Match

Fremantle vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 14 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the Fremantle v Adelaide Crows Round 21 clash.
59:33
Outs for Dockers: H.Crozier
59:34
Ins for Dockers: C.Blakely
59:35
Outs for Crows: P.Seedsman, C.Ellis-Yolmen
59:36
Ins for Crows: S.Thompson, M.McGovern
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Last week against the Lions, Adelaide finished with 477 disposals for the game, the second highest tally in the clubs history.
00:10
The Dockers have allowed their opposition to generate an inside 50 from 67 percent of centre bounce clearances, ranked third.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:28
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
04:00
Eddie Betts kicks the Crows first goal of the afternoon. That brings his season tally to 55 goals, just eight shy of his career best season, achieved in 2015.
05:23
The Crows are asserting some authority early, winning the contested possessions 13-7 at this early stage.
05:29
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
06:39
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Tommy Sheridan)
07:25
Adelaide are not using the ball well so far, recording a disposal efficiency rate of just 50 percent. The Dockers in comparison are tracking at 70 percent.
09:08
Despite only leading by one point, the Crows lead the inside 50 count 8-1. The Dockers are fighting hard defensively however, with 14 tackles to the Crows five thus far.
10:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
15:36
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
17:41
The Dockers ruckmen are dominating at the stoppages, leading the hitout count 15-3. They are not giving their midfielders first use though, recording only one hitout to advantage, resulting in Adelaide leading the clearances 11-5.
20:09
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
20:31
Brad Crouch has a game high 10 possessions (five contested) in the first quarter so far. He has also sent the Crows inside 50 twice and recorded a game high 179 metres gained for his team.
20:38
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
22:18
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
24:29
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
26:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)
27:35
Adelaide are beginning to get their running game going, now leading the uncontested possession count 65-51 and recording eight more handball receives than the Dockers.
28:59
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:09
The Crows hold a 15-point lead at quarter time, off the back of a plus six inside 50 differential. They will be disappointed with their set shot kicking however, recording 2.3 (15) from five attempts.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:20
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Charles Cameron)
03:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
06:43
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
07:15
After recording a 70 percent disposal efficiency rate in the first quarter, the Dockers have dropped to 48 percent in the second quarter thus far.
09:35
The Crows dominated the stoppages in the first quarter, gaining first possession four times more than the Dockers and leading the overall clearance count 12-7. The Dockers have turned this around in the second quarter, leading the clearances 5-4.
12:05
Stephen Hill has had a team high seven disposals already in this quarter, as well as two inside 50s and a game high 168 metres gained. However, he is not using the ball well for his team with a disposal efficiency rate of just 14 percent.
13:49
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
14:41
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
15:38
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jake Lever)
15:56
Jake Lever kicks the first goal of his career. To this point in the game he has had 12 disposals (four contested) and three score involvements.
18:05
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
19:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
19:52
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
22:16
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
23:47
Michael Walters has three goals now for the Dockers. He has a good record against the Crows, averaging 2.5 goals per game. This is higher than his career average of 1.9 per game.
23:49
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
25:56
Taylor Walker takes his first contested mark for the day and the Crows fifth. They lead this statistic 5-1 for the game and rank equal third in the competition in the 2016 season.
26:21
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
27:02
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jarryd Lyons)
28:49
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Brown)
29:22
The Crows have made the most of their inside 50s in the second quarter, recording 11 scoring shots from their 17 entries.
30:26
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
31:57
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
33:05
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:15
Brad Crouch is the leading possession winner on the ground, with 19 (including 10 contested). He has also recorded a game high seven score involvements and a team high 293 metres gained.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:53
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
02:11
The Crows are dominating early in the third quarter, leading the disposal count 18-4 and recording an 89 percent disposal efficiency.
04:30
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
06:48
Adelaide are getting into a lot of space in the third quarter, leading the uncontested mark count 15-4, the uncontested possession count 35-10 and the handball receives count 17-4.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
08:07
Adelaide have scored three goals from three inside 50 entries this quarter. The Dockers on the other hand, have gone inside 50 five times for no score.
09:56
Dockers Interchange - Aaron Sandilands and is possibly out for the game.
10:06
The inability of Fremantle to hit their targets today has resulted in the Crows taking 13 intercept marks so far for the match. Kyle Cheney has recorded a game high three, while four of his teammates have two.
10:24
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
13:50
Adelaide are using the ball at an extremely high standard in the third quarter, recording an 85 percent disposal efficiency. The Crows rank 14th in this statistic in 2016.
17:57
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Scott Thompson)
19:28
Adelaide have made Fremantle pay for their turnovers today, scoring 10.8 (68) from this source. The Dockers have scored 4.1 (25) from the same source in comparison.
19:48
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
21:53
Rory Sloane has been well held by the Dockers today. He averages 26.2 disposals per game in 2016, but today he has just 11 (five contested) to this point.
22:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
25:15
Luke Brown has driven the Crows forward in the third quarter, recording 10 disposals (all uncontested) to go with two score involvements and a team high 194 metres gained.
26:16
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
26:58
Josh Jenkins has kicked three goals for the quarter, for a total of four for the match. Each of those goals has come from a distance of 15 metres or less.
28:46
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Darcy Tucker)
30:01
Richard Douglas has had a productive third quarter for the Crows, with 17 disposals and four score involvements. He has recorded a disposal efficiency rate of 76 percent.
30:59
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:09
The Crows dominated in every category in the third quarter, winning the disposal count 148-83, the inside 50 count 15-11 and the uncontested possession count 112-49. They also took 34 uncontested marks for a plus 20 differential.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:30
Despite 11 players having more disposals than him today, Luke Brown has recorded a game high 435 metres gained for his side.
03:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
04:46
Matthew Pavlich kicks his second goal for the game. This takes his career goal tally to 699.
05:17
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shane Yarran)
07:24
Adelaide has kicked 8.0 (48) from a distance of 15 metres or less. In contrast, the Dockers have only scored 2.0 (12) from this range with the majority of their score coming from 15-30 metres.
08:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
10:56
After losing the uncontested possession count by a difference of 63 in the third quarter, the Dockers have turned that around in the last quarter, currently leading that statistic 30-22.
11:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
12:54
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
12:59
Tom Lynch kicks two goals in two minutes for the Crows. He has now had his best season in front of goal, with 34 for the season - a career high.
14:16
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
16:08
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
16:43
Eddie Betts kicks his sixth goal for the afternoon, equalling his career high against Fremantle. He has kicked six goals against the Dockers once before, in 2011.
18:39
Rory Laird leads the possession count for all players on the ground in the final quarter, with eight so far. This has come at an efficiency rate of 88 percent. He has also had a team high four score involvements.
19:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
20:30
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
20:46
Lachie Neale has continued his outstanding form today for the Dockers, with 27 disposals thus far. He has also had a game high nine first possessions from stoppages, and a game high nine clearances.
22:14
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
22:49
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
24:34
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Shane Yarran)
25:14
The Crows have punished the Dockers for their turnovers, scoring a massive 16.11 (107) from this source. They have also outscored the Dockers from stoppages, recording a plus eight point differential.
25:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
28:04
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
30:35
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
31:01
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
32:23
The Crows record a big win over the Dockers, recording 77 more disposals and 24 more inside 50s. They also covered the ground better than the Dockers, with 61 more uncontested possessions and 34 more handball receives.