Collingwood
1
L Davis
1.2
5
N Maxwell
8
H O'Brien
9
J Anthony
2.3
10
S Pendlebury
11
S O'Bree
12
S Cox
14
A Corrie
0.1
15
L Brown
16
N Brown
17
D Beams
1.0
18
M Clarke
19
C Wood
20
B Reid
1.1
21
S Wellingham
22
S Sidebottom
24
T Lockyer
2.2
29
R Cook
34
A Toovey
35
S Prestigiacomo
36
D Swan
0.1
39
H Shaw
Preview: Collingwood v Carlton
VENUE & TIME: MCG, Sunday 17 May, 2.10pm (AEST)
HEAD TO HEAD: Played: 237: Collingwood 111, Carlton 122, Drawn 4
LAST TIME: Carlton 17.17 (119) d Collingwood 12.17 (89) at the MCG, Round 12, 2008
WALKING WOUNDED: The Magpies will be flat out fielding a forward line this week such is their injury crisis amongst their leading attacking players. While the Pies do regain leading goalkicker John Anthony following a one-week suspension, his loss was offset by the hamstring injury sustained by Travis Cloke last week, which will sideline him for at least two matches. Goalsneak Alan Didak will also miss again due to a hamstring injury while fellow small forwards Leon Davis (abdominal strain) and Paul Medhurst (ankle), who were both late withdrawals last week, will again struggle to be fit. And No.1 ruckman Josh Fraser also injured his posterior cruciate ligament last week against St Kilda and will struggle to play.
The Blues are much closer to full strength although 2007 best and fairest winner Andrew Carazzo is out with a hamstring injury while Andrew Walker (shoulder) and Robbie Warnock (foot) remain long-term casualties but Shaun Grigg (ankle) could return this week.
FORM: Both teams come into this game under pressure with just three wins from seven games and hanging onto their place in the top eight by percentage only. The Pies are coming off a humiliating 88-point loss to St Kilda in a game in which they kicked their lowest score - 5.10 (40) - during coach Mick Malthouse's reign and their lowest since 1997. The Blues have suffered two narrow losses in a row, to Hawthorn at the MCG and then Fremantle on the Gold Coast - two matches they could and probably should have won.
WHO'S HOT: Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell played a lone hand for the Magpies against St Kilda on Monday night in his 100th AFL match with 21 disposals and nine marks to be one of his team's few good players. And that effort followed from a fine display against North the previous week when he had 22 disposals and kicked a goal in the Pies' easy win after returning from a two-match suspension.
For the Blues, young ruckman Matthew Kreuzer has made excellent progress in his second season this year. After playing 20 games in his debut season, the 2007 No.1 draft pick has played all seven games this year and is averaging 16 hit-outs, 14 disposals and nearly four marks per game.
WE THINK: Any Collingwood-Carlton clash brings with it a bit of extra spice but this one promises to be a beauty with both teams needing to win to maintain their places in the top eight and both desperate to get their seasons back on track following recent disappointments. Given the stakes and the rivalry between the two clubs, expect a crowd of more than 70,000 to pack the MCG for a rare Sunday afternoon blockbuster. But while normally a Blues-Pies match is a toss-of-the-coin job it is hard to mount a case for the Magpies in this one. Not only will the Pies be fielding a badly-depleted team, especially in attack, but they are also coming off a six-day break while the Blues will have enjoyed eight. Carlton by 24 points.
Q4 30:41 -
Carlton runs out easy winners doing enough to put the undermanned Magpies in one and a half quarters of football. Carlton 16.8.104 defeat Collingwood 7.1.53 by 51 points.
Q4 30:12 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Swan with a short pass into Lockyer who marks 35 metres out on a 45 degree angle. The siren sounds and in a post-script to play Lockyer kicks his second goal if the match.
Q4 29:22 -
BEHIND BLUES - Yarran goes back and kicks a behind, perhaps Betts should have been more selfish, he could have probably kicked a goal.
Q4 28:23 -
Thornton passes the ball into the forward 50 and Yarran and Betts raffle it off. Yarran wins and takes an easy mark.
Q4 27:00 -
This game has officially entered 'junk time'; the Magpies are racking up some cheap possessions as the Blues wind down.
Q4 26:00 -
BEHIND BLUES - Judd weaves through traffic and finishes off his game with a...poster. Another behind to the Blues.
Q4 23:50 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Clarke with a short kick to Swan who delivers by foot to John Anthony. Anthony from inside 50 will go back kick a long - point, he's been inaccurate this afternoon, 2.3.
Q4 21:53 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Ben Reid kicks another behind for the Pies.
Q4 20:22 -
GOAL BLUES - Boundary throw in Fevola taps the ball to a running Betts. Betts has the ball in the clear and slams home his 4th goal of the game. Well played Fevola.
Q4 18:21 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Thornton and Anthony one out in the square, Anthony takes the mark and will try to kick the goal. Anthony goes back and kicks his second goal of the match.
Q4 15:52 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Beams kicks his first goal for the afternoon, the Blues' fans go crazy as Anthony was trying to decapitate Thornton right in front of the umpire, the signal, however - all clear.
Q4 13:00 -
Judd has another possession, they say that cream always rises but Judd has been nigh on unbelievable this afternoon, you can give him the 3 Brownlow votes - without doubt.
Q4 09:47 -
GOAL BLUES - Robinson wins the ball under pressure, he gathers and runs inside 50 . From 45 metres out Robinson kicks long and it sails through the big sticks, goal Carlton.
Q4 08:35 -
GOAL BLUES - Judd gathers the ball on the wing, passes off to the Russell who goes long and finds Murphy. Murphy playing on runs inside 50 and drives the ball through for a long goal.
Q4 07:56 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Pendlebury gather a bouncing ball handballs to Anthony who kicks Collingwoods' fourth goal.
Q4 05:44 -
GOAL BLUES - Judd gathers the ball in the centre and it ends up at the tip of the square, Fevola knocks the ball clear of the pack and Betts strolls onto it and kicks his third goal.
Q4 04:30 -
GOAL BLUES - Betts kicks a second goal and puts the Blues further in front.
Q4 03:51 -
Finally Judd gets hold of the ball and he delivers the ball not only to a team-mate but to the team-mate he was aiming for, Eddie Betts.
Q4 02:33 -
Shaw comes out of the back line and kicks the ball straight to Waite who returns the favour and kicks it straight to Leigh Brown, this football is woeful.
Q4 00:44 -
Fevola has been given 50 metres after Wood out marked him and the Carlton forward rewarded him with a head-lock.
