Blog log for Western Sydney vs Collingwood, of 2024
Elliott snap wide from deep in the pocket 20m out after a ball up to kick off the evening’s scoring. (Q1 2:00)
Himmelberg turns the ball over by foot on the HBF, Mihocek snaps the opening goal from 30m on the flank. (Q1 4:14)
McCreery worries Wehr off a ground ball at half forward, Lipinski roves and snaps wide from 35m on the flank. (Q1 6:59)
Brown takes a pack mark 60m out on the flank, Pies crib back from the mark so he plays on and bangs through a booming goal from 55! (Q1 8:57)
Mihocek roves a Cox contest but has to dribble off his left at full pace from the boundary 20m out, rolls across the face. (Q1 11:42)
Greene takes a link mark 70m out, wheels and passes to Brown near the hotspot, who swerves through goal number two. (Q1 12:42)
Ward pinged for a hold on De Goey at the next bounce, Idun roves but gets caught HTB by Cameron at the top of the square for the goal. (Q1 14:42)
Himmelberg roves a long ball to a pack at the top of the square but whiffs the kick completely, Hill pounces for the opportunist goal. (Q1 17:05)
Moore smothers Thomas at half forward for GWS but the crumb falls back to Thomas who gets clear and pokes a pass to Brown 30m out in the pocket for his third goal! (Q1 21:18)
Daniels marks 45m out on the flank, sees Cadman on his own in the square, kick sails through with Cadman shepherding noone! (Q1 22:52)
Cadman rises high over a pack to take an impressive mark on the spin in the pocket 35m out. His set shot is narrow. (Q1 24:50)
Green spots Wehr on his own with excellent vision, Wehr scoots to the HFF and delivers a lovely long ball to the fat side for Cadman to mark 15m out for his first goal. (Q1 26:07)
Ash rides a bump at half forward and pokes a pass to Daniels on his own 40m out. Binga tugs that one way left. (Q1 28:17)
Lipinski misses a set shot from true CHF just on the QT siren. (Qtr Time)
Elliott gets worried off a crumb in the square by Haynes, and the ball eludes Mihocek as well to bounce into the post. (Q2 2:34)
Mihocek dives and is paid a mark from a low Schultz pass 45m out on the flank, crowd hoots and Idun complains… Checkers misses. (Q2 4:57)
Daniels skids a long snap across the face after a quick rebound. (Q2 5:48)
McCreery catches Coniglio HTB with a fantastic tackle near the boundary 45m out and slots the big goal! Elite play! (Q2 8:48)
Greene gets a contact free on Maynard in a pack at half forward and passes short to Green 45m out on a slight angle. The set shot is a peach. (Q2 11:02)
Hogan flies in front of three tall Pies to mark 45m out in front, his set shot looks awkward but it’s as straight as a die. (Q2 13:15)
Coniglio coughs up a handball to grass on the HBF under heavy pressure, Nick Daicos roves and shoots in one fluid motion… straight through with pure skill! (Q2 25:28)
Taylor spoils a Nick Daicos kick to the square, Schultz roves but his quick snap wobbles left from 25m. (Q2 27:09)
Hogan roves a throw in 20m out and snaps over his shoulder for his second! (Q2 29:40)
Sidebottom feeds Mitchell who snaps across the body off the left for a goal from 35m. (Q2 30:59)
Hogan roves a Greene contest against four in the pocket (!) and feeds Kelly, who kicks to the top of the square for Brown to mark and boot his fourth goal. (Q2 33:28)
Thomas feeds Daniels for another red time goal with a snap across the body from the hotspot! (Q2 34:59)
Josh Daicos receives from Pendlebury and sizzles a pass inside 50 to the lead of Elliott in front of Himmelberg 30m out on a slight angle. Billy misses to the right. (Q3 8:10)
Hogan marks a high Coniglio ball inside 50 to 45m in the corridor with Dean tripping over behind him. Kick is good, accuracy is key in this game so far. (Q3 10:37)
O’Halloran fails to get around Sidebottom on the mark on the wing, quick counter sees Elliott passing to Schultz 30m out in front for… a miss. Had a bad night, has Schultz. (Q3 12:53)
Greene hasn’t done a whole lot to this point but he’s always capable of the sublime, and he delivers a lovely running checkside from the pocket 25m out with a man on him! (Q3 15:00)
Kelly roves Hogan near the hotspot and gives back to Hogan, he feeds Cadman who snaps truly for his second! (Q3 19:28)
Nick Daicos misses a free kick from 50m on a slight angle after a rare time violation free kick against Greene. (Q3 22:17)
Kelly marks 45m out on a slight angle after a very laborious rebound, he puts the game to sleep with a quality finish. (Q3 27:22)
Hill roves Taylor’s drop after pushing him off the fall deep in the pocket, he gives inside to Mihocek who snaps the goal from 20m. (Q4 3:49)
Greene takes a link mark in the centre and plays on for a sizzler up the corridor to the lead of Hogan, nothing Dean could do there. Hogan boots his fourth from 45m. (Q4 5:22)
Coniglio passes to Brown 40m out near the boundary who slots a tough set shot for goal number five, a personal best! (Q4 9:38)
Thomas mops up a Greene kick to the pocket and gives outside to Daniels who deserves a goal and snaps one around the corner from 20m. (Q4 12:32)
McCreery marks 50m out on a slight angle, his set shot falls on the line with a bunch of fingers near it, review shows it came off Johnson for a point. (Q4 14:37)
Pendlebury has been quiet tonight, especially before HT, but he delivers a lovely punching long pass to Mihocek 30m out on a slight angle who gets some junk. (Q4 16:53)
Wehr has also had a poor game, he misses a high snap from deep in the pocket 20m out. (Q4 20:40)
Hill marks just inside 50m on the flank, Whitfield crabs on the mark and is pinged on the stand rule to gift Bobby some more garbage. (Q4 22:19)
Maynard sails through some more garbage from the HFF, and cops more boos from the Giants fan who have enjoyed themselves immensely this evening. (Q4 25:32)
Greene feeds Daniels who saunters up the flank and checksides his fourth goal from 25m. (Q4 27:07)
Hoskin-Elliott misses from the hotspot with three minutes to go. (Q4 30:19)
Crisp roves a handball clanger by Taylor and sets up Cameron to snap some more junk from near the hotspot. (Q4 32:13)
