Match

Adelaide Crows vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 27 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles Round 23 clash.

59:33

Outs for Crows: B.Smith, R.Sloane

59:34

Ins for Crows: R.Henderson, C.Ellis-Yolmen

59:35

Outs for Eagles: J.Nelson, N.Naitanui

59:36

Ins for Eagles: T.Barrass, J.Giles

59:40

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

00:00

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

00:10

Between Rounds 13-19 the Eagles ranked 17th in the competition for hitout differential and 18th for hitout-to-advantage and clearance differential, despite this they ranked second for scores from stoppages differential.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:23

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

03:05

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

03:07

Josh Kennedy has taken 28 lead marks inside 50 this season, four more than any other player in the competition.

06:19

Eagles Interchange - Scott Lycett off due to an injury.

07:58

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

09:27

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

10:15

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

11:20

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jarryd Lyons)

11:22

Adelaide has launched seven points per game from kick-ins this season, ranked No. 1 in the competition.

13:28

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

13:30

Adelaide has recorded just seven effective kicks. It has won the kicking efficiency differential by two per cent per game this season, the fifth-highest percentage of any side.

15:45

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

15:47

West Coast has launched 13 points from defensive midfield. It has launched just 19 per cent of its score from this zone this season, the third-lowest percentage in the competition.

17:23

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jarryd Lyons)

21:23

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

21:25

Adelaide has generated four scores from just five inside 50s.

26:07

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)

26:09

Adelaide has won two intercept possessions in the forward half and launched a score from both. It has won 26 intercept possessions per game in this zone this season, ranked second.

28:43

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

28:53

Ricky Henderson recorded an equal quarter-high 10 disposals and won an equal quarter-high four contested possessions as well as gaining a quarter-high 246 metres.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:21

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)

00:23

West Coast win the first centre clearance of the second quarter and launch the first goal of the game from this source. The Eagles lead the centre clearance count 4-1 and have generated the only two scores from this source.

01:40

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

04:22

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

05:12

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

05:14

Jack Darling has won two intercept possessions inside 50 but failed to punish the Crows, scoring a behind from each.

06:37

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

06:39

West Coast has won six intercept possessions this quarter and launched a score from three of them.

10:31

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

12:33

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

12:35

West Coast lead the contested possession count 23-10 this quarter.

13:48

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brad Crouch)

13:50

Brad Crouch wins the first groundball-get in forward 50 for the Crows and he boots his team's first goal of the second quarter. West Coast has won nine groundball-gets in forward 50.

15:41

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)

17:23

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)

17:25

Three goals in a row for the Crows, all from centre clearances. Adelaide has scored 14 points per game from centre clearances this season, the fourth-most in the competition.

19:47

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jonathan Giles)

20:53

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

22:30

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)

25:11

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jonathan Giles)

25:13

Jonathan Giles has won a game-high eight hitouts-to-advantage and launched a game-high four scores as well as booting that goal.

27:49

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

27:51

Jake Lever has won three intercept possessions with his third launching his team's second goal from this source.

31:12

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

31:22

Sam Jacobs has won a hitout from 43 per cent of ruck contests this season. He has won just nine hitouts from 33 ruck contests in the first half.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:14

Chris Masten has recorded three clanger kicks in defensive 50, two more than all other players combined.

01:38

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

02:36

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (David Mackay)

03:35

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

05:09

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

05:11

What might have been.....Jack Darling has recorded four kicks which have all resulted in behinds.

06:22

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

06:24

Jack Darling wins a free kick inside 50 and boots his first goal.

10:52

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

12:18

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

12:45

Jeremy McGovern grabs his first intercept mark of the game. He has grabbed 74 intercept marks this season, 17 more than any other player in the competition.

13:43

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

15:04

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

15:06

West Coast has outscored Adelaide by 21 points from intercept possessions in attacking midfield.

21:31

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jarryd Lyons)

22:58

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

23:00

Jack Darling has won five contested possessions this quarter, including three contested marks, as well booting two goals.

24:52

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)

24:54

Both teams have won five intercept possessions in attacking midfield this quarter but West Coast has booted three goals to no score from these.

26:09

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

26:38

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

29:46

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

29:50

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

30:00

The Eagles grabbed eight contested marks in the third quarter, as many as the Crows grabbed in the first three quarters.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:43

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

02:45

Adelaide has launched 49 points per game from defensive half this season, ranked No. 1 in the competition. It has launched just 22 points from this zone tonight.

05:14

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

07:02

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

09:54

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

09:56

West Coast leads the contested possession count by eight, the clearance count by five and the inside 50 count by four this quarter.

14:14

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

15:47

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

15:49

West Coast has grabbed 14 marks inside 50 per game this season, ranked third. It has now grabbed 14 marks inside 50 in this game.

17:26

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)

18:28

Kyle Cheney has grabbed six intercept marks, a career-high. His previous high was five against Hawthorn in Round 12, 2015.

20:37

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)

22:00

Andrew Gaff has recorded 39 disposals, a career-high. His previous high was 38 disposals which he recorded last week against Hawthorn.

26:01

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)

28:01

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

29:57

Tom Barrass has grabbed six intercept marks, a career-high. He had grabbed four on two previous occasions.

30:34

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

30:44

A week after winning 45 more contested possessions than Hawthorn, West Coast won 24 more contested possessions than Adelaide.