Q4 00:00 -
The last term is underway and Collingwood have given away two free kicks in less than a minute.
Q3 32:54 -
BEHIND BLUES - Russell with a good pack mark will kick after the siren. He goes back and pushes the ball wide for a point. At the break Carlton lead by 45 points to the hapless Magpies.
Q3 31:23 -
The Pies are looking for another score but they turn the ball over and so the Blues will have the chance to score. Judd brings the ball forward and finds Russell in the corridor.
Q3 29:07 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer looking to add another goal to the Magpies' score, he can't gather cleanly and finally manages to sneak the ball through for a behind.
Q3 27:04 -
GOAL CARLTON - Waite gathers a ball intended for Fevola, he turns, dances around Prestigiacomo and kicks the ball across his body, great goal.
Q3 26:05 -
BEHIND BLUES - Murphy marks on the flank 45 to 50 metres out, he goes back and kicks a long behind.
Q3 24:21 -
GOAL CARLTON - Kreuzer from a throw, in taps behind him, Yarran and Judd raffle it, Yarran gathers and slips the ball to Stevens who drops it onto his left foot and goals on the run.
Q3 22:36 -
BEHIND BLUES - Armfield with a chance to kick his first goal, he crouches over the ball and drops it onto his boot and kicks it behind, 1 point.
Q3 20:25 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Davis is on fire, well almost he takes another good mark and from 40 metres out will try and kick his second in the space of 2 minutes, the ball goes off the side of his boot a point.
Q3 19:35 -
BEHIND BLUES - Fevola with his first chance of the afternoon, he swings the ball wide for a behind.
Q3 16:45 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Neon Loen Davis from outside 50 goes for a long kick and scores a great goal.
Q3 14:30 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Lockyer kicks the Magpies 2nd goal of the match, both of which have come from free kicks.
Q3 12:22 -
Shaw with a long bouncing run, 4 bounces and then a long kick into the forward line. Lockyer is awarded a free kick and should score the Pies 2nd goal of the match.
Q3 10:33 -
The Pies are in attack but they are breaking down badly at half forward, the Blues defence just keep soaking up the pressure.
Q3 09:40 -
Once again the Pies poor discipline has cost it dearly.
Q3 08:35 -
GOAL CARLTON - Judd kicks through the easiest of goals as O'Brien is dragged off.
Q3 07:34 -
Judd flies high and grabs a great mark, it is on a difficult angle but O'Brien is mouthing off to the umpire and he will be penalised 50 metres.
Q3 06:09 -
Shaw too lazy to pick the ball up and his attempted soccer goes out of bounds on the full. Poor football and a free kick to the Blues.
Q3 04:33 -
The game has devolved into a scrappy affair with both teams falling into a stop and go rhythm where the run on is almost impossible.
Q3 03:03 -
GOAL CARLTON - A kick from mid-field finds Hampson who takes a great grab. The Blues' forward goes back and drives through a long, long goal.
Q3 01:30 -
The Pies are still intent on moving the ball around the boundary line. Not the most direct route to goal, especially when you've only scored 1 for the afternoon.
Q3 00:00 -
The third term is underway and yes you guessed Judd has already had his first possession.
Q2 27:18 -
The siren sounds and it is half time at the G, it was a poor quarter but the Blues managed to increase their lead against the run of play. Carlton 7.3.45 are 32 points in front Collingwood 1.7.13.
Q2 25:44 -
Judd has been the difference this afternoon, so far he has had a direct hand in three of the Carlton's goals.
Q2 24:07 -
GOAL BLUES - Yarran takes a hand pass from Judd he runs onto goal and kicks the Blues 7th goal of the match.
Q2 23:10 -
As the quarter draws to a close the tempo of the game has increased. Judd gathers the ball and breaks through the pack, he look downfield and finds Yarran.
Q2 22:10 -
Waite goes long to Fevola but Fev cannot take the ball and Pendlebury will clear.
Q2 19:10 -
In terms of actual possession the Pies are winning for the term, if they can convert some ball into a score then they may be able to make a game of this after all.
Q2 18:12 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Anthony takes another strong mark and then proceeds to take an awful kick, it just manages to sneak in for a behind.
Q2 16:40 -
The Blues that where so direct early have now adopted the same wayward football that the Pies are playing. It could cost them.
Q2 14:12 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Ben Reid has been awarded a free kick, he is 20 metres out and on only a slight angle. He kicks through the ball and it limps through for the Pies first goal.
Q2 12:38 -
BEHIND BLUES - Murphy with a good mark on the lead, runs off Lockyer and kicks a long point. The Collingwood players just watched Murphy run past them.
Q2 11:39 -
Davis is playing a loose man in defence - it might be hard for your small forward to kick goals from there. The Pies look in disarray.
Q2 10:07 -
BEHIND BLUES - A long Gibbs kick comes off hands and is rushed through for a behind.
Q2 08:11 -
The game has dissolved into a bit a rabble the Blues have a commanding lead on the scoreboard but they seem all over the shop with Waite and Fevola both picking up kicks in the back half.
Q2 06:10 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - From a boundary line throw in the ball is punched away by Pendlebury, the ball falls to Swan who snaps on the run and kicks another behind.
Q2 04:36 -
Pendlebury takes the mark 60 metres out and looks for options - there are none. And he goes -backwards, you can't score if you don't go forward.
Q2 03:00 -
GOAL BLUES - Kreuzer from right in front slams home the Blues 6th goal, the Pies are yet to kick a 6 pointer.
Q2 02:11 -
Kreuzer is working hard running end to end, and suddenly he takes the mark 10 metres out and directly in front. Where are the Collingwood back?
Q2 00:43 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Kreuzer concedes a behind, the crowd wants it penalised but the umpire has signaled all-clear.
Q2 00:00 -
The Magpies win the first centre clearance, but as has been their wont all afternoon they immediately go wide and play down the flanks.
Q1 28:44 -
The siren sounds and the Blues will go into the break very happy. Carlton 5.1.31 lead the Magpies 0.4.4 by 27 points. The Magpies will need to be more accountable if they are to get into the game.
Q1 25:54 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer with a chance from 50 metres out and on a 30 degree angle.The distance is kickable but it will be at the end of his range, he gets the distance but the ball flies wide.
Q1 24:54 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Pendlebury comes inside 50 and spots Davis, he takes the ball and snaps...close but it drifts wide for another behind.
