Pre Game
00:00
Since 2014, the Crows have lost the contested possession count by 12 per game against the Cats, which is the second-worst differential recorded by any side.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:12
The first goal of the game goes to the Cats and Brandan Parfitt. Over his two seasons in the AFL, Parfitt averages 0.6 goals per game.
05:19
The major difference in the teams so far is the uncontested possession count. The Cats have a 22-10 advantage in this statistic to this early point in the first quarter. Geelong rank 11th in the AFL this season for uncontested possessions.
06:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
07:24
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Jordan Gallucci)
07:39
In the week that he re-signed with Adelaide, Rory Sloane is stamping himself on this game early. He is the leading disposal winner on the ground with four, has one clearance, two inside 50s and one score involvement after just seven minutes of game play.
09:27
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
10:19
Daniel Menzel marks his return with a goal. Menzel averages 1.5 goals per game against Adelaide over his career, slightly down on his career average of 1.9 goals per game.
10:47
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
14:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
14:46
The Cats positive start to this game has been built off their work around the stoppages. Geelong lead clearances 8-4, from their 7-2 hitout advantage, which has led to 2.2 (14) being scored from stoppages, compared to the Crows 0.0 (0).
17:19
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Luke Brown)
17:44
Adelaide hit back with a goal through Luke Brown, an unlikely source. Brown had kicked just 11 goals from his 128-game career before tonight and had never kicked a goal against the Cats in eight previous matches.
20:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Riley Knight)
21:17
Cats Interchange - Jamaine Jones off due to an injury.
21:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
23:23
Cats Interchange - Zach Tuohy off due to the blood rule.
25:03
Mitch Duncan is having an impressive first quarter for the Cats. He has eight disposals including five kicks, at 100 percent efficiency. He has also recorded 128 metres gained for his team, two inside 50s and two score involvements.
27:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
29:23
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)
29:30
Rory Atkins caps a good first quarter with a goal from deep in the left forward pocket. Atkins has ten disposals (including five contested possessions), 186 metres gained for his team, two inside 50s and two score involvements.
32:38
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
32:41
An entertaining first quarter ends with the Crows scoring a late goal. After the Cats gained the early ascendancy in clearances and inside 50s, Adelaide fought back to level the clearances, off the back of Rory Sloane recording five of his own.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
03:27
The Cats have had a massive territorial advantage in the early minutes of this quarter, recording 4-0 inside 50s. This is off the back of the ball being in Geelong's forward half for 94 percent of the time so far.
05:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
05:35
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
07:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
08:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
08:56
After Geelong recorded the first four inside 50s of the quarter, the Crows have hit back with the last six inside 50s. They haven't capitalised though, with 1.3 (9) from four shots at goal, two behinds coming from set shots.
10:05
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
10:30
Four goals in a row for Adelaide, who take their lead to a game-high 20 points. It is now eight consecutive inside 50 entries for the Crows, off the back of a plus-7 contested possession advantage and a plus-18 uncontested possession advantage.
11:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
14:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
15:03
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
15:10
Tom Hawkins kicks a much needed goal for the Cats. Hawkins is having an influence up forward, with nine disposals (seven contested possessions), a game-high seven score involvements and two contested marks.
18:22
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
19:19
Since the Crows last goal at the 10-minute mark of this quarter, Geelong have lifted their work rate. In the last nine minutes, the Cats are plus-five in contested possessions, plus-10 in disposals, hold a 3-2 clearance advantage and 4-1 inside 50 count.
20:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
22:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Hugh Greenwood)
22:28
An inaccurate quarter for Adelaide, kicking 2.6 (18) to this point in the quarter, including 1.3 (9) from set shots. The Crows rank 10th in the AFL for goal kicking accuracy this season, with an accuracy rate of 47.1 percent.
24:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
25:19
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
26:08
Patrick Dangerfield kicks a goal and brings the Cats to within three points. Dangerfield has had a big first half, with 16 disposals (ten contested possessions), six tackles, three clearances, three inside 50 entries and six score involvements.
27:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
29:18
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
30:10
The Crows hold onto their lead at half time. It has been a very even half in most statistics with the only clear difference in clearances, in which the Cats hold a 25-16 advantage. However, the Crows have scored one more point from stoppages despite this
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
03:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)
04:48
Gary Ablett has had a good night for Geelong, with 16 disposals, three clearances and six score involvements. Ablett has averaged 22.4 disposals per match against the Crows across his career, his lowest amount averaged against any side.
