Match

Adelaide Crows vs Richmond

Commentary / 25 Mar 2023

Pre Game

00:00

Adelaide scored from 57.7% of its inside 50s last week against the Giants - ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:53

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)

01:03

The Crows boot the first goal for the game, sourced from a clearance. They were outscored from this source in nine of 12 games at Adelaide Oval last season by 6.3 points per game.

06:11

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Nathan Broad)

08:24

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Samson Ryan)

08:34

The Tigers have scored both their goals from forward half intercepts. They scored 34.9 points per game from this source last season - ranked No.1.

12:12

Reilly O'Brien just applied his team's first tackle inside 50 this season, with the Crows failing to record one in this zone last round.

12:22

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)

16:25

Crows Interchange - Patrick Parnell off due to an injury.

19:12

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)

19:22

Richmond leads the contested possession count by eight (29-21). Adelaide lost this differential by 18 last week.

20:49

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)

23:04

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)

23:14

The Crows have scored from four of their seven inside 50s (57.1%).

27:50

SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tim Taranto)

29:34

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Samson Ryan)

29:44

The Tigers have booted four goals from 16 inside 50s (25%). They kicked a goal from just 12.1% of their entries against Carlton in Round 1 - the second-lowest percentage in the competition.

31:14

The Tigers grabbed six intercept marks to Adelaide's one in the opening quarter. The AFL average is 16.1 per game.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:23

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)

01:33

Richmond is moving the ball with ease, generating five inside 50s and scoring twice (both goals) from 10 chains originating in its defensive 50. The AFL average is 24.5% and 9.2% respectively.

05:12

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom Lynch)

05:22

Another goal from an intercept for the Tigers. Five of their six goals are from this source.

06:29

SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)

09:49

SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)

11:08

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

11:18

After kicking a major with its first inside 50, Adelaide has scored four behinds from its last 10 entries.

13:05

Crows Interchange - Riley Thilthorpe off due to an injury.

13:07

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Hopper)

13:17

Richmond has now booted three goals and scored 19 points from chains originating in its defensive 50. It launched 16.4 points per game from this zone last season.

14:43

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)

14:53

The Tigers have won two centre clearances this quarter, scoring from both.

16:47

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)

22:46

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

22:56

Both teams have generated 10 inside 50s this quarter, with the Tigers scoring 4.2 (26) to the Crows' three behinds.

23:57

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)

26:10

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)

26:20

Izak Rankine breaks the goal drought for his team. He had eight shots at goal in Round 1 - the second-most of any player in the AFL - booting 2.5.

27:38

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom Lynch)

27:48

Toby Nankervis has won a game-high nine hitouts-to-advantage as well as winning three clearances, with his last launching that goal to Tom Lynch.

29:16

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)

30:54

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jayden Short)

32:23

Richmond has had the upper hand at stoppages, leading the clearance count by eight (21-13), but the Crows have outscored the Tigers by one point from this source (20-19).

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:42

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)

01:52

Adelaide has kicked three goals from its last four inside 50s.

03:15

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

04:30

Tigers Interchange - Maurice Rioli off due to an injury.

05:51

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)

06:01

The Crows have applied a pressure factor of 217 this quarter - 44 higher than in the first half.

09:07

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)

10:49

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)

10:59

Adelaide has recorded 36 forward half disposals to the Tigers' two in the third term.

12:36

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)

12:46

Both teams have had 16 shots at goal, with the Crows recording an accuracy of just 37.5% compared to Richmond's 68.8%.

13:34

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

15:17

SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)

16:22

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)

17:33

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

17:43

The Crows continue to be wasteful in front of goal. They have recorded a kicking efficiency of 60% across the whole ground but just 33% when shooting at goal.

21:44

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)

21:54

Adelaide's third-quarter dominance continues. It leads the clearance count by seven (10-3) and has scored 3.2 (20) to no score from this source.

23:26

Crows Interchange - Darcy Fogarty off due to an injury.

23:47

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)

23:57

Tylar Young has won two intercept possessions, with both launching a goal for his team.

26:02

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

26:12

The Tigers have applied 11 third-quarter tackles from 21 attempts (52.4%). They recorded a tackle efficiency of 58.4% last season - ranked last in the competition.

27:53

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)

29:43

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

31:40

Adelaide dominated the third term. It beat the Tigers to the ball, winning the contested possession count by 19 (40-21), and generated 17 more inside 50s (24-7), winning the quarter by 31 points (38-7).

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:30

Tigers Interchange - Jacob Hopper off due to an injury.

05:10

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

05:20

Taylor Walker has been involved in two one-on-one contests, winning both. He has grabbed 10 marks, including four inside 50 - both game-highs.

07:14

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Laird)

08:11

Noah Balta has grabbed seven intercept marks - four more than any other player.

09:34

Make that eight intercept marks for Noah Balta - a career-high.

12:19

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)

12:29

Adelaide has scored 7.9 (51) to 1.1 (7) from 17 more inside 50s (27-10) since half-time.

13:49

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Rhyan Mansell)

15:13

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)

15:23

Back-to-back goals for the Tigers, both from centre clearances. They have outscored the Crows by 16 points from this source across the game (25-9).

17:14

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Samson Ryan)

17:24

Samson Ryan has had maximum impact, with all five of his disposals being involved in a score for his team, including kicking three goals.

20:10

SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)

22:34

SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)

22:44

Richmond has generated six inside 50s in the last 10 minutes, scoring 3.2 (20) from these entries.

23:52

Crows Interchange - Jordan Dawson off due to an injury.

25:26

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom Lynch)

25:36

The Tigers have grabbed 16 marks inside 50, scoring 10.3 (63) from this shot source.

27:58

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)

31:57

SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)

33:19

Richmond boots the last five goals of the game to withstand a second-half fightback from Adelaide. If was an even performance from the Tigers, while Rory Laird was a standout for the Crows, finishing with game-highs for disposals (38), contested possessions (14), score involvements (11) and tackles (nine).