Q1 23:23 -
BEHIND BLUES - Robinson is taken high and late by Maxwell, he will get the ball and 50 metres too boot. From 40 metres out and on a slight angle the Carlton youngster pushes it wide, 1 behind.
Q1 21:32 -
GOAL BLUES - The Blues go coast to coast from the kick in. The ball finds Murphy on the run and he snaps truly, another goal to the Blues, they are four goals straight.
Q1 20:21 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Corrie with a good mark over Kreuzer will have a chance to kick the Magpies first goal. From 40 metres out he pushes the ball wide and kicks another behind.
Q1 19:30 -
The Pies are looking rattled they have been shaken by the Blues' attack on the ball and the intensity of their tackling.
Q1 18:23 -
Kreuzer with a free kick after a head high tackle will send the Blues into attack.
Q1 17:25 -
Anthony had the ball but was too slow, a great tackle by Gibbs causes the turnover and will be rewarded with a free kick.
Q1 16:00 -
A long Kreuzer pass was destined for Fevola but the Magpies manage to spoil and will try and launch an attack.
Q1 13:25 -
GOAL CARLTON - Austin has the ball, 30 metres out and on a slight angle. The pass courtesy of one Chris Judd. Austin goes back and kicks another goal. Carlton 3 straight lead Collingwood 1 behind.
Q1 11:50 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer marks on the boundary line - he squares the ball up and finds Anthony on the lead. The big forward pushes the ball wide and the Magpies are on the score board, 1 behind.
Q1 09:00 -
GOAL BLUES - No one could miss from 6 metres out and Eddie Betts didn't, Goal Carlton and Judd with another great disposal.
Q1 08:53 -
Judd with a centimeter perfect pass finds Betts, 6 metres out and right in front. I don't know who is on Judd but he is cutting the Pies up.
Q1 07:40 -
The Blues' defence has held firm in the first few minutes, the Magpies have not helped their cause with some poor disposals.
Q1 06:30 -
Anthony with a free kick, but he is 80 metres out from goal. Judd swoops on the loose ball and clears for the Blues.
Q1 05:45 -
GOAL BLUES - From 30 metres out and almost directly in front Waite kicks his and his teams second goal of the afternoon.
Q1 05:00 -
Shaw is brought down by a great tackle from Waite and the Blue is rewarded with a free kick. Poor vision from the Magpies' speedster.
Q1 01:30 -
GOAL BLUES - Waite and Maxwell are wrestling, the Magpie has one of Waite's arms pinned and yet the young Blue somehow takes the mark. He goes back and from 30 metres out kicks a goal.
Q1 00:00 -
Welcome to the home of football and the clash of traditional rival as Collingwood take on Carlton. The injury ravaged Magpies will be looking for a victory to keep their season on track.
The Barracking Box
Preview: Collingwood v Carlton
VENUE & TIME: MCG, Sunday 17 May, 2.10pm (AEST)
HEAD TO HEAD: Played: 237: Collingwood 111, Carlton 122, Drawn 4
LAST TIME: Carlton 17.17 (119) d Collingwood 12.17 (89) at the MCG, Round 12, 2008
WALKING WOUNDED: The Magpies will be flat out fielding a forward line this week such is their injury crisis amongst their leading attacking players. While the Pies do regain leading goalkicker John Anthony following a one-week suspension, his loss was offset by the hamstring injury sustained by Travis Cloke last week, which will sideline him for at least two matches. Goalsneak Alan Didak will also miss again due to a hamstring injury while fellow small forwards Leon Davis (abdominal strain) and Paul Medhurst (ankle), who were both late withdrawals last week, will again struggle to be fit. And No.1 ruckman Josh Fraser also injured his posterior cruciate ligament last week against St Kilda and will struggle to play.
The Blues are much closer to full strength although 2007 best and fairest winner Andrew Carazzo is out with a hamstring injury while Andrew Walker (shoulder) and Robbie Warnock (foot) remain long-term casualties but Shaun Grigg (ankle) could return this week.
FORM: Both teams come into this game under pressure with just three wins from seven games and hanging onto their place in the top eight by percentage only. The Pies are coming off a humiliating 88-point loss to St Kilda in a game in which they kicked their lowest score - 5.10 (40) - during coach Mick Malthouse's reign and their lowest since 1997. The Blues have suffered two narrow losses in a row, to Hawthorn at the MCG and then Fremantle on the Gold Coast - two matches they could and probably should have won.
WHO'S HOT: Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell played a lone hand for the Magpies against St Kilda on Monday night in his 100th AFL match with 21 disposals and nine marks to be one of his team's few good players. And that effort followed from a fine display against North the previous week when he had 22 disposals and kicked a goal in the Pies' easy win after returning from a two-match suspension.
For the Blues, young ruckman Matthew Kreuzer has made excellent progress in his second season this year. After playing 20 games in his debut season, the 2007 No.1 draft pick has played all seven games this year and is averaging 16 hit-outs, 14 disposals and nearly four marks per game.
WE THINK: Any Collingwood-Carlton clash brings with it a bit of extra spice but this one promises to be a beauty with both teams needing to win to maintain their places in the top eight and both desperate to get their seasons back on track following recent disappointments. Given the stakes and the rivalry between the two clubs, expect a crowd of more than 70,000 to pack the MCG for a rare Sunday afternoon blockbuster. But while normally a Blues-Pies match is a toss-of-the-coin job it is hard to mount a case for the Magpies in this one. Not only will the Pies be fielding a badly-depleted team, especially in attack, but they are also coming off a six-day break while the Blues will have enjoyed eight. Carlton by 24 points.
Q4 30:41 -
Carlton runs out easy winners doing enough to put the undermanned Magpies in one and a half quarters of football. Carlton 16.8.104 defeat Collingwood 7.1.53 by 51 points.
Q4 30:12 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Swan with a short pass into Lockyer who marks 35 metres out on a 45 degree angle. The siren sounds and in a post-script to play Lockyer kicks his second goal if the match.
Q4 29:22 -
BEHIND BLUES - Yarran goes back and kicks a behind, perhaps Betts should have been more selfish, he could have probably kicked a goal.
Q4 28:23 -
Thornton passes the ball into the forward 50 and Yarran and Betts raffle it off. Yarran wins and takes an easy mark.
Q4 27:00 -
This game has officially entered 'junk time'; the Magpies are racking up some cheap possessions as the Blues wind down.
Q4 26:00 -
BEHIND BLUES - Judd weaves through traffic and finishes off his game with a...poster. Another behind to the Blues.