05:36
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
07:17
Adelaide are locking the ball in their forward half this quarter, with 73 percent time in forward half and an inside 50 differential of 6-2. They're also kicking the ball well, with an 81 percent kicking efficiency, to the Cats at 59 percent.
09:07
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
09:10
Tom Hawkins with his third goal of the night, this time from his third mark inside 50. Hawkins has won 43 percent of his offensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked third of the top-30 players to be involved in a contest.
10:13
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Jordan Gallucci)
12:27
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
13:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Wylie Buzza)
14:09
Rory Laird ranks No.1 in the competition for uncontested possessions, averaging 22 per game in 2018. Already tonight, Laird has 18 uncontested possessions and a total of 25 disposals for the night at an 80 percent efficiency rate.
14:54
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
16:08
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
17:41
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
17:57
The Cats continue to struggle to convert their dominance around the clearances. In this third quarter alone, Geelong hold a 10-2 clearance advantage for an overall lead of 35-18. Despite that, they have only scored three goals from this source all night.
20:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
20:37
Wayne Milera is playing a crucial role in the third quarter for Adelaide. He has a game-high nine disposals, including three intercept possessions, and three inside 50s for the Crows. Milera averages 15.2 disposals per game over his career.
22:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)
22:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Riley Knight)
23:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
26:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Hugh Greenwood)
27:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
28:33
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
28:47
Rory Sloane extends the Crows lead to a game-high 30 points. Sloane has collected 21 disposals (13 contested possessions), four tackles, a game-high eight clearances, and five score involvements.
29:34
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
33:39
The Crows lead at three quarter time. In that third quarter, Adelaide recorded 12 shots at goal from 17 inside 50 entries for a result of 6.6 (36). It was on the outside that the Crows dominated, recording a plus-34 uncontested possession differential.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
01:19
A big goal from Patrick Dangerfield to start the last quarter. He has had a great night for the Cats, with 22 disposals (13 contested possessions), nine tackles, nine score involvements and three goals. He also has four marks inside 50.
04:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
06:57
The Crows have averaged 46 intercepts in the midfield zone this season, ranked third. Tonight they are above their season average, currently with 47 midfield intercepts.
08:01
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
08:09
Tom Lynch kicks his fourth goal for the game for Adelaide. Lynch has been outstanding, with 20 disposals at a 95 percent efficiency rate, 11 score involvements and five shots at goal for a return of 4.1 (25).
09:49
The Crows have recorded 22 tackles inside 50 in this game, well above their season average of 10. The Crows have lost the overall tackle count by an average of 10 per game this season, ranked 18th.
10:05
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
11:32
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Quinton Narkle)
13:31
The Cats have lost the clearance count by three per game this season, ranked 16th. In stark contrast tonight, the Cats have dominated the clearances with a plus-24 advantage over the course of the game, with 11 hitouts to advantage to the Crows five.
14:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
16:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
16:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
17:24
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
17:54
The Cats are starting to see some reward for effort. This last quarter has seen their clearance dominance continue 9-2, inside 50s to their advantage 12-6 and contested possessions 31-17.
18:53
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
19:50
Tom Hawkins equals his season-best effort and kicks his fourth goal for the night to bring the Cats within eight points. He also has a game-high four contested marks and has been the Cats target inside 50 on a team-high eight occasions.
21:13
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
22:04
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane off due to the blood rule.
22:27
In his seventh career game, Lachlan Murphy registers a career-best three goals. He has recorded three forward 50 tackles and five score involvements tonight.
25:32
Crows Interchange - Paul Seedsman off due to an injury.
26:49
Rory Laird brings up his 40th disposal of the night, the third time this season he has registered 40 or more disposals. He has not dropped below 27 disposals in a game in the 2018 season.
26:53
Cats Interchange - Rhys Stanley off due to an injury.
27:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Gallucci)
29:30
Since 2016, Daniel Menzel has contributed a total of 68 scoreboard impact points at Adelaide Oval, ranked No.1 of all currently listed Geelong players. Tonight he has managed just 1.0 (6) on his return to Adelaide.
31:31
The Crows keep their finals chances alive with a tough win over the Cats. Rory Laird recorded 43 disposals, which is a new career-high. He also recorded a game-high 13 intercept possessions for the game.