Match

Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 04 Aug 2018

Pre Game

00:00
The Power have recorded a tackle efficiency of 68 this season ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:32
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
04:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
06:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
07:42
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)
08:58
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
12:05
Adelaide leads the contested possession count by eight for the quarter. Matt Crouch and Hugh Greenwood have been influential early with two contested possessions.
13:13
Padd Ryder has won the hitouts 6 -1 when he has been opposed to the Sam Jacobs this quarter he also has one clearance and first possession.
14:25
The two sides have been evenly matched in the clearances with Adelaide holding a slight advantage 8 - 4 this quarter with Hugh Greenwood for Adelaide with two first possessions and two clearances.
15:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
17:41
Adelaide has kicked three out of the last five goals of the match, they have 100ccuracy from set shots (3.0) so far.
19:21
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
20:36
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
21:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
23:10
Jared Polec has had a strong first quarter tonight with nine disposals, four handball receives, five contested possessions, two clearances, two scoring involvements and 162 metres gained.
23:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
24:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
26:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
27:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
29:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
31:30
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
33:36
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:29
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)
02:12
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
02:38
Crows Interchange - Daniel Talia off due to an injury.
03:47
Adelaide has 14 more effective disposals than Port Adelaide for the match so far. Rory Sloane (6) and Tom Doedee (6) have been the most prominent on the ground.
04:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
05:44
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)
07:56
Adelaide's disposal efficiency of 71 per cent so far is on par with their season average of 71, they are ranked 12th across the season.
08:30
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
09:13
Port lead the contested possession count by 3 for the quarter. Jack Watts, Tom Rockliff and Ollie Wines have been influential with two each.
11:39
Adelaide has been inaccurate in front of goal this afternoon scoring 5.6, it ranks 14th in the competition for scoring accuracy this season with 55.3 per cent.
13:10
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
14:14
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
16:12
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
17:21
Rory Atkins has gained 302 metres for the match, with Wayne Milera 243 and Justin Westhoff 242 the next best on the ground.
18:52
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
20:36
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Hugh Greenwood)
23:22
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
26:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
28:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
29:19
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:26
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
04:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
05:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
06:49
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jordan Gallucci)
08:14
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
08:52
Adelaide's forward pressure has been far better than Port Adelaide's, applying 27 tackles to 13 inside in the forward half of the ground.
11:31
Port Adelaide has focused on Charlie Dixon as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high six times. He has failed to impact the scoreboard with only one behind.
12:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)
12:27
The Power have kicked nine out of the past fourteen goals in the match. They have been in the lead since the 3rd minute mark of the second quarter.
13:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
15:20
Port Adelaide's Charlie Dixon have both played 100 per cent of the game this afternoon, the most out of everyone on the field.
17:24
Port Adelaide has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring Adelaide, 6.4 (40) - 3.8 (26) from this area.
19:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
20:54
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
22:06
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Knight)
23:38
Paddy Ryder has won the hitouts 25-11 when he has been opposed to Sam Jacobs in the ruck and 11 hitouts to advantage. He has been excellent around stoppages with three first possessions and two clearances.
23:44
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
24:37
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
26:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
28:12
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
01:48
Crows Interchange - Daniel Talia and is possibly out for the game.
02:27
Adelaide has been strong when the ball has been on the ground, leading groundball gets 84 to 76. Tom Doedee 8, Matt Crouch 7 and Rory Atkins 6 have lead the way for the Crows tonight.
04:55
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
05:58
Port Adelaide has opened up a lead of 13 points. The biggest lead of the match was held by Adelaide with 18 points back in the 8th minute mark of the 1st quarter.
07:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Gallucci)
08:02
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Doedee)
08:19
Port Adelaide has been able to hit the scoreboard from centre bounces today outscoring Adelaide, 2.1 (13) - 0.2 (2) from this area.
11:37
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
11:58
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
13:04
Matt Crouch has had a strong game tonight with 27 disposals, 11 handball receives, 13 contested possessions, seven clearances, six tackles and 313 metres gained.
14:06
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)
15:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
16:31
Tom Rockliff has had a strong game tonight with 19 disposals, 11 handball receives, five scoring involvements and 397 metres gained.
17:50
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
21:39
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
26:33
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
30:00
Bryce Gibbs has had a strong game tonight in his 250th AFL match with 29 disposals, 15 handball receives, nine contested possessions, four clearances, nine inside 50's and 659 metres gained.
30:06
The siren has sounded to end Q4.