Match

Adelaide Crows vs St Kilda

Commentary / 03 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Crows lost the clearance count by 23 against the Blues last round – their worst differential recorded since Round 17, 2018.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:24
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
03:07
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
04:51
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
05:19
The Crows first two goals of the match have been sourced from forward half intercepts. Last week against the Blues, the Crows kicked two goals for the match from forward half intercepts.
07:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
09:01
The Saints have responded to the Crows fast start, kicking the last two goals. The Saints are getting it done at the source, winning four of the first five clearances of the match.
13:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
13:41
Adelaide is attempting to control possession of the ball, which has resulted in them leading marks by seven early on. The Crows are ranked sixth for marks this season, averaging 93 per match.
16:52
The Saints have lost 33% of their defensive one-on-one contests this season – ranked 17th. Tonight they have won two of their four defensive one on one contests, and are yet to lose one.
20:40
Rory Laird has continued his strong intercepting form, winning five intercepts this quarter. In the final quarter last week, Laird won a season-high six intercepts taking his tally in his last two quarters to 11.
21:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)
24:18
The Crows have the second-worst clearance differential over the last four weeks of any side, and they are getting dominated at stoppages so far tonight. The Saints lead the clearances 10 to three, as well as winning four of the first five centre clearances.
24:55
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
26:20
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
30:40
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
31:00
Adelaide enters the first break with a five-point lead, and have scored all four of their goals from attacking midfield launches. The Saints have scored four times from their clearances, compared to just one for the Crows.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
02:57
Adelaide is in control of the contested possessions, particularly post-clearance where they lead 35 to 26. Since 2015, the Crows have won the contested possession count by 18 per game against the Saints – the best differential of any side.
05:09
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
05:47
Adelaide has extended its lead following a mark and goal by Taylor Walker inside 50. Across the past month, Taylor Walker has recorded 63 scoreboard impact points – ranked No.1 at the club.
06:58
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
08:34
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (David Mackay)
09:14
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
10:17
The Crows have now outscored the Saints by 24 points from turnovers. Adelaide has dominated the intercept game 26 to 19, and have seven players who have won multiple intercepts compared to two for St Kilda.
11:24
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Matthew Parker)
13:34
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
15:27
Adelaide's lead has come on the back of their impressive ball use when entering the forward 50. The Crows have a kick inside 50 possession retention of 63%, compared to 25% for St Kilda.
19:54
St Kilda is having plenty of opportunities this quarter to hit the scoreboard, but are failing with the last kick of their possession chain. The Saints lead the inside 50s by six this quarter and have had the ball in their forward half for 60% of the quarter.
20:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
22:00
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
22:13
St Kilda has kicked their first goal of the match from a set shot through Tim Membrey. Membrey has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 65% this season – ranked fifth of the top-50 goal kickers in the AFL.
24:50
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
27:09
St Kilda needs to increase their pressure if they are to win this match. They have recorded a pressure rating of 155 - their lowest first-half pressure rating for the season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:06
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
02:36
Saints Interchange - Jade Gresham off due to an injury.
03:40
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)
04:54
The Crows will be pleased with their pressure tonight, leading forward half tackles 20 to five. Adelaide's best forward half tackle differential this year is 18 (Round 3 v Geelong).
06:50
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
07:40
Taylor Walker has kicked four goals now for the second time this season - both of these feats coming against St Kilda. Walker is averaging 1.8 goals this season, his lowest output since his debut season in 2009.
10:24
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
10:48
The Crows are in complete control this quarter. They have won eight of the first nine inside 50s, as well as eight of the first 10 clearances.
11:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
13:13
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
15:44
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
17:15
Brad Crouch is leading the charge for the Crows this quarter, laying five tackles. Crouch laid just the one tackle in the opening half, and has the third-most pressure points for the Crows tonight.
20:13
It is now the Saints turn to attack, and have enjoyed 70% of the last 10 minutes of play in their attacking half of the ground. They have recorded eight of the last nine inside 50s, but have only managed 1.2(8) on the scoreboard from these entries.
22:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
22:57
The Saints have now kicked the last two goals of the match to reduce the margin to the quarter-time and half-time margins of five points. The Saints have now kicked 5.4(34) from stoppages, nearly double their result from last weekend v Melbourne of 2.7(19).
26:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
26:27
The Crows have gone coast-to-coast to score their second goal of the match from the defensive 50. The Saints have struggled to move the ball out of their defensive 50, generating an inside 50 from three of their 25 defensive 50 possession chains.
28:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
29:42
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)
31:42
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:43
Two late goals to the Crows in the quarter sees their lead extend to 18 points at the final break. Matt Crouch was monumental in that term, amassing 13 disposals, four score involvements as well as a goal.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
02:00
Adelaide has only lost once this season when leading at three-quarter time. This came in round 10 v West Coast, where they were in front by 10 points at the final break but went onto lose by 12 points.
02:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
04:09
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)
05:53
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
06:01
Josh Bruce goals for the Saints following a centre clearance to keep the margin to within two goals. Bruce has won a total of 15 contested marks inside forward 50 this season – ranked equal-ninth in the AFL.
09:36
St Kilda's forwards have competed well, winning 35% of their offensive one on one contests tonight. Alternatively, the Crows have won just 13% of their offensive one on one contests.
12:20
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
13:26
Darcy Fogarty has booted Adelaide's third goal of the match from outside 50 metres. The Saints have not scored a goal tonight from further than 40 metres out from goal.
15:34
The Crows have now scored 35 more points from intercepts than St Kilda. Over the past four weeks, St Kilda has averaged 58 points from its intercept possessions – ranked second. Tonight they have scored just 16 points from this source.
17:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
18:50
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
19:27
Brodie Smith, who has recorded an equal team-high six inside 50s, has kicked his first goal of the match to extend the margin to four goals. Smith has recorded 158 inside 50/rebound 50s combined so far this season – ranked third in the AFL.
21:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
23:47
Adelaide has kicked an accurate 8.2(50) from set shots tonight. This has been an impressive turnaround, as they have recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 44% from set shots this season – ranked 18th.
25:56
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
28:08
Rory Laird has returned to his best form, setting season-highs for disposals (37), marks (12) and intercept possessions (12). He also has an equal team-high for score involvements with nine.
28:22
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
31:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Matthew Parker)
31:39
The Crows win by 22 points after dominating scoring from intercepts. They outscored the Saints by 35 points from intercepts, their third-best differential for the season. St Kilda has now lost all 10 matches they have played at the Adelaide Oval.