2023 AFL Preliminary Final 1: Collingwood v Greater Western Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 2023 between Collingwood and Greater Western Sydney in the first preliminary final of the 2023 AFL season.
Collingwood hosted Greater Western Sydney at MCG.
Darcy Moore captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Craig McRae and the visitors were coached by Adam Kingsley.
Collingwood
Back:
N. Murphy, D. Moore (capt.), I. Quaynor
Half-back:
B. Maynard, S. Pendlebury, J. Howe
Centre:
S. Sidebottom, J. De Goey, J. Daicos
Half-forward:
B. Hill, B. Mihocek, P. Lipinski
Forward:
J. Elliott, D. McStay, W. Hoskin-Elliott
Follower:
M. Cox, B. McCreery, J. Crisp
Int.:
D. Cameron, N. Daicos, O. Markov, T. Mitchell
Sub.:
J. Ginnivan
Greater Western Sydney
Back:
J. Buckley, S. Taylor, C. Idun
Half-back:
L. Ash, H. Perryman, L. Whitfield
Centre:
I. Cumming, T. Green, J. Kelly
Half-forward:
T. Bedford, J. Riccardi, B. Daniels
Forward:
D. Lloyd, J. Hogan, T. Greene
Follower:
K. Briggs, C. Ward, S. Coniglio
Int.:
C. Brown, F. Callaghan, H. Himmelberg, L. Keeffe
Sub.:
X. O'Halloran
Collingwood (8.10.58) defeated Greater Western Sydney (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. McStay (2), M. Cox, J. Crisp, J. Elliott, B. Hill, B. McCreery, B. Mihocek
Greater Western Sydney: T. Greene (2), C. Brown, I. Cumming, T. Green, J. Hogan, D. Lloyd, J. Riccardi
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Brisbane Lions in the grand final and Greater Western Sydney were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
2023 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Greater Western Sydney
Date:
Friday 22 September 2023
Time:
7:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
97,665
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Greater Western Sydney
Score:
8.10.58 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Greater Western Sydney | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | COLL by 11 | GWSY by 10 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 1 | COLL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:16 | 28:30 | 31:38 | 28:53 | 1:57:17 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Craig McRae
(Collingwood),
Adam Kingsley
(Greater Western Sydney)
Captains:
Darcy Moore
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Greater Western Sydney)
AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan De Goey | COLL | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Green | GWSY | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Crisp | COLL | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Daicos | COLL | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Idun | GWSY | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Kelly | GWSY | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Quaynor | COLL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steele Sidebottom | COLL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 14 | Cameron, Darcy | INT | 70% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Cox, Mason | RU | 71% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Crisp, Jack | RO | 75% | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Daicos, Josh | WR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Daicos, Nick | INT | 80% | 0 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | De Goey, Jordan | C | 83% | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Elliott, Jamie | FPL | 78% | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Ginnivan, Jack | SUB↑ | 25% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Hill, Bobby | HFFL | 81% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hoskin-Elliott, Will | FPR | 76% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Howe, Jeremy | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Lipinski, Patrick | HFFR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Markov, Oleg | INT | 70% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Maynard, Brayden | HBFL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | McCreery, Beau | RR | 83% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | McStay, Daniel | FF↓ | 66% | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Mihocek, Brody | CHF | 94% | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Mitchell, Tom | INT | 68% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Darcy (c) | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Murphy, Nathan | BPL | 100% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Pendlebury, Scott | CHB | 83% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Quaynor, Isaac | BPR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Sidebottom, Steele | WL | 92% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 8 | 10 | 356 | 223 | 133 | 98 | 45 | 68 | 44 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 52 | |||
