Match

Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood

Commentary / 13 Apr 2018

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Adelaide Crows v Collingwood Round 4 clash.

59:33

Outs for Crows: L.Murphy

59:34

Ins for Crows: D.Fogarty

59:35

Outs for Magpies: T.Adams

59:36

Ins for Magpies: J.de Goey

59:40

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

00:00

Rory Laird has been in outstanding form to start the season. he is averaging a career-high 38 disposals per match at a remarkable 80 per cent efficiency. He is also averaging career-highs in contested possessions (10) and score assists (1.3).

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:45

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)

01:12

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tom Phillips)

03:39

Adelaide is attempting to gain some momentum after a blistering start to the Pies. The Crows have taken the first seven marks of the match, all coming in their defensive half of the ground as the Pies gain the opening three inside 50s.

07:26

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Reid)

07:43

Both of Collingwood's goals have been sourced from forward-half intercepts. Collingwood are the second-highest scoring side from forward-half intercepts this season averaging over 38 points per match.

12:50

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)

13:03

Tom Phillips has been busy early, collecting nine disposals at 67 per cent efficiency. He leads the way in contested possessions with five. Collingwood are dominating the contested ball, winning 13 more contested possessions than the Crows.

15:21

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

17:24

Collingwood is making life difficult for the Crows forwards. The Crows are yet to win an uncontested possession in their forward half of the ground, whilst the Pies have won 17 of their own in their respective half.

18:48

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)

19:29

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Travis Varcoe)

20:32

Travis Varcoe continues to hit the scoreboard this season. He has 38 scoreboard impact points for the season after that goal, the fifth-highest of all Pies in 2018.

23:05

The Crows are starting to gain control of the territory battle with 10 of the last 12 inside 50s going their way. However they have only manged to score one goal from these 10 entries, whereas the two entries for the Pies have both resulted in goals.

25:34

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

26:26

The Pies have the ascendancy at boundary throw-ins, leading clearances from these stoppages nine to three. Brodie Grundy has won two hit-outs to advantage tonight, both coming from boundary throw-ins.

29:57

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

32:09

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

32:10

Collingwood enter quarter-time with a 25 point lead. This is their highest lead against the Crows at quarter-time since round 13, 1995.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:21

The Crows won just six disposals in their forward 50 from their 14 entries in the first quarter, their worst result for the season. They also failed to take a mark inside 50 in the quarter for only the second time this season.

02:17

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

04:13

Collingwood is opting to run and handball the ball as much as possible tonight, leading handball receives 45-19. Their kick-to-handball ratio is very low at 1.03, compared to the high ratio of 2.21 for the Crows.

04:51

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)

07:20

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)

08:50

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)

09:38

Collingwood has kicked two goal from possession chains originating from their defensive 50. This is an area the Pies have struggled in this year, ranked 15th for scores launched from their defensive zone.

11:41

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)

11:48

In pouring rain, the Pies are dominating the stats that matter. They lead contested possessions by 21, have laid eight more tackles and have won 13 more groundballs.

13:03

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

15:13

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

16:27

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

16:32

Josh Thomas has a match-high seven score involvements. He has kicked the ball inside 50 on four times tonight, matching his entire first three rounds output in this stat. Thomas entered tonight as the Pies highest scoreboard impact player with 52 points.

16:57

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brodie Grundy)

20:10

Adelaide has not gone inside 50 once from their 16 possession chains originating in their defensive 50. In contrast, the Pies have entered their attacking 50 seven times from their 28 defensive 50 chains, resulting in four goals.

25:11

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Reid)

25:17

Adelaide has only taken the one mark inside 50. This is their lowest result in an opening half in 73 matches, with the last time this event occurring coming back in round 3, 2015 v Hawthorn.

30:13

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:16

Collingwood enter the half-time break with a 33 point lead despite having three fewer inside 50s. They are dominating when the ball is in dispute, winning 20 more contested possessions and winning 10 more groundballs.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:09

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

01:16

The third quarter has been the Crows best this season, kicking 16 goals in this term whilst only conceding five goals. This is the second largest differential of any side, trailing just Port Adelaide who boast a 14 goal advantage in third quarters.

