Match

Adelaide Crows vs Richmond

Commentary / 16 Apr 2022

Pre Game

00:00
The Crows are the only team in the competition not to lead at quarter-time this season. They ranked 17th for points scored in the first quarter from Rounds1-4.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:15
The Tigers are absorbing the Crows' attack early, conceding no score from five Adelaide entries. Richmond concede a score from 47.6% of its opposition's inside 50s - ranked 16th defensively.
03:41
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
03:51
Noah Balta boots the first goal for the game against the run of play. Richmond has been efficient when going inside 50 this season, kicking a goal from 28.1% of its entries - ranked second.
07:42
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
07:52
The Tigers have won two forward half intercepts, with that goal to Tom Lynch coming from this source. Richmond has won just 19.2 forward half intercepts per game this season - ranked 16th.
09:22
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
12:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
12:27
Taylor Walker recorded 44 shots at goal at Adelaide Oval last season - ranked No.1 at the club and 24 more than any teammate.
14:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
17:30
Adelaide has already grabbed five marks from opposition kicks. It has taken just 12 intercept marks per game this season - ranked 17th in the competition.
19:11
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Laird)
19:21
Both Adelaide goals have come from Tiger turnovers.
25:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
25:40
The Tigers have now kicked two goals from six forward half intercepts.
28:15
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
28:25
Adelaide has been first to the ball in the last 10 minutes, winning six more contested possessions than the Tigers (12-6). The overall count is 36-33 in the Crows' favour.
30:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
30:26
Ben Keays has launched the Crows' last two goals, the first from an intercept and the second from a clearance. He has recorded a game-high four score involvements.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
01:39
Adelaide has won the last three clearances, kicking two goals from these.
04:57
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
04:59
Crows Interchange - Jordon Butts off due to an injury.
07:42
The Crows hold a slight advantage at stoppages, leading the clearance count by one (13-12). Ben Keays leads all players with six clearances - five more than any teammate.
08:27
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
10:10
Rory Laird had a quiet first quarter, recording just four disposals. He has already had six disposals this quarter. He has recorded at least 30 disposals in 11 of his last 13 games.
10:14
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
11:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
11:26
Crows Interchange - Brayden Cook off due to an injury.
11:30
Tigers Interchange - Toby Nankervis off due to an injury.
11:35
The Crows have generated six inside 50 this quarter and scored from four of them (66.7%). They have scored from 43.6% of their entries this season - ranked eighth.
14:45
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
14:55
Another goal from a forward half intercept to the Tigers. Three of their four goals are from this source. They average four goals per game from this source this season.
17:24
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
17:34
Adelaide has now kicked three goals from clearances. It has scored 41.8 points per game from this source - ranked No.1.
19:04
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
20:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
20:51
The Crows have kicked 7.0 from set shots. They recorded a scoring accuracy of 63.4% from this shot type in the first four rounds (26.15).
24:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
24:28
That goal to Trent Cotchin was the Tigers' first score from 16 defensive 50 chains (6.3%). They launched a score from 11.5% of their defensive 50 chains from rounds 1-4 - ranked third.
24:45
Tigers Interchange - Toby Nankervis off due to the blood rule.
27:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
28:06
Richmond has kicked consecutive goals for just the second time in this game. It has now scored 26 points from forward half intercepts, on par with its season average.
29:53
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
30:03
Lachlan Murphy has won two clearances, with both launching goals for his team. The Crows have outscored the Tigers by 18 points from this source (31-13), which is the current margin between the teams.
32:56
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
33:01
Adelaide booted five goals to three in the second term and led for all of it. The Crows led on the scoreboard in just 11% of games in the first four rounds - the lowest percentage of any team and 17% below the next worst side.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:19
Since the start of last season, Jordon Butts has defended a total of 130 one-on-one contests - ranked third in the AFL. His loss rate of 30% is the third-worst of the top-25 to defend a contest. He just won his first one-on-one contest in this game.
01:56
Elliott Himmelberg has kicked multiple goals three games in a row for the first time in his career.
02:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
04:40
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
06:57
Five of the Tigers' seven goals are from forward half intercepts.
08:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
08:41
Richmond failed to score from its first 15 defensive 50 chains. It has kicked a goal from its last two.
10:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
10:44
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
10:54
The Tigers have booted three goals from their last four inside 50s. Their 38 points from forward half intercepts is a season-high for the club.
12:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
13:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
14:13
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
14:23
Adelaide has now conceded 45 points from its defensive half turnovers and been outscored by 39 points from this source.
16:09
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
16:19
The Crows have been efficient when going inside 50 this quarter, scoring three times from four entries. Ben Keays has generated three of his team's four inside 50s.
18:02
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
22:18
Taylor Walker has won two forward 50 clearances and kicked a goal from both.
24:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
24:28
Elliott Himmelberg has kicked 10 goals this season - a career-high.
26:56
Hugo Ralphsmith has won a quarter-high five intercept possessions. Three of these launched scores for his team, including two goals.
29:18
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Matthew Parker)
31:23
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
31:50
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
33:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
33:29
Richmond has scored four behinds from its last eight inside 50s.
33:46
All four of the Tigers' third-quarter goals were sourced from intercepts, whereas the Crows booted three of their four goals from clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:20
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
03:51
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
04:01
Adelaide has won 18 around-the-ground clearances and kicked six goals from these (33.3%). Richmond has conceded a score from 31.8% of their opponents around-the-ground clearances this season - ranked last.
05:10
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
06:26
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
06:27
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane and is possibly out for the game.
08:22
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
08:32
The Crows are well on top at stoppages this quarter, leading the clearance count 4-0, allowing them to play the game in their forward half. They lead the inside 50 count by four (6-2).
09:33
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
12:20
Richmond is struggling to get their hands on the ball, conceding 11 more marks this quarter (12-1).
15:07
Tigers Interchange - Hugo Ralphsmith off due to an injury.
16:06
Adelaide continues to control possession and now leads the mark count 28-4 this quarter.
17:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
17:27
Josh Rachele had just six disposals to three-quarter time. He is up to five this quarter, with all five being involved in a score for his team, including four scores.
19:02
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
19:12
The Tigers scored 19 points per game from centre bounce clearances from rounds 1-4 - ranked No.1. That goal to Tom Lynch was their first from this source in this game.
20:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
26:13
The Crows have been able to absorb the Tigers' attack in the final term, conceding just two goals from 14 Richmond entries.
28:57
Richmond booted four consecutive goals in the third term to momentarily take the lead, but the Crows kicked the next five goals to reclaim the lead and put the result beyond doubt. Adelaide's 65 points from clearances are a season-high by any team.