Pre Game
00:00
Essendon has recorded a tackle differential of nine this season - the best differential of any side.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:50
Bombers Interchange - Will Snelling off due to an injury.
02:56
Essendon has won the first possession at the last four stoppages of the game and lead clearances three to zero.
03:17
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
06:09
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tyson Stengle)
06:31
The Bombers lead disposals 21 to 14. They average a disposal differential of 3.2 in first quarters this season (ranked seventh).
07:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Ned Cahill)
09:09
Essendon leads forward half tackles six to zero. D. Smith leads the way with two.
11:41
The Bombers have a kick to handball ratio of 0.55:1 so far today. Their season average is 1.32 kicks for every handball.
13:25
Bombers Interchange - Tom Bellchambers off due to an injury.
14:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:06
Essendon lead forward 50 disposals 10 to three, however, only one of those was effective.
18:16
T. Doedee has taken two intercepts early in the game. This is after his round-high six intercept marks last week.
22:04
J. Ridley has now taken three intercept marks. This is just one behind his career-high of four, which he achieved last week.
22:46
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jacob Townsend)
27:52
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
27:54
W. Hamill has started the game well with six disposals. This is his most ever in an individual quarter.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
01:20
Essendon has won the first three centre clearances of the game.
02:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
03:58
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
04:14
Crows Interchange - Brad Crouch and is possibly out for the game.
04:47
The Crows lead disposals 22 to 13 and uncontested possessions 15 to eight to start the second term.
07:06
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
07:12
Z. Merrett has five clearances which is already his season-high.
07:17
Crows Interchange - Lachlan Murphy off due to an injury.
08:27
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
09:32
Bombers Interchange - Jayden Laverde and is possibly out for the game.
11:24
The Bombers have won ten of the last 11 clearances of the game.
13:08
Essendon leads hitouts to advantage eight to one. Bellchambers and McKernan have four each.
14:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
16:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Devon Smith)
16:47
The Bombers lead inside 50s ten to three and clearances nine to two in the second quarter.
17:57
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
18:12
Despite trailing clearances by 11, the Crows lead scores from stoppages 19 to 14.
20:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
20:50
Essendon leads forward half tackles 18 to three. M. Hibberd has the most on the ground with four.
21:58
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
25:47
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti's eight second quarter disposals is his most in an individual quarter since Round 17, 2019.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:41
Z. Merrett's 17 first half disposals was the most of any Bomber in a first half this season.
01:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
02:32
The Bombers have a forward half kicking efficiency of only 42 per cent.
02:57
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
05:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
06:23
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
06:41
Crows Interchange - Tom Doedee and is possibly out for the game.
11:05
The Bombers lead clearances from ball ups seven to three and have scored 3.1(19) from these.
11:17
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Ned Cahill)
14:49
W. Snelling has amassed eight disposals in the third term, all of which have been handballs.
15:31
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
16:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
18:06
Throughout the third term, the Crows have laid eight tackles in their defensive half compared to Essendon's three.
19:09
After losing the clearances by 12 in the first half, the Crows have managed to level the clearances at four each in the third quarter.
19:10
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
23:33
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
23:43
S. McAdam has had seven disposals in the third quarter, which is his most ever in an individual quarter. His previous best was four.
25:14
In the last seven minutes of the third quarter, the Crows led disposals 26 to 16, uncontested possessions 18 to eight, inside 50s five to one and kicked two goals to zero.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:01
The Crows have scored 32 points from their defensive half so far today. They average 20.5 points from this zone in 2020.
02:34
The Crows have converted 30 per cent of defensive 50 chains to an inside 50 compared to the Bombers' 15 per cent.
02:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
04:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
04:57
Adelaide has won five of the first six inside 50s of the last quarter.
05:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Jacob Townsend)
06:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
07:04
Z. Merrett now has a season-high 30 disposals.
07:22
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Ned Cahill)
10:34
W. Snelling has laid five tackles for the quarter, the Bombers lead the stat 15 to seven for the term.
10:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Tyson Stengle)
10:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Luke Brown)
12:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Andrew McGrath)
13:33
The Crows lead clearances seven to three in the fourth quarter.
16:25
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
19:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
20:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
20:52
In the last five minutes the Crows lead inside 50s five to zero.
22:51
The Crows have kicked one goal and six behinds in the final term. They have kicked three behinds from snaps.
23:54
The Bombers survive an Adelaide barrage to win by three points. Z. Merrett was the standout for the Bombers, he had 33 disposals, six tackles, six clearances and six inside 50s. He also had eight score involvements.