Q4 23:50 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Clarke with a short kick to Swan who delivers by foot to John Anthony. Anthony from inside 50 will go back kick a long - point, he's been inaccurate this afternoon, 2.3.
Q4 21:53 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Ben Reid kicks another behind for the Pies.
Q4 20:22 -
GOAL BLUES - Boundary throw in Fevola taps the ball to a running Betts. Betts has the ball in the clear and slams home his 4th goal of the game. Well played Fevola.
Q4 18:21 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Thornton and Anthony one out in the square, Anthony takes the mark and will try to kick the goal. Anthony goes back and kicks his second goal of the match.
Q4 15:52 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Beams kicks his first goal for the afternoon, the Blues' fans go crazy as Anthony was trying to decapitate Thornton right in front of the umpire, the signal, however - all clear.
Q4 13:00 -
Judd has another possession, they say that cream always rises but Judd has been nigh on unbelievable this afternoon, you can give him the 3 Brownlow votes - without doubt.
Q4 09:47 -
GOAL BLUES - Robinson wins the ball under pressure, he gathers and runs inside 50 . From 45 metres out Robinson kicks long and it sails through the big sticks, goal Carlton.
Q4 08:35 -
GOAL BLUES - Judd gathers the ball on the wing, passes off to the Russell who goes long and finds Murphy. Murphy playing on runs inside 50 and drives the ball through for a long goal.
Q4 07:56 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Pendlebury gather a bouncing ball handballs to Anthony who kicks Collingwoods' fourth goal.
Q4 05:44 -
GOAL BLUES - Judd gathers the ball in the centre and it ends up at the tip of the square, Fevola knocks the ball clear of the pack and Betts strolls onto it and kicks his third goal.
Q4 04:30 -
GOAL BLUES - Betts kicks a second goal and puts the Blues further in front.
Q4 03:51 -
Finally Judd gets hold of the ball and he delivers the ball not only to a team-mate but to the team-mate he was aiming for, Eddie Betts.
Q4 02:33 -
Shaw comes out of the back line and kicks the ball straight to Waite who returns the favour and kicks it straight to Leigh Brown, this football is woeful.
Q4 00:44 -
Fevola has been given 50 metres after Wood out marked him and the Carlton forward rewarded him with a head-lock.
Q4 00:00 -
The last term is underway and Collingwood have given away two free kicks in less than a minute.
Q3 32:54 -
BEHIND BLUES - Russell with a good pack mark will kick after the siren. He goes back and pushes the ball wide for a point. At the break Carlton lead by 45 points to the hapless Magpies.
Q3 31:23 -
The Pies are looking for another score but they turn the ball over and so the Blues will have the chance to score. Judd brings the ball forward and finds Russell in the corridor.
Q3 29:07 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer looking to add another goal to the Magpies' score, he can't gather cleanly and finally manages to sneak the ball through for a behind.
Q3 27:04 -
GOAL CARLTON - Waite gathers a ball intended for Fevola, he turns, dances around Prestigiacomo and kicks the ball across his body, great goal.
Q3 26:05 -
BEHIND BLUES - Murphy marks on the flank 45 to 50 metres out, he goes back and kicks a long behind.
Q3 24:21 -
GOAL CARLTON - Kreuzer from a throw, in taps behind him, Yarran and Judd raffle it, Yarran gathers and slips the ball to Stevens who drops it onto his left foot and goals on the run.
Q3 22:36 -
BEHIND BLUES - Armfield with a chance to kick his first goal, he crouches over the ball and drops it onto his boot and kicks it behind, 1 point.
Q3 20:25 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Davis is on fire, well almost he takes another good mark and from 40 metres out will try and kick his second in the space of 2 minutes, the ball goes off the side of his boot a point.
Q3 19:35 -
BEHIND BLUES - Fevola with his first chance of the afternoon, he swings the ball wide for a behind.
Q3 16:45 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Neon Loen Davis from outside 50 goes for a long kick and scores a great goal.
Q3 14:30 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Lockyer kicks the Magpies 2nd goal of the match, both of which have come from free kicks.
Q3 12:22 -
Shaw with a long bouncing run, 4 bounces and then a long kick into the forward line. Lockyer is awarded a free kick and should score the Pies 2nd goal of the match.
Q3 10:33 -
The Pies are in attack but they are breaking down badly at half forward, the Blues defence just keep soaking up the pressure.
Q3 09:40 -
Once again the Pies poor discipline has cost it dearly.
Q3 08:35 -
GOAL CARLTON - Judd kicks through the easiest of goals as O'Brien is dragged off.
Q3 07:34 -
Judd flies high and grabs a great mark, it is on a difficult angle but O'Brien is mouthing off to the umpire and he will be penalised 50 metres.
Q3 06:09 -
Shaw too lazy to pick the ball up and his attempted soccer goes out of bounds on the full. Poor football and a free kick to the Blues.
Q3 04:33 -
The game has devolved into a scrappy affair with both teams falling into a stop and go rhythm where the run on is almost impossible.
Q3 03:03 -
GOAL CARLTON - A kick from mid-field finds Hampson who takes a great grab. The Blues' forward goes back and drives through a long, long goal.
Q3 01:30 -
The Pies are still intent on moving the ball around the boundary line. Not the most direct route to goal, especially when you've only scored 1 for the afternoon.
Q3 00:00 -
The third term is underway and yes you guessed Judd has already had his first possession.
Q2 27:18 -
The siren sounds and it is half time at the G, it was a poor quarter but the Blues managed to increase their lead against the run of play. Carlton 7.3.45 are 32 points in front Collingwood 1.7.13.
Q2 25:44 -
Judd has been the difference this afternoon, so far he has had a direct hand in three of the Carlton's goals.
Q2 24:07 -
GOAL BLUES - Yarran takes a hand pass from Judd he runs onto goal and kicks the Blues 7th goal of the match.
Q2 23:10 -
As the quarter draws to a close the tempo of the game has increased. Judd gathers the ball and breaks through the pack, he look downfield and finds Yarran.
Q2 22:10 -
Waite goes long to Fevola but Fev cannot take the ball and Pendlebury will clear.
Q2 19:10 -
In terms of actual possession the Pies are winning for the term, if they can convert some ball into a score then they may be able to make a game of this after all.
Q2 18:12 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Anthony takes another strong mark and then proceeds to take an awful kick, it just manages to sneak in for a behind.
Q2 16:40 -
The Blues that where so direct early have now adopted the same wayward football that the Pies are playing. It could cost them.
Q2 14:12 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Ben Reid has been awarded a free kick, he is 20 metres out and on only a slight angle. He kicks through the ball and it limps through for the Pies first goal.
