Hit-outs a positive
Collingwood registered 41 hitouts for the match (Josh Fraser 19, Chris Bryan 16), seven more than Adelaide and third most for the round.
The Magpies tapped the ball to advantage 34.1% of the time; second best in the competition (Port Adelaide was first with 38.2%). Collingwood had first possession of the footy 45 times from a hitout to lead the league. The teams’ first use of the ball contributed to 41 clearances for the match to rank second overall in the league.
Clangers
Clanger numbers were high for most teams in the first round of the season.
Collingwood was the number one offender registering 59 clangers (Richmond also had 59 clangers).
In the fourth quarter the Magpies had 18 clangers, the most for any quarter and six more than the Crows.
Running bounces
Collingwood managed only 14 running bounces, 11th best in the competition compared to Adelaide who ranked first with 28. Melbourne (round two opponent) tallied only seven running bounces for the match to rank 15th.
Ball magnet - Scott Pendlebury
The 21-year-old collected 29 disposals on Saturday and used the ball with 90% efficiency (ninth best in the competition for a player with 20 disposals or more).
Pendlebury only played 65% of game time (80 minutes) and was rotated on eight occasions.
100% gametime
Harry O’Brien and Simon Prestigiacomo played 100% of the game. There were 14 AFL players (including O’Brien and Prestigiacomo) who played in 100% of the game.
Collingwood led the way with 108 total interchanges, 34 more than St Kilda who had the least.
