Pre Game
00:00
Adelaide has fielded the youngest and least experienced team this season, with an average age of only 24.1 and just 63 games of experience per player.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
00:38
The Crows won the first centre bounce clearance of the game today but did not score from this clearance. Adelaide has averaged only 7.5 points per game from centre bounces.
02:10
The first goal of the game to Taylor Walker and the Crows came from a defensive half clearance. Adelaide is ranked second at scoring from this source with 7.1 points per game.
03:26
Kangaroo fans will be pleased to see Jackson Archer makes his debut today. Archer has averaged four intercepts and three tackles in nine VFL games this season playing as a defender.
04:04
The early exchanges have gone the way of Adelaide who has had the first four inside 50 entries. North Melbourne has lost the time in forward half differential by 16 minutes and 29 seconds per game this season, which is ranked last.
06:27
North Melbourne has started Ben McKay forward today. McKay is yet to kick a goal in his 44 AFL games, and last kicked a VFL goal in Round 21, 2018.
06:52
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
07:59
The first goal for the Kangaroos came from a forward half clearance. North Melbourne has scored 150 points per 100 such clearances this season which is ranked third.
10:55
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
11:27
The second goal for the Crows came from a forward 50 intercept. Adelaide averages eight points per game from this source, and has already scored 1.1.7 today from such intercepts.
12:25
North Melbourne has been slow starters this season. The only time that the Kangaroos have won the first ten minutes of a game this season was in Round 1 against the Hawks. Adelaide has opened up another early lead today against the Kangaroos.
15:22
Darcy Fogarty is playing game No.50 today for the Crows. Fogarty has had three early score involvements to start the game including one goal and one assist, and averages four score involvements per game this season.
16:34
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben McKay)
17:02
A strong contested mark and an early goal for Ben McKay in his first game as a forward for the Kangaroos. The goal followed the first forward half intercept of the game for the Kangaroos who rank last at generating such intercepts.
18:54
North Melbourne has an early 4-1 lead in forward 50 marks following the last mark and goal to Paul Curtis. In the last four rounds, Adelaide has conceded only 7.3 marks per game in its defensive 50, which is ranked second defensively.
20:25
The Kangaroos also have an early 7-1 lead in contested marks. The Crows have taken only 8.5 contested marks per game this season, which is the fewest of any team.
20:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Ned McHenry)
21:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
22:51
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
23:02
Taylor Walker has already been the target for eight kicks into the forward 50 for the Crows, including the last entry and goal. This season he has been the forward 50 target an average of seven times per game.
23:12
Kangaroos Interchange - Kayne Turner off due to an injury.
27:25
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
27:43
All four goals for the Kangaroos have come from chains starting in the attacking midfield. North Melbourne averages only 19 points per game from such chains.
29:44
Crows Interchange - Ned McHenry off due to an injury.
30:50
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
31:08
Following the last goal to Taylor Walker, the two teams have now scored a combined 7.0.42 from set shots at goal in the opening quarter.
31:58
North Melbourne had the better of contested possessions (44-32) in the opening quarter, including taking eight contested marks, which equals the most such marks taken by any team in the first quarter of a game this season.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
00:41
The first score of the second quarter to the Kangaroos came from the opening centre bounce. North Melbourne averages only 7.4 points per game from this source (ranked 17th).
01:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
01:50
In the opening quarter, North Melbourne recorded handball efficiency of only 59 percent. Only once this season has a team recorded a lower handball efficiency in the first quarter of a game.
03:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
05:19
Sam Berry recorded career-highs last round for all of disposals (25), contested possessions (14), clearances (12) and score involvements (9). Berry is currently the No.1 pressure player on the ground today with five tackles.
06:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (James Rowe)
08:18
Crows Interchange - Sam Berry off due to an injury.
08:45
Adelaide has conceded a score from only 6.6 percent of its opponents defensive 50 chains this season, which is ranked third defensively. North Melbourne has not scored from any of its 15 such chains today, with only one of these chains resulting in an inside 50 entry.
11:48
Adelaide now leads 18-0 in points scored from defensive half chains following the last goal to Shane McAdam. The Crows have kicked four of their six goals from beyond 40 metres out.
13:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
14:45
Adelaide is currently on track to record its highest pressure rating in the first half of a game this season. The tackle count of 37-20 has contributed to the Kangaroos recording a low handball efficiency (68%).
16:26
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
17:07
Darcy Fogarty has now kicked multiple goals in each of his last four games. This is the first time in his career he has achieved this.
20:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
20:43
In the last ten minutes, the Crows lead the contested possession count 15-9, and they also lead 4-0 in contested marks this quarter after North Melbourne controlled these areas in the first term.
22:17
Crows Interchange - Taylor Walker off due to an injury.
22:43
Rory Laird has again been prolific for the Crows. He is currently the No.1 player on the ground for both contested possessions (11) and tackles (7) and has equal game-highs for score involvements (4) and clearances (4).
25:12
North Melbourne has scored from just 36.4 percent of its inside 50 entries this season (ranked last). Today the Kangaroos have continued this trend with eight scores from 22 entries.
26:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
28:06
While North Melbourne has an 8-3 lead in forward 50 marks, it has been the key forwards from the Crows (Taylor Walker and Darcy Fogarty) who shared five goals in the first half. Adelaide leads 11-5 in forward 50 ground balls and 17-7 in effective disposals in this zone.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:44
North Melbourne has a 7-4 edge in centre bounce clearances, but trails 2-6 in points scored from this source. Both teams rank in the bottom-3 for points scored from centre bounces.
01:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
03:05
The goal to Nick Larkey was the first score of the game to North Melbourne to come from a chain started in the defensive half. The Kangaroos average 18.1 points per game from such chains, which is ranked last.
04:36
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
05:06
Another classy goal from Taylor Walker gives the Crows their biggest lead of the game. While the Kangaroos have a lead in clearances 22-20, Adelaide leads 25-15 in points scored from this source.
08:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
08:59
Paul Curtis has made some good contributions today for the Kangaroos. He has team-highs for forward 50 disposals (5) and forward 50 tackles (2), his four kicks have all been effective and he ranks second in forward half pressure points.
12:04
Adelaide averages the most tackle attempts per game this season (95.6 per game) and tackle efficiency of 63 percent. Today the Crows have already recorded 75 tackle attempts at 75 percent efficiency in a strong pressure performance.
13:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
14:26
North Melbourne has had 24 chains starting in its defensive 50 today and only one has resulted in an inside 50 entry. The AFL average is to convert 21 percent of such chains into an inside 50.
16:18
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
16:57
Since quarter-time, the Crows lead 7-2 in contested marks, with the last of these leading to the Darcy Fogarty goal and a return of 6.1 from set shots at goal.
18:12
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
18:52
Adelaide has now scored 3.0 from free-kicks following the goal to Taylor Walker who has now kicked an equal season-high five goals from his game-high seven score involvements.
20:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
21:19
Aaron Hall has recorded a game-high 771 metres gained. The next most by any Kangaroo is 251 by Curtis Taylor. Hall has also contributed a team-high 28 disposals.
22:42
Crows Interchange - Will Hamill off due to an injury.
23:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
24:33
Sam Berry ranks No.1 in the AFL for tackles this season with 7.6 per game. Berry has applied ten tackles today and attended 11 centre bounces as he continues his transition into a central midfield role for the Crows.
25:36
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
26:22
North Melbourne now leads 20-14 in points scored from forward half stoppages following the goal to Curtis Taylor. The Kangaroos lead 40-27 in first possession wins at stoppages but only lead the clearance count by one.
27:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jackson Hately)
30:04
Jordan Dawson has continued his strong season for the Crows today. Dawson has recorded team-highs for intercepts (6), metres gained (401), effective disposals (16) and intercept marks (3).
32:17
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
32:20
Another quarter won by the Crows who again conceded contested possession (29-39), but restricted North Melbourne to kicking efficiency of only 56 percent in part due to again winning the tackle count (27-18).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:18
Adelaide leads the tackle count 70-44. Only once this season has a team applied more than 70 tackles to three-quarter time this season.
02:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
03:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
04:22
The first goal of the final quarter to the Crows followed a forward half intercept. Adelaide leads 21-14 in such intercepts and 35-15 in points scored from this source.
06:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
07:05
Jackson Archer has won six intercepts, eight contested possessions and recorded 14 disposals on debut today. His famous father had six disposals on debut 30 years ago.
09:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
11:08
Aaron Hall has now recorded a career-high 1,052 metres gained, which is also the most by any player this season.
11:51
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (James Rowe)
12:36
Darcy Fogarty has recorded a career-high (and game-high) nine score involvements today, and the Crows have now scored a very accurate 9.2.56 from their set shots at goal.
13:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
15:16
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
16:21
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
16:36
While the points scored from stoppages is relatively even (Adelaide leads 35-30), the Crows have a major advantage in points scored from turnovers (61-22).
18:17
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tristan Xerri)
18:31
The last goal to the Kangaroos was their first of the game to come from a chain started in the defensive 50, and only their second from the defensive half. The Crows lead 33-14 in points scored from the back half.
19:26
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (James Rowe)
19:41
Adelaide leads 12-8 in centre bounce clearances and 13-8 in points scored from this source following the last goal to James Rowe.
22:31
In the final quarter, the Crows have dominated ground balls (23-12) including 13-3 in hard ball gets. This has helped Adelaide to a 15-7 advantage in inside 50 entries.
23:34
Crows Interchange - Shane McAdam and is possibly out for the game.
23:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
25:11
Despite leading forward 50 marks 13-11, North Melbourne trails 5.3 to 10.3 in scores from set shots. Adelaide leads 20-5 in forward 50 tackles and 19-13 in forward 50 ground balls.
28:34
Taylor Walker has now equaled his career-best return against the Kangaroos of six goals. Walker and Fogarty have shared ten goals today and both recorded an equal game-high ten score involvements each.
31:29
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Jake Soligo)
31:31
A big 57-point win for the Crows today, who applied strong pressure (tackles 86-57), and won the forward half-game (inside 50 entries 59-43). Adelaide finished with more forward half intercepts (26-17) and scored 48-15 points from this source.