Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 03 Jun 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Crows have lost 10 of their last 14 matches on the road – including three of their four trips this year.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
03:18
Levi Casboult has scored the opening goal of the match, his 16th career goal against the Crows. Casboult has only scored more career goals against Brisbane (21) and Collingwood (19).
06:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
06:56
Crows Interchange - Tom Doedee off due to an injury.
07:52
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
08:26
Reilly O’Brien has scored the opening goal for the Crows following a forward-half stoppage – his second goal of the season. O’Brien is not a noted goalkicker, having never kicked more than three goals in a season.
09:13
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
11:38
Adelaide has generated seven of the last eight inside 50s, controlling territory in their forward half. Adelaide has lost the inside 50 differential in three of their last four matches.
13:28
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
14:38
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
16:25
Adelaide has out-pressured Gold Coast, leading the pressure factor 196 to 164. This pressure was the catalyst for Adelaide's win against Brisbane last round, applying a season-high 205 in the victory.
18:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
20:29
The Crows have won six more post-clearance contested possessions than the Suns in this first quarter. The Suns rank No. 1 for post-clearance contested possessions since Round 5.
21:35
Suns Interchange - Matt Rowell off due to the blood rule.
23:05
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Wil Powell)
24:15
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jarrod Witts)
24:45
Adelaide's efficiency when going inside 50 has been a highlight of the opening term. The Crows have scored a goal from 42% of their attacking 50 entries compared to 9% for the Suns. The Crows rank second for this stat in 2023, averaging a goal from 25.4% of their entries.
26:40
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
29:24
The Suns are now enjoying a territory advantage, generating the last 10 inside 50s. Inaccuracy has been costly for the Suns, scoring a wasteful 1.3 (9) from these entries.
29:40
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
31:40
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
35:33
Gold Coast conceded 37 points in the opening quarter – their worst first quarter defensively this season. Adelaide's pressure was frenetic, recording a pressure factor of 207 – the third time this season they have recorded a result over 200 in a first quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:14
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
02:50
In the first 11 rounds of the season, the Suns won seven second quarters - the equal-second most in the AFL. Only Collingwood has won more of these terms this season (eight).
04:16
Suns Interchange - Wil Powell off due to the blood rule.
05:37
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
07:27
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
07:35
The Crows have won the first five clearances of the quarter, after leading this stat by one in the first term. This has enabled the Crows to control territory, generating the first nine inside 50s of the quarter.
09:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Wayne Milera)
10:21
Adelaide has gone coast-to-coast to score the first goal of the match launched from defensive 50. Adelaide has been the third-highest scoring team this season from defensive 50 launches, averaging 16.5 points from this zone.
11:50
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
14:49
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
15:41
Gold Coast has scored an inaccurate 1.4 (10) from shots at goal taken between 15 metres and 30 metres from goal.
16:40
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
20:16
Ben Keays has attended a team-high 11 centre bounces tonight. Keays played a season-high 94% of game time as a centre bounce midfielder last round – winning a season-high 28 disposals.
20:48
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Noah Anderson)
22:01
Noah Anderson has scored an important goal for the Suns to reduce the margin to 23 points. Anderson has won a game-high 10 contested possessions and six clearances tonight. He is averaging 29 disposals, 493 metres gained, and 7.2 clearances against top-eight opponents this year.
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Bailey Humphrey)
26:10
50 of Gold Coast's 64 disposals this quarter have been kicks. They have recorded a kick-to-handball ratio of 2.28 tonight compared to Adelaide's 1.52. Gold Coast has recorded a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.97 this season – the highest in the league.
31:38
Gold Coast scored the final three goals of the second quarter to reduce Adelaide's lead at half-time to 17 points. From the 10th minute of the quarter, the Suns were able to restrict the Crows to just one mark after the Crows took 16 marks in the opening 10 minutes of the quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:41
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Noah Anderson)
04:51
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
05:44
Gold Coast has scored the first two goals of the second half, making it five consecutive goals for the match. Ben King has taken their seventh contested mark for the game - three more than the Crows. Gold Coast ranks second for contested marks since Round 8, averaging 14 per match in this time.
