Match

Adelaide Crows vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 28 May 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Brisbane's record at Adelaide Oval is quite poor, winning just three of their 11 matches played at this venue with an average losing margin of 68 points. Six of their eight losses at this venue have been by 40 points or more.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:40
Brisbane has won the first three clearances of the match. Brisbane is ranked No. 1 for clearances this season, averaging 41.7 per match.
04:19
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
05:32
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
06:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jack Gunston)
07:13
Brisbane recorded the first six inside 50s of the match, only managing to score one behind from these entries. The Crows then scored the opening goal of the match with their first inside 50 of the match through Luke Pedlar. Pedlar ranks fourth at the Crows this season for scoreboard impact points.
09:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
10:01
Brisbane has now generated 11 of the first 12 inside 50s of the match, but they have not been able to convert any of these entries into goals. The Lions average a goal from 26.2% of their inside 50s this season - ranked equal-second.
11:11
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)
11:57
The Lions have finally got some reward for effort, with Daniel Rich capitalising on a turnover from the Crows to launch a goal from outside the 50-metre arc. The Lions have won seven intercepts in their forward half in the first 12 minutes.
15:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
16:50
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
17:12
Keidean Coleman has won three intercept marks, already equalling his career-best result for this stat. The Crows are yet to take an intercept mark today. Coleman has taken the third-most kick-ins for the Lions this season and ranks fourth for spoils for his team.
17:44
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
18:43
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
19:19
Brisbane's second goal was sourced from a defensive midfield stoppage - the first goal of the match from this source. The Lions lead clearances 10 to four with Lachie Neale, Joe Daniher, and Oscar McInerney all winning multiple clearances in the match so far.
21:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
25:19
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
25:26
Adelaide has scored four times from their eight inside 50s tonight with both of their goals being launched from their defensive half. Adelaide scored eight points in the first quarter last round against the Bulldogs – their lowest-scoring first quarter of the season.
27:13
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
28:21
Riley Thilthorpe has scored his second goal of the match - the third time this season he has scored multiple goals in a quarter. He is the only player in the match with multiple marks inside 50.
30:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
32:30
Brisbane enters quarter-time with a two-point advantage - the eighth time this season that they have won the opening quarter. They scored six times from stoppages, finishing with four more clearances than the Crows for the quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:25
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
01:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
02:12
Adelaide recorded a pressure factor of 209 in the first quarter – their second-best result in any quarter this season.
06:21
The Crows are still yet to take an intercept mark for the match whilst the Lions are now up to six of these mark types. This is the first time since Round 1 that the Crows have gone without an intercept mark in a quarter.
06:51
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
09:44
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
10:44
Taylor Walker has kicked the fourth set shot goal of the match for the Crows, whereas Brisbane is yet to score any goals from this shot type. The Crows lead goals per inside 50 29% to 13%.
15:39
Adelaide's pressure continues to impress, recording a pressure factor of 220 for the quarter compared to 196 for the Lions. The Crows have now laid 15 more tackles than the Lions, a significant improvement from recent matches. The Crows rank third-last for tackle differential since Round 7.
17:13
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
18:26
Ben Keays has won a game-high 15 disposals and six score involements tonight, to go along with his three clearances whilst playing an accountable role on Lachie Neale. Keays averages 16 disposals, 1.2 clearances, and 5.7 score involvements this season.
20:15
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
22:08
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
24:54
In slippery conditions, the Crows have been much cleaner when disposing of the ball by foot. Adelaide has recorded a kicking efficiency of 61% this quarter compared to 33% by the Lions. The worst kicking efficiency recorded by a team this season in a quarter is 41%.
25:37
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
26:13
Izak Rankine has scored a remarkable goal from the boundary, his seventh score involvement for the match. Rankine leads the Crows in broken tackles and crumbs this season and is averaging a career-best 15.2 disposals per match.
27:39
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
29:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
30:10
Dayne Zorko has scored the first goal of the quarter for the Lions late in the second term. Only once this season have the Lions been held goalless in a quarter. The Lions generated 20 inside 50s in the first quarter but have only managed six this term.