Q2 12:38 -
BEHIND BLUES - Murphy with a good mark on the lead, runs off Lockyer and kicks a long point. The Collingwood players just watched Murphy run past them.
Q2 11:39 -
Davis is playing a loose man in defence - it might be hard for your small forward to kick goals from there. The Pies look in disarray.
Q2 10:07 -
BEHIND BLUES - A long Gibbs kick comes off hands and is rushed through for a behind.
Q2 08:11 -
The game has dissolved into a bit a rabble the Blues have a commanding lead on the scoreboard but they seem all over the shop with Waite and Fevola both picking up kicks in the back half.
Q2 06:10 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - From a boundary line throw in the ball is punched away by Pendlebury, the ball falls to Swan who snaps on the run and kicks another behind.
Q2 04:36 -
Pendlebury takes the mark 60 metres out and looks for options - there are none. And he goes -backwards, you can't score if you don't go forward.
Q2 03:00 -
GOAL BLUES - Kreuzer from right in front slams home the Blues 6th goal, the Pies are yet to kick a 6 pointer.
Q2 02:11 -
Kreuzer is working hard running end to end, and suddenly he takes the mark 10 metres out and directly in front. Where are the Collingwood back?
Q2 00:43 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Kreuzer concedes a behind, the crowd wants it penalised but the umpire has signaled all-clear.
Q2 00:00 -
The Magpies win the first centre clearance, but as has been their wont all afternoon they immediately go wide and play down the flanks.
Q1 28:44 -
The siren sounds and the Blues will go into the break very happy. Carlton 5.1.31 lead the Magpies 0.4.4 by 27 points. The Magpies will need to be more accountable if they are to get into the game.
Q1 25:54 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer with a chance from 50 metres out and on a 30 degree angle.The distance is kickable but it will be at the end of his range, he gets the distance but the ball flies wide.
Q1 24:54 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Pendlebury comes inside 50 and spots Davis, he takes the ball and snaps...close but it drifts wide for another behind.
Q1 23:23 -
BEHIND BLUES - Robinson is taken high and late by Maxwell, he will get the ball and 50 metres too boot. From 40 metres out and on a slight angle the Carlton youngster pushes it wide, 1 behind.
Q1 21:32 -
GOAL BLUES - The Blues go coast to coast from the kick in. The ball finds Murphy on the run and he snaps truly, another goal to the Blues, they are four goals straight.
Q1 20:21 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Corrie with a good mark over Kreuzer will have a chance to kick the Magpies first goal. From 40 metres out he pushes the ball wide and kicks another behind.
Q1 19:30 -
The Pies are looking rattled they have been shaken by the Blues' attack on the ball and the intensity of their tackling.
Q1 18:23 -
Kreuzer with a free kick after a head high tackle will send the Blues into attack.
Q1 17:25 -
Anthony had the ball but was too slow, a great tackle by Gibbs causes the turnover and will be rewarded with a free kick.
Q1 16:00 -
A long Kreuzer pass was destined for Fevola but the Magpies manage to spoil and will try and launch an attack.
Q1 13:25 -
GOAL CARLTON - Austin has the ball, 30 metres out and on a slight angle. The pass courtesy of one Chris Judd. Austin goes back and kicks another goal. Carlton 3 straight lead Collingwood 1 behind.
Q1 11:50 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer marks on the boundary line - he squares the ball up and finds Anthony on the lead. The big forward pushes the ball wide and the Magpies are on the score board, 1 behind.
Q1 09:00 -
GOAL BLUES - No one could miss from 6 metres out and Eddie Betts didn't, Goal Carlton and Judd with another great disposal.
Q1 08:53 -
Judd with a centimeter perfect pass finds Betts, 6 metres out and right in front. I don't know who is on Judd but he is cutting the Pies up.
Q1 07:40 -
The Blues' defence has held firm in the first few minutes, the Magpies have not helped their cause with some poor disposals.
Q1 06:30 -
Anthony with a free kick, but he is 80 metres out from goal. Judd swoops on the loose ball and clears for the Blues.
Q1 05:45 -
GOAL BLUES - From 30 metres out and almost directly in front Waite kicks his and his teams second goal of the afternoon.
Q1 05:00 -
Shaw is brought down by a great tackle from Waite and the Blue is rewarded with a free kick. Poor vision from the Magpies' speedster.
Q1 01:30 -
GOAL BLUES - Waite and Maxwell are wrestling, the Magpie has one of Waite's arms pinned and yet the young Blue somehow takes the mark. He goes back and from 30 metres out kicks a goal.
Q1 00:00 -
Welcome to the home of football and the clash of traditional rival as Collingwood take on Carlton. The injury ravaged Magpies will be looking for a victory to keep their season on track.
The Barracking Box
171
Kicks
210
65
Marks
124
172
Handballs
165
55
Tackles
70
19
Frees
19
31
Hit Outs
51
0.4
Q1
5.1
1.7
Q2
7.3
3.9
Q3
11.6
7.11
Q4
16.8
Q4 30:41 -
Carlton runs out easy winners doing enough to put the undermanned Magpies in one and a half quarters of football. Carlton 16.8.104 defeat Collingwood 7.1.53 by 51 points.
Q4 30:12 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Swan with a short pass into Lockyer who marks 35 metres out on a 45 degree angle. The siren sounds and in a post-script to play Lockyer kicks his second goal if the match.
Q4 29:22 -
BEHIND BLUES - Yarran goes back and kicks a behind, perhaps Betts should have been more selfish, he could have probably kicked a goal.
Q4 28:23 -
Thornton passes the ball into the forward 50 and Yarran and Betts raffle it off. Yarran wins and takes an easy mark.
Q4 27:00 -
This game has officially entered 'junk time'; the Magpies are racking up some cheap possessions as the Blues wind down.
Q4 26:00 -
BEHIND BLUES - Judd weaves through traffic and finishes off his game with a...poster. Another behind to the Blues.
Q4 23:50 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Clarke with a short kick to Swan who delivers by foot to John Anthony. Anthony from inside 50 will go back kick a long - point, he's been inaccurate this afternoon, 2.3.
Q4 21:53 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Ben Reid kicks another behind for the Pies.
Q4 20:22 -
GOAL BLUES - Boundary throw in Fevola taps the ball to a running Betts. Betts has the ball in the clear and slams home his 4th goal of the game. Well played Fevola.
Q4 18:21 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Thornton and Anthony one out in the square, Anthony takes the mark and will try to kick the goal. Anthony goes back and kicks his second goal of the match.
