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Pre Game
00:00
Adelaide has recorded a pressure factor of 1.74 in the midfield this season – ranked 16th in the league.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
04:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
06:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
06:44
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Tyson Stengle)
07:15
Tyson Stengle with the first goal of the afternoon for the Crows. Stengle is averaging 1.1 goals per game in his short career to date.
07:40
Not much to split the two teams at this early stage, however the Bulldogs are struggling to retain possession from their kicks inside 50. From their five entries so far, the Bulldogs have a possession retention rate of zero percent. The Crows on the other hand, have retained possession on 50 percent of their inside 50 entries.
08:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
09:48
The pressure from the Bulldogs has been good from the outset today, with a 9-2 tackle advantage to this point in this game. Marcus Bontempelli has recorded a game-high three tackles so far, the only player in the game with multiple tackles.
10:48
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
11:55
Aaron Naughton kicks the Bulldogs first goal for the game, coming directly from a stoppage inside forward 50. The Bulldogs have been dominant at the stoppages so far today, leading clearances 6-1, with Marcus Bontempelli recording four of those clearances for the Bulldogs.
12:50
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
14:37
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Ben Cavarra)
16:30
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
17:11
In the past five minutes of game play, the Bulldogs have dominated in all facets of the game. In this time the Bulldogs lead dispoals 19-4, contested possessions 7-2, clearances 3-0, inside 50s 4-0 and have scored 3.0 (18) to 0.0 (0).
18:14
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
21:48
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
25:51
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
26:46
After the Bulldogs had dominated the stoppages for the first 20 minutes of the game, in the last six minutes the Crows have managed to gain control in this area. In that time, Adelaide lead 4-2 for clearances and have scored two goals directly from stoppages.
27:52
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
29:23
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
29:36
Marcus Bontempelli kicks a late goal for the Bulldogs, to cap off an outstanding first quarter for him. He has a game-high ten disposals, five contested possessions, a game-high four tackles, a game-high six clearances and two inside 50 entries.
30:44
An entertaining first quarter, with ten goals kicked, sees the Bulldogs with a narrow lead at quarter time The Bulldogs have dominated clearances overall with a 14-5 advantage and have scored 3.0 (18) directly from centre bounce clearances. Aaron Naughton's three first quarter goals is an equal career-high for him, for goals in a single quarter.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
03:01
Brodie Smith kicks the first goal of the second quarter for the Crows, starting from a defensive 50 intercept. Smith recorded 652 metres gained last round, ranked No.1 in the competition.
04:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
06:55
Despite the Crows recording the only goal for the quarter, it's the Bulldogs who are spreading hard from the contest, recording a plus-12 uncontested possession differential in this quarter so far.
08:06
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
08:22
Aaron Naughton kicks his fourth goal of the game of the Bulldogs, marking inside 50 after a free kick against the Crows for holding the ball. The Crows have given away 68 free kicks for holding the ball this season, four more than any other side.
10:28
The Bulldogs are getting on top of the stoppages again this quarter, recording a 5-1 clearance advantage so far, with five individual Bulldogs players recording a clearance.
13:39
While Marcus Bontempelli has been influential with the ball, his work without the ball has been just as good. Bontempelli has recorded 52 pressure points to this point in the game, 30 more than any other Bulldogs player on the ground.
14:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
15:07
Matt Crouch has been the Crows standout so far today, with a team-high 14 disposals, a game-high eight contested possessions, two tackles and three clearances - three times more than any other Adelaide player today.
15:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
18:05
Crows Interchange - Andrew McPherson and is possibly out for the game.
18:09
The Bulldogs have dominated possession in the second quarter, with a plus-39 differential in disposals so far. They have also recorded a 74 percent time in forward half advantage this quarter.
18:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
19:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ben Cavarra)
20:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
21:14
The Crows have been able to generate scores from their defensive half, with 26 of their 33 points today generated from this zone. Within that, the Crows have generated a total of 3.1 (19) from chains beginning in their defensive 50.
