Match

Essendon vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 21 Jun 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Heath Hocking)
02:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
05:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brent Stanton)
08:43
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
09:35
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
12:21
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Patrick Ambrose)
14:49
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matthew Jaensch)
16:14
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
18:18
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
20:20
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brent Stanton)
22:01
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
25:52
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Patrick Dangerfield)
27:27
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Martin)
28:50
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Martin)
30:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
30:39
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
02:14
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
12:27
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
15:02
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
19:15
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
20:41
Crows Interchange - Andy Otten off due to an injury.
21:59
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
24:21
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
26:26
SCORE GOAL - Crows (James Podsiadly)
29:33
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
03:54
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
10:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
10:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
13:14
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
15:01
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
16:15
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
17:27
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
17:30
GOAL CROWS - Betts gathers it on 30m, he plays on and threads through his first goal of the night, to bring the Crows back to within 24 points.
18:00
Bombers Interchange - Michael Hibberd off due to an injury.
19:15
GOAL CROWS - Podsiadly with a pass over the top to Martin, marking 45m from goal. He takes the set shot on goal and he brings the Crows back into the game.
19:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brodie Martin)
20:30
This has been a fast moving game with neither team giving in. However we are just into red time, which has been a dangerous period of play for the Bombers.
21:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
21:25
BEHIND BOMBERS - Ryder takes the mark 40m from goal on a slight angle. He comes in to take the set shot and bends it away to the right.
22:45
Dangerfield looks out of sorts with only one possession this term.
23:30
BEHIND BOMBERS - Heppell is held onto 45m from goal. He takes the free kick, starting it out left and it falls short, being punched through for a point.
23:31
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
25:00
There are a lot of tired bodies out there at the moment, with both teams making some skill errors.
25:49
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
25:50
BEHIND BOMBERS - Another rushed behind added to the Bombers scoreline, making it their eighth behind of the term.
27:30
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
27:35
GOAL CROWS - Walker takes the mark in the goal square. Hooker remonstrates with the umpire, 50m penalty. Adelaide get one step closer.
28:42
THREE QUARTER TIME - The Crows cut the Bombers lead down to a 15 point margin at the final break.
28:45
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
We are back in the middle for what promises to be an entertaining final term of the game.
00:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
00:50
GOAL CROWS - Jenkins gathers it from the back of the pack, he runs into an open goal and the Crows are back to within nine points.
02:30
This game is really in the balance at the moment, with the Bombers just hanging on.
02:43
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Ben Howlett)
03:15
GOAL BOMBERS - Howlett gathers it on the boundary, has a shot on goal and threads it through. Subsequent replays show that the ball has hit the post. The umpire has not called for a score review.
05:00
That last Essendon goal may end up having a huge impact on the final scoreline. Could another wrong decision cost another team a match?
05:05
Crows Interchange - Luke Brown off due to an injury.
06:45
Brown runs off with the aid of a trainer and he is not well as he throws up.
07:20
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
07:30
GOAL BOMBERS - Winderlich legally bumps his opponent, runs onto the spill of the ball, takes it to the edge of the goal square, kicking the goal.
09:15
Adelaide now must score the next goal to stay in the contest, or risk losing this contest.
09:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
09:45
GOAL BOMBERS - Colyer takes it into the 50, he stops, props and kicks it from near the boundary for a goal. Etihad Stadium is alive!
10:55
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
11:00
GOAL CROWS - Betts gives it off to Jenkins, who kicks his fourth goal of the game, to keep the Crows in the contest.
12:30
Great defence by Reilly, as he punches it down to his own advantage and eventually clearing it away to safety.
14:00
BEHIND BOMBERS - Goddard comes out and takes the mark 30m from goal on a 45 degree angle. He comes in and he hits the post.
15:15
Betts with the clearing kick in defence, as he links up with Podsiadly. The Crows are away here.
16:22
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
16:25
GOAL CROWS - Walker hands it off to the goal square, as Betts takes possession of it, he dodges the tackle attempt and kicks it through the middle. The Crows trail by 16 points.
18:00
The time is now for Adelaide, as they realise that there is still four premiership points on the line to play for.
19:45
Time is becoming a factor for the Crows, with just under eight minutes remaining in the game.
21:25
BEHIND CROWS - Jenkins launches onwards and upwards 15m from goal. He takes the mark. He over kicks the ball and it squeezes away to the right.
21:35
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
23:15
GOAL CROWS - Podsiadly takes the overhead mark, he hurries up and takes a kick at goal for maximum points. The Crows have under five minutes left and they trail by nine.
23:19
SCORE GOAL - Crows (James Podsiadly)
24:55
GOAL BOMBERS - Hurley plants it on the left boot and takes a long kick at goal, threading it through for his first goal of the season. Could that be the sealer?
24:56
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Michael Hurley)
26:30
The Bombers have 3:30 left on the clock and are starting to ice the clock.
26:40
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
26:45
GOAL CROWS - Betts wins the ball at the feet of Jacobs, with a big kick on goal it sails through. We have a nine point ball game.
28:30
Should the Crows score another goal, the Howlett goal early in the last term, that clearly hit the post will be a big talking point during the week.
29:45
The Bombers are just chipping the ball around the ground, with just over a minute left on the clock.
30:50
The Bombers are home, with less than 30 seconds left on the clock.
31:49
FULL TIME - The Bombers win a close one! They hold off the Crows to win by nine points in a highly entertaining game.