Q4 15:52 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Beams kicks his first goal for the afternoon, the Blues' fans go crazy as Anthony was trying to decapitate Thornton right in front of the umpire, the signal, however - all clear.
Q4 13:00 -
Judd has another possession, they say that cream always rises but Judd has been nigh on unbelievable this afternoon, you can give him the 3 Brownlow votes - without doubt.
Q4 09:47 -
GOAL BLUES - Robinson wins the ball under pressure, he gathers and runs inside 50 . From 45 metres out Robinson kicks long and it sails through the big sticks, goal Carlton.
Q4 08:35 -
GOAL BLUES - Judd gathers the ball on the wing, passes off to the Russell who goes long and finds Murphy. Murphy playing on runs inside 50 and drives the ball through for a long goal.
Q4 07:56 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Pendlebury gather a bouncing ball handballs to Anthony who kicks Collingwoods' fourth goal.
Q4 05:44 -
GOAL BLUES - Judd gathers the ball in the centre and it ends up at the tip of the square, Fevola knocks the ball clear of the pack and Betts strolls onto it and kicks his third goal.
Q4 04:30 -
GOAL BLUES - Betts kicks a second goal and puts the Blues further in front.
Q4 03:51 -
Finally Judd gets hold of the ball and he delivers the ball not only to a team-mate but to the team-mate he was aiming for, Eddie Betts.
Q4 02:33 -
Shaw comes out of the back line and kicks the ball straight to Waite who returns the favour and kicks it straight to Leigh Brown, this football is woeful.
Q4 00:44 -
Fevola has been given 50 metres after Wood out marked him and the Carlton forward rewarded him with a head-lock.
Q4 00:00 -
The last term is underway and Collingwood have given away two free kicks in less than a minute.
Q3 32:54 -
BEHIND BLUES - Russell with a good pack mark will kick after the siren. He goes back and pushes the ball wide for a point. At the break Carlton lead by 45 points to the hapless Magpies.
Q3 31:23 -
The Pies are looking for another score but they turn the ball over and so the Blues will have the chance to score. Judd brings the ball forward and finds Russell in the corridor.
Q3 29:07 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer looking to add another goal to the Magpies' score, he can't gather cleanly and finally manages to sneak the ball through for a behind.
Q3 27:04 -
GOAL CARLTON - Waite gathers a ball intended for Fevola, he turns, dances around Prestigiacomo and kicks the ball across his body, great goal.
Q3 26:05 -
BEHIND BLUES - Murphy marks on the flank 45 to 50 metres out, he goes back and kicks a long behind.
Q3 24:21 -
GOAL CARLTON - Kreuzer from a throw, in taps behind him, Yarran and Judd raffle it, Yarran gathers and slips the ball to Stevens who drops it onto his left foot and goals on the run.
Q3 22:36 -
BEHIND BLUES - Armfield with a chance to kick his first goal, he crouches over the ball and drops it onto his boot and kicks it behind, 1 point.
Q3 20:25 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Davis is on fire, well almost he takes another good mark and from 40 metres out will try and kick his second in the space of 2 minutes, the ball goes off the side of his boot a point.
Q3 19:35 -
BEHIND BLUES - Fevola with his first chance of the afternoon, he swings the ball wide for a behind.
Q3 16:45 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Neon Loen Davis from outside 50 goes for a long kick and scores a great goal.
Q3 14:30 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Lockyer kicks the Magpies 2nd goal of the match, both of which have come from free kicks.
Q3 12:22 -
Shaw with a long bouncing run, 4 bounces and then a long kick into the forward line. Lockyer is awarded a free kick and should score the Pies 2nd goal of the match.
Q3 10:33 -
The Pies are in attack but they are breaking down badly at half forward, the Blues defence just keep soaking up the pressure.
Q3 09:40 -
Once again the Pies poor discipline has cost it dearly.
Q3 08:35 -
GOAL CARLTON - Judd kicks through the easiest of goals as O'Brien is dragged off.
Q3 07:34 -
Judd flies high and grabs a great mark, it is on a difficult angle but O'Brien is mouthing off to the umpire and he will be penalised 50 metres.
Q3 06:09 -
Shaw too lazy to pick the ball up and his attempted soccer goes out of bounds on the full. Poor football and a free kick to the Blues.
Q3 04:33 -
The game has devolved into a scrappy affair with both teams falling into a stop and go rhythm where the run on is almost impossible.
Q3 03:03 -
GOAL CARLTON - A kick from mid-field finds Hampson who takes a great grab. The Blues' forward goes back and drives through a long, long goal.
Q3 01:30 -
The Pies are still intent on moving the ball around the boundary line. Not the most direct route to goal, especially when you've only scored 1 for the afternoon.
Q3 00:00 -
The third term is underway and yes you guessed Judd has already had his first possession.
Q2 27:18 -
The siren sounds and it is half time at the G, it was a poor quarter but the Blues managed to increase their lead against the run of play. Carlton 7.3.45 are 32 points in front Collingwood 1.7.13.
Q2 25:44 -
Judd has been the difference this afternoon, so far he has had a direct hand in three of the Carlton's goals.
Q2 24:07 -
GOAL BLUES - Yarran takes a hand pass from Judd he runs onto goal and kicks the Blues 7th goal of the match.
Q2 23:10 -
As the quarter draws to a close the tempo of the game has increased. Judd gathers the ball and breaks through the pack, he look downfield and finds Yarran.
Q2 22:10 -
Waite goes long to Fevola but Fev cannot take the ball and Pendlebury will clear.
Q2 19:10 -
In terms of actual possession the Pies are winning for the term, if they can convert some ball into a score then they may be able to make a game of this after all.
Q2 18:12 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Anthony takes another strong mark and then proceeds to take an awful kick, it just manages to sneak in for a behind.
Q2 16:40 -
The Blues that where so direct early have now adopted the same wayward football that the Pies are playing. It could cost them.
Q2 14:12 -
GOAL MAGPIES - Ben Reid has been awarded a free kick, he is 20 metres out and on only a slight angle. He kicks through the ball and it limps through for the Pies first goal.
Q2 12:38 -
BEHIND BLUES - Murphy with a good mark on the lead, runs off Lockyer and kicks a long point. The Collingwood players just watched Murphy run past them.
Q2 11:39 -
Davis is playing a loose man in defence - it might be hard for your small forward to kick goals from there. The Pies look in disarray.
Q2 10:07 -
BEHIND BLUES - A long Gibbs kick comes off hands and is rushed through for a behind.
