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Pre Game
00:00
Sam Jacobs will be missing just his fifth match since debuting for the Crows in Round 5, 2011. He has played more games than any ruckman over that time (181) and sits equal 12th among all active players. He is one of two active ruckman to have recorded over 5000 hitouts since 2011 (6166 in total, second behind Todd Goldstein).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
01:50
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)
03:26
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Atkins)
03:49
A goal for one Atkins at one end, then a goal to the other Atkins at the other. Dangerfield's kick inside 50 came from just the second uncontested possession for the Cats early in this term. Adelaide accrued eight prior to their goal.
05:56
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)
09:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Charlie Constable)
10:46
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
10:59
Three straight now for the Cats. The last two goals have been launched through Intercept Possessions in the Attacking Midfield followed by 50 metre penalties. Geelong have launched eight goals from Intercept Possessions in this zone in 2019, ranked equal second in the AFL.
13:59
Adelaide have played on immediately from 60 per cent of their marks so far in the first quarter, well above their average of 30 per cent in the first two weeks of 2019. By comparison, Geelong have played on from just 7 per cent of their marks in tonight's match, after being ranked last in this category in the first two rounds (17 per cent play on percentage).
16:01
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
17:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
18:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
20:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
21:15
The top two ruckmen for each team have managed to knock over half of the hitouts they have each respectively won to the advantage of a teammate. Tim Kelly and Brad Crouch have been the prime beneficiaries of this good tap work, recording a game-high three clearances each so far in this term.
21:28
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Riley Knight)
23:56
Jordan Clark gets Geelong's third goal from an Intercept Possession after taking the team's fourth Intercept Mark to reestablish the Cats lead. Adelaide have just one goal from an Intercept Possession and no Intercept Marks thus far.
27:28
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
28:41
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Charlie Constable)
29:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
30:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)
31:16
Matt Crouch has 10 Pressure Acts in the first quarter, the only player in double digits and twice as many as his next best Crows teammate.
32:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
32:29
Patrick Dangerfield was exceptional in the first term. He leads all players with 12 disposals, six contested possessions, five clearances resulting in two scores and 192 metres gained. Five of his six contested possessions have been recorded pre-clearance.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:19
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane off due to an injury.
03:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
05:43
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
07:28
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
07:34
Rory Laird was well held in the first term, recording just one disposal. He has already recorded five disposals early in the second term. Adelaide have been much more efficient by foot in the second term, kicking at 63 per cent efficiency.
09:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
10:01
Strange numbers coming out of the stoppages for the Crows following the first term. Reilly O'Brien won just 25 per cent of his ruck contests in the first term, but the Crows won the clearance count 13-9. He's lifted in the second term to win five of his six contests, yet the Crows are now down 1-4 in the clearances for the quarter.
10:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
12:15
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
12:45
Luke Dahlhaus has helped Geelong break the game open this quarter. He has a team-high six disposals and three tackles, but he leads all players on the ground this term with three Intercept Possessions, two of which have launched goals including Miers second major.
15:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
17:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
18:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
19:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
20:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
20:50
Geelong might be rueing their inaccuracy this term and leaving the door ajar for Adelaide to get back into the match. They have twice as many inside 50's and four times as many shots at goal as their opponents this quarter but are just 10 points ahead for the quarter.
25:13
Crows Interchange - Eddie Betts off due to the blood rule.
25:31
After conceding 26 uncontested marks to their own nine in the first quarter, Adelaide have turned the tables and notched up 30 uncontested marks to 17 for the Cats. Both teams have struggled to move the ball well inside 50 however, recording just two marks inside 50 apiece this quarter.
27:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
28:05
Geelong have established their dominance in the first half off the back of wining the ball back forward of centre. All five of their goals from Intercept Possessions have been launched from Attacking Midfield, compared to Adelaide's only goal from an Intercept Possession coming from this zone as well.
