Blog log from PF of 2025: Collingwood vs Brisbane

First score to Collingwood is a snap to the right by De Goey from a stoppage 30m out. (Q1 5:00)
Nick Daicos sends a long speculator to the hotspot, Zorko stands in the hole and is pinged for a block, eyes off the ball so it was there. Cox boots the first goal. (Q1 6:52)
Dunkley chips in front of Moore to intercept a Howe kick in to 30m in front for the opener for the Lions. (Q1 10:01)
Cameron gets a soft push free on Howe just inside true CHF after Levi Ashcroft kicks from the next bounce, set shot falls on the line and is spoiled off Morris by Moore, point. (Q1 11:45)
Nick Daicos roves a stoppage deep in defence but Bailey catches him HTB, unpopular decision with the Pie supporters but Bailey converts coolly. (Q1 15:21)
On a switch play, Gardiner kicks long from members wing to the pocket for Morris to mark over Frampton 25m out, kick falls on the line, six points awarded! (Q1 19:54)
Ah Chee mows down De Goey at half back to prevent a slingshot score, a few plays later he provides the hardfought handball goal assist for Morris to goal from the hotspot! (Q1 22:43)
Bailey kicks near side right and OOTF from 45m on the flank. (Q1 25:58)
Gallop throws a boot at the crumb for a long Marshall speculator to the goal line but the ball eludes him for a rushed behind. (Q1 28:47)
Cameron misses a snap from the pocket, Collingwood conceding a lot of territory early in Q2 as well. (Q2 3:02)
Quaynor’s kick in eventually works out as Mihocek roves a Zorko scrubber and sends Elliott into the open goal on the rebound! (Q2 4:01)
Bailey misses on the burst from 35m under Long’s chase. (Q2 4:47)
Elliott passes to the pocket for Membrey 25m out on the end of a rebound around outer wing. The Skunk’s checkside set shot is a stinker, OOTF to the left. (Q2 9:02)
Zorko intercepts at half back but Schutlz picks off his kick across the line, he goes to Membrey 35m out on the flank whose drop punt is a peach, Pies back in it! (Q2 11:29)
Zorko is having a mare, he gives away a high contact free to Schultz as they fight for a ground ball 35m out on the flank, same spot as Membrey’s shot and Schultz repeats the dose! (Q2 16:15)
Schultz jinks away from traffic on members wing and sets up a long ball by Long from the HFF to the square for Lipinski to put the Pies in front! (Q2 22:02)
A double 50m penalty against Wilmot for timewasting and then Levi Ashcroft for encroachment brings Membrey from half back to the top of the square for another one for the Pies! (Q2 26:43)
De Goey feeds Houston who has a lash from 45m near the boundary… he’s always dangerous from this range and he sails through another one for the Carringbush! (Q2 28:43)
Morris marks on the HFF and passes to the pocket for Cameron to leap in front of Houston and mark 25m out. Charlie’s curling snap falls short and was across the face anyway. (Q2 30:42)
Bailey goals from a stoppage deep in attack to start Q3 with a lot better scoreboard nourishment than the Lions got at all in Q2. (Q3 1:00)
Long handballs straight to Zorko after the next bounce, Reville releases Will Ashcroft to run to the HFF and slam through another one to the Lions! (Q3 2:35)
McInerney feeds Gallop who baulks free and puts the Lions back in front from 25m on a slight angle! (Q3 5:39)
Will Ashcroft receives from Morris for a high snap off a step from 35m on a slight angle, the goal umpire squats behind the right goalpost and eventually signals a point. (Q3 7:34)
McCreery marks 50m out on a slight angle and gives off to De Goey whose kick falls short for Wilmot to rush. (Q3 10:08)
Zorko sends a high speculator from outside CHF to the hotspot, four talls fly but the crumb falls perfectly for Rayner in the pocket whose first kick of the game is a goal! (Q3 12:06)
Rayner roved Frampton’s spoil with elite anticipation, knew exactly where the hit would be aimed. (Q3 12:36)
