2007 AFL Preliminary Final 1: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 2007 between Geelong and Collingwood in the first preliminary final of the 2007 AFL season. Geelong "hosted" Collingwood at MCG. Tom Harley captained the hosts. Nathan Buckley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mark Thompson and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Geelong
Back: T. Harley (capt.), M. Scarlett, J. Hunt
Half-back: A. Mackie, D. Milburn, D. Wojcinski
Centre: J. Corey, J. Bartel, C. Enright
Half-forward: S. Johnson, C. Mooney, J. Kelly
Forward: P. Chapman, N. Ablett, M. Stokes
Follower: B. Ottens, C. Ling, G. Ablett
Int.: M. Blake, S. Byrnes, M. Rooke, J. Selwood

Collingwood
Back: J. Clement, S. Wakelin, T. Lockyer
Half-back: H. Shaw, H. Lumumba, T. Goldsack
Centre: M. Clarke, S. Burns, N. Buckley (capt.)
Half-forward: N. Maxwell, A. Rocca, S. Pendlebury
Forward: P. Medhurst, T. Cloke, S. Rusling
Follower: G. Richards, D. Swan, L. Davis
Int.: C. Bryan, A. Didak, S. O'Bree, D. Thomas

Geelong (13.14.92) defeated Collingwood (13.9.87).

Goalkickers
Geelong: S. Johnson (3), M. Stokes (3), C. Mooney (2), G. Ablett, P. Chapman, J. Kelly, B. Ottens, M. Rooke
Collingwood: T. Cloke (3), P. Medhurst (3), A. Didak (2), S. Rusling (2), S. Burns, L. Davis, S. O'Bree

As a result of this match, Geelong faced Port Adelaide in the grand final and Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2007 AFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Friday 21 September 2007
Time: 7:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 98,002

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 13.14.92 - 13.9.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 4 7 . 6 9 . 13 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Collingwood 2 . 5 6 . 7 9 . 8 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Margin GEEL by 11 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 5
Duration 29:27 30:12 28:22 32:30 2:00:31

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mark Thompson (Geelong), Mick Malthouse (Collingwood)
Captains: Tom Harley (Geelong), Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. McBurney (#3), S. McInerney (#30), S. McLaren (#11)

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
29 Ablett, Gary RO 91% 1 2 31 15 16 1 0 7 11 1 2 1 0 8
23 Ablett, Nathan FF 85% 0 0 8 4 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
3 Bartel, Jimmy C 83% 0 0 30 15 15 5 0 7 2 0 3 0 6 4
24 Blake, Mark INT 39% 0 0 4 1 3 0 12 0 1 4 0 1 0 0
17 Byrnes, Shannon INT 78% 0 1 19 4 15 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 2
35 Chapman, Paul FPL 95% 1 0 15 11 4 2 0 3 1 4 0 3 0 4
11 Corey, Joel WL 85% 0 0 31 18 13 4 0 8 5 3 2 1 2 7
44 Enright, Corey WR 94% 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
2 Harley, Tom (c) BPL 97% 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 0
8 Hunt, Josh BPR 100% 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 4 1
20 Johnson, Steve HFFL 84% 3 0 19 14 5 8 0 4 3 3 0 1 1 3
9 Kelly, James HFFR 81% 1 1 18 4 14 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 1 1
45 Ling, Cameron RR 81% 0 1 15 7 8 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 2
4 Mackie, Andrew HBFL 80% 0 0 19 13 6 5 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3
39 Milburn, Darren CHB 92% 0 0 18 9 9 9 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 1
21 Mooney, Cam CHF 88% 2 2 10 9 1 6 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3
6 Ottens, Brad RU 72% 1 1 23 10 13 9 24 1 6 6 1 3 0 6
33 Rooke, Max INT 57% 1 0 10 2 8 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
30 Scarlett, Matthew FB 100% 0 1 14 9 5 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 1
14 Selwood, Joel INT 56% 0 1 15 6 9 1 0 3 1 6 1 2 0 4
27 Stokes, Mathew FPR 89% 3 2 16 12 4 5 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 5
40 Wojcinski, David HBFR 74% 0 0 12 4 8 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 13 14 370 195 175 77 37 58 40 49 20 23 25 59

