Match

Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood

Commentary / 16 Jul 2022

Pre Game

00:00
95 percent of the Magpies’ kicks have been directed forward this season, the highest percentage of any team.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
03:02
With the first major today, Lachlan Murphy kicks just his third goal from 12 games for the Crows this season.
05:19
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
06:16
After the Magpies generated the opening three inside 50 entries of the game, Adelaide has responded with four of the next five.
07:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
07:26
Adelaide is controlling the time in possession, 39 percent to 29, correlating with the Crows' lead on the scoreboard.
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
13:11
So far in the match, the ball has been in the Crows' forward half of the ground for 73 percent of game time.
13:47
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Laird)
15:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
18:40
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
19:55
Adelaide's kicking efficiency of 55 percent is only slightly better than the 44 percent of the Magpies.
21:42
Crows Interchange - Riley Thilthorpe off due to an injury.
21:48
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
24:02
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
26:10
In just his second AFL game, mid-season draftee Josh Carmichael has laid five first-quarter tackles for the Magpies to be the equal leader on the ground in this measure (with Adelaide's Sam Berry). Carmichael recorded a match total of three tackles in his debut against North Melbourne in Round 17.
27:21
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
32:39
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:40
After the Crows jumped out to an early lead by kicking the opening three goals of the game, the Magpies responded with the final four of the quarter. Collingwood has won its last four matches at Adelaide Oval by an average margin of 36 points, and holds a five-point lead at the first break today.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:23
The Magpies' tally of 37 first-term tackles sets a record for tackles in a quarter in 2022.
02:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
03:46
With ten contested possessions, Adelaide's Rory Laird has contributed 18.9 percent of Adelaide's total of 53 for this measure.
07:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
08:11
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
08:26
Collingwood's Jamie Elliott has been targeted five times inside forward 50 for Collingwood, but is yet to take a mark in today's game.
09:01
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
10:32
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Darcy Cameron)
10:33
Two of Collingwood's goals have been kicked from inside 30 metres. In contrast, all four of the Crows' majors have been kicked from beyond 30 metres from goal.
12:33
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
14:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
14:35
Darcy Fogarty has now kicked at least two goals on seven occasions from 12 games for the Crows in 2022.
16:38
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
17:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
18:59
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
19:34
The Crows are leading the centre-bounce clearance count six to four, yet neither side has kicked a goal from this source.
21:50
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
21:51
Including kicking 2.1 himself, Taylor Walker has contributed a match-leading five score involvements for the Crows.
22:00
Magpies Interchange - Brody Mihocek off due to an injury.
25:53
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
30:23
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
30:24
Adelaide has lost its last five matches against Collingwood, with its most recent win coming in Round 17, 2016 by 28 points at Adelaide Oval. After turning a five-point quarter-time deficit into a nine-point lead at the main change, the Crows will feel confident in their ability to record a rare win against the Magpies today.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
02:24
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jack Ginnivan)
02:25
After kicking the Magpies' first major for the second half, Jack Ginnivan has now kicked 13 goals straight from snapshots in set positions this season, the second-most goals via that source of any player in the league.
06:18
Of the 13 free kicks that Collingwood has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the ball on five occasions.
06:37
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
08:26
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
10:04
Collingwood is controlling the third-quarter time in possession, 50 percent to 26.
10:48
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
11:35
Crows Interchange - Shane McAdam off due to an injury.
14:19
With a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.88, Collingwood kicks the ball with greater frequency than the Crows, who are recording 1.42 for the same measure.
18:27
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
18:28
Seven of the Crows' nine goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Collingwood turnover. This includes both of Adelaide's third term majors.
20:13
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
21:19
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitchell Hinge)
24:38
Perhaps indicative of the difficult conditions, the most hitouts to advantage recorded by an individual is two, a tally shared by Collingwood's Darcy Cameron and the Crows' Reilly O'Brien, despite both ruckmen recording in excess of 20 hitouts.
25:45
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Josh Carmichael)
26:58
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
28:33
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Josh Daicos)
30:06
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:07
The AFL record for tackles in a game is 19, shared by three players. With one quarter to play, the record is within reach of Adelaide players Sam Berry and Rory Laird, currently sitting on 14 and 13 tackles respectively.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:12
Early in the final term, Collingwood's Darcy Moore records his team's first contested mark. This compares to seven for Adelaide, including three to Riley Thilthorpe.
03:24
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
05:28
The Magpies have recorded 49 inside 50s to Adelaide's 37. However, the Crows have been slightly more efficient, converting an entry into a goal 27.0 percent of the time, compared to 22.4 percent for Collingwood.
10:11
Collingwood's Brayden Maynard does the little things to help his team. His eight one percenters include five smothers, which equate to half of the Magpies' team tally of ten.
10:32
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
11:28
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
13:02
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
13:03
Six of the Crows' 11 goals (54.5 percent) have been kicked from set shots. In contrast, just three of Collingwoods' 12 goals (25 percent) have been set shots conversions.
18:07
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
18:08
The ball has been in Collingwood's forward half for just 34 percent of the final term, yet the Magpies have outscored the Crows 3.1 to 1.0 to this point.
22:04
Crows Interchange - Riley Thilthorpe off due to an injury.
22:29
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
23:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
24:10
Adelaide's Brodie Smith finished with a season-high 808 metres gained last week against the Hawks, the most metres gained by any player in the AFL for the round. With 484 metres gained today Smith is still third-best for the Crows, but well short of his tally from last round.
24:49
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
27:15
In recording the Magpie's 117th tackle, Josh Daicos is responsible for Collingwood setting a new team record for tackles in an AFL game.
32:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
33:11
With his 20th tackle, Rory Laird has now set a new benchmark for most tackles in an AFL game.
36:15
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
36:16
In a game typified by high pressure, Collingwood runs out winners by five points, representing the Magpies' seventh win this season by less than two goals.