Blog log from R24 of 2024: Melbourne vs Collingwood

Hoskin-Elliott marks on the boundary 30m out but leaves his screwing set shot near side left. (Q1 1:51)
Pickett hits the crumb from a Turner contest against Moore on the HFF and streaks ahead of Sidebottom to slot the first goal of the night from 35m. (Q1 4:11)
Nick Daicos has a set shot from the boundary 35m out touched through by the pack on the line. (Q1 6:56)
Nick Daicos gets the benefit of a 50m penalty to kick Collingwood’s opener from 20m out in front. (Q1 8:42)
Cameron has two goes at a set shot inside 50, the second one from the pocket curls in. (Q2 3:57)
Chandler screws in a rare goal for the Dees from mid-range, he tries to buck up the team with an energetic celebration but nobody is fooled. (Q2 4:57)
Petty marks 50m out on a slight angle, he pulls his kick to the top of the square for van Rooyen to beat Cameron to mark and goal. (Q2 6:27)
Hill enjoyed the party in Q1 with two goals and marks another Josh Daicos inside 50 kick to 40m in front, but misses this one to the right and OOTF. (Q2 9:27)
Hill to Crisp to Richards for another one for the Pies from heavy traffic in the pocket. (Q2 10:26)
Gawn intercepts Pendlebery on outer wing and releases Salem for the counter, ending with Turner marking in front of Dean 35m out on the flank for a miss to the right. (Q2 13:28)
van Rooyen is favoured by a chaos ball by Chandler near the hotspot but snaps over his shoulder high and wide right with Moore closing. (Q2 15:13)
Melbourne now getting repeat inside 50s, after Gawn’s spoil Bowey passes to Pickett for a contested grab in front of Howe 30m out in front, he goals. (Q2 15:58)
Pickett is front and centre for a van Rooyen contest 20m out but his checkside is into the near left post under pressure. (Q2 19:37)
Howes roves at defensive hotspot on hands and knees but is pinged for HTN under Elliott’s tackle, who misses a soda. (Q2 21:17)
McCreery catches Hore HTB at half forward, Josh Daicos plays on to advantage from the free to find Lipinski in the pocket for the goal. (Q2 24:53)
Billings marks Fritsch’s centring ball from the pocket on the opposite behind line for a goal. (Q3 2:48)
Nick Daicos breaks the ankles of Woewoedin on outer wing and passes to Elliott 40m out on a slight angle for a nice goal. (Q3 7:32)
Nick Daicos hits the post with a running shot from 40m on a slight angle after the Pies outnumber the Dees in the centre to force a turnover. (Q3 10:53)
Neal-Bullen misses two Demons with a diagonal kick to the centre from the HBF, Nick Daicos is on the end of the quick counter for his second goal from the hotspot. (Q3 12:56)
Turner marks a Chandler pass in front of Dean 45m out on the flank after Neal-Bullen rides a tackle to keep an attack going on outer wing. Disco swerves it in. (Q3 15:47)
Hill pinches a crumb off Salem in the square but McDonald touches his pressured snap for a point. (Q3 17:47)
Pickett beats Howe to mark on the HFF with a subtle nudge from behind, he passes to Tholstrup 40m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q3 18:37)
Hoskin-Elliott marks a Macrae clearance from the HFF to the pocket in front of McDonald 20m out for a goal. (Q3 23:19)
Parker kicks his first senior goal on the run from half forward, and gets mobbed by teammates. (Q3 27:48)
Hoskin-Elliott misses near side right after McDonald is pinged for insufficient intent 25m out. (Q4 0:47)
Steady rain now falling at the MCG in this contractual obligation game. (Q4 1:19)
Allan sends a lovely long ball from members wing to the fat side for Elliott to mark 40m out on a slight angle, but his kick is short and rushed. (Q4 2:46)
Macrae does a one-two with Sidebottom but blazes wide from the flank 40m out. (Q4 4:48)
Turner misses on the run from the HFF. (Q4 7:34)
Crisp marks 40m out on a slight angle and kicks the goal through driving rain. (Q4 13:40)
The game has been stopped for lightning with 9:31 left on the clock. Minimum twenty minutes before a restart. (Q4 14:46)
We have resumed, finally.
(Q4 51:01)
After Gawn intercepts on members wing and starts a switch, Langdon passes to Tholstrup 30m out on a slight angle for some late junk. (Q4 51:58)
Lipinski curls in some garbage from the boundary 40m out. (Q4 55:18)
Allen rams through some more junk from a stoppage deep in attack. (Q4 58:18)
Billings hits the post from a Joe the Goose special. (Q4 61:31)
Both Daicoses get their fortieth disposals in the last chain of the match, which ends with Hill kicking short from 40m. (Q4 65:32)