Blog log from R16 of 2024: Gold Coast vs Collingwood

Flanders snaps high and wide right from a pack 35m out on the flank. (Q1 3:06)
Crisp is pinged under the stand rule to bring Holman from half forward to the goalsquare for the first goal, charitably. (Q1 3:32)
Miller goes long from the HFF to the top of the square where King flies in front of Quaynor to mark for his first goal. (Q1 5:20)
Mihocek gathers a ground ball in the pocket and jinks past Powell to roll through a left-foot snap from 25m with high skill. (Q1 7:57)
Witts down to Flanders at the next bounce, King marks in front of Frampton 40m out, his drop punt fades a little to the right but falls in. (Q1 10:35)
Crisp taps a pinball from a stoppage on the HFF to De Goey who snaps quickly, just to the left of the left post from 40m. (Q1 12:33)
Ballard and Collins fly to spoil a long Kreuger ball to Hill but Ballard can’t stop Mihocek soccering the crumb for the goal from 15m. (Q1 14:53)
Nick Daicos chooses a long diagonal kick from the back pocket to the centre, no mark but it starts a slingshot play ending with Hill sending Hoskin-Elliott off into the open goal. (Q1 19:10)
Graham passes short to Ainsworth 50m out on the flank, he plays on but shoots OOTF as he can’t get around the man on the mark. (Q1 21:15)
Pack forms at the top of the Gold Coast goalsquare, looks like a ball up waiting to happen but Flanders roves Crisp’s fumble and grubbers through an opportunist goal! (Q1 26:10)
Another slingshot play by the Magpies from defence, Hoskin-Elliott gather on outer wing and jinks around Andrew to go over Collins to Kreuger 45m out on the flank for a poster. (Q1 27:25)
After an Andrew slip and turnover at half back, Hoskin-Elliott passes to De Goey 45m out on a slight angle who goals. Magpies hit the lead. (Q1 28:46)
Sexton snaps wide from half forward after the Suns get a centre clearance. (Q1 28:46)
Ainsworth feeds Miller for a running snap from 45m on a slight angle that flies across the face to the right. (Q2 2:41)
Witts taps over his shoulder from a throw-in from the pocket down the throat of Long who snaps the goal from 20m, fine play! (Q2 5:53)
Ainsworth misses a pressured snap from the pocket 20m out. (Q2 7:52)
Lukosius tumbles a quick kick from a pack on members wing to another pack 30m out on a slight angle, it lands in the arms of Swallow who misses badly to the right. (Q2 16:23)
Long lowers the boom to force a spillage with a big tackle on Frampton near the goalsquare, Lukosius roves and goals with a grubber! (Q2 16:23)
Long gets around Howe on the HFF and feeds Lukosius who uses excellent vision to kick over Harrison to Ainsworth 20m out on a slight angle on the fat side, he marks and goals! (Q2 21:40)
Gold Coast have had bulk territory in Q2 and are finally getting scoreboard nourishment. (Q2 21:40)
Nick Daicos roves on the HFF and kicks daintily but prettily over Andrew to brother Josh in the pocket 30m out, Josh plays on to curl in the goal. (Q2 23:05)
Hill roves a Hoskin-Elliott contest and tries a low-percentage snap from the boundary under pressure 25m out that flies OOTF. (Q2 24:10)
Hill roves a Mihocek tap for a left-foot snap across the body from 30m that hits the top of the left goalpost. (Q2 25:26)
King gets around Howe at half forward and bombs long to the teeth of goal, Lukosius halves a contest against three talls, Pies try to run on rebound but cough it up, Graham goal! (Q2 29:11)
A crumb over the back eludes Hill and rolls to the pocket, he gathers but misses under pressure from 15m. (Q3 0:34)
De Goey breaks a tackle on members wing to engineer an attack up members wing, Lipinski passes to Josh Daicos who misses from 30m on a slight angle. (Q3 2:05)
Hill is paid a mark on the boundary 20m out that he looked to have juggled over the line, footy gods all over it and he misses. (Q3 3:14)
Nick Daicos raises the arm in Luke Shuey style to draw a high contact free on Powell 35m out on the flank, footy gods can’t do anything about Little Nicky, he goals. (Q3 6:35)
Frampton is pinged for early and high contact on King at the hotspot before a marking contest, goal number three for King. (Q3 11:00)
King marks a Swallow pass from members wing in front of Frampton 40m out on a slight angle, this drop punt is wide right and across the face. (Q3 13:35)
