Match

Adelaide Crows vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 30 Jun 2018

Pre Game

00:00

Since Round 9, Matthew Crouch averages a disposal every three minutes, the lowest time elapsed per disposal ratio of any player in the competition in this time.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:49

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Scott Lycett)

02:06

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

04:27

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

06:23

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Myles Poholke)

06:55

Both of the Eagles two clearances early in the first quarter have directly resulted in scores, including the first goal of the game to Luke Shuey. The Eagles average just under 29 points per game from this source since Round 9, ranked eighth in the AFL.

11:34

Curtly Hampton has five forward half pressure acts early in the first term of his first game since Round 1. No other player on the ground has more than two pressure acts in their forward half.

12:24

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Hugh Greenwood)

13:16

All three of the Crows behinds have been launched from forward 50 clearances. Adelaide average six points per game from clearances in this zone in 2018, the fifth-lowest average of any side this season.

16:26

West Coast have moved the ball easily in the first term, winning the uncontested possession count 37-19 so far this quarter. However this hasn't translated to any dominance in field position, as both teams have recorded six inside 50's.

18:33

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

19:34

Matthew Crouch's third clearance from his sixth contested possession, both game-high numbers, launches the first goal of the game for the Crows.

20:41

Crows Interchange - Matt Crouch off due to the blood rule.

23:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)

23:19

Scott Lycett kicks a goal from his second one-on-one contest win in two attempts. He and Jeremy McGovern have won all three of their combined offensive one-on-one contests in a promising start for the two replacement tall forwards.

25:02

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

27:11

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)

29:42

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)

29:47

Paul Seedsman gained a game-high 254 metres from his nine disposals in the first quarter. He now holds the four highest first-quarter metres gained totals among all Crows players in 2018.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:23

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

06:52

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

07:44

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

09:08

The first 11 Adelaide points were scored from snapped shots at goal. They average 17 points per game from this shot type, the eighth-lowest average of any side in the AFL this year.

09:11

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)

11:19

After recording a game-high 12 disposals and four tackles in the first term, Mark Hutchings is yet to record a disposal or a tackle in the second quarter.

11:21

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

13:24

Sam Jacobs has seven disposals four contested possessions and a goal, all equal or solo game-high numbers this term. He is also yet to allow any of his hitouts to be sharked in today's match, compared to six sharked hitouts for the Eagles.

14:22

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Fraser McInnes)

15:37

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

19:54

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Brendon Ah Chee)

21:56

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)

21:58

Both of the Eagles last two goals were their first goals from Intercept Possessions in today's match. They average 60 points per game from this source in 2018, the third-highest average of any side in the AFL.

23:50

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

27:22

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Sam Jacobs)

28:32

Rory Laird has picked up where he left off before fracturing his hand against GWS. He has a game-high 19 disposals, 16 uncontested possessions and six marks, twice as many marks as any other Adelaide player, in the first half.

28:49

Scott Lycett had a great first half as a more permanent forward than his usual ruck-forward role. He won two of three offensive one-on-one contests from four inside 50 targets and has five score involvements, all game-high's in the first half.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

03:54

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)

04:36

Darcy Fogarty has kicked the first goal of the first term to bring the Crows back within a straight kick of the Eagles. Adelaide have now kicked 3.0.18 from set shots at goal in today's match, and average six goals per game from this shot type this year.

06:51

Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey off due to an injury.

09:55

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

11:45

Jamie Cripps gets a goal to give the Eagles a bit more breathing space. The injured Josh Kennedy, Jack Darling and Mark LeCras had kicked a combined 79 of the Eagles 177 goals in 2018 prior to today's match, with Cripps next in line with 14 goals.

15:13

After being outdone 40-24 in handball-receives in the second quarter, the Eagles have flipped the script and are leading this count 26-11 halfway through the third quarter.

15:23

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)

16:24

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)

17:57

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

20:22

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

20:53

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Myles Poholke)

20:59

Both of the Crows third-quarter goals have been launched from midfield Intercept Possessions. They average five goals per game from this source in 2018, ranked eighth in the competition in this category.

22:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)

23:44

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)

25:16

Jeremy McGovern has kicked two goals from his four disposals this quarter, the same amount of touches he had in the first half. The Eagles have kicked a goal from every second inside 50 in this term on average, an excellent conversion rate.

27:30

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

29:18

West Coast have built this lead based on their work around the stoppages. Nic Naitanui has been much better in the ruck, winning 69 per cent of his ruck contests, allowing the Eagles to outscore the Crows by two goals from clearances this term.

29:23

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

31:10

Adelaide are leading the inside 50 count 42-30 and shots at goal count 21-16 through the first three quarters, yet they have only recorded five marks inside 50 and have won only 14 per cent of offensive one-on-one contests. in today's match.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:05

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

03:12

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

04:44

Since the Eagles last score at the 24 minute mark of the third term, the Crows have recorded nine inside 50's to zero, 16-10 contested possessions and 40-27 disposals.

05:35

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Doedee)

07:18

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

08:28

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

08:40

The Crows are going at 54 per cent efficiency by foot in their forward half compared to the Eagles 0 per cent efficiency by foot in their forward half. This has meant a three goal to zero run from 78 per cent time in forward half for the Crows this term.

11:46

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Hugh Greenwood)

12:31

With that goal to Hugh Greenwood, the Crows have launched 2.2.14 from possession chains originating in their defensive midfield zone. They average 15 points per game from this zone in 2018, the sixth-lowest average of any side in the AFL.

13:42

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

14:39

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Curtly Hampton)

15:37

Only 12 players for the Eagles have recorded a disposal in this term. They are losing both uncontested and contested possession counts this quarter by 11, and have given up six contested marks to the Crows without winning any of their own in this term.

19:01

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

19:31

Adelaide have scored 5.2.32 from set shots at goal in this quarter alone. Adelaide average less than two goals per game from fourth-quarter set shots this year.

20:26

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)

20:57

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

23:57

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)

24:30

This is Andrew Gaff's 31st game with at least 25 uncontested possessions. He is now 10 games clear of all active players in this category and just one game behind Sam Mitchell's career tally and five games behind the all-time leader, Kane Cornes.

25:15

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)

26:31

To three quarter time, the Crows had gained three less metres over the entire match than the Eagles. In the fourth quarter alone, they have outgained their opponents by over 810 metres.

29:02

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

32:04

Adelaide have recorded 24-4 inside 50's in this quarter alone. That is the highest differential count in this category in any quarter of any game this year.

32:23

Matthew Crouch was outstanding for the Crows in this win. 32 disposals from 20 contested possessions, his season-high in this category, to go with nine tackles, six clearances and five score launches as well as four inside 50's.