32:13
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
34:16
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jack Gunston)
35:31
The Crows have been the more efficient team in the first half, scoring a goal from 32% of their inside 50s – double the conversion of the Lions who have scored a goal from 16% of their respective attacking 50 entries. Both teams rank in the top four for goals per inside 50 this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
03:09
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
04:21
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
05:14
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
05:26
Just like in the first half, the Lions have started the second half strongly with the first seven inside 50s of the quarter. Brisbane now leads Adelaide in inside 50s by 17. Since Round 7, the Lions have won the inside 50 count by 18 per game – ranked No. 1.
06:38
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Will Ashcroft)
07:55
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
07:59
Darcy Fogarty immediately responds for the Crows, scoring a goal following a high tackle free kick. Fogarty has recorded 22.8 scoreboard impact points per game at Adelaide Oval this season – ranked No.1 at the club.
10:14
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
11:40
Rory Laird has laid a game-high 10 tackles tonight midway through the third quarter. Laird is the only Adelaide player this season to have laid at least 10 tackles in a match - a feat he has achieved now four times in 2023.
13:11
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
15:13
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
15:27
Adelaide has scored a season-high 2.1 (13) sourced from kick-ins tonight. In their last three matches, the Crows have scored a combined 0.1 (1) from this source.
16:17
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
19:01
The Lions now lead inside 50s 14 to one this quarter, with 89% of the play being held in their attacking half of the ground. Despite this territory dominance, the Lions and Crows have both scored one goal apiece for the term.
21:56
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
22:02
After recording the worst kicking efficiency by any team in a quarter this season in the second quarter (37%), the Lions have only marginally improved this stat in the third quarter to 53%. The Lions average the fourth-best kicking efficiency this season (67.4%).
25:49
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
27:08
The Lions have scored 1.9 (15) for the quarter. This is their equal-worst accuracy in a quarter when they've recorded a minimum of 10 scoring shots in a term.
29:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ned McHenry)
31:36
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
33:13
From the 28-minute mark of the second quarter to the 17-minute mark of the third quarter, Brisbane generated 21 inside 50s to Adelaide's one. Brisbane scored a wasteful 3.9 (27) in this period whilst Adelaide scored a goal from their sole entry. Adelaide now leads goals per inside 50 29% to 12%. Brisbane's lowest goals per inside 50 result this season is 15% (Round 3 v Western Bulldogs).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:15
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
03:31
Joe Daniher has scored the first goal of the last quarter following Brisbane's fourth mark inside 50 for the match. Brisbane averages 15 marks inside 50 per game this season – the second-most in the AFL. Only once this season have the Lions taken fewer than 11 marks inside 50.
04:50
Crows Interchange - Josh Worrell off due to the blood rule.
07:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jake Soligo)
08:46
Adelaide has scored 6.3 (39) from set shots tonight compared to Brisbane's 1.4 (10). Additionally, the Crows have scored 6.0 (36) from their shots taken between 15 metres and 30 metres from goal, whilst the Lions have scored 0.5 (5) from their respective zone.
11:46
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
12:06
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
13:20
Adelaide has now laid 24 more tackles than Brisbane, leading this stat 78 to 54. This is Adelaide's best tackle differential of the season, and Brisbane's worst differential since Round 4, 2021. Rory Laird has laid 15 tackles - his second-most ever in a match.
16:29
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
17:16
The Crows have won five more contested possessions than the Lions in this final term. The Crows have lost the contested possession count by 10.8 per game since Round 7 – ranked 16th. It won that count by 18.2 per game in Rounds 1-6 – ranked No.1.
17:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
19:29
Crows Interchange - Josh Worrell off due to an injury.
20:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
21:02
Charlie Cameron has been one of Brisbane's more accurate forwards tonight, scoring three goals from his four shots at goal. Cameron has kicked four or more goals in each of his last three games on the road. He averages three goals from four career games against the Crows – his most against any opponent.
24:28
Brisbane has struggled with transitioning the ball out of their defensive 50 tonight, being held scoreless from this zone for the first time since the last time they played Adelaide in Round 9 last season. The Lions have generated three inside 50s from 32 defensive 50 possession chains.
24:47
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
27:00
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
28:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
31:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
31:32
The Lions have now scored two late goals to reduce the margin to 18 points. Brisbane has scored 36 points tonight from forward-half intercept possessions – matching their season average where they rank second.
33:47
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
35:08
Adelaide manages to win by 17 points despite trailing in inside 50s by 19. Only once this season has a team managed to win a game with a worse inside 50 differential. The Crows recorded a season-high pressure factor of 204 and laid 14 more tackles than the Lions.