Match

Adelaide Crows vs St Kilda

Commentary / 09 Jun 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v St Kilda Round 12 clash.
59:33
Outs for Crows: L.Brown, D.Mackay
59:34
Ins for Crows: J.Beech, R.Knight
59:35
Outs for Saints: D.McKenzie, S.Savage, D.Minchington
59:36
Ins for Saints: J.Bruce, J.Webster, N.Wright
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 allowed its opposition to record a scoring accuracy of 61 per cent against them this season, the second-highest percentage conceded by any side

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
02:47
Eddie Betts has kicked a goal in every game this season. He is also converting at a career-best 72.7 per cent goal-scoring accuracy
04:04
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
05:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
08:28
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
09:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
10:30
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
10:31
The Saints have given away six free kicks in the early going, compared to Adelaide's one. Of their indiscretions, St Kilda have been penalised three times for holding the man.
14:49
In his third season of senior football, Adelaide Crow Jake Lever is averaging a career-high 16.5 disposals. Already tonight he has 8 disposals at 88 per cent efficiency.
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
16:39
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Andy Otten)
17:49
Adelaide has nine of the last ten inside 50s.
18:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Andy Otten)
21:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
22:25
Saints Interchange - Maverick Weller off due to an injury.
25:04
Leading the disposal count so far in the game is St Kilda's Sebastian Ross with 11. However, his efficiency of 64 per cent is down on his career mark of 71.6 per cent over 69 games.
25:29
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
27:25
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
29:33
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
29:36
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:01
The Crows comfortably won the disposal count in the first term, 114 to 94. Their efficiency also bettered the Saints 75 per cent to 71.
01:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Wayne Milera)
04:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Blake Acres)
06:11
The Crows have averaged ten more contested possessions per game than their opposition this season, the best differential recorded in the competition. They are playing true to form in this area tonight, where they presently lead this category 49 to 39.
08:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
08:05
Five of the Crows seven goals have been sourced from a St Kilda turnover, including the most recent major from Brodie Smith.
08:36
Saints Interchange - Jake Carlisle off due to an injury.
10:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
10:11
Including tonight, Saint Josh Bruce has scored multiple goals in five of his nine games in 2017.
12:14
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steven)
14:26
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
16:08
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Koby Stevens)
17:48
The leading tackler on the ground is Richard Douglas of Adelaide with four. This first-half tally exceeds his career-average of 3.6 per game over 206 matches.
18:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
24:00
Adelaide's basketball-convert Hugh Greenwood has effected three of the game's last four clearances.
25:38
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)
26:46
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brad Crouch)
28:45
Crows Interchange - Richard Douglas off due to the blood rule.
30:06
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:01
In the first half ruck battle, Adelaide pairing Sam Jacobs and Josh Jenkins held sway with a combined 24 hitouts to Saint Billy Longer's 17. However, Longer directed seven of his hitouts to the advantage of a teammate, far superior to the Crow pairs four
03:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
06:10
Tim Membrey's pass to Blake Acres broke a run of seven consecutive inside 50s for the Crows.
06:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Blake Acres)
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
09:32
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
10:34
Adelaide's Brodie Smith has a match-leading 486 metres gained. Next highest total on the ground belongs to Saint Dylan Roberton with 357.
11:29
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
12:35
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
13:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:50
The Crows hold a slight edge in the contested marks total, 12 to 11. The most by any individual is three, with Crows Kyle Hartigan and Jake Lever, and Saint Sam Gilbert all achieving this mark.
18:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
20:45
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
22:29
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
25:38
Saints Interchange - Billy Longer off due to the blood rule.
26:00
The Saints trail in third quarter disposal efficiency 63 per cent to 73. Their kicking efficiency in this time is even worse, a mediocre 50 per cent.
28:05
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
30:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
30:13
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
St Kilda have missed five of seven set shots on goal tonight. However, four of their five misses have come from a distance beyond 40 metres from goal.
02:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)
02:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Koby Stevens)
04:40
Adelaide defender Daniel Talia consistently does the little things to help his team. He has 11 one percenters. Next best tally on the ground is his teammate and fellow back Kyle Hartigan with eight.
05:54
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
07:03
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jonathon Beech)
07:04
Crows debutant Jonathon Beech kicks a goal with his seventh kick in AFL football. Beech has 12 disposals at 75 per cent efficiency in career game number one.
08:31
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
11:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)
12:02
Crows Interchange - Jake Kelly off due to an injury.
13:40
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
13:56
Saints Interchange - Nathan Brown and is possibly out for the game.
15:31
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
15:32
Tonight marks the third time in eight games for 2017 that Josh Jenkins has kicked three goals..
19:04
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
20:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
22:37
Since 2014, Jack Steven has averaged 29 disposals and six inside 50s per game at the Adelaide Oval, all team-highs. His strong form at the ground has continued tonight with 30 disposals, seven clearances and four inside 50s in a losing effort.
23:11
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
25:43
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
28:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steven)
30:16
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
30:43
38 disposals for Sebastian Ross represents a career-high for the Saint.
31:37
The siren has sounded to end Q4.