22:07
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Lloyd)
25:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
25:21
The Bulldogs take a solid lead into half time, with Tim English not able to convert his shot for goal after the siren. English had four shots at goal in the first half for a nett result of 0.4 (4). The Bulldogs have converted their dominance around the stoppages into scores today, scoring 6.3 (39) from this source, compared to the Crows 2.2 (14).
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
04:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
07:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
07:58
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
10:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
11:51
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Ben Cavarra)
13:41
While the Bulldogs have dominated in clearances all over the ground, it's the centre bounce clearances that have stood out. The Bulldogs lead centre bounce clearances 12-3 to this point in the game, despite the Crows recording first possession at seven of those stoppages.
14:06
The Bulldogs could arguably be further in front in this game, with some missed opportunities in front of goal. The Bulldogs have recorded 4.6 (30) from set shots, with 0.4 (4) recorded from set shots between 40 metres and 50 metres out.
16:05
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
16:21
The Bulldogs have their outside game working well in this third quarter, with a plus-18 differential for uncontested possessions and a plus-335 differential in metres gained. Bailey Smith has recorded a game-high 132 metres gained for the Bulldogs in this third quarter.
17:51
Aaron Naughton equals his career-best effort for goals in a single game, with his fifth goal today. Naughton has recorded a career-high shot at goal accuracy of 60 percent this season.
18:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
21:16
In the past four rounds, the Bulldogs have lost 39 percent of their defensive one-on-one contests, ranked last. The Bulldogs have improved this area today, losing only 25 percent of their defensive one-on-one contests in this game.
22:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
23:56
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
24:12
Adelaide has recorded a pressure factor of 1.74 in the midfield this season – ranked 16th in the league. Today that pressure factor in the midfield has reduced further, currently at 1.69. In comparison, the Western Bulldogs have recorded a pressure factor of 2.05 in this area of the ground today.
26:59
The Bulldogs hold a comfortable lead at three quarter time. Once again, they generated scores from stoppages in that quarter, recording 3.3 (21) to 0.2 (2) from this source. This is a reversal of recent form in this area, as in the past four rounds, the Bulldogs have generated 13 points per game from clearance chains – ranked last.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:30
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
01:17
The Bulldogs begin the last quarter with yet another goal from a centre bounce clearance, their seventh consecutive goal of the game. This is the 13th time Adelaide has conceded four consecutive goals to an opponent this season – four more than any other side.
02:27
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
03:27
Aaron Naughton kicks his sixth goal of the game, a new career-high for him, replacing his five-goal haul against Richmond in Round 7 of the 2019 season. Naughton has taken five marks inside forward 50 today, a game-high.
04:40
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
06:19
Marcus Bontempelli has had an outstanding individual performance today for the Bulldogs, recording a new career-high in clearances with 11 so far in the game. He has had 27 disposals thus far at an 89 percent efficiency rate, 455 metres gained, nine tackles, 11 clearances, five inside 50s and two goals.
08:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Fischer McAsey)
09:32
The Crows have been outscored by their opposition from intercept possessions in all but one game this season. They rank last in this measure (-16 points per game) and this trend is continuing today, with the Bulldogs outscoring the Crows 4.6 (30) to 2.1 (13) from this source.
10:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
10:40
Bailey Smith has achieved a new career-high in disposals today, with 31 to this point in the game. Smith has also added a game-high 721 metres gained, a game-high 20 uncontested possessions, a game-high nine inside 50s and six clearances for the Bulldogs.
12:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
13:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ben Cavarra)
13:37
Rory Laird kicks a goal for the Crows to put a stop to nine consecutive goals for the Bulldogs. Laird finished with a season-high 37 disposals last round against Collingwood – the second-most by any player in any game this season.
15:19
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (David Mackay)
17:34
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)
22:19
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
24:10
Bulldogs Interchange - Tim English off due to an injury.
26:53
A big win for the Bulldogs, who used their dominance around the stoppages to advantage for the duration of the game. The Bulldogs finished with big differentials in key areas, with a plus-121 in disposals, plus-90 in uncontested possessions, plus-39 in contested possessions, plus-25 for clearances and plus-28 for inside 50s, while scoring a dominant 11.7 (73) from stoppages.