Match

Adelaide Crows vs St Kilda

Commentary / 05 Jun 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v St Kilda Round 11 clash.

59:33

Outs for Crows: S.Thompson, N.Van Berlo

59:34

Ins for Crows: M.Crouch, R.Laird

59:35

Outs for Saints: S.Fisher, J.Sinclair, D.McKenzie

59:36

Ins for Saints: H.Goddard, J.Billings, J.Webster

59:40

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

00:00

St Kilda has won a first possession from just 39 percent of around the ground stoppages, and will be pleased to see Scott Thompson absent for the Crows, he has polled 17 Brownlow medal votes in games against the Saints (his second best opponent).

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:11

Saints Interchange - Nick Riewoldt off due to an injury.

03:45

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

03:59

The Crows with the opening score of the game following a forward 50 intercept from an Eddie Betts tackle. Adelaide average 10.1 points per game from scores from forward 50 intercepts (ranked 6th).

05:19

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)

06:47

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

07:29

Nick Riewoldt back on the ground for the Saints, and he takes their first mark of the game. The Crows took the first 10 marks in the match and generated the first three inside 50 entries and three shots at goal.

08:17

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jarryd Lyons)

10:57

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)

11:22

St Kilda scores its first goal of the game after a series of uncontested marks following a defensive half intercept. The Saints average 22 points per game from chains starting with a defensive half intercept (ranked 9th).

12:37

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)

14:33

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

17:17

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)

17:28

Matt Crouch, the late inclusion for the Crows, leads all players early in the game for clearances (2), contested possessions (4) and disposals (8).

17:57

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

18:27

The third goal for the Crows comes from a chain started with a kick-in. Adelaide is ranked third this season in scores from such a source, with an average of 6.4 points per game.

19:07

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Charles Cameron)

21:17

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Wayne Milera)

22:14

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

22:38

Daniel Talia has three early intercept possessions for the Crows, with the last one launching the Tom Lynch goal. Talia is the number one ranked Adelaide player this season for intercept possessions with 6.6 per game.

23:56

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)

25:40

The Crows have scored from 53 percent of their forward 50 entries this season (ranked first). They have 10 scores from 15 entries in the opening quarter (67 percent).

27:21

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Charles Cameron)

29:23

Matt Crouch had 17 disposals in the first quarter, which equals the most by a player in an opening quarter this season. He also had five clearances which is only one less than the tally for St Kilda.

29:38

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:48

An ugly first quarter on the road for the Saints similar to their Round 8 loss to West Coast in Perth. The Crows controlling the ball with 39-22 marks and 17-6 inside 50 entries.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:14

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

01:34

Adelaide with the opening goal of the second quarter a result of forward 50 pressure forcing the St Kilda turnover. The Crows have scored 3.2.(20) from eight forward half intercepts. St Kilda has not scored from its two forward half intercepts.

05:48

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)

06:00

St Kilda able to generate a repeat forward 50 entry leading to the Tim Membrey goal. That was the Saints first score coming from a chain started in the forward half.

06:50

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)

08:34

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ricky Henderson)

09:40

Adelaide continuing to own the ball early in the second quarter. There are already seven Crows players with 10 or more disposals, compared to just the one such Saint (Jack Steven).

09:47

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

10:54

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

11:51

The centre bounce clearances are 5-5, but the Crows have scored 2.1.(13) from their clearances, and the Saints have not scored from theirs.

13:03

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

14:35

Adelaide has the last eight inside 50 entries and 12 of the last 13 scores in the match. The Crows lead inside 50 entries 27-10, and forward 50 disposals 34-6.

14:50

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

16:54

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

17:21

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)

17:40

St Kilda able to break the run of Adelaide scores with a goal from a kick-in chain. The Saints are ranked fifth in scores from such chains this season, with 5.9 points per game.

18:48

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

20:36

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

22:53

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

23:01

The Crows lead the clearances 17-10, and more importantly have scored 4.6.(30) from these clearances, whilst the Saints are still yet to score from a clearance.

