Pre Game
00:00
West Coast has lost its last four matches at the Adelaide Oval by an average of 51 points per game, including a 40 point loss against Port Adelaide in Round 6 this year.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
00:59
Taylor Walker kicks the first goal of the game in his 250 game milestone. Walker has now kicked 565 goals in his career.
02:31
The Eagles defence is heavily undermanned today. Elliott Yeo is opposed to Darcy Fogarty, while Rhett Bazzo has the match up on Taylor Walker.
03:25
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Ryan Maric)
03:39
The number one pick in the rookie draft, Ryan Maric, joins the first kick-first goal club. There have been fairy tale starts at both ends of the ground.
06:48
The Crows have had five of the first seven inside 50's of the game but have only scored on one occasion.
08:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
09:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
09:43
Taylor Walker is looking dangerous inside 50 for the Crows. He has already taken two contested marks inside 50 on Rhett Bazzo, who weighs 16 kilograms less than Walker.
12:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
12:32
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
12:49
Adelaide is getting repeat inside 50's (9-2) and owning the territory battle. The ball has spent 82% of time in Adelaide's forward half.
14:36
The Crows are starting to get on top around the clearances, winning the last six clearances of the game. Josh Rachele and Jake Soligo have each had two clearances.
15:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
16:20
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
16:59
The ball is living in Adelaide's forward half. All three Crows goals have been generated from chains starting in their forward half, with two of those coming from West Coast turnovers.
17:11
Eagles Interchange - Elliot Yeo off due to an injury.
18:21
Adelaide is dominating in all facets of the game. They lead clearances (11-4) and inside 50's (13-2). They've also had 22 more disposals.
19:55
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
20:09
Things are looking ominous for the Eagles. They are getting heavily beaten around the ball, with Adelaide leading contested possessions (29-18). Taylor Walker and Izak Rankine are looking deadly up forward with four score involvements and two goals each.
23:01
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
23:09
Taylor Walker has been the forward 50 target on seven occasions already in the opening term, taking three marks inside 50. The Crows have now had 14 consecutive inside 50's.
24:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Noah Long)
24:56
Approaching quarter time, West Coast have 10 players with one disposal or less.
25:41
Reuben Ginbey has spent some time in defence in recent weeks, but is battling hard in a return to the midfield for the Eagles. Ginbey has had a team-high seven disposals, four contested possessions, two clearances and two tackles.
28:11
Rory Laird averages 6.1 clearances per game this season. He's already had five opening quarter clearances, as well as six contested possessions and three tackles.
28:38
Crows Interchange - Chayce Jones off due to an injury.
32:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
33:31
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
33:45
The Eagles defence continues to look outsized, with Riley Thilthorpe taking their third contested mark inside 50 this term. Thilthorpe was opposed to the much smaller Jayden Hunt in the marking contest.
34:29
Taylor Walker and Izak Rankine are looking deadly inside 50 for the Crows, with five score involvements each. Walker has three goals, while Rankine has two goals and a goal assist.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
01:15
Taylor Walker's career high goal count for a single game is seven. He's already kicked four goals early in the second term and is threatening that record.
02:44
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
03:10
Taylor Walker goals following another contested mark inside 50. Walker kicked five goals against St Kilda earlier in the season and he's already kicked five today. The Crows have scored five goals from centre bounce clearances.
04:44
The clearance domination is continuing for the Crows. They've had the first three clearances of the second quarter, with Rory Laird winning two of those. Laird has had seven clearances for the game, while the Eagles have only had eight as a team.
04:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
05:50
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
06:10
Adelaide has already scored 19 points in the second quarter, with the Eagles only registering 10 disposals in that time. They've had the first five inside 50's of the quarter and 16 more for the game.
07:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
08:02
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
08:30
Taylor Walker is unstoppable in his 250th game. Opposed to Elliot Yeo this quarter, Walker has taken two contested marks and kicked three goals. He's now kicked six for the game.
10:56
Despite kicking 32 goals this season, Oscar Allen has been forced to move into defence to stop the Adelaide onslaught.
11:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Mitchell Hinge)
12:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
14:36
Even though the Crows have had 22 more disposals for the quarter, they've still laid more tackles (4-3) and have a higher pressure rating. West Coast's pressure is down at 1.54, which is well below the competition average of 1.80.
18:29
West Coast has lifted around the stoppages, winning the last six clearances of the quarter. Bailey Williams has had two clearances this quarter and three for the match. He is competing well against Reilly O'Brien, with 14 hit-outs (three to advantage) and seven contested possessions.
20:13
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
20:55
West Coast are conceding an average of 52 points per game from stoppage situations (ranked 18th). They've already conceded 46 points from stoppages in this game with seven minutes remaining in the second term.
21:40
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
23:16
Adelaide's highest score this season is 121. They are well on track to surpass that total today.
24:10
Despite moving into defence, Oscar Allen kicks the Eagles' third goal following a 50 metre penalty. Allen has now kicked 33 goals for the season.
26:20
While the Eagles are getting beaten heavily in contested ball around the ground (trailing contested possessions by 27), they've managed to win 10 of the last 12 clearances.
