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Pre Game
00:00
A game of milestones in tonight's match. Rory Sloane becomes the 10th Crow to play 250 games for the club, and Lachie Whitfield becomes the third player to get to 200 games for the Giants.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Laird)
03:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
03:19
Adelaide have recorded the first four clearances in this match, and generated both of their scores from this source in their forward half. The Crows have averaged 19 points per game from forward half clearances in 2023, ranked third in the AFL.
07:06
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
07:13
The Giants answer back with three clearances in a row and their first goal which also comes from a forward half clearance. They too have been prolific from forward half clearances this season, scoring 18 points per game from this source in 2023 to rank sixth in the AFL.
09:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
12:02
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
14:52
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Callum M. Brown)
16:27
A high pressure start to this match, with both teams applying a pressure factor over 220. The Crows are slightly ahead in this regard 230-221. The Crows rank equal third in 2023 for pressure applied at 1.84, with GWS only just behind them at 1.81 in equal eighth spot.
19:47
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
20:01
GWS get the first back-to-back goals in tonight's match. All three of their goals have been scored from beyond 40 metres out from the goal line. Since Round 10 they have averaged four goals per game from 40 metres out or more, ranked seventh in the AFL from this distance.
22:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
23:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
24:29
On the two occasions that a GWS player has directly targeted a teammate inside 50 with a kick, Jesse Hogan has marked both of them. However on the other 11 occasions a GWS player has kicked inside 50, it has been rushed and not targeted at a specific teammate.
25:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
27:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
27:53
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
28:22
A scuffed kick-in by GWS costs them dearly, as the Crows convert it into a goal through Josh Rachele. The Giants have only been punished on two occasions in 2023 by a score from an intercepted kick-in chain prior to tonight's match.
29:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
32:19
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
32:21
Adelaide scored three of their four goals from shots at goal in general play in the first term. Since Roudn 12, the Crows have outscored their opponents by 17 points per game from general play, the fourth-best scoring margin of any side from this shot source.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:10
Giants Interchange - Daniel Lloyd off due to an injury.
01:19
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
01:29
Another quick start to the quarter for Adelaide as Taylor Walker notches his 50th goal of the season with his second goal tonight. The Crows have kicked two goals from forward half intercept possessions to none for GWS.
03:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Bedford)
08:37
Adelaide's pressure factor has dropped off drastically from the first term. They applied a rating of 192 in the first term, but have fell to 141 in the second quarter. GWS have ramped up the pressure from 193 in the first term to 197 in the second quarter.
09:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
10:45
All three of Sam Taylor's intercept possessions in the second term have been from intercept marks. Taylor averages 3.4 intercept marks per game in 2023, ranked sixth in the AFL (minimum five games played).
12:48
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
13:56
Both goals for Adelaide in the second term have been launched from midfield intercept possessions. The Crows have outscored their opponents by seven points per game from this source in 2023, ranked fourth in the AFL.
14:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:47
Jordan Dawson is proving too much for Callan Ward, his direct opponent, to handle. In 23 minutes of game time matched up against Ward, Dawson has collected 11 disposals and allowed Ward just three.
20:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
24:58
Adelaide have recorded over twice their opponents total of handball receives in this term (34-16). The Crows average 114 handball receives per game in 2023, the sixth-lowest average of any side this year. GWS rank third in 2023 with 130 per game.
28:59
Adelaide took 11 contested marks in the first half of tonight's match. They average 11 contested marks per game in 2023, ranked equal fourth in the AFL.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
03:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Bedford)
06:59
GWS have struggled with their set shot accuracy in tonight's match, kicking 1.3 (9) from five shots at goal. They have scored a goal from 51.5% of their set shots since Round 12, ranked equal 11th in the AFL.
08:13
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
11:18
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Aaron Cadman)
11:39
GWS have controlled the third term by locking the ball in their forward half for 80 per cent of this term. They have done this by recording five forward half intercepts to zero and four forward half clearances to one, scoring both of their goals from this source.
12:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
14:08
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
17:01
In comparison to the Giants struggles from set shots, this has proved a strength of the Crows in tonight's match. 4.2 (26) from seven shots has helped the Crows re-establish a 16 point lead.
20:20
Giants Interchange - Ryan Angwin off due to the blood rule.
22:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
23:11
After conceding nine of the first 10 inside 50's for the term, Adelaide have recorded seven consecutive forward 50 entries, and have won the contested possession count 21-13 in the same period.
25:59
Crows Interchange - Rory Laird off due to an injury.
27:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
28:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
29:23
The pressure from both sides in the third term has been so high that both teams have generated just four inside 50's (3-1 GWS) from their combined 28 defensive half possession chains in the third term.
30:17
Adelaide have won the contested possession count in all three quarters of tonight's match. This has come off the back of their post-clearance work, where they have won groundball-gets 55-43, contested marks 13-6 and crumbs 20-15.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
04:28
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
04:58
Toby Greene gets the first goal of the final term to bring the margin back to 10 points. That goal was the Giants first to be launched from a forward half intercept possession in tonight's match. GWS scored just nine points from this source against Hawthorn last round, the third-lowest tally of any side in Round 17.
08:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jake Riccardi)
09:14
Joshua Fahey has replaced Aaron Cadman as the Giants tactical substitute.
09:29
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
09:53
Ned McHenry has replaced Shane McAdam as the Crows tactical substitute.
14:19
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
14:29
Three goals straight for the Giants in the final term and they retake the lead for the first time since the opening term. GWS have won all three defensive one-on-one contests they have been involved in in the final term, and have launched all of their 3.1 (19) from intercept possessions this quarter.
19:49
Adelaide's tackling efficiency has been far superior to that of their opponents in tonight's match. Despite losing the tackle count 73-81, the Giants have attempted 31 more tackles than the Crows, leading to a 76-60 per cent efficiency win for Adelaide.
21:47
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Fahey)
22:34
Almost a carbon copy of the Round 1 battle between these two teams. GWS trailed by five points at three quarter time and kicked five fourth-quarter goals to win by 16 points. GWS have recorded the only three marks taken inside 50 in the final term.
24:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
26:44
After coming off late in the third term with a shoulder complaint Rory Laird has been immense, recording 14 final term disposals, twice as many as any other player on the ground.
27:45
Crows Interchange - Lachlan Murphy off due to an injury.
29:20
GWS have established their late lead off the back of winning the contested possession count for the first time in any quarter of tonight's match. 17-10 hardball gets in the last term has proved the difference.
30:12
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
30:49
Daniel Lloyd makes it five goals to none for the Giants in the final term to steal the Giants fifth away victory in 2023. Only Port Adelaide has won more games interstate in 2023 than the Giants.
31:31
It would be hard to go past Sam Taylor as the best player on ground tonight. He won five of the six one-on-one contests he was involved in to further extend his league leading 63 per cent win rate in this category, and held Taylor Walker without a disposal in the second half after he looked dangerous early, kicking 2.2 (14) in the first half.