Match

Adelaide Crows vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 13 May 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v Geelong Cats Round 8 clash.

59:33

Outs for Crows: D.Mackay

59:34

Ins for Crows: W.Milera

59:35

Outs for Cats: L.McCarthy, N.Cockatoo

59:36

Ins for Cats: J.Bews, C.Gregson

59:40

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

00:00

Geelong has won the inside 50 count by 16 per game this season, the second-best differential in the league, and it has scored from 52 per cent of inside 50s, the fourth-highest percentage recorded by any side.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:22

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

03:41

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)

05:01

Cats Interchange - Tom Lonergan and is possibly out for the game.

05:12

Geelong has recorded the first six inside 50s of the game but has just three behinds to show for it.

05:59

Seventh time lucky for the Cats. That goal to Steven Motlop was sourced from an intercept won in the attacking midfield. The Cats have scored 28 points per game from this source this season, the second-most in the AFL.

07:03

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

07:59

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)

09:53

Geelong leads the clearance count 5-3 and it has generated two scores to one from this source, but that goal to Taylor Walker was the first from clearances.

14:08

Adelaide has been inside 50 three times and grabbed two marks while Geelong has grabbed one marked inside 50 from 11 entries.

16:28

Geelong has won 12 intercept possessions and launched a score from five of them, including that goal to Shane Kersten. Adelaide has launched one score from 10 intercept possessions.

18:19

Both teams have won two centre clearances with the Crows launching one goal to the Cats' one behind from this source. The Crows have been outscored by three points per game from this source this season, ranked 11th.

21:20

Geelong has launched three scores from nine chains originating in the defensive half while Adelaide has failed to launch a score from 15 chains originating in this zone.

22:53

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

26:18

Zac Smith has been the dominant ruckman on the ground. He has won six hitouts-to-advantage while no other ruckman has won more than four hitouts.

27:11

Geelong is beating Adelaide at its own game. The Cats have launched two scores from five chains originating in the defensive 50 while the Crows have generated just one inside 50 from 16 chains originating in the same zone.

29:05

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

29:16

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:26

Geelong has won the time in forward half by 12:08 per game this season, ranked No.1. It won the time in forward half by 10:32 in the first quarter, and the inside 50 count by 11, but failed to convert that dominance on the scoreboard.

29:36

Adelaide was able to generate just two inside 50s from 22 chains originating in the defensive half and failed to score from either entry.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:53

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)

01:50

Geelong has grabbed five contested marks inside 50 per game this season. It has already grabbed three in this zone in this game.

05:27

That goal to Mitch McGovern was launched from a clearance won in the defensive midfield, the Crows' first score from the defensive half. Adelaide has launched all three of its goals from clearances.

08:08

The Cats have grabbed six marks inside 50 and scored 2.4 (16) from marks.

09:57

Adelaide has launched two goals from five chains originating in the defensive half this quarter.

12:00

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shane Kersten)

17:47

The Cats have now grabbed five contested marks inside 50, consistent with their season average per game and the equal-most by any team in a first half this season.

19:16

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Charles Cameron)

22:51

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)

24:41

Geelong leads the clearance count 8-5 this quarter and has launched three scores to one from this source, including that goal to Shane Kersten.

27:26

That intercept mark to Jimmy Bartel was the Cats' 15th in the first half. They have grabbed 14 per game this season, ranked ninth in the league and three less than the No. 1 ranked Swans.

28:24

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

28:34

Patrick Dangerfield and Rory Sloane were at their combative best in the second quarter. Dangerfield won a quarter-high eight contested possessions, one more than Sloane who won a quarter-high four clearances, one more than Dangerfield.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:34

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)

02:06

Adelaide has won the only two centre clearances of the quarter. It leads this count 9-5 for the game and has booted the only two goals from this source.

03:42

Adelaide and Geelong have combined to boot three goals from as many inside 50s to start the third quarter. The Cats have now sourced 22 points from intercept possessions in the attacking midfield, six fewer than their season average.

05:50

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zac Smith)

06:04

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)

06:44

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

07:50

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Josh Caddy)

09:03

Josh Caddy is up to seven disposals and four score involvements for the quarter. No other player has won more than three disposals or been involved in more than two scores.

11:52

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

14:00

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)

14:25

Cats Interchange - Joel Selwood off due to an injury.

16:26

The Crows have won 11 fewer intercept possessions in the attacking midfield than the Cats and scored 11 fewer points from this source.

21:33

Adelaide leads the clearance count 9-8 this quarter and it has outscored Geelong by five points from this source.

23:17

Make that clearances 10-8 in favour of the Crows this quarter from which they have outscored the Cats by 11 points.

24:18

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)

30:51

Geelong has scored nine points per game from intercept possessions in the defensive 50 this season, ranked 12th. It is up to 13 points from this source in this game.

31:56

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

33:49

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

33:59

After a quiet first half Josh Jenkins recorded six disposals at 100 per cent efficiency in the third quarter as well as booting two goals.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

03:38

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shane Kersten)

07:31

Eddie Betts has laid a game-high four tackles inside 50. No other Crow has laid more than one.

09:18

That contested mark grabbed by Paul Seedsman was the first of his career inside 50.

12:24

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Corey Enright)

13:30

After absorbing the Crows' pressure and conceding just two behinds from four consecutive inside 50s, the Cats have booted two goals from their last two entries.

15:34

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Darcy Lang)

19:21

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Wayne Milera)

23:30

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Darcy Lang)

26:35

That intercept mark to Corey Enright was the 26th by the Cats tonight, the equal-most recorded by a team this season.

27:22

SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shane Kersten)

29:14

Cats Interchange - Darcy Lang off due to an injury.

31:09

Cameron Guthrie is up to 36 disposals for the game, a career-high. His previous high was 33 which he had recorded twice.

31:42

SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)

32:26

The siren has sounded to end Q4.