Q2 08:11 -
The game has dissolved into a bit a rabble the Blues have a commanding lead on the scoreboard but they seem all over the shop with Waite and Fevola both picking up kicks in the back half.
Q2 06:10 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - From a boundary line throw in the ball is punched away by Pendlebury, the ball falls to Swan who snaps on the run and kicks another behind.
Q2 04:36 -
Pendlebury takes the mark 60 metres out and looks for options - there are none. And he goes -backwards, you can't score if you don't go forward.
Q2 03:00 -
GOAL BLUES - Kreuzer from right in front slams home the Blues 6th goal, the Pies are yet to kick a 6 pointer.
Q2 02:11 -
Kreuzer is working hard running end to end, and suddenly he takes the mark 10 metres out and directly in front. Where are the Collingwood back?
Q2 00:43 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Kreuzer concedes a behind, the crowd wants it penalised but the umpire has signaled all-clear.
Q2 00:00 -
The Magpies win the first centre clearance, but as has been their wont all afternoon they immediately go wide and play down the flanks.
Q1 28:44 -
The siren sounds and the Blues will go into the break very happy. Carlton 5.1.31 lead the Magpies 0.4.4 by 27 points. The Magpies will need to be more accountable if they are to get into the game.
Q1 25:54 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer with a chance from 50 metres out and on a 30 degree angle.The distance is kickable but it will be at the end of his range, he gets the distance but the ball flies wide.
Q1 24:54 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Pendlebury comes inside 50 and spots Davis, he takes the ball and snaps...close but it drifts wide for another behind.
Q1 23:23 -
BEHIND BLUES - Robinson is taken high and late by Maxwell, he will get the ball and 50 metres too boot. From 40 metres out and on a slight angle the Carlton youngster pushes it wide, 1 behind.
Q1 21:32 -
GOAL BLUES - The Blues go coast to coast from the kick in. The ball finds Murphy on the run and he snaps truly, another goal to the Blues, they are four goals straight.
Q1 20:21 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Corrie with a good mark over Kreuzer will have a chance to kick the Magpies first goal. From 40 metres out he pushes the ball wide and kicks another behind.
Q1 19:30 -
The Pies are looking rattled they have been shaken by the Blues' attack on the ball and the intensity of their tackling.
Q1 18:23 -
Kreuzer with a free kick after a head high tackle will send the Blues into attack.
Q1 17:25 -
Anthony had the ball but was too slow, a great tackle by Gibbs causes the turnover and will be rewarded with a free kick.
Q1 16:00 -
A long Kreuzer pass was destined for Fevola but the Magpies manage to spoil and will try and launch an attack.
Q1 13:25 -
GOAL CARLTON - Austin has the ball, 30 metres out and on a slight angle. The pass courtesy of one Chris Judd. Austin goes back and kicks another goal. Carlton 3 straight lead Collingwood 1 behind.
Q1 11:50 -
BEHIND MAGPIES - Lockyer marks on the boundary line - he squares the ball up and finds Anthony on the lead. The big forward pushes the ball wide and the Magpies are on the score board, 1 behind.
Q1 09:00 -
GOAL BLUES - No one could miss from 6 metres out and Eddie Betts didn't, Goal Carlton and Judd with another great disposal.
Q1 08:53 -
Judd with a centimeter perfect pass finds Betts, 6 metres out and right in front. I don't know who is on Judd but he is cutting the Pies up.
Q1 07:40 -
The Blues' defence has held firm in the first few minutes, the Magpies have not helped their cause with some poor disposals.
Q1 06:30 -
Anthony with a free kick, but he is 80 metres out from goal. Judd swoops on the loose ball and clears for the Blues.
Q1 05:45 -
GOAL BLUES - From 30 metres out and almost directly in front Waite kicks his and his teams second goal of the afternoon.
Q1 05:00 -
Shaw is brought down by a great tackle from Waite and the Blue is rewarded with a free kick. Poor vision from the Magpies' speedster.
Q1 01:30 -
GOAL BLUES - Waite and Maxwell are wrestling, the Magpie has one of Waite's arms pinned and yet the young Blue somehow takes the mark. He goes back and from 30 metres out kicks a goal.
Q1 00:00 -
Welcome to the home of football and the clash of traditional rival as Collingwood take on Carlton. The injury ravaged Magpies will be looking for a victory to keep their season on track.
The Barracking Box
171
Kicks
210
65
Marks
124
172
Handballs
165
55
Tackles
70
19
Frees
19
31
Hit Outs
51
0.4
Q1
5.1
1.7
Q2
7.3
3.9
Q3
11.6
7.11
Q4
16.8
Blues spank sorry Pies
Collingwood's injury-riddled team has been humiliated for the second straight week - this time by arch-rivals Carlton at the MCG - in a performance that is sure to increase the scrutiny on veteran coach Mick Malthouse.
While few teams would be capable of kicking a winning score with five of their best forwards out injured after the Pies were already without Alan Didak - out since just before Anzac Day with a hamstring injury - Travis Cloke (hamstring), Anthony Rocca (groin) and Dale Thomas (knee), who were all injured last week, and late withdrawal Paul Medhurst (ankle), the Magpies' performance on Sunday was nonetheless lamentable.
The Blues' 16.8 (104) to 7.11 (53) win meant Collingwood endured its lowest scoring fortnight in 15 years while it was the lowest score the Pies had kicked against their old enemy since 1966.
While the win - achieved off the back of four goal goals from Eddie Betts and three from Jarrad Waite and with Bryce Gibbs, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy and Kade Simpson all dominant in midfield, lifts the Blues back into the eight - Collingwood is facing the prospect of missing the finals for the first time since 2005.
The Pies, whose record is now three wins and five losses, face West Coast in Perth and top four side Port Adelaide (at the MCG) in the next fortnight and will need to win at least one of those to remain in touch with the top eight nearing the halfway mark of the season.
But those frustrated Magpies' fans, who question the club's progress in Malthouse's ten years in charge - a period which has yet to yield a premiership - will have even more ammunition after this performance.
While the lack of forwards due to injury was always going to make it tough for the Magpies, they actually created more opportunities than the Blues in the first half yet squandered them.
In the first half the Pies had three more forward entries than Carlton and had eight more possessions yet could only manage one goal while the Blues had booted seven and led by 32 points.
