Match

Adelaide Crows vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 23 Jun 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne Round 14 clash.

59:33

Outs for Crows: P.Seedsman

59:34

Ins for Crows: B.Crouch

59:35

Outs for Kangaroos: L.McDonald, D.Wells, M.Daw

59:36

Ins for Kangaroos: A.Swallow, B.Cunnington, R.Nahas

59:40

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00:00

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00:10

North Melbourne has won four of its five interstate games this season, with its only defeat coming against Sydney Swans in Round 10.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

03:33

An arm wrestle to start the match with Adelaide with two inside 50s to North Melbourne's one. North Melbourne lead the disposal count 20-9, while Goldstein is dominating the ruck early with all five hit outs of the match.

05:30

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Atkins)

07:13

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

07:38

Adelaide transition the football uninterrupted from defensive 50 to attacking 50 for the first time this evening as Walker registers a goal assist putting Lynch into an open goal for the Crows.

10:21

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)

11:07

This time Lynch in the provider as he handballs to Douglas who snaps truly for the Crows' second in a row to start the match. Douglas with three early possessions - all effective.

12:07

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

13:04

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

13:33

The Crows are dominating the early stages of this match with the Kangaroos yet to score. The Crows lead the inside 50 count 9-3, including the last six in a row.

16:34

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

16:58

A Hartigan intercept mark across half back launches a chain of possessions that ends with a contested mark inside 50 for McGovern, who goes back and kicks Adelaide's third goal. The Crows lead the intercept mark count 4-1.

19:28

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)

20:03

Ziebell wins the clearance in the forward pocket for North Melbourne and kicks the Kangaroos' first goal of the match. The Ziebell clearance broke a run of three consecutive clearances for the Crows, who lead the total clearance count 9-7.

23:12

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

24:38

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Bradley McKenzie)

25:39

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

26:05

Matt Crouch leading all players in the disposal count with nine so far this quarter. Crouch has had three contested possessions, two clearances, and two score assists.

26:39

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)

28:49

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

32:15

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

32:24

Wet conditions underfoot making it a night for the tacklers, with Adelaide winning the count so far 22-19. Cameron with a team high five for the Crows, Wagner with a team high of five also - to go with his one disposal for the quarter.

33:19

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

33:41

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

33:51

An inaccurate Adelaide takes an 18 point lead into the first break despite leading the inside 50s 18-12 and scoring shots 11-3. The Kangaroos led the disposal count that quarter 101-97 and contested possessions 54-46.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:10

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

03:43

Ziebell with two early disposals this quarter, both going out of bounds on the full.

06:50

Crows Interchange - Charles Cameron off due to an injury.

07:00

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Sam Gibson)

07:17

McKenzie spots Gibson on the lead, who then goes back and kicks the first goal of the second quarter. The Kangaroos with three marks inside 50 already this quarter.

08:00

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

09:47

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

10:17

A strong contested mark to Walker sees him go back and kick his first goal on the evening. Walker has two marks and two tackles to go with his three disposals for the match so far.

11:45

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

15:29

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

15:37

A Sloan turnover at half back sees the a chain of possessions for the Kangaroos that ends with Wood kicking a goal from another mark inside 50. That was the Kangaroos' first goal from a turnover this quarter.

16:48

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

19:13

North Melbourne have dominated this quarter so far, leading the disposal count 62-42, and inside 50s 9-4 - including the last four in a row.

20:11

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)

21:18

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

21:53

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

24:30

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

25:02

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)

25:33

A costly miss to Jacobs at one end, as the Kangaroos move the football uninterrupted from the kick in to inside attacking 50 for the second time this quarter, but for their first goal from this source.

26:50

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)

29:09

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

30:27

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:37

A much improved Kangaroos kicked five goals to one that quarter to take a four point lead into the main break. Despite an unfavorable start to the quarter, Ziebell led all players with eight disposals, including five contested possessions.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:47

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)

02:30

With the Kangaroos yet to go inside 50 this quarter, the Crows kick their first of the second half through Matt Crouch. A handy knock on from Douglas gave possession to Crouch. Douglas now with an equal match high seven score involvements.

03:34

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

05:40

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

05:49

High contact from Hartigan in the marking contests gives away a free kick to Brown who kicks his goal of the match. Brown now with a team high five score involvements.

07:43

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

10:06

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)

10:28

The Crows mirroring their dominance of early in the first quarter, leading the disposal count 37-21, uncontested possessions 23-8, marks 9-4, and inside 50s 5-2.

11:55

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

17:22

McGovern with his seventh mark of the match this quarter equals his season high with a quarter and a half to go. McGovern has taken one mark inside 50 and one intercept mark.

18:19

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

19:51

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

20:54

A Dal Santo clearance at half forward, his third for the match, finds Thomas inside 50 on the bounce who snaps truly for his third goal of the match. Thomas with seven disposals for the match so far, all effective.

21:25

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jarryd Lyons)

23:38

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Atkins)

24:19

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

26:23

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

26:55

The Crows pressing hard and have now regained the lead through the Betts goal having gone inside 50 six times in a row over seven minutes to the Kangaroos zero. From these six inside 50s the return has only been 1.3 (9).

30:23

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)

31:18

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

31:28

A tight last quarter in store as an increasingly inaccurate Crows take a one kick lead into the last break. The Crows' disposal efficiency inside forward 50 is only running at 51 percent, while the Kangaroos are going at 65 per cent.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:41

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

03:05

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

03:37

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

04:22

After Walker had a goal overturned on review, the Crows get a repeat inside 50 and Jenkins get his first goal of the match from only eight disposals.

05:15

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

07:40

Thompson with two clearances early in the last quarter taking his tally to an equal season high, for him and his team, of nine. The Crows lead the clearance count for this quarter 4-2.

08:34

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)

11:27

Sloane working extra hard this quarter for the Crows with three tackles, the only player with more than one. His total tackle count for the match is 13, a season high for both him and the Crows.

15:17

And with another team and personal high, Talia has now had 13 spoils for the match, to go with his eight disposals.

17:05

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)

17:48

A turnover at half forward for the Kangaroos sees the Crows move the ball all the way into their attacking 50 where Cameron sets Atkins off into an open goal. Both the Crows; goals this quarter have originated from North turnovers.

18:49

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)

20:07

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

21:42

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

22:20

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

23:24

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)

24:08

The Crows now with the last 15 of 16 scores of the match with the Matt Crouch goal. Crouch has had a match high 31 disposals including 15 contested possessions and eight clearances.

26:17

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (David Mackay)

27:07

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

27:55

Talia concedes the free kick which allows Petrie to kick his first goal of the match. Petrie has been quiet with only six disposals and three marks tonight. He has however toiled hard, laying five tackles for the match.

29:48

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Atkins)

30:28

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Laird)

30:52

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

32:21

The siren has sounded to end Q4.