Match

Adelaide Crows vs Richmond

Commentary / 17 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
SInce Round 15, Adelaide has averaged 71 points, ranked second. The Crows averaged 45 points in the opening 14 rounds, ranked last.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:18
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
03:59
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
04:17
Adelaide has started well, kicking the opening goal of the match. They lead the contested possession count by four and have an early disposal efficiency of 82 per cent compared to Richmond's 57 per cent.
06:57
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
09:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
10:33
The last three Richmond inside 50s have resulted in marks to the Tigers and two of them resulted in goals. The Tigers average 10 marks inside 50 per game, ranked third.
12:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
12:58
Taylor Walker kicks his first goal of the match and the 441st of his career, making him the all-time leader for goals at the Adelaide Football Club.
16:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
16:48
All three of Richmond's goals have come via intercept possessions. The Tigers lead the AFL for scores from intercept possessions, averaging 44 points per game from this source.
19:16
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
22:25
Richmond are well on top in the inside 50 count, leading this area by nine. The Tigers have enjoyed 70 per cent time in forward half for the quarter.
23:21
Shane Edwards has made an excellent return to the Richmond lineup thus far with eight disposals at 88 per cent efficiency, seven contested possessions and three clearances.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
02:48
Dustin Martin leads all comers with 12 disposals and has kicked his first goal of the match. Despite being a prolific ball winner today, the goal was only Martin's second effective kick of the match.
10:08
The Tigers lead the inside 50 count 21 to nine. Despite this, both sides have four scoring shots apiece, meaning the Tigers have scored from 19 per cent of their inside 50s while the Crows have scored from 44 per cent of their entries.
11:59
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
14:18
Reilly O'Brien has four contested marks for the Crows tonight. The entire Richmond team also has four contested marks.
16:15
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:29
Tigers Interchange - Josh Caddy off due to an injury.
20:19
Adelaide leads the contested possession count by seven. Rory Laird has been a revelation in the Crows midfield and leads the team with nine contested possessions and 16 disposals at 69 per cent efficiency.
22:39
It has been a turnover battle thus far, with four of Richmond's five goals coming via intercept possessions and all of Adelaide's 2.4.16 coming via this score source also.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:00
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
03:40
Richmond have kicked an accurate 5.0.30 from set shots tonight, while the Crows have kicked 1.2.8 from this shot type.
04:32
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
07:06
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
08:24
Adelaide has struggled to get the ball out of Richmond's forward half, recording 52 defensive half possession chains that have resulted in just nine inside 50s and 0.3.3. Conversely, the Tigers have recorded 32 defensive half possession chains for 10 inside 50s and 3.0.18.
09:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
11:24
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
14:37
Adelaide has gotten on top in the clearances this quarter, leading eight to three, but they have let themselves down by foot, kicking at an efficiency of 44 per cent compared to Richmond's 78 per cent.
15:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
15:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
16:41
Richmond continues to dominate the inside 50 count, leading 11 to five for the quarter and 40 to 19 for the match. The Tigers have enjoyed 62 per cent time in forward half for the match.
18:36
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
20:56
Neither side has laid many effective tackles this quarter, Adelaide laying five tackles and Richmond laying seven. Interestingly, all five of Adelaide's tackles have been pre-clearance tackles and all seven of Richmond's tackles have been post-clearance.
23:32
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
24:02
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
24:21
Richmond has finally got reward from its inside 50 dominance this quarter, generating a score from 50 per cent of its inside 50 entries, kicking 4.5.29 from 18 entries. This comes after generating a score from just 17 per cent of its inside 50s in the first half.
26:26
The Tigers got on top in the turnover game in the third quarter, kicking 3.2.20 to nil from intercept possessions. They lead in scores from intercepts 7.2.44 to 2.4.16 for the match.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
04:09
Crows Interchange - Luke Brown and is possibly out for the game.
05:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
05:56
Richmond have been ferocious around the contest to start this term, leading the contested possession count by seven and the tackle count by five in the early stages of this quarter.
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brad Crouch)
10:25
Crows Interchange - Lachlan Sholl off due to an injury.
12:19
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tyson Stengle)
14:13
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
16:29
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
17:07
Richmond leads the inside 50 count by 21 tonight. They are ranked second in the AFL for inside 50 differential, averaging eight more forward 50 entries per game. The Tigers' best inside 50 differential this season came in Round 13 against Essendon when they recorded 42 more inside 50 entries than the Bombers - the best differential this season.
18:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
19:38
Richmond has won 27 intercept possessions in its attacking midfield zone, resulting in 22 inside 50 entries and 5.2.32. The Crows have won 11 intercept possessions in their attacking midfield zone for just six inside 50s and 2.2.14.
23:51
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
24:47
David Astbury has made a solid return to the Richmond lineup after injury. The Tiger defender has recorded 14 disposals, nine coming via an intercept possession and five intercept marks.
27:10
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
27:14
Dustin Martin is rounding into form again as finals approach. The Tiger gun had a team-high 28 disposals, 16 contested possessions, six inside 50s, four clearances and a goal. The only blemish on the Tiger's night was going at a kicking efficiency of 44 per cent. Five of Martin's 16 kicks were clangers.