J. Ginnivan replaced D. McStay.
Greater Western Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ash, Lachie | HBFL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Bedford, Toby | HFFL | 76% | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Briggs, Kieren | RU | 61% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 | Brown, Callum | INT | 85% | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Buckley, Jack | BPL | 94% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Callaghan, Finn | INT | 63% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Coniglio, Stephen | RO | 87% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Cumming, Isaac | WL | 73% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Daniels, Brent | HFFR | 79% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Green, Tom | C | 91% | 1 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Greene, Toby | FPR | 92% | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Himmelberg, Harry | INT | 78% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Hogan, Jesse | FF | 84% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Idun, Connor | BPR | 94% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Keeffe, Lachie | INT | 77% | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Kelly, Josh | WR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | Lloyd, Daniel | FPL | 88% | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | O'Halloran, Xavier | SUB↑ | 12% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Perryman, Harry | CHB | 82% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 26 | Riccardi, Jake | CHF | 77% | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Taylor, Sam | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ward, Callan | RR↓ | 69% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Whitfield, Lachie | HBFR | 72% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 8 | 9 | 377 | 223 | 154 | 89 | 28 | 60 | 26 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 48 | |||
X. O'Halloran replaced C. Ward.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Collingwood | Coach: Craig McRae | ||||||||||||||
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| 44 | J. Buckley | 15 | S. Taylor | 39 | C. Idun | 46 | M. Cox | 14 | D. Cameron | ||||||
| 32 | W. Hoskin-Elliott | 11 | D. McStay | 5 | J. Elliott | 31 | B. McCreery | 35 | N. Daicos | ||||||
| FORWARD | 25 | J. Crisp | 37 | O. Markov | |||||||||||
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| 7 | L. Ash | 36 | H. Perryman | 6 | L. Whitfield |
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| 1 | P. Lipinski | 41 | B. Mihocek | 23 | B. Hill |
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| 13 | I. Cumming | 12 | T. Green | 22 | J. Kelly |
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| 7 | J. Daicos | 2 | J. De Goey | 22 | S. Sidebottom | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 32 | K. Briggs | 46 | C. Brown | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | C. Ward | 17 | F. Callaghan | |||||||||||
| 14 | T. Bedford | 26 | J. Riccardi | 16 | B. Daniels | 3 | S. Coniglio | 27 | H. Himmelberg | ||||||
| 38 | J. Howe | 10 | S. Pendlebury | 4 | B. Maynard |
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| 38 | D. Lloyd | 23 | J. Hogan | 4 | T. Greene |
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| 3 | I. Quaynor | 30 | D. Moore (c) | 28 | N. Murphy |
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| Greater Western Sydney | Coach: Adam Kingsley | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | COLL | Daniel McStay goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 01:56 |
| COLL | Jack Crisp goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 06:08 | |
| GWSY | Callum Brown behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.1.1 | 09:35 | |
| COLL | Brody Mihocek behind | 2.1.13 | - | 0.1.1 | 12:24 | |
| COLL | Daniel McStay behind | 2.2.14 | - | 0.1.1 | 18:33 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi behind | 2.2.14 | - | 0.2.2 | 22:04 | |
| GWSY | Brent Daniels behind | 2.2.14 | - | 0.3.3 | 24:36 | |
| Q2 | COLL | Jamie Elliott behind | 2.3.15 | - | 0.3.3 | 01:58 |
| GWSY | Callum Brown behind | 2.3.15 | - | 0.4.4 | 04:05 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 2.3.15 | - | 1.4.10 | 05:40 | |
| GWSY | Tom Green goal | 2.3.15 | - | 2.4.16 | 08:43 | |
| GWSY | Isaac Cumming goal | 2.3.15 | - | 3.4.22 | 13:21 | |
| COLL | Beau McCreery behind | 2.4.16 | - | 3.4.22 | 17:48 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 2.4.16 | - | 4.4.28 | 21:09 | |
| COLL | Brody Mihocek behind | 2.5.17 | - | 4.4.28 | 22:20 | |
| COLL | Nick Daicos behind | 2.6.18 | - | 4.4.28 | 24:36 | |
| Q3 | GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 2.6.18 | - | 5.4.34 | 01:58 |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 2.6.18 | - | 5.5.35 | 03:54 | |
| COLL | Bobby Hill goal | 3.6.24 | - | 5.5.35 | 10:57 | |
| COLL | Daniel McStay goal | 4.6.30 | - | 5.5.35 | 13:21 | |
| GWSY | Callum Brown goal | 4.6.30 | - | 6.5.41 | 15:05 | |
| COLL | Jamie Elliott goal | 5.6.36 | - | 6.5.41 | 17:14 | |
| COLL | Beau McCreery goal | 6.6.42 | - | 6.5.41 | 19:38 | |
| GWSY | Daniel Lloyd behind | 6.6.42 | - | 6.6.42 | 20:51 | |
| GWSY | Toby Bedford behind | 6.6.42 | - | 6.7.43 | 22:02 | |
| COLL | Brody Mihocek goal | 7.6.48 | - | 6.7.43 | 23:04 | |
| COLL | Jack Crisp behind | 7.7.49 | - | 6.7.43 | 24:10 | |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 7.7.49 | - | 6.8.44 | 27:23 | |
| GWSY | Lachie Keeffe behind | 7.7.49 | - | 6.9.45 | 29:51 | |
| Q4 | COLL | Jack Ginnivan behind | 7.8.50 | - | 6.9.45 | 00:28 |
| COLL | Rushed behind | 7.9.51 | - | 6.9.45 | 01:50 | |
| GWSY | Daniel Lloyd goal | 7.9.51 | - | 7.9.51 | 05:02 | |
| COLL | Mason Cox goal | 8.9.57 | - | 7.9.51 | 07:13 | |
| COLL | Jamie Elliott behind | 8.10.58 | - | 7.9.51 | 10:13 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan goal | 8.10.58 | - | 8.9.57 | 19:38 | |