25:00

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)

28:46

The Crows lead 12-5 in forward 50 marks, they average 12 forward 50 marks per game this season (the Saints average 14).

28:55

Saints Interchange - Hugh Goddard and is possibly out for the game.

33:39

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

33:49

A dominant first half from the Crows. Whilst they lead contested possessions (75-60), the lead has been set up by superior ball use, with advantages in effective short kicks (71-27), uncontested marks (65-33) and handball receives (95-56).

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:50

St Kilda has generated a forward 50 entry following 27 percent of its defensive 50 rebounds this season (ranked second). Today the Saints have generated a forward 50 entry from just two of their defensive 50 rebounds.

01:00

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

02:31

The Crows have now scored 3.1.(19) from 11 chains starting in the defensive 50. They average 23.5 points per game from these chains (ranked first).

04:16

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

07:22

Sam Jacobs having the better of his duel in the ruck with Tom Hickey. The Crows lead hitouts to advantage 8-3, and Jacobs has launched five scores for Adelaide with his work at stoppages. Adelaide lead in scores from stoppages 5.6.(36) to 1.0.(6).

08:47

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)

09:26

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Paddy McCartin)

11:07

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy McCartin)

11:50

St Kilda having a bit more of the ball early in the third quarter, and lead inside 50 entries 7-5. The goal to McCartin coming after the Saints had five consecutive inside 50 entries.

12:30

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

14:05

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)

16:03

Crows Interchange - Luke Brown off due to an injury.

16:10

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

16:54

Saints Interchange - Paddy McCartin and is possibly out for the game.

18:35

The horror game continues for the Saints, with young star Paddy McCartin joining Hugh Goddard on the sidelines. In the last two weeks, McCartin had shared 17 goals with Josh Bruce and Tim Membrey in a new look St Kilda forward line.

21:46

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

22:30

Adelaide has now kicked 6.8.(44) from set shots at goal, compared to the Saints 3.3.(21). The AFL average for conversion of set shots this season is 61 percent.

26:10

Whilst the Crows lead the inside 50 count 13-10 this quarter, they lead 7-1 for forward 50 marks. Their three tall forwards in Jenkins, Walker and McGovern have now combined for 14 forward 50 marks and 10 goals.

26:25

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

29:04

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

30:59

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

31:31

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

31:41

Adelaide lead 152-70 for effective kicks. This is the most effective kicks to three quarter time by any team this season, and has allowed the Crows to control the game with 103-42 uncontested marks and 52-25 inside 50 entries.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:16

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)

04:01

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

05:01

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)

05:15

The behind to Membrey ended a streak of seven scores to the Crows who had also has the last 11 forward 50 entries.

06:43

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

07:28

Whilst the Crows have only added the one goal in the last quarter, they lead in disposals 39-12 and continue to dominate possession.

10:27

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

11:23

Adelaide now has 25 marks in the forward 50, which equals the most by any team in a game this season.

12:27

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)

14:12

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Shane Savage)

15:09

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)

15:24

Josh Bruce able to generate a forward 50 intercept with the rundown tackle. The Saints have generated 11 forward half intercepts and scored 3.1.(19) from these. The Crows have 29 forward half intercepts for a score of 7.6.(48).

18:02

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

18:53

Shane Savage has the equal most contested possessions for the Saints (10), and also leads the Saints for intercept possessions with ten (the next best has six).

20:00

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)

21:35

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)

21:49

The Crows have 18 players with 15 or more disposals, compared to the Saints who have just six such players.

22:21

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

25:47

Adelaide has had 11 shots at goal in the final quarter for a return of just 3.4.(22) with four misses.

28:12

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

28:14

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

28:24

A powerful win from the Crows who dominated from the start with slick ball movement. They finished with kicking efficiency of 72 percent compared to the Saints 60 percent, and an AFL season high for forward 50 marks (28).