McCreery snaps high and short from the HFF, ball lands in the square where Elliott takes a classic specky on the back of Starcevich, he goals! (Q3 14:04)
Cox pushes Fort in the back in ruck 20m out, McCluggage snaps the goal playing on to advantage, Brisbane now rebuilding a significant lead! (Q3 15:56)
Steele claimed a finger on the ball off McCluggage’s boot but the review concentrates on Howe’s smother attempt in front of him, goal confirmed. (Q3 17:01)
McCreery sprints away from the next bounce and hits the lead of Elliott for another contested grab against Starcevich 35m out on a slight angle, Billy converts again. (Q3 18:06)
Sidebottom snaps from a ball up at the hotspot, Gardiner prevents Mihocek from getting to the ball as it rolls for a behind. (Q3 20:52)
Wilmot sets up Marshall for a long speculator from the HFF to the pocket where Lohmann marks over Howe 20m out but misses across the face to the right. (Q3 22:24)
Andrews intercepts on members wing and gives off to Wilmot whose long ball to the pocket is marked by Rayner at much the same spot as Lohmann’s shot, he also misses to the right. (Q3 24:00)
Loose footy after a throw in to 25m for Brisbane, Will Ashcroft lines up a volley and sends it through for a worldie! (Q3 26:07)
Schultz takes a link mark at half forward and passes to the pocket for Membrey to mark 25m out with Andrews giving him too much leg rope. The Skunk misses left. (Q3 30:37)
Starcevich kicks long to the HFF 40m out on a slow rebound, Maynard is caught under the footy to allow Rayner to mark and kick a huge red time goal! (Q3 34:07)
Rayner drops a mark fighting against two for a long Morris ball to the pocket 30m out but earns a high contact free for Maynard’s arm across the moosh. Miss near side right. (Q4 7:18)
Nick Daicos feeds Sidebottom playing on to advantage for a snap off a step from 35m on a slight angle, no pressure except the moment… Rusty misses to the left. (Q4 9:07)
Ball up next to the Collingwood behind post, Sidebottom roves and grubbers to the line, Cox and Andrews both throw a boot at it, goal umpire says goal, review called… (Q4 10:54)
Andrews got first touch to it but it looked to have come off the studs of Cox’s right boot… (Q4 11:34)
The third angle confirms the goal. (Q4 12:04)
A fourth angle after the review was announced confirms it again! (Q4 13:19)
Membrey marks 35m out on a slingshot play but chooses a pass to Elliott in the pocket, kick lets Starcevich get back to spoil just in time, goal averted! (Q4 16:49)
Magpie fans baying for blood as they thought it was a free to Elliott… nup. (Q4 17:02)
The Lions rebound from a resultant stoppage around members wing with Cameron marking Morris’s long ball behind Quaynor in the pocket 25m out, he snaps this one through! (Q4 17:29)
McCreery is rightly pinged for insufficient intent on a rebound grubber, Zorko bombs back inside 50 to a pack 30m out on the flank where Gallop clunks it and goals! (Q4 20:44)
Collingwood fans will feel hard done by for some 50/50 umpiring decisions but they have lost some key contests gave up too many clearances. (Q4 21:30)
Six minutes left and four goals in it, just about over in the Leigh Matthews sense. (Q4 22:31)
Ah Chee receives from Cameron in the pocket and hits the top of the square, Lohmann can’t mark but the crumb sits up on the goal line for him to volley the official sealer! (Q4 23:10)
Reville passes over Howe to Morris 40m out on the flank, who ices the clock by going back for the set shot which doesn’t score. (Q4 26:00)
Zorko has had a faultless second half after starting the game with some horrible clangers, he adds a cherry on top with a goal from CHF after a stoppage set up by Cameron’s bump. (Q4 27:35)
Elliott kicks goal number four from 45m on a slight angle with a minute to go. (Q4 30:30)
McCreery misses after running from the centre to 30m. (Q4 31:32)