03:34

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Sam Murray)

05:24

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)

07:11

Adam Treloar has returned to his typical midfield role tonight, attending 50 per cent of the centre-bounces compared to less than 33 per cent last week. Treloar leads the Pies in clearances (six) and contested possessions (12).

07:27

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

10:48

Cameron Ellis-Yolmen has won a match-high four centre-clearances, equaling his career-best result achieved in round 3, 2015. The Crows are leading centre-clearances 10 to four.

13:49

Jack Crisp has now taken 12 intercept marks this season (three of these contested), ranked equal-second out of all defenders in the competition. He has won a game-high eight intercept possessions tonight.

14:26

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Crocker)

17:55

Adelaide has been the number one scoring side from turnovers in the last two seasons. They averaged 10 goals a match sourced from turnovers last season, but have been restricted to just two goals from this source by Collingwood tonight.

20:17

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

21:48

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

22:30

Two of Adelaide's four goals have been kicked following a 50 metre penalty. McGovern's second goal of the match was the first goal for the Crows since the 14th minute mark of the second term.

24:10

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

24:21

Crows Interchange - Mitch McGovern off due to an injury.

25:43

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ben Crocker)

25:50

Brodie Grundy has won an equal game-high seven clearances taking his season tally to 23. This is six more than any other ruckman in the league. He is also getting involved on the scoreboard with six score involvements.

26:40

Magpies Interchange - Sam Murray off due to an injury.

27:33

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)

31:28

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

31:46

Crows Interchange - Eddie Betts and is possibly out for the game.

31:59

Adelaide are on top in the territory battle this quarter, with 33 per cent of the quarter being played in their forward 50. They have kicked the last three goals of the match and have had six of the last seven inside 50s.

33:23

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

33:25

The Crows finally managed to convert their dominance from centre-bounces to the scoreboard in the third quarter. They lead centre-clearances 14 to five and kicked two goals from this source in the third quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:46

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

01:59

Taylor Walker has booted his second goal for the Crows from just their third mark inside 50 for the match. The Crows average 11.3 marks inside 50 per match this year following their 2017 efforts of 14.6 per match (ranked first).

04:36

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (James Aish)

05:52

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

06:57

Magpies Interchange - Lynden Dunn off due to an injury.

07:06

The Pies have had 53 more handball receives tonight, with Sidebottom and Pendlebury both accumulating 13 apiece. Since 2016, the Pies have won this differential by over 50 seven times, winning five of these matches.

07:39

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Thomas)

10:24

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)

10:41

In rounds 1 and 2 combined, the Pies managed 5.6 (36) scored from clearances losing both these matches. Since then they kicked six goals from this source last week in their win, and have kicked 5.5 (35) tonight from stoppages.

14:00

Josh Jenkins entered tonight as the leading Crows player in scoreboard impact points this season with 59. Tonight he has been unsighted with no score assists nor scoring shots to keep his tally to 59.

17:20

Adam Treloar has been immense tonight winning 17 contested possessions and eight clearances. His 11 tackles is a match-high, and is the seventh time in his career he has laid 10 or more tackles in a match.

19:11

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jaidyn Stephenson)

19:17

Jaidyn Stephenson has kicked five goals tonight, equaling his performance in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships in 2017 where he booted five goals for Vic Metro against South Australia.

19:42

Crows Interchange - David Mackay off due to an injury.

21:33

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)

22:22

Collingwood has reached 100 points for the first time at Adelaide Oval tonight, easily beating their previous-best score at the venue of 10.11 (71). This will be the Pies first ever victory at the venue.

22:31

SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brayden Maynard)

24:47

Steele Sidebottom has won 40 disposals for the first time in his 189th career match. He has also won 11 clearance, the first time that he has ever reached 10 or more clearances in a match too.

27:25

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)

28:23

SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Will Hoskin-Elliott)

31:45

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

31:46

The Pies win by 48 points, their greatest winning margin against the Crows since round 21, 1996. The win came on the back of hard contested football, winning the contested possession differential by 33 and the clearance battle by 24.