Markov drops an intercept mark at half back, Graham roves and shoots off a few step from 55m in front… wide right. (Q3 15:05)
King roves his own contest behind Frampton on the HFF, baulks inside and snaps his fourth goal from 20m! (Q3 16:40)
Lukosius gets a holding free on Howe waiting for a long ball to 15m on a slight angle, Luko ain’t missing that one. Margin getting serious now. (Q3 19:15)
Powell spoils in the centre but the crumb goes behind to his man Lipinski who feeds Pendlebury to glide through CHF and slot the goal. (Q3 20:21)
Humphrey roves at half forward after the next bounce and feeds Witts lumbering by, the ruckman tries a wobbly kick off the left but it works for Lukosius 20m out… for a poster! (Q3 22:16)
Kick in turns over for Collingwood, Humphrey marks 50m out on the flank and points at the goals… then kicks poorly, eventually Berry feeds Miller who snaps wide from 20m. (Q3 23:32)
Collingwood rebounds at full pace, De Goey goes long from members wing to Lipinski who holds the mark with strong hands despite a strong challenge from Sexton. But he misses. (Q3 24:06)
Day marks 20m out in the pocket and kicks truly to give Gold Coast a big buffer leading into 3QT. (Q3 25:16)
Centre clearance Collingwood, Ballard one out with Hill in the square for a Richards kick, spoiled but Hill gets a good bounce and feeds Lipinski for the goal. (Q3 26:57)
Holman snaps from 30m, it’s touched off the boot and falls on the line for Sidebottom to rush regardless. (Q4 1:12)
Nick Daicos gets a free off the ball at CHF, his kick is into the man on the mark but he regathers and surges towards the hotspot, Hill checksides the goal off a step from 20m! (Q4 3:29)
Howe gathers a bouncing inside 50 kick by Crisp from the next bounce and feeds Nick Daicos who tries his old man’s trick of a grubber from 35m in front… but nicks the right post! (Q4 4:25)
Gold Coast rebounds around members side, Miller goes long to Day who juggles a strong mark in front of Frampton 40m out near the boundary. Day misses across the face to the left. (Q4 5:29)
Noble spoils Humphrey in the pocket but Moore comes in late to catch Humphrey high, but the free kick is shanked OOTF across the face. (Q4 6:59)
Nick Daicos marks at CHF and spots up Howe leading out of the square in front of Andrew to mark and goal. Shades of last week’s miracle against North… (Q4 8:24)
De Goey roves on the HFF, bounces off a Collins challenge and decides to go himself from 40m on the boundary… pure skill, he slots that to the raptures of the travelling fans! (Q4 13:09)
Nick Daicos passes to Hill at CHF, no mark but Hill gives back to ND who baulks to 40m and kicks another one, five in a row for the Magpies! (Q4 14:29)
Humphrey grubbers a point from the boundary 30m out under heavy pressure. (Q4 20:32)
Long kick in to the centre turns over, Lukosius snaps off a step from 55m… just wide right. (Q4 21:15)
Another long kick in to the centre turns over, Anderson goes to the flank but can’t find a target, no score. (Q4 21:31)
Powell spoils a Sidebottom kick to the hotspot, Mihocek roves and snaps on the turn… skids left. (Q4 22:24)
Quaynor turns the ball over kicking to the centre, Ainsworth goes long to the pocket but King can’t beat two, nothing is done. (Q4 22:24)
Richards passes to Kreuger to mark 40m out on the flank after Howe plays on from a free on Uwland on outer wing. Kreuger steers through the go-ahead goal! (Q4 24:24)
4:27 to go and you’d think this game was played at Victoria Park with the volume of Magpie freaks baying for blood in the stands. (Q4 24:54)
Uwland wins a ground ball on outer wing, busts through a tackle and has Long on his own at half forward, he turns and runs to 45m to slam through a huge goal! (Q4 26:12)
3:30 to go and we’re nearing the end of the fight, it’s haymakers by both combatants and no quarter given. (Q4 26:55)
Ainsworth gets his chance off the left boot from the left pocket 20m out, doesn’t suit him but he gets the slide rule out and curls in a fabulous finish, Long with the assist! (Q4 28:00)
Three minutes flat on the clock now, two kicks in it. (Q4 28:15)
Rowell catches Crisp HTB at CHF and pokes a quick pass to Lukosius, who misses to the left to make it two straight kicks the diff with a minute left. (Q4 30:38)
Sullivan marks a Sidebottom pass 40m out on a slight angle, he rushes the set shot but misses. Last chance gone. (Q4 31:03)