3:02 to play and two kicks in it. (Q4 30:12)
BJ Williams gets a free from the centre, no mark but Baker gets caught HTB by Lipinski to ease the pressure. (Q4 31:25)
Schultz bombs inside 50 to no one as the clock ticks towards 2:00, Eagles on their last chance. (Q4 32:29)
Cameron takes a relieving mark on members wing and the Pies start playing tempo to ice the contest. (Q4 33:30)

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