06:47
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Matt Rowell)
07:29
Matt Rowell has scored Gold Coast's sixth consecutive goal following a free kick at a forward 50 stoppage - the first goal of the match from a free kick. Rowell has won eight contested possessions, seven clearances, and has laid six tackles. Rowell finished with a career-high 23 contested possessions, 703 metres gained, and 16 clearances last round.
08:21
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
09:59
The Suns have all the momentum, scoring their seventh straight goal to take the lead for the first time since the early stages of the first quarter. Four of these seven goals for the Suns have been sourced from stoppages.
10:56
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
12:10
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
13:09
Ben King has scored his second goal of the quarter - the seventh time this season that King has scored multiple goals in a quarter. His most recent goal came following a free kick inside 50. King has won 14 free kicks in general play this season – the equal ninth-most of any player in the league.
14:17
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
17:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
18:34
Adelaide has scored their first goal in over 39 minutes of playing time. Their pressure has dropped away since quarter time after recording a pressure factor of 201 in the opening term. The Suns lead the pressure factor 204 to 175 this quarter.
19:02
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Thomas Berry)
20:10
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
23:01
The Suns lead contested possessions for the quarter by eight and have won 17 more for the match. 43% of Gold Coast’s possessions this season have been won in a contested manner – the highest percentage in the AFL.
24:53
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Long)
28:34
Noah Anderson and Matt Rowell have combined for all 11 of Gold Coast's centre bounce clearances tonight. There has been one goal scored each from these events tonight.
29:52
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
30:15
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
32:31
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
34:29
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
34:35
Gold Coast's midfielders are being served well by their rucks, leading hitouts to advantage 10 to two for the match and six to none in the third quarter. The Suns and the Crows have scored 39 points and 36 points respectively sourced from stoppages - both above their season averages.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:02
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
01:36
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
02:01
Adelaide has not won a match this season when trailing at three-quarter time, whilst the Suns have won five of their six matches when leading at this break.
02:45
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
04:22
Brodie Smith has played an important role for the Crows returning to the team this round. He has generated a game-high 595 metres gained - the only Crow over 500 metres for the match. Smith averages 507 metres gained per game this season, ranked second at the club.
05:33
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
06:29
Jack Lukosius has scored his fifth goal of the match - the third time this season he has achieved this feat. Coming into the 2023 season, the most goals that Lukosius had ever scored in an AFL match was two.
10:05
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
11:51
Concerningly for the Crows, Gold Coast has won all six centre bounce clearances this quarter. Matt Rowell is now up to seven of these clearances - an equal-career best result.
12:52
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Nick Holman)
15:27
Adelaide has been the most efficient team when going inside 50 this season, generating a score from 47.8% of their entries this season – up from 43% in 2022. Tonight, the Suns lead the Crows in this stat 51% to 39%.
15:44
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Bailey Humphrey)
17:35
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brayden Fiorini)
19:46
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
20:01
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Noah Anderson)
20:27
Adelaide leads tackles 73 to 50 tonight. Adelaide’s pressure has been strong over the last month of football, averaging 72 tackles per game in this time – ranked No. 1. They are the only team to have an average above 70 tackles since Round 8.
21:33
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
22:50
Adelaide has now conceded their highest score of the season. The Suns have scored 70 points launched from their forward half of the ground - a season-best result.
26:11
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Levi Casboult)
27:57
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
29:08
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
29:28
The Suns have scored 60 points sourced from stoppages - their second-best result of the season. Since Round 8, Gold Coast has scored 37.8 points per game from clearances – ranked third.
31:09
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
33:21
Gold Coast's attack at the footy proved too much for the Crows. The Suns won 38 more contested possessions than Adelaide - their best differential in a match since Round 3, 2017.