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
40 Bryan, Chris INT 55% 0 0 6 5 1 2 9 5 1 4 2 1 1 3
5 Buckley, Nathan (c) WR 79% 0 1 19 14 5 10 0 6 2 2 1 1 2 3
17 Burns, Scott C 55% 1 1 16 9 7 3 0 2 3 3 2 1 1 3
43 Clarke, Martin WL 97% 0 0 21 10 11 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 2
8 Clement, James BPL 91% 0 0 21 20 1 6 0 7 1 2 2 1 10 1
32 Cloke, Travis FF 98% 3 1 15 14 1 13 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
1 Davis, Leon RO 79% 1 1 11 9 2 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
4 Didak, Alan INT 82% 2 0 17 14 3 4 0 1 3 3 0 1 3 2
38 Goldsack, Tyson HBFR 72% 0 0 11 8 3 3 1 3 0 5 1 2 2 1
24 Lockyer, Tarkyn BPR 87% 0 0 20 15 5 5 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 2
30 Lumumba, Heritier CHB 100% 0 0 15 8 7 4 4 6 2 1 0 0 1 2
27 Maxwell, Nick HFFL 100% 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 9 3 3 2 1 2 1
7 Medhurst, Paul FPL 80% 3 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0
11 O'Bree, Shane INT 73% 1 0 16 8 8 2 0 9 5 2 2 1 0 3
10 Pendlebury, Scott HFFR 74% 0 1 13 9 4 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
21 Richards, Guy RU 57% 0 0 2 1 1 1 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Rocca, Anthony CHF 90% 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1
2 Rusling, Sean FPR 92% 2 0 5 4 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
39 Shaw, Heath HBFL 91% 0 0 25 18 7 7 0 1 1 5 4 1 7 1
36 Swan, Dane RR 89% 0 0 25 20 5 8 0 3 6 3 0 0 2 4
13 Thomas, Dale INT 63% 0 1 13 9 4 7 0 3 2 4 1 4 2 1
14 Wakelin, Shane FB 97% 0 0 9 6 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 13 9 296 214 82 99 29 68 39 50 23 20 45 41

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 COLL Anthony Rocca behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:37
COLL Scott Burns goal 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 02:43
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 04:28
GEEL Cam Mooney behind 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 06:50
GEEL Brad Ottens goal 2.1.13 - 1.1.7 08:09
COLL Rushed behind 2.1.13 - 1.2.8 09:47
GEEL Mathew Stokes behind 2.2.14 - 1.2.8 10:27
COLL Rushed behind 2.2.14 - 1.3.9 11:06
GEEL Shannon Byrnes behind 2.3.15 - 1.3.9 13:53
GEEL Gary Ablett behind 2.4.16 - 1.3.9 15:03
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 3.4.22 - 1.3.9 18:33
COLL Shane O'Bree goal 3.4.22 - 2.3.15 20:31
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 4.4.28 - 2.3.15 24:56
COLL Leon Davis behind 4.4.28 - 2.4.16 27:31
COLL Scott Pendlebury behind 4.4.28 - 2.5.17 29:03
Q2 COLL Nathan Buckley behind 4.4.28 - 2.6.18 03:42
COLL Sean Rusling goal 4.4.28 - 3.6.24 06:48
COLL Paul Medhurst goal 4.4.28 - 4.6.30 08:00
COLL Dale Thomas behind 4.4.28 - 4.7.31 12:14
GEEL Matthew Scarlett behind 4.5.29 - 4.7.31 12:56
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 5.5.35 - 4.7.31 13:42
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 6.5.41 - 4.7.31 15:13
GEEL Max Rooke goal 7.5.47 - 4.7.31 19:32
GEEL Rushed behind 7.6.48 - 4.7.31 22:18
COLL Alan Didak goal 7.6.48 - 5.7.37 23:23
COLL Sean Rusling goal 7.6.48 - 6.7.43 27:20
Q3 GEEL Brad Ottens behind 7.7.49 - 6.7.43 02:00
GEEL James Kelly behind 7.8.50 - 6.7.43 02:34
GEEL Rushed behind 7.9.51 - 6.7.43 03:45
COLL Leon Davis goal 7.9.51 - 7.7.49 04:20
GEEL Mathew Stokes behind 7.10.52 - 7.7.49 05:47
COLL Scott Burns behind 7.10.52 - 7.8.50 09:28
GEEL James Kelly goal 8.10.58 - 7.8.50 10:09
COLL Travis Cloke goal 8.10.58 - 8.8.56 11:38
GEEL Gary Ablett behind 8.11.59 - 8.8.56 15:29
COLL Paul Medhurst goal 8.11.59 - 9.8.62 17:06
GEEL Cameron Ling behind 8.12.60 - 9.8.62 18:09
GEEL Joel Selwood behind 8.13.61 - 9.8.62 20:13
GEEL Cam Mooney goal 9.13.67 - 9.8.62 27:15
Q4 COLL Travis Cloke goal 9.13.67 - 10.8.68 01:11
GEEL Cam Mooney goal 10.13.73 - 10.8.68 02:49
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 11.13.79 - 10.8.68 04:50
GEEL Paul Chapman goal 12.13.85 - 10.8.68 09:45
GEEL Cam Mooney behind 12.14.86 - 10.8.68 11:51
COLL Travis Cloke goal 12.14.86 - 11.8.74 14:52
COLL Travis Cloke behind 12.14.86 - 11.9.75 16:29
COLL Alan Didak goal 12.14.86 - 12.9.81 17:45
GEEL Gary Ablett goal 13.14.92 - 12.9.81 19:51
COLL Paul Medhurst goal 13.14.92 - 13.9.87 30:12