Match

Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 06 Aug 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v Port Adelaide Round 20 clash.

59:33

Outs for Crows: P.Seedsman, A.Otten, W.Milera

59:34

Ins for Crows: B.Crouch, J.Lever, E.Betts

59:35

Outs for Power: M.Broadbent, M.White

59:36

Ins for Power: A.Monfries, A.Johnson

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

The Power have generated 12 more inside 50s per game than their opposition this season, ranked No.1, but they have gone inside 50 four fewer times per game against top-8 teams, the eighth-worst differential recorded by any side.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:01

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

02:32

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Atkins)

02:34

The Crows have won the first three clearances and they have generated both of their scores from this source.

03:06

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

05:10

Crows Interchange - David Mackay off due to an injury.

05:13

Port are absorbing the Crows' attack conceding just three behinds from six Adelaide forward 50 entries.

07:40

SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)

07:42

Paddy Ryder wins his first hitout-to-advantage which launches that goal to Justin Westhoff. Ryder has now launched 233 points this season, the equal second-most of any player in the competition.

08:49

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

12:10

Adelaide has failed to boot a goal from 11 inside 50s. The Crows have scored a goal from 29 per cent of their inside 50s this season, ranked No.1.

14:48

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

16:38

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

17:45

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

18:19

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)

18:21

That Charlie Dixon kick was just the fourth Power disposal in their forward half, 38 fewer than the Crows.

18:44

Crows Interchange - David Mackay and is possibly out for the game.

21:50

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

21:52

The Crows continue to dominate every statistic but the scoreboard. They are kicking at 34 per cent efficiency in their forward half and just 10 per cent inside 50.

24:10

Taylor Walker grabs Adelaide's sixth contested mark. The Power have conceded 10 contested marks per game this season, the fifth-fewest of any side in the competition.

24:38

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

28:20

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

29:52

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

30:02

Adelaide won the contested possession count by 21 in the opening term. The Crows have won nine more contested possessions per game against top eight sides this season, ranked No.1.

30:04

Sam Jacobs won a quarter-high six hitouts-to-advantage, with two of these launching scores for his team, as well as booting Adelaide's lone goal.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:05

Eddie Betts grabs this third mark inside 50 and his team's fifth. Port Adelaide has conceded nine marks per game in their oppositions forward 50 this season, the fewest conceded by any side.

01:27

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

02:31

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

03:46

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

05:56

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)

07:17

Jake Lever just grabbed his second intercept mark and has now won five intercept possessions. Lever has grabbed four intercept marks per game this season, ranked No.1 in the competition.

09:38

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

09:40

The Crows have booted two goals this quarter from four intercept possessions won in their attacking midfield. They scored just two behinds from 12 intercept possessions won in this zone in the opening term.

11:07

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

11:09

Adelaide has won three centre clearances and generated a score from all of them, including that goal to Taylor Walker.

15:56

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)

17:46

Jake Lever kicks a shot-at-goal out on the full. Adelaide's inefficiency inside 50 is keeping Port in the game. The Crows have scored just four goals from 20 shots-at-goal.

18:24

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)

19:19

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Hugh Greenwood)

19:21

Jake Lever has won five intercept possessions this quarter with his fifth launching that goal to Hugh Greenwood. The Crows have now scored three goals this quarter from intercept possessions won in their attacking midfield

21:24

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

26:06

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)

26:08

Port have recorded just 22 effective kicks this quarter, 17 fewer than Adelaide.

29:10

Hugh Greenwood just applied his 12th tackle for the game, a career-high.

30:40

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

30:47

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:57

The game continued to be played in Adelaide's forward half in the second term. The Crows recorded 58 more forward half disposals, 15 more inside 50s and 11 more shots-at-goal.

30:59

Adelaide has won 27 intercept possessions in their forward half to half-time, 22 more than the Power and three more than the AFL average per game.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:03

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

01:05

Another goal from a turnover to the Crows. Five of their six goals are from this source. Adelaide has scored 145 points from Rory Laird's intercept possessions this season, the fourth-most of any player in the competition.

03:50

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

03:52

The Crows lead the clearance count by seven and they have generated eight scores to one from this source, including that goal to Sam Jacobs.

05:56

Crows Interchange - Charles Cameron off due to an injury.

08:22

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

09:18

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brad Crouch)

09:20

Another score from a centre clearance to the Crows, this time a goal to Brad Crouch. Adelaide has outscored the Power by 14 points from this source.

11:23

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

12:09

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

12:11

Adelaide continues to dominate, it leads the inside 50 count by five this quarter and it has outscored the Power by 19 points.

15:10

Crows Interchange - Daniel Talia off due to an injury.

16:10

Taylor Walker just grabbed his fourth contested mark, two more than Port Adelaide.

16:37

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

18:05

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Laird)

18:07

Adelaide has scored 28 points per game from intercept possessions won in their attacking midfield this season, the most by any team in the competition. It has scored 37 points from this source in the second and third terms.

19:33

SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)

25:54

SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)

28:38

Alex Keath just grabbed Adelaide's 17th intercept mark. The Crows have grabbed 16 intercept marks per game this season, the fourth-most of any team in the competition.

30:27

Crows Interchange - Richard Douglas off due to the blood rule.

32:30

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

32:33

Power Interchange - Aidyn Johnson off due to an injury.

33:19

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jackson Trengove)

34:17

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

35:51

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

35:55

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

36:05

Back-to-back goals to Josh Jenkins to finish the third term, the second from a centre clearance. The Crows won the clearance count 20-7 in the third quarter and generated 21 points to no score from this source.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:54

Robbie Gray just won his second contested possession this term and is up to a game-high 17. Gray has won 16 per cent of his team's contested possessions.

04:56

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

06:10

Josh Jenkins dispossesses Robbie Gray in his team's forward 50, the 21st tackle applied by the Crows in this zone. Adelaide has laid 12 tackles per game inside 50 this season, the sixth-most by any side in the AFL.

06:50

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

08:39

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

11:32

SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)

11:34

Port leads the clearance count 5-4 this quarter and they have kicked the only goal from this source.

13:24

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

13:26

Eddie Betts has booted just three goals from nine shots-at-goal.

15:24

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

15:54

Rory Laird grabs his team's 13th mark inside 50. Adelaide has grabbed five more marks inside 50 than its opposition against top eight teams this season, ranked No.1 and three more than any other team.

18:51

SCORE GOAL - Power (Jack Hombsch)

19:10

Crows Interchange - Daniel Talia and is possibly out for the game.

19:51

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

21:09

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)

21:11

Adelaide has generated 17 scoring shots to two from clearances.

23:28

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

25:52

Crows Interchange - Riley Knight off due to an injury.

27:23

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

28:07

Brad Crouch just won his third centre clearance this term. Crouch has won a quarter-high five clearances as well as applying four tackles, also a quarter-high.

29:24

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

29:26

The Crows have booted four goals from their last six inside 50s.

32:08

SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)

32:13

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

32:23

Adelaide overcame inaccuracy in front of goal to prevail in a one-sided game. A week after losing the contested possession count by 50, its worst differential ever recorded, it won this count by 46, its equal fifth-best differential in club history.