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Pre Game
00:00
GWS has averaged 14 marks inside its forward 50 this season (ranked second), while Adelaide has averaged only 10 such marks (ranked third-last).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:52
A perfect start for the Crows with a centre bounce clearance goal. The Giants are the No.1 ranked team at both points scored and differential in scores from this source.
02:01
Adelaide with two early scores to start the game, has averaged only 16 points in first quarters this season (ranked last), while GWS has averaged 24 points (ranked second).
03:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
03:28
Adelaide has won the first five contested possessions to start the game. GWS is ranked second for contested possession differential this season and Adelaide is ranked ninth.
06:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
07:07
Adelaide has scored from its first two midfield intercepts tonight (albeit two behinds). The Crows average 36 points this season from such intercepts (ranked second).
07:53
A clever goal from the impressive Perryman gives the Giants their first score of the night and it came from a kick-in chain. GWS averages just three points per game from this source.
09:03
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
09:53
Adelaide leads 3-0 in centre bounce clearances and has scored 2.1.(13) from these opportunities. The Crows average only nine points per game from this source.
11:22
GWS averages a competition-high 112 marks this season, winning all seven games when it has taken more marks than its opposition and losing all three games when its opposition has taken more marks. The Giants currently lead 18-6 in this count.
12:46
GWS is ranked fourth in clearance differential this season, but has allowed Adelaide to win the first five clearances of the game.
14:22
Alex Keath has won only 25 percent of his defensive one-on-one contests this season, which is the third-lowest percentage of the top-25 players to have defended a contest. Keath has won his first such contests tonight opposed to Jeremy Finlayson.
16:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
16:43
The behind to Hopper came from a forward half stoppage. GWS has scored from 42 percent of its forward half clearances this season (ranked second).
19:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
21:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
22:38
GWS is the No.1 ranked team in loose-ball get differential this season, but the Crows currently lead 17-8 in this count, which is driving their contested possession advantage.
24:40
Reilly O'Brien has competed well against Shane Mumford in the ruck in the opening quarter. O'Brien currently leads all players for contested possessions (five) and clearances (three).
26:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
27:05
An excellent run down tackle by Daniel Talia prevented Jeremy Cameron converting the last shot at goal. The Crows have recorded a tackle efficiency of 67 percent this season, which is the third-highest percentage of any team.
27:36
A strong defensive first quarter from the Crows who used advantages in contested possessions (38-29) and clearances (9-6) to drive a territorial dominance (time in forward half 72 percent and inside 50 entries 18-7).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:10
Adelaide currently leads 9-1 in forward half intercepts, but has only scored one behind from these opportunities. The Crows have scored from 29 percent of these chances this season and average 28 points per game from this source.
04:31
There has not been an effective tackle applied this quarter. In the opening quarter GWS led the tackle count 10-7, which was also low due to the high kick-to-handball ratio of both teams.
06:36
GWS averages 1.56 kicks per handball this season, which is the fourth highest rate. Tonight the Giants have had 82 kicks and 31 handballs, with very little fluent ball movement.
10:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Harry Perryman)
11:14
Adelaide's two lowest ever scores at the Adelaide Oval have been recorded this season (51 points in Round 7 and 55 points in Round 1), with tonight tracking towards another low-scoring encounter.
12:51
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
12:57
All three of the goals to the Crows have come from stoppages with the last goal to Jenkins coming from a forward half stoppage. Adelaide averages 14 points per game from this source.
14:40
Giants Interchange - Nick Haynes off due to an injury.
15:36
This season teams have averaged 47 points per game from intercepts. Tonight GWS has not scored yet from this source and Adelaide has scored just three behinds.
18:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Wayne Milera)
19:53
An accurate snap at goal from Himmelberg after taking the first mark in the forward 50 for the Giants tonight. Adelaide has also only taken one such mark and this occurred in the first 15 seconds of the game.
21:16
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
21:32
The goal to Josh Kelly was sourced from a centre bounce clearance. GWS averages a competition-high 15 points per game from this source.
22:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
23:32
An excellent passage of play from a kick-in chains by the Crows led to the goal to Taylor Walker. Three of the seven goals tonight have come from such chains and the AFL average is just one goal per game.
26:44
Adelaide leads the post-clearance contested possession count 35-20 which includes a 13-5 advantage in hard-ball gets.
28:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Luke Brown)
29:10
Tim Taranto was very prominent in the first half with game-highs for disposals (24) and contested possessions (11), along with recording team-highs for tackles (four) and clearances (four).
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:56
GWS has been the No.1 team in third quarters this season, out-scoring the opposition by 111 points in this quarter. Adelaide is ranked fourth, with a 33 point total differential.
