Match

Carlton vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 10 Jul 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to MCG for the Carlton v Adelaide Crows Round 16 clash.

59:33

Outs for Blues: C.Byrne

59:34

Ins for Blues: D.Armfield

59:35

Outs for Crows: L.Brown

59:36

Ins for Crows: R.Henderson

59:40

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00:00

The Crows have averaged 69 points per game from intercepts (ranked first), and have scored from 26 percent of their intercepts (also ranked first).

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:19

Carlton has won the first two clearances to start the game. This season the Blues have lost the clearance count by an average of 3.8 per game (ranked 17th).

01:54

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

02:23

Adelaide scores the opening goal of the game from a chain that started with an intercept in the defensive half. The Crows average 34 points per game from such a source this season (ranked first).

05:20

Carlton has five of the first six inside 50 entries to start the game, but with kicking efficiency of 33 percent compared to Adelaide 80 percent, is behind on the scoreboard.

06:49

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

07:55

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Atkins)

11:35

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dennis Armfield)

11:44

Carlton has scored from 32 percent of inside 50 entries this season (ranked last). The goal to Armfield was the Blues first score from nine forward 50 entries. The Crows have three scores from five forward 50 entries.

14:57

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)

16:13

Eddie Betts with the second goal for the Crows courtesy of a free kick. Adelaide has kicked just 9 percent of its goals as a result of free kicks this season (the lowest percentage of any side).

17:46

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

17:59

Two quick goals to Eddie Betts, with the second coming from a centre bounce clearance. Adelaide has scored 15.4 points per game this season from centre bounce clearances (ranked third).

19:47

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brad Crouch)

22:24

Rory Laird has made a prolific start for the Crows. He leads Adelaide for contested possessions (5) and disposals (10), and has had two intercept possessions and two score involvements.

24:17

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dennis Armfield)

24:40

Both of the goals to Carlton have come from forward half intercepts. This season the Blues have averaged 28 points per game from such a source (ranked 11th).

27:06

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dennis Armfield)

29:05

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

29:15

Dennis Armfield with three goals from outside 50 in the opening quarter. Carlton had only kicked 10 goals this season from outside 50 before today (ranked second last).

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:05

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)

03:26

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

04:50

Carlton with good forward half pressure, has generated 16 forward half intercepts and scored 3.0.(18) from these. Adelaide has just the nine forward half intercepts for a return of 1.2.(8).

07:54

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)

08:37

Jack Silvagni kicks his first goal in the AFL, and the Blues now have converted all five set shots at goal. This season Carlton has converted 61 percent of its set shots at goal (ranked 11th).

10:03

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

12:28

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dennis Armfield)

14:00

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jed Lamb)

15:10

The entire score for Carlton has come from chains starting in the forward half. The Blues have generated 19 forward half intercepts already, and their season average is 22.6 per game.

15:40

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

20:14

Daniel Talia has been able to continually disrupt the Carlton attack. He leads all players for both intercept possessions (6) and spoils (8).

22:36

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

24:17

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

25:23

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

26:05

Adelaide again displaying its potent offence, with 13 scoring shots from 23 forward 50 entries. The Blues have 7 scoring shots from 26 forward 50 entries.

27:36

Rory Sloane showing why he is one of the most complete players in the AFL. He currently leads all players for contested possessions (11) and score involvements (7), whilst also leading the Crows for tackles (4).

28:06

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

30:05

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Kyle Cheney)

30:11

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:21

Carlton has restricted the slingshot rebound from Adelaide. The Crows have generated just two inside 50 entries from 24 chains starting in the defensive 50. This season the Crows have averaged an inside 50 entry from 28 percent of such chains.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

03:46

Carlton is again relying heavily on Patrick Cripps to win the inside ball. He currently has 14 contested possessions (the next best Blue has 6), and 8 clearances (next has 2). Adelaide has five players with more than six contested possessions.

06:16

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)

10:02

A scrappy start to the third quarter in the slippery conditions. Carlton has only 0.1.(1) to show for an 8-4 advantage in inside 50 entries this quarter, and has not scored a goal from its last 14 forward 50 entries.

12:33

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

12:47

Adelaide finally gets the opening goal of the third quarter, and it comes from an intercept in the defensive midfield. The Crows have now scored 3.0.(18) from 21 such intercepts, whilst Carlton has not scored from its 15 defensive midfield intercepts.

15:26

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

16:45

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

17:38

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

18:02

Adelaide has eight of the last ten inside 50 entries, and has generated 2.2.(14) whilst Carlton has not scored during this period. The Crows lead the contested possession count 34-21 this quarter as they slowly pull further away from Carlton.

19:00

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

21:45

Carlton has six players who have won five or more contested possessions. Adelaide has just six players who have not won five or more contested possessions.

25:54

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)

26:08

Adelaide has now won 11 of the last 12 clearances, with this dominance leading to the last goal to Douglas. The Crows also have 12 of the last 13 scores in this game.

28:52

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)

29:05

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

29:15

Carlton scored 6.0.(36) from its first 20 forward 50 entries, but has scored just 0.2.(2) from its next 18 entries, as the Adelaide defence led by Daniel Talia has shut down its forward movements.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:21

Daniel Talia has game-highs for both intercept possessions (11) and spoils (14). These are both season bests for Talia.

01:42

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Levi Casboult)

03:41

Matthew Wright breaks the sequence of goals to Adelaide. Wright is the leading player at Carlton this season in AFL Player Rating points, and has been good again today, with 22 disposals, 10 contested possessions and over 400 metres gained.

06:50

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

08:43

Sam Jacobs and Eddie Betts have now combined for six goals today against their former team, and nine of the Crows 13 goals have come from players who started their AFL careers elsewhere.

10:01

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jed Lamb)

12:51

Whilst the inside 50 count is relatively even (Crows lead 50-45), the Crows lead in marks inside 50 (13-6) and forward 50 tackles (17-12).

15:56

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jarryd Lyons)

16:11

Adelaide has had more success with its rebound, scoring 6.4.(40) from chains starting in the defensive half. The Blues have scored 1.1.(7) from their defensive half chains.

19:43

SCORE GOAL - Crows (David Mackay)

20:07

All three of the Crows final quarter goals have come from chains starting in the defensive half. They have now scored nine of the last ten goals, as they continue to build percentage.

22:06

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

23:23

Good forward pressure from the Crows leading to the easy goal from the goal square for Jenkins. Adelaide has now scored 59 goals this season from within 15 metres (ranked first), while the Blues have scored 25 such goals (ranked second last).

23:31

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Dennis Armfield)

25:02

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

28:16

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

28:26

Rory Sloane and Rory Laird shared 69 possessions, while Daniel Talia was able to disrupt 30 of the Blues attacks with 13 intercept possessions and 17 spoils.