30:22
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
30:46
Bailey Williams averages 12.8 disposals per game this season but he's putting in a gutsy performance for the Eagles. He's had a team-high 16 disposals, 11 contested possessions, five clearances and 17 hit-outs.
32:04
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
32:26
Taylor Walker equals his career-high goals in a single game with seven. Walker is comfortably the highest ranked played on the ground with seven goals, five contested marks and 10 score involvements.
33:49
The Crows lead centre-bounce clearances (10-9) but have kicked (6.0) from those clearances, while the Eagles have only scored (0.1) from the same source.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:11
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
04:48
The Crows continue to score from stoppage situations in their forward half. They've now scored nine goals from clearances.
06:41
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
06:53
The Crows have now scored over 100 points in five of their last seven games at the Adelaide Oval.
08:41
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
10:10
Izak Rankine has been deadly at ground level inside 50 for the Crows. Rankine has had seven score involvements, including three goals and two goal assists.
10:13
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Ryan Maric)
11:38
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
12:28
Adelaide has been efficient with their goal-kicking so far today. The Crows have kicked (9.4) from set-shots, (4.3) from snap shots and (4.1) on the run.
14:18
Despite having far more time in possession, Adelaide is still maintaining a high-level of pressure without the ball. The Crows are the highest ranked team in the competition for both pressure and tackles, and have a pressure rating of 1.98 so far today.
14:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
14:54
Eagles Interchange - Luke Foley off due to an injury.
15:30
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
16:03
Adelaide has now registered their highest score for the season (123), surpassing their previous best of 121. The highest score for any team this season was 152 by Brisbane.
19:15
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
20:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
21:18
West Coast get their second goal of the quarter following a run down tackle from Andrew Gaff. The Eagles only had 10 tackles in the second quarter but have already had 12 with nine minutes remaining in the third term.
22:03
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
23:08
Taylor Walker has now kicked a career-high eight goals.
24:57
After only four disposals in the opening half, Chayce Jones has had a team-high nine disposals in the third term, including three inside 50's, three score involvements and two tackles.
26:27
The Crows have now kicked seven goals in each of the three quarters. They are well on track to break the record for the highest score of any team this season. Adelaide has now scored 30 times from 47 inside 50 entries (64% of the time they enter their forward arc).
29:15
Adelaide is owning both possession and territory. They've had 52% time in possession to West Coast's 27% this quarter. They lead uncontested marks (16-2) for the term and have had 30 more disposals than the Eagles.
31:45
The Crows have the fifth best kicking efficiency in the competition (67%). So far today they're kicking at 75% efficiency. Rory Sloane is kicking at 100% from his eight kicks, while Chayce Jones is kicking at 90% from his 10 kicks.
32:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
33:10
Adelaide average 34.8 points per game from stoppages this season. So far today they've scored 65 points from stoppage situations.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:09
While the overall clearance count is (37-27) in Adelaide's favour, the Crows have scored (7.0) from centre bounce clearances. Rory Laird has been the leader in this regard with 11 clearances for the match.
01:59
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
03:06
The lead has now surpassed 100 points for the first time in the match. While their clearance game has been immense, the Crows also have a positive differential of 40 points for scores from turnovers. It has been a one-sided contest from start to finish.
04:44
Elliot Yeo collected a season-high 26 disposals last round, his most since the last home and away match of 2021. He has equalled that tally today with 26 disposals early in the final term.
06:10
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
07:51
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
08:22
Taylor Walker makes it nine with plenty of time for more. Only Charlie Curnow has kicked nine in a game this season, also against the Eagles.
09:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
09:55
Adelaide has now registered the highest score of any team this season (154), surpassing Brisbane's previous best of 152.
12:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Ryan Maric)
12:24
Adelaide has been extremely efficient with their scores from inside 50 entries in this game. The undermanned Eagles defence have been unable to stop Adelaide's talls, scoring 36 times from 57 entries (63% of the time).
13:21
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
14:55
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
15:45
Bailey Williams gets reward for one of his career-best games for the Eagles. Williams has battled manfully with 20 disposals, 14 contested possessions, 32 hit-outs and six clearances.
18:10
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
18:43
Taylor Walker has now kicked 10 goals in a match for the first time in his career. He is having a day to remember in his 250th game.
20:08
Adelaide has now registered 100 more disposals than the Eagles. Rory Laird and captain Jordan Dawson have each had 32 disposals.
22:19
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
23:13
The Eagles have only entered their forward 50 on 33 occasions today. The competition average for inside 50's is 53. The Crows have spent 59% of the match in their forward half.
25:08
This season the Eagles have played on 31% of the time after a mark, the most of any team in the league. They haven't been able to get any fast ball movement today, playing on just 17% of the time from their 47 marks.
28:34
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
28:48
Taylor Walker has had 17 score involvements today, the most any player has registered in a single game this season. He has surpassed Charlie Curnow's previous best of 16.
31:52
It was a sorry day for undermanned Eagles, who have been cursed by injuries once again this season. Of the few positives, Elliott Yeo accumulated 30 disposals, his most since season 2021. Bailey Williams played a career best game, while Ryan Maric kicked two goals on debut.