03:27
Josh Jenkins has been influential tonight with three goals and has been the most targeted player with a kick inside 50 (ten times).
05:13
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
05:42
The Crows have now scored 2.1.(13) from three forward 50 clearances. The Giants have also had three forward 50 clearances but only scored 0.2.(2) from these opportunities.
07:03
The goal to Himmelberg was the first score of the night to the Giants to come from an intercept. GWS averages 27 points from 22 forward half intercepts and tonight now has six points from nine such intercepts.
07:11
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane off due to an injury.
09:57
Crows Interchange - Reilly O'Brien off due to the blood rule.
10:17
The Crows currently lead 9-4 in one-on-one contest wins. Adelaide has lost 36 percent of its offensive one-on-one contests this season, which is the second-worst percentage of any team.
12:50
Brad Crouch has recorded a kicking efficiency of 51 percent this season, which is the third-lowest percentage of the top-50 ball winners in the competition. The prolific Crow is yet to record an effective kick tonight, but still has a game-high six score involvements.
14:22
The Giants have recorded an uncontested possession rate of 64 percent this season, which is the highest percentage of any team. GWS currently has an uncontested possession rate of 67 percent tonight.
16:12
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
16:23
An excellent forward 50 stoppage goal from Jacob Hopper and the Giants. GWS has won the clearances 9-3 this quarter, with eight different players contributing in this area.
19:13
GWS has had 70 percent time in forward half this quarter and also has an 11-5 advantage in inside 50 entries.
19:23
Giants Interchange - Adam Tomlinson off due to the blood rule.
20:30
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)
20:53
A super goal from Taranto who continues to be the standout player tonight, now leading all GWS players for clearances, score involvements, contested possessions, tackles and disposals.
22:09
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
22:48
GWS now lead the clearances this quarter 12-4 and has scored three goals this quarter from this source including the last goal to Josh Kelly.
24:42
GWS has generated 15 of the last 17 inside 50 entries of the match and scored four goals to none during this period of dominance.
27:48
GWS leads 15-11 in intercept marks with Nick Haynes again prominent in disrupting opposition ball movement. Haynes leads all players for intercept possessions (ten), intercept marks (five) and spoils (six).
29:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
30:48
A big response from the Giants in third quarter who took control in the stoppages, winning clearances (14-9) and using this to dominate inside 50 entries (17-7).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:18
The important goal to Rory Sloane to start the final quarter for the Crows was the first of the night to Adelaide to come from a forward half intercept. Adelaide has kicked the first goal in each of the four quarters tonight.
04:27
Adelaide has won the first four clearances and generated the first six inside 50 entries to start the final quarter.
04:56
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Brad Crouch)
05:11
An excellent goal to Brad Crouch who has again been prolific for the Crows tonight. Crouch has a team-high seven score involvements and also contributed six clearances.
06:27
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
07:06
Both teams have won nine centre bounce clearances and after Adelaide scored two early goals from this source, GWS has now scored three goals from these opportunities.
08:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Brad Crouch)
09:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
09:41
Adelaide leads 133-118 in contested possessions, but this advantage is primarily due to a free kick count of 20-6 in favor of the home team.
10:14
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
10:46
A terrific set shot goal from Jeremy Cameron gives the lead back to the Giants. GWS has scored 4.1.(25) from its set shots at goal tonight while Adelaide has also been accurate recording 4.0.(24) from its set shots at goal.
13:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
14:36
In the first half, Adelaide won the ground-ball count (53-38), but in the second half GWS has taken control in this area (53-32).
15:26
Crows Interchange - Jordan Gallucci off due to an injury.
16:47
Both of the Crow captains have contributed final quarter goals now with the strong contested mark by Taylor Walker just the fifth mark in the forward 50 by the Crows tonight from 51 inside 50 entries.
20:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Harry Perryman)
22:08
Reilly O'Brien has matched Shane Mumford for hitouts to advantage (eight each) while also winning a game-high (and career-high) eight clearances.
24:15
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Hugh Greenwood)
24:47
Hugh Greenwood is the only player on the ground not to have won an uncontested possession tonight, but he has won nine contested possessions including a clutch contested mark that produced the last goal.
26:32
The last three goals to the Crows have all come from contested marks in the forward 50 with Rory Sloane producing a strong final quarter including two goals.
27:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
28:40
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
29:36
Another Eddie Betts special goal to finish off the Giants tonight. Adelaide has scored 4.1.(25) from ten forward half intercepts in the final quarter after only scoring one behind from this source in the first three quarters.
31:02
An important win for the Crows who kicked the last four goals of the game to come from behind after leading for 98 minutes. Adelaide won the territory battle most of the night (inside 50 entries 56-43) and four late goals from forward half intercepts proved crucial.