After also kicking just one goal in the first half against St Kilda last week, it was the first time since Rounds 15 and 16 of 1988 some 21 years ago that Collingwood had kicked just one goal in the first half of successive matches while it was the first time since 1994 that the Pies had kicked two scores of below 55 points in successive weeks after kicking just 5.10 (40) against St Kilda last week in what was an 88 point loss.
Several players were guilty of missing gettable opportunities including the normally reliable Tarkyn Lockyer and this year's leading goalkicker John Anthony, who was bitterly disappointing in his return from suspension.
But the Pies did not help their cause by continually going too wide while in contrast the Blues owned the corridor and were far more precise when going forward.
The Blues set the win up with a five goal to nil first term and their win was even more impressive considering champion spearhead Brendan Fevola was kept goalless by veteran Collingwood full-back Simon Prestigiacomo, who was easily his side's best player.
But with Waite sparking the Blues with the first two goals of the game in the opening six minutes the result was never in doubt and rarely has a game in front of nearly 83,000 fans been as flat and as lacking in atmosphere as this one.
However for Blues' fans it was a step closer to a long overdue first finals appearance since 2001 while for the Pies, unless the team can find a way to cover its injured stars better than it has in the past fortnight then a season that began promising so much might end up delivering major upheaval to the Lexus Centre at season's end.
COLLINGWOOD: 0.4, 1.7, 3.9, 7.11 (53)
CARLTON: 5.1, 7.3, 11.6, 16.8 (104)
GOALS: Collingwood: Anthony 2, Lockyer 2, Davis, Reid, Beams
Carlton: Betts 4, Waite 3, Murphy 2, Judd, Kreuzer, Yarran, Austin, Hampson, Stevens, Robinson
BEST: Collingwood: Prestigiacomo, Pendlebury, Lockyer, Swan
Carlton: Judd, Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson, Jamison, Waite, Betts, Thornton
INJURIES: Collingwood: Cook (leg)
Carlton: Scotland (head knock)
UMPIRES: James, Grun, Ryan
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Collingwood: Medhurst (ankle) replaced in selected side by Toovey
Carlton: Wiggins (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Browne
CROWD: 82,834 at MCG
While few teams would be capable of kicking a winning score with five of their best forwards out injured after the Pies were already without Alan Didak - out since just before Anzac Day with a hamstring injury - Travis Cloke (hamstring), Anthony Rocca (groin) and Dale Thomas (knee), who were all injured last week, and late withdrawal Paul Medhurst (ankle), the Magpies' performance on Sunday was nonetheless lamentable.
The Blues' 16.8 (104) to 7.11 (53) win meant Collingwood endured its lowest scoring fortnight in 15 years while it was the lowest score the Pies had kicked against their old enemy since 1966.
While the win - achieved off the back of four goal goals from Eddie Betts and three from Jarrad Waite and with Bryce Gibbs, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy and Kade Simpson all dominant in midfield, lifts the Blues back into the eight - Collingwood is facing the prospect of missing the finals for the first time since 2005.
The Pies, whose record is now three wins and five losses, face West Coast in Perth and top four side Port Adelaide (at the MCG) in the next fortnight and will need to win at least one of those to remain in touch with the top eight nearing the halfway mark of the season.
But those frustrated Magpies' fans, who question the club's progress in Malthouse's ten years in charge - a period which has yet to yield a premiership - will have even more ammunition after this performance.
While the lack of forwards due to injury was always going to make it tough for the Magpies, they actually created more opportunities than the Blues in the first half yet squandered them.
In the first half the Pies had three more forward entries than Carlton and had eight more possessions yet could only manage one goal while the Blues had booted seven and led by 32 points.
After also kicking just one goal in the first half against St Kilda last week, it was the first time since Rounds 15 and 16 of 1988 some 21 years ago that Collingwood had kicked just one goal in the first half of successive matches while it was the first time since 1994 that the Pies had kicked two scores of below 55 points in successive weeks after kicking just 5.10 (40) against St Kilda last week in what was an 88 point loss.
Several players were guilty of missing gettable opportunities including the normally reliable Tarkyn Lockyer and this year's leading goalkicker John Anthony, who was bitterly disappointing in his return from suspension.
But the Pies did not help their cause by continually going too wide while in contrast the Blues owned the corridor and were far more precise when going forward.
The Blues set the win up with a five goal to nil first term and their win was even more impressive considering champion spearhead Brendan Fevola was kept goalless by veteran Collingwood full-back Simon Prestigiacomo, who was easily his side's best player.
But with Waite sparking the Blues with the first two goals of the game in the opening six minutes the result was never in doubt and rarely has a game in front of nearly 83,000 fans been as flat and as lacking in atmosphere as this one.
However for Blues' fans it was a step closer to a long overdue first finals appearance since 2001 while for the Pies, unless the team can find a way to cover its injured stars better than it has in the past fortnight then a season that began promising so much might end up delivering major upheaval to the Lexus Centre at season's end.
COLLINGWOOD: 0.4, 1.7, 3.9, 7.11 (53)
CARLTON: 5.1, 7.3, 11.6, 16.8 (104)
GOALS: Collingwood: Anthony 2, Lockyer 2, Davis, Reid, Beams
Carlton: Betts 4, Waite 3, Murphy 2, Judd, Kreuzer, Yarran, Austin, Hampson, Stevens, Robinson
BEST: Collingwood: Prestigiacomo, Pendlebury, Lockyer, Swan
Carlton: Judd, Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson, Jamison, Waite, Betts, Thornton
INJURIES: Collingwood: Cook (leg)
Carlton: Scotland (head knock)
UMPIRES: James, Grun, Ryan
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Collingwood: Medhurst (ankle) replaced in selected side by Toovey
Carlton: Wiggins (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Browne
CROWD: 82,834 at MCG
171
Kicks
210
65
Marks
124
172
Handballs
165
55
Tackles
70
19
Frees
19
31
Hit Outs
51
0.4
Q1
5.1
1.7
Q2
7.3
3.9
Q3
11.6
7.11
Q4
16.8
Carlton
2
J Russell
0.1
3
M Murphy
2.2
4
B Gibbs
5
B Fevola
5
C Judd
1.1
6
K Simpson
8
M Kreuzer
1.0
10
R Hadley
12
M Robinson
1.1
13
C Yarran
1.1
14
B Fisher
15
S Browne
17
S O'hAilpin
18
P Bower
19
E Betts
4.0
21
M Austin
1.0
22
S Hampson
1.0
24
N Stevens
1.0
27
D Armfield
29
H Scotland
30
J Waite
3.0
32
B Thornton
34
S Wiggins
40
M Jamison
45
A Joseph
47
C Cloke