29:03
Daniel Talia won both of his defensive one-on-one contests in the first half to be the standout key defender in the first half. Talia lost just 19 per cent of his one-on-one contests in 2018, the third-lowest loss percentage of the top 20 players for total contests.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
02:19
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
05:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)
05:49
The message out of half-time to keep a hold on possessing the football is pretty clear for the Crows. 23 disposals to 13, 20 uncontested possessions to nine, 12 uncontested marks to two after recording just 11 uncontested marks in the first quarter.
09:36
78 per cent of time in forward half for the Crows this quarter as a result of all that possession leading to seven inside 50's to one for the Cats, and five repeat entries, however this has translated to just four scoring shots for 1.2.8.
11:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
15:08
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
15:40
10 inside 50's between goals for the Crows to bring the margin to single digits. Adelaide has won four of the last five clearances in this term and Taylor Walker's goal was launched from this source.
16:56
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
17:58
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
18:15
Two centre bounce clearances in a row for Patrick Dangerfield, two goals for the Cats in a row. Those clearances come from Dangerfield's only disposals for the quarter. When he has been matched up on Brad Crouch he's conceded five more disposals, but he's won four more disposals than Matt Crouch when he's been his direct opponent.
21:01
Alex Keath has won plenty of the ball this term. A game-high eight disposals and 175 metres gained, and he's been moving forward to notch two inside 50's. He also leads all players with three Intercept Possessions this term.
21:54
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Brad Crouch)
23:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gary Rohan)
25:03
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
28:43
The story of the third term has been the retaining of possession going inside 50. Adelaide have retained possession from 41 per cent of their 17 kicks entering forward 50, as opposed to the Cats retaining four of their five kicks inside 50.
30:05
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
30:08
Irishman Mark O'Connor looks to be out for the remainder of the match after not appearing at all in the third term. He has shown real improvement over the first two rounds of the 2019 season, leading the Cats for Intercept Possessions from groundball-gets.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rory Atkins)
02:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
03:02
Miers misses from about 45 metres to even up the scoreboard for the final quarter. The Cats have been inaccurate from this distance, only scoring a goal from 25 per cent of shots between 40-50 metres. The Crows have been far more accurate at this range at 83 per cent accuracy.
04:05
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
05:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Atkins)
05:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
06:11
Geelong have seized control by winning the ball at ground level in the early stages of the final quarter. They have recorded six post-clearance groundball-gets to just one for the Crows. Geelong have recorded 155 post-clearance groundball-gets in the first two rounds of this season, the third-highest figure in this category.
09:37
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)
11:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
12:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Brad Crouch)
13:32
Cats Interchange - Tim Kelly off due to an injury.
13:48
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
15:16
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
15:38
Shades of last week for the Cats as they turn up the heat to score three goals from six inside 50's compared to just one goal from seven inside 50's for the Crows. Gary Ablett has come to life in the final term with six disposals and a goal assist plus a goal of his own.
17:51
An excellent final term for Gary Rohan who has kicked straight twice this term after winning two one-on-one contests inside 50 to really ice this game for the Cats and get the lead out to a shade under four goals.
21:33
The performance of Reilly O'Brien in replacing Sam Jacobs is a positive for Crows fans. After a shaky start, he has worked himself into the contest with 27 hitouts, 10 of which were to-advantage, four clearances from which he has launched two scores for his team.
24:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
25:18
After Erin Phillips tore her ACL on Adelaide Oval in the AFLW Grand Final last weekend, it looks like Paul Seedsman has suffered a similar injury hyperextending his left knee in a marking contest as the stretcher is called.
27:24
Crows Interchange - Paul Seedsman and is possibly out for the game.
30:01
Gryan Miers has enjoyed his best game in his young career tonight, as the leading goalkicker with 3.1.19 to go with five marks and 13 Pressure Acts.
31:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
32:39
The Crouch Brothers have fought valiantly around the stoppages tonight. 35 disposals for Brad, 27 for Matt, 11 contested possessions and six tackles each to go with over 450 metres gained each and a goal each.
33:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
33:47
37 clearances for the Crows to 30 for the Cats leading to 49-39 points from clearances in favour of the Crows kept them in the match, however Geelong's 51 points from Intercept Possessions, including 41 from Intercepts in their forward half sealed the deal.