Membrey wins a wrestle with Jones to juggle the mark from De Goey’s pass to 20m on a slight angle, clean skills in the wet from the Skunk for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 2:18)
Steele volleys a crumb inboard from the pocket, looked too short off the boot but the ump pays the mark to the sliding Schultz 20m out, he converts. (Q1 6:12)
Mead passes to the pocket for Marshall to mark untouched 25m out and miss across the face to the left. (Q1 8:48)
Cameron drops the intercept from Burgoyne’s high ball to the back pocket, crumb flips over the back and sits up for Georgiades to sidefoot it through from 20m with high skill! (Q1 11:48)
Burgoyne centres from the HFF to Bamert 40m out on a slight angle, he sneaks the set shot inside the near right post. (Q1 15:01)
The Magpies rebound through both Daicoses with the chain ending with a Membrey pass to Podhajski 40m out on a slight angle, who misses near side right. (Q1 18:14)
Butters passes short to Bamert 45m out on a slight angle but this one flies to the right. (Q1 22:19)
Georgiades marks on his chest 45m out on the flank from Burgoyne’s long kick from the centre. Does he have the yips tonight? Misses near side right. (Q1 25:41)
Buller kicks way right and OOTF from a set shot from 45m on a slight angle just on the QT siren. (Q1 27:49)
Butters gets a holding free on his tagger Allan at a stoppage in the pocket 25m out and converts, then starts a mini melee. (Q2 1:38)
Marshall marks 40m out on the flank with the assistance of a block by Horne-Francis, which the home fans didn’t like. Marshall misses narrow right. (Q2 4:55)
Mackinlay roves and swerves through traffic for a checkside goal from 20m after a stoppage! (Q2 8:19)
Butters it was who reefed out the handball for the goal assist. (Q2 8:45)
Mead is whistled for a hold on Nick Daicos 50m out on a slight angle, kick looks good but nicks the inside of the right post. (Q2 9:28)
Nick Daicos passes from the centre to the pocket for Buller to mark 35m out, he misses the tough set shot narrow left. (Q2 12:10)
Mead’s blind handball at a stoppage at half back turns over, De Goey hooks a running snap from CHF to the left. (Q2 13:46)
Lukosius delivers another peach of a field kick from members wing to Whitlock to mark over Frampton 40m out on the flank, whose set shot is also first class. (Q2 14:45)
De Goey marks a centring ball by Long from wide on the HFF to the hotspot for a goal to break Port’s run of five. (Q2 17:48)
Schultz soccers the crumb from a Membrey contest wide left from 15m. (Q2 21:16)
Repeat inside 50s for the Pies, finally De Goey roves and provides the finish off the left from the hotspot. (Q2 21:42)
Georgiades gets a set shot 50m out on the flank after diving to mark a Mead pass in front of Frampton. Goalkicking not a lay down misère… miss narrow left. (Q2 24:31)
Sweet tries to spoil a behind in the Collingwood goalsquare but Nick Daicos arrives to volley the goal on the line with consummate skill! (Q2 26:01)
Whitlock marks a high Drew kick to the pocket 15m out behind Houston, he converts. (Q2 26:01)
McStay marks Nick Daicos’ centre clearance kick over a pack 45m out on the flank, the kick looks ugly but it’s strong and long enough for the goal. (Q2 26:01)
Membrey marks at the hotspot and kicks his second goal to put Collingwood into the lead. (Q3 3:43)
Aliir’s panicked rebound kick from the last line is high and straight to Lipinski 15m out, but he misses a relatively easy one. (Q3 5:44)
Butters passes to Georgiades 40m out on the flank who shanks wide right and OOTF. (Q3 7:24)
Ramm fumbles the difficult crumb from a Schultz contest towards the pocket, Membrey roves and sneaks the left-foot snap inside the near left post from 20m! (Q3 9:04)
Whitlock marks an Evans pass from the centre to 45m on the flank. Too many Port shots from this kind of range and angle. Whitlock misses this one narrow right. (Q3 11:01)
Buller is paid a dubious pack mark 45m out on a slight angle that he didn’t hold very long if at all. Footy gods push his set shot to the left. (Q3 19:26)
Swadling is a touch unlucky not to win a HTB free on Bamert 35m out in front but he roves the resultant stoppage and snaps his debut goal anyway off the left! (Q3 22:40)
Aliir spoils Schultz in the square but Ramm arrives at pace to catch him high for a free. But there’s a lull before the kick for Ratugolea’s injury. (Q3 25:50)
Belatedly, Schultz kicks his second goal from the square. (Q3 29:25)
Horne-Francis marks a Marshall pass from outer wing to 45m on a slight angle. Another long set shot, this time from a better position… the Hornet shoots left. (Q3 32:10)
De Goey beats Evans to mark Nick Daicos’ pass 25m out on a slight angle and plays on for his third goal. That’s the sealer. (Q3 33:08)
Marshall gets a set shot after the 3QT siren from the boundary 45m out but doesn’t score. (Q3 35:11)
Georgiades marks a Drew pass 45m out near the boundary, another set shot from a very tough spot, and again he misses. (Q4 2:15)
Marshall scrubs a snap to the left from the pocket 20m out. (Q4 4:46)
Buller marks McCreery’s pass on the flank 30m out and misses right. (Q4 11:45)
Buller beats Sweet to mark 35m out on the flank and misses again, this one to the left. (Q4 15:57)
Lipinski tips a Durdin snap over the crossbar on the goal line to prevent a Q4 goal. (Q4 21:16)
