Pre Game
00:00
Max King is the second-most targeted player inside 50 in the AFL over the last four rounds, with 43 total targets during this time. Only Charlie Curnow (47) is ahead of him in this category.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
01:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
04:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
08:35
Adelaide have recorded nine of the first 10 inside 50 entries in this match so far, off the back of recording five forward half intercept possessions to zero so far. However they have not been able to convert this into a goal, registering only three behinds to begin the match.
09:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
11:45
St Kilda have won both of their defensive one-on-one contests to begin tonight's match. They have struggled in this area in 2022, winning just 24.6 per cent of their defensive contests prior to this round, the second-lowest win rate of any side in this category.
12:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Kieran Strachan)
13:49
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
14:03
Riley Thilthorpe converts Adelaide's 10th forward half possession chain for the match into their first goal. By comparison, St Kilda have launched just one possession chain in their forward half so far.
17:07
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
17:38
Max King takes St Kilda's fourth contested mark of the match, double Adelaide's tally so far, and converts to answer the Crows first goal. St Kilda have scored 43 per cent of their goals in 2022 from marks, which is the equal-third highest share of any side from this shot source.
21:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (James Rowe)
26:31
Ben Keays has as many pre-clearance contested possessions (five) as St Kilda as a team combined.
27:18
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
28:23
Adelaide will be frustrated with their inability to convert their 12-5 clearance count, 22-15 groundball-get and 18-9 inside 50 count win's from the first term into scoreboard pressure.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
02:19
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
02:31
A much better start for the Crows, who get their first goal of the quarter from their first inside 50 of the second term. Shane McAdam ranks equal 13th in the AFL for goals from marks over the last four rounds (five).
04:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
06:12
Crows Interchange - Chayce Jones off due to an injury.
08:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
10:32
St Kilda have completed just two of the five tackles they've attempted to start the second term. Adelaide have laid five tackles from seven attempts by comparison.
11:54
St Kilda seem to have caught a case of whatever Adelaide was dealing with in the first term, as they have won the contested possession count 16-9 and the clearance count 5-1 as a result for the quarter, but have only scored one behind for the term so far.
13:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
15:07
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Jake Soligo)
18:28
Both teams have had two kicks entering their forward 50 in this term find their target. The difference between the two sides in this regard is that Adelaide have had three kick inside 50 attempts, compared to seven for St Kilda.
18:32
Saints Interchange - Zak Jones off due to an injury.
21:28
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Bradley Hill)
21:47
Brad Hill, playing game 200 in Sir Doug Nicholls Round, finally gets the Saints first goal of the term after the Crows turn it over in their defensive 50. Adelaide concede 54 points per game from this source, the seventh-most points conceded of any side in 2022 from this source.
24:38
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
27:56
Adelaide have won the free kick count 18-5 in the first half of today's match. In 2022 overall, they have a positive free kick margin of 21, ranked fourth in the AFL, but in the four matches since Round 6 they have recorded a negative free-kick margin of 10, ranked 17th.
28:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Kieran Strachan)
28:47
Both teams recorded just 17 tackles in the first half. That is the equal fifth-lowest tackle tally for any side in a first half of any match in 2022.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rory Laird)
02:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
03:18
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
04:19
Tim Membrey gets the first goal of the second half, and the Saints first goal from a defensive half possession chain in tonight's match. St Kilda average 29 points per game from this zone, the sixth-lowest average of any side in 2022.
06:17
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
06:45
Three contested marks, three goals for Max King. Only Tom Hawkins and Peter Wright (21 each) have kicked more goals from marks in 2022 than King.
08:13
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
12:08
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
13:29
Five of Adelaide's 22 kicks in the third quarter so far have been effective (23 per cent efficiency rate), including that goal to Shane McAdam.
14:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
18:41
Adelaide have generated 12 inside 50's from clearance chains in tonight's match, double the total of their opponents.
18:52
Saints Interchange - Daniel McKenzie off due to an injury.
22:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
26:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
26:33
Despite St Kilda having the edge at the ruck contest this term, winning the hitout count 12-6, and the Saints midfield sharking four of the Crows hitouts, they are losing the clearance count 6-7 and have not scored from this source in the quarter.
27:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
30:10
Callum Wilkie was integral to the Saints staying within reach of the Crows in the third term, leading all players on the ground with five intercept possessions, and launching one of St Kilda's three goals from this source for the term.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:02
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
01:38
Max King gets the first goal of the final term for St Kilda, from his fifth mark inside 50 for the match. That is more marks inside 50 than six teams have recorded in full matches in 2022, the most recent of which was Fremantle (three marks inside 50) against Gold Coast last round.
05:42
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
07:17
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
08:41
Adelaide have been able to generate eight inside 50's from defensive half clearance chains, and launched their first goal of the match from this source through that goal to Josh Rachele. By comparison, St Kilda have generated just one inside 50 from a defensive half clearance in tonight's match.
10:45
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
11:14
That goal to Mason Wood makes it 6.2.38 from marks for St Kilda in tonight's match. The Crows have only managed 3.4.22 from this shot source tonight.
11:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
12:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
13:58
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
14:49
After retaining possession from just 38 per cent of their kicks going inside 50 to three quarter time, St Kilda have kept the ball from six of their eight kicks into their forward 50 (75 per cent retention rate) in the final term to seize control of the match.
16:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:34
Brodie Smith has been among the Crows best tonight with team-high figures in several categories including 26 disposals, 19 uncontested possessions, 664 metres gained, 10 marks and seven score involvements.
18:14
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
19:54
Josh Rachele (quad) has been substituted out of tonight's match, replaced by Lachlan Sholl.
21:01
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
21:49
Back-to-back goals from forward half intercept possession chains and just like that the Crows snatch back the lead. All three of the Crows' goals in the final term have been scored from beyond 40 metres out from the goal line.
23:37
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
26:55
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
26:58
Max King has recorded five contested marks inside 50 in tonight's match, the equal second-most of any player in any match in the last two seasons, behind his own eight contested marks against the Eagles in Round 19, 2021. He has equalled his career-high of six goals that he recorded in that match as well.
28:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Ned McHenry)
30:54
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
32:32
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
32:38
In the last quarter St Kilda were able to double their tally of scores from forward half intercept possession chains to finish with 10.2.62 for the match to get the over the line. They also scored the only two goals of the game generated from a centre clearance chain in the last term to charge to the line and win by 21 points.