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Pre Game
59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows Round 23 clash.
59:33
Outs for Eagles: J.Hill
59:34
Ins for Eagles: M.LeCras
59:35
Outs for Crows: D.Talia, T.Walker, H.Greenwood
59:36
Ins for Crows: P.Seedsman, K.Hartigan, W.Milera
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
Adelaide have accomplished the rare feat of having the number one ranked player in the AFL this season for groundball-gets in both the forward 50 (Eddie Betts with 55) and defensive 50 (Rory Laird with 49).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:52
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
05:45
Matthew Crouch has had a lot of the football early in this match, recording seven disposals, four uncontested possessions, three contested possessions, 116 metres gained, all game-high's so far, to go with two clearances.
08:53
West Coast has recorded five Intercept Possessions, three more than the Crows, but are yet to gain any advantage on the scoreboard as a result of this. The Crows however, launched the only goal of the game so far from one of their two Intercepts.
09:41
Eagles Interchange - Drew Petrie off due to the blood rule.
12:12
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Nathan Vardy)
12:39
Vardy finally converts an Intercept Possession for the Eagles into a goal to level the scores. West Coast are controlling this game through their short kicking, recording 17 short kicks to six and 15 uncontested marks to four early in this term.
15:40
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Redden)
16:09
Redden's goal makes it two goals from defensive half Intercept Possessions for the Eagles. They average 2.8 goals per game from this source, the third-worst average in this category in the AFL this season.
17:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
19:40
Adelaide have displayed their usual dominance around the stoppages, winning 11 of the last 14 clearances but are yet to generate any points from a source that they average 34 points per game from, the fifth-best average in this category in 2017.
21:27
Crows Interchange - Jake Lever off due to an injury.
21:37
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
23:24
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
24:42
Two quick goals from general play to Jamie Cripps and the four-goal magic number the Eagles need to sneak into eighth spot in the Finals is within reach. Cripps is ranked equal first at the Eagles with 11 goals from General Play in 2017.
28:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
29:29
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:39
Sam Jacobs was one of the best for the Crows in the first term, recording 13 hitouts, and nine to-advantage. But the Crows weren't able to launch a single point from a Stoppage, after winning 15 clearances to seven as a result of Jacobs dominance.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:50
Eagles Interchange - Drew Petrie off due to the blood rule.
03:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)
04:22
Eagles Interchange - Jeremy McGovern off due to an injury.
06:23
Adelaide have had the ball locked in their forward half for 70 percent of the second term. They have won 22 disposals to the Eagles three in this zone, as well as 11 contested possessions to three and five tackles to one.
11:24
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
11:31
Adelaide finally get a goal after six inside 50 entries this quarter. The Crows average a goal from 28 per cent of inside 50's, the best efficiency in this category in 2017.
13:38
Seven West Coast players are yet to record a disposal this quarter, most of them forwards players who have been starved by Adelaide's pressure.
13:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
15:31
Adelaide have doubled West Coast's disposal tally this quarter (75-37), but their kicking efficiency has been very average, kicking at 58 per cent, and at just 43 per cent efficiency in their forward half.
16:02
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
17:27
Only three of West Coast's 20 possessions chains from midfield and defence this term have made it inside 50 (15 per cent efficiency), yet they have as many goals as the Crows do from 11 of 18 chains to go inside 50 (61 per cent).
18:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
19:46
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Wayne Milera)
22:15
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
23:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
24:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
25:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
26:43
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
28:23
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
28:57
The Eagles have completely turned the tables on the Crows to end the half as they have dominated their opponents recording two goals from plus 1:35 differential in time in possession and 76 per cent time in forward half since the 23 minute mark.
29:46
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
31:11
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
32:19
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
32:29
In his last game on home turf, Matthew Priddis has recorded his 191st five-tackle game, the most ever recorded by any player in VFL/AFL history.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:54
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
03:14
The start of the third term has followed the script of the match so far pretty accurately. Two inside 50's for the Crows for no score, followed by a goal from the Eagles first inside 50 entry of the term.
05:37
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)
05:59
With his 30th touch of the game, Matthew Crouch gets just reward for his efforts with the Crows first goal of the term. His goal was launched from the Crows 10th chain to originate inside forward 50. The Eagles are yet to launch a chain from this zone.
07:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
10:04
Sam Jacobs has eclipsed his previous best record for hitouts in a season, surpassing his previous best of 859 hitouts in 2015. If he records another 25 hitouts he will move into the top five of this category in VFL/AFL history.
11:23
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
13:48
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
14:14
Josh Kennedy finally gets his first goal of the match in his chase for the Coleman Medal. Arguably of more importance, he has stretched the lead for the Eagles to five goals, the largest lead of the match so far.
18:08
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Drew Petrie)
18:53
Three of the four Eagles goals this term have been scored as a direct result of Free Kicks. West Coast average 1.4 goals per game from this source, ranked 12th in the AFL this season.
22:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
23:30
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
24:10
In his first game back in the team since Round 20, Mark LeCras has been invaluable this quarter for the Eagles with two goals. Once they get the ball inside 50, the Eagles have been deadly, kicking at 100 per cent efficiency this term in this zone.
25:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Riley Knight)
25:35
Adelaide have a great kicking efficiency in their defensive half, and are far outperforming their opponents in this category this term (94-57 per cent). However their forward half kicking is letting them down, going at just 58 per cent efficiency.
27:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)
27:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
28:15
Crows Interchange - Sam Jacobs off due to the blood rule.
30:05
Rory Sloane has been among the best for the Crows this term, and he leads all players with 14 pressure acts, five clearances, 10 contested possessions and three score involvements including two score assists this term.
31:11
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
32:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
36:26
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
36:36
The Eagles have outscored the Crows 9.2.56 to 2.7.19 from scoring shots in General Play. They average five goals per game from this source, the equal-third worst average in the AFL in 2017.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
06:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
07:14
Eddie Betts has won six of his 10 disposals inside 50. In 2017, he has won a competition-high 161 forward 50 disposals. He has won 59 per cent of his disposals this season in this zone, the highest percentage of his career. He has kicked 2.2.14 today.
08:57
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
10:00
Nervous times for Eagles and Demons fans alike as McGovern gets the Crows a much-needed goal. As it stands, the Eagles are still in the eight on 105.5 percentage points.
10:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
13:09
With that mark, Andrew Gaff has set a new career-record for uncontested possessions in a season, surpassing his 497 from the 2016 season. If he records another seven uncontested possessions, he will move into the top three of all-time.
13:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
14:48
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
15:10
A goal to Paul Seedsman and the Eagles are hanging onto their finals hopes by a thread. Their percentage now sits at 105.3 per cent, just 0.1 ahead of the Demons in the race for eighth spot.
17:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Tom Barrass)
19:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
20:17
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Charles Cameron)
20:23
Crows Interchange - Alex Keath and is possibly out for the game.
20:26
A goal to Charlie Cameron and all of a sudden the Eagles are out of the eight. Brad and Matt Crouch have been immense in the final term for the Crows with eight and nine disposals each, and 40 and 42 for the match respectively.
21:42
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)
21:44
The Eagles have laid just three tackles for the quarter. On top of this they have been inside 50 six more times than their opponents but have managed just the one goal.
24:06
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
25:59
Two quick goals to the Eagles and they are not letting go of their finals hopes. Since the 20 minute mark of this term they have kicked at 80 per cent efficiency and recorded five inside 50's to none.
29:12
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:22
The West Coast Eagles have completed the miracle, scraping into the eight on a percentage of 105.7. Lead by 11 indvidual goalkickers plus 30 plus disposal efforts to Sam Mitchell and Andrew Gaff.