Match

Geelong Cats vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 05 Sep 2015

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Simonds Stadium for the Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows Round 23 clash.

59:34

Changes for Cats Ins: M.Stokes, J.Cowan, G.Horlin-Smith Outs: J.Murdoch, D.Lang, J.Bews

59:36

No changes for Crows.

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection. Tippers choice is currently Cats 28.3% and Crows 71.7%.

00:00

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

Quarter 1

00:00

The Crows are the number one ranked team this season for contested possession differential (up 11.2 per game), and the Cats are ranked 16th (down 7.3 per game).

02:32

A scrappy start to the game, with the different styles already evident. Geelong with 3 kicks and 12 handballs compared to Adelaide with 3 kicks and 2 handballs.

03:07

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

05:45

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Harry Taylor)

06:22

The Cats more than matching the Crows early in tight, leading contested possessions 12-6, and have owned the ball also leading disposals 43-14.

06:46

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)

07:33

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Lonergan)

09:22

Geelong has been able to force three forward half intercepts early in the game, but has scored only 0.3.(3) from these intercepts.

10:27

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

13:58

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)

14:39

Adelaide score the first goal from a forward half intercept, and a long kick from Brodie Smith, who is averaging 534 metres gained per game this season, which is ranked first in the AFL.

15:54

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Cowan)

18:21

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

19:11

Joel Selwood up to 12 disposals already for the Cats - double the next best player on the ground.

19:16

Crows Interchange - Brodie Smith off due to an injury.

20:16

Adelaide lead in hitouts to advantage 4-0, but Geelong lead in clearances 9-4.

20:40

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

22:19

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steve Johnson)

24:20

Steve Johnson with his first goal of the game, coming from his fourth shot at goal and winning the Cats first clearance at a forward 50 stoppage.

25:22

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)

26:37

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)

27:13

Joel Selwood kicks the Cats third goal, and it comes from a forward 50 intercept. Geelong has averaged 6.9 points per game from this source which is ranked 13th.

28:57

SCORE GOAL - Cats (George Horlin-Smith)

30:28

Geelong with the last ten clearances, and six consecutive inside 50 entries to finish the quarter, leading to the last seven scores.

30:54

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

31:01

Geelong leading the contested possession count 38-31, but also leading the tackle count 28-14.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:38

Adelaide is yet to win a clearance at the centre bounces. The Crows average 16.1 points per game from clearances at centre bounces this season, which is ranked first.

02:51

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steve Johnson)

04:25

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)

06:10

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

07:08

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steven Motlop)

07:35

The inside 50 count is now relatively even at 17-15, but the Cats lead for forward 50 disposals 21-11, and the Crows kicking efficiency in their forward 50 is 18 percent.

08:57

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

09:49

Cats Interchange - Jake Kolodjashnij off due to an injury.

10:51

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nathan Vardy)

10:59

Nathan Vardy kicks a goal for the Cats that came from a kick-in chain. This was the first goal for either team that came from a chain starting in the defensive half.

13:09

Adelaide has won the last five clearances, after the Cats had won the previous 12 clearances.

13:22

Crows Interchange - Brodie Smith off due to an injury.

13:33

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

15:16

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

15:29

Adelaide starting to benefit from the dominance of Sam Jacobs in the ruck. The Crows lead in hitouts to advantage 10-2, lead clearances 7-2 in the second quarter, and have scored 2.1.(13) from stoppages this quarter to the Cats 0.0.(0).

17:37

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Josh Cowan)

18:55

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

20:40

Andrew Mackie up to 15 disposals with 100 percent kicking efficiency, and an equal game high five score involvements for the Cats.

24:01

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

26:33

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nathan Vardy)

27:44

Geelong has generated 19 forward half intercepts and scored 4.5.(29) from these, compared to Adelaide with 12 forward half intercepts for a score of 1.4.(10).

27:50

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

29:47

Adelaide is yet to score a goal from a possession chain beginning in the defensive half. This season the Crows have generated an inside 50 entry from 25 percent of defensive 50 rebounds and scored from 12 percent of these rebounds (ranked fifth).

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:30

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steve Johnson)

01:50

Steve Johnson opens the scoring in the second half, he has now scored 1.3(9) from seven shots at goal.

02:23

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)

04:20

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

06:48

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

08:50

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

09:20

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

09:32

Adelaide with two goals in the third quarter both coming from forward 50 intercepts. The Crows average 14.2 points per game from this source (ranked 12th).

12:24

Crows Interchange - Luke Brown off due to an injury.

12:48

The Cats a bit wasteful in the third quarter with seven inside 50 entries leading to a score of 0.2(2), compared to the Crows with four inside 50 entries for a score of 3.2.(20).

13:10

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

14:51

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

16:09

Tom Lynch, the number one ranked player in the AFL for score assists this season with 43, has another three score assists today to go with his two goals.

18:01

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Scott Thompson)

19:33

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

19:48

The Cats able to break the Crows run of five consecutive goals, with a goal of their own coming from a forward 50 stoppage, which is their third such goal today.

21:33

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Walker)

24:31

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

25:06

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nathan Vardy)

25:14

Geelong with a second goal that started from a kick-in chain. Adelaide is still yet to score from any of its kick-ins, and has not scored a goal from any of its 30 chains starting in the defensive 50.

27:27

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

29:31

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

30:47

Andrew Mackie leads all players with 27 disposals at three quarter time, which equals the most he has had in a game this season.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:54

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mathew Stokes)

02:38

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steve Johnson)

02:54

Steve Johnson has won nine contested possession in the forward 50 today. The next most by any other player on the ground is three. However, he still has just the one goal from nine shots at goal.

04:56

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Walker)

05:14

Geelong with all the play early in the final quarter, leading clearances 3-1, disposals 20-12 and inside 50 entries 4-1.

05:55

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

07:03

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Andrew Mackie)

07:34

Geelong with three forward half intercepts early in the final quarter that have resulted in a score of 2.1.(13).

09:09

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mathew Stokes)

09:29

Mathew Stokes with 10 score involvements (including the last goal), which is the most he has had in a game this season, and all four of his intercept possessions have lead to a score for the Cats.

12:39

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

13:42

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Walker)

14:00

The Cats lead in centre bounce clearances 14-10 and have scored 2.1.(13) to 0.2.(2) from these clearances. The Crows are the number one ranked team this season at scoring from centre bounce clearances.

18:55

Two of the departing Cats are the leading ball winners in the final quarter, with Mathew Stokes (10 disposals) and James Kelly (9) heavily involved.

19:21

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

21:05

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steve Johnson)

21:16

Steve Johnson gets his second goal following his third contested mark, and 10th shot at goal. The Cats lead in contested marks 20-9.

22:48

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

24:42

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (George Horlin-Smith)

25:09

Adelaide was the number one ranked team for contested possession differential heading into today's match (and Geelong ranked 16th). The Cats lead contested possessions today 144-122.

26:21

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steve Johnson)

27:16

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Steve Johnson)

27:31

The Cats in complete control in the final quarter leading the inside 50 count 16-7 and forward 50 disposals 22-5.

29:31

A big win for the Cats, and big games for the departing trio of Stokes, Johnson and Kelly. Stokes 14 score involvements (one less than his career best), Johnson 12 shots at goal (one less than his career most), and Kelly with 30 disposals and nine tackle

29:56

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

29:59

The siren has sounded to end Q4.