Match

Adelaide Crows vs Carlton

Commentary / 29 Jul 2022

Pre Game

00:00
Carlton concedes an average of just 345.6 disposals per game during 2022 to be ranked second (337.7 in wins and 361.5 in losses).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
01:39
Taylor Walker kicks the game-opening goal for the Crows with their fourth disposal. Carlton is yet to have a disposal.
03:50
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
05:44
The Crows have started well, leading the contested possession count by eight. They have also won six of the first seven clearances of the match.
13:02
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
13:35
Carlton opens up its account through a goal to Matt Owies. The Blues are starting to get a bit more territory, despite still trailing in contested possession, registering four of the last five inside 50s of the match.
14:24
In the last five minutes of game time, the Blues have lifted in contested possessions, leading the Crows 10-2 in this category after trailing 9-19 in the first nine minutes.
17:15
Brodie Smith has been valuable for the Crows generating distance in the wet conditions. The Adelaide defender has seven disposals, all kicks, at an efficiency of 71 per cent and has already gained 326 metres for his side.
19:21
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
21:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
22:16
Carlton has had 56 disposals in their defensive half compared to the Crows' 38. Adelaide leads the time in forward half statistic 58-42 per cent, even though they trail by 10 points.
24:02
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Wayne Milera)
29:42
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
30:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
32:10
Darcy Fogarty goals from the Crows' third mark inside 50 for the match, which has led to two of their six scoring shots. Meanwhile, Carlton has taken one inside 50 mark for one goal.
32:16
Charlie Curnow for the Blues has had the most score involvements in the game with four, kicking a game-high two goals.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:37
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Walsh)
04:18
There have been seven kicks inside 50 in the opening four minutes of the second quarter, with none of them being retained by the attacking team.
07:21
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
08:24
Josh Worrell has a game-high seven intercept possessions for the Crows, three more than any other player, as Adelaide and the Blues are tied at 27 in this statistic.
09:19
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
12:31
The Crows have gained a whopping 660 metres in the first 12 minutes of the second quarter. Meanwhile, Carlton has gained just 82 metres, with their kicking going at only 33 per cent efficiency (Adelaide 74 per cent).
13:07
Blues Interchange - Corey Durdin off due to an injury.
13:30
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:54
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
18:11
All of Adelaide's three, second-quarter goals have been sourced from Carlton turnovers, two of them in the Crows' attacking midfield zone.
18:59
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
22:08
Blues Interchange - Nic Newman and is possibly out for the game.
22:36
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Wayne Milera)
25:09
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
25:32
Carlton has had four of the last seven inside 50 entries, outscoring the Crows two goals to one. Adelaide had 15 of the previous 16 inside 50 entries.
30:43
Patrick Cripps for the Blues is the only player on the ground in double figures for contested possessions with 11 (seven in the second quarter), to go with a game-high eight clearances.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:32
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
02:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
02:36
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
03:18
Ben Keays' second goal was also the Crows' second goal scored from a chain starting from a kick-in. Two of Adelaide's three kick-ins have resulted in goals.
07:05
The Crows have already eclipsed their mark tally from last week's 35 with 40 (10 coming in the first seven minutes of the third quarter).
07:08
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
09:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ned McHenry)
11:31
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
12:57
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)
14:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Wayne Milera)
16:35
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
16:52
Crows Interchange - Nick Murray off due to an injury.
16:54
Carlton is getting on top of Adelaide in contested possession in the third quarter leading 18-15 in this statistic, also taking four contested marks to one.
19:57
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
19:59
Ben Keays for the Crows, in his 87th AFL match, has now kicked a career-high third goal.
21:41
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
26:38
On a greasy night, Adelaide are leading ground ball gets 84-57, with most of the advantage over the Blues being in the midfield zone where they lead 59-39.
30:27
Sam Walsh has been involved in an equal team-high 20 pressure acts for the Blues, with Carlton leading Adelaide overall 216-211 in this statistic.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:44
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
03:46
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
05:56
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
06:23
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
06:28
Taylor Walker's third goal of the night for the Crows was Adelaide's fifth sourced from a Carlton turnover in the midfield zone. Walker now has a game-high 10 score involvements.
10:24
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
13:31
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
13:59
Darcy Fogarty is having another above-average game for Adelaide with two goals, 10 disposals and two score assists. In his previous eight games, he averages at least one goal, 10.9 disposals and 0.9 score assists.
16:21
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Wayne Milera)
17:14
Blues Interchange - Matthew Kennedy off due to the blood rule.
21:03
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
22:37
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
23:00
Adelaide has disposed of the ball 46 times in their forward half in the last quarter, compared to the Blues 29. The Crows have had the ball in their forward half 54 per cent of game time in the fourth quarter.
25:48
Josh Worrall in his second AFL game, has had a career-high 17 disposals at 82 per cent efficiency with a match-high 12 intercept possessions.
28:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
28:59
Sam Docherty is following up his form from round 8 against Adelaide, with another 30-plus disposal game (at 69 per cent efficiency), earning a team-high 706 metres.
30:12
Carlton's run of losses at Adelaide Oval continues, losing all six games by an average of just under 65 points.