Match

Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 28 Jul 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide has won five of the last seven Showdowns – going down by 31 points in Round 3 this season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:07
Port Adelaide has taken the first three contested marks of the match. This has been an area that Adelaide has been strong in this season, averaging 11.7 contested marks per game - ranked second.
05:11
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
07:21
Ben Keays has scored the opening goal of the game - his 17th for the season which is a career-high. Keays has lined up in the forward line for 58% of his time on ground this season.
08:37
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
10:36
Adelaide's pressure has been high to start the match, leading tackles 10 to five. Adelaide averages 66 tackles per game this season - ranked No. 1 in the AFL.
13:25
Adelaide is on top at stoppages, leading clearances eight to two. Harry Schoenberg has won a game-high three clearances after winning a season-high five clearances last round.
13:27
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
15:10
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
17:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
18:50
Charlie Dixon has scored Port Adelaide's opening goal of the game, following an intercept possession won in the defensive midfield zone. Dixon ranks first at Port Adelaide for contested marks this season with 29.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
21:29
Both teams have generated 10 inside 50s apiece, however, Adelaide has been by far the more efficient team with their entries. The Crows have converted 50% of their inside 50s into scores, whilst the Power have only generated one score from their entries.
25:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
25:52
Rory Laird has been prolific in his return to the Crows team this week, winning a game-high eight disposals. He has laid five tackles at 100% efficiency - also a game-high.
27:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
28:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
30:29
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
30:31
Adelaide leads at quarter-time by 12 points - the best first-quarter result against Port Adelaide since 2018. They won six more clearances than Port Adelaide, although only managed one goal from this score source for the term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
03:22
Adelaide finished with a pressure factor of 221 in the opening quarter - their best result in any quarter this season.
03:47
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
05:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
06:15
Taylor Walker has kicked his second goal of the game - his 11th consecutive game where he has scored multiple goals. Walker leads the Crows for scoreboard impact points at Adelaide Oval this season after 33 goals, 14 behinds, and 11 score assists from 10 games.
08:13
Power Interchange - Lachie Jones off due to an injury.
08:24
Power Interchange - Aliir Aliir off due to an injury.
09:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
10:47
Two of Port Adelaide's three goals have been launched from their defensive midfield zone. The Power only average 12.6 points per game from this zone, ranked third-last.
11:23
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
12:40
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
15:45
Adelaide continues to out-tackle the Power, laying 17 to four for the term for an overall advantage of 20 tackles for the match. Adelaide's best tackle differential this season came in Round 16, when they laid 29 more tackles than North Melbourne.
16:50
Crows Interchange - Jordon Butts off due to an injury.
17:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
18:11
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
19:29
The Crows have taken nine marks inside 50, scoring 4.4 (28) from these marks. Defensively, they are yet to concede a mark to Port Adelaide in their respective forward 50.
22:41
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
23:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
24:15
Port Adelaide has been able to manage the territory contest over the last 10 minutes, generating eight of the last 12 inside 50s in this time.
25:48
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
27:24
In just his third match of the season, Matt Crouch has provided the Crows with a strong presence through the midfield. Crouch has won a game-high 18 disposals at 94% efficiency and also leads the match in clearances (seven) and inside 50s (seven).
29:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Harry Schoenberg)
31:59
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
33:05
Adelaide's efficiency inside 50 was a standout, generating a score from 50% of their attacking inside 50s in the first half. Conversely, the Power could only score from 23% of their inside 50s - their worst conversion in a first half this season.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
04:37
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
05:36
Port Adelaide has scored their first goal of the game from a kick-in, the second consecutive week they have scored a goal from this source. The Power have scored the third-fewest points from kick-ins this season, averaging a one goal from every three games played.
06:00
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
08:18
41.9% of Port Adelaide's possessions this season have been won in a contested manner - the second-highest percentage in the AFL. The Crows have nullified this strength tonight, leading contested possessions by 13.
10:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
12:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
12:44
In his first game for Adelaide, Mark Keane has provided the Crows with a strong defensive presence, taking a game-high five intercept marks. This is the fifth time that Keane has won five intercept marks in a game, despite playing just his sixth career match.
14:13
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
15:52
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:37
The Crows have scored 28 more points than the Power from intercept possessions tonight. The Crows have outscored their opponents by 28.9 points per game from intercept possessions in wins – ranked third.
18:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
21:39
Sam Powell-Pepper has applied five pressure acts in the forward 50 for Port Adelaide - the second-most in the match. Powell-Pepper leads the Power for disposals (99) and tackles inside 50 (26) this season.
22:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
23:09
Having only scored three goals from his six games this season for Port Adelaide, Francis Evans has scored a career-high three goals tonight.
24:51
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
26:51
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
27:04
Port Adelaide has controlled the territory contest in the third quarter, leading inside 50s 17 to six and recording a time in forward half of 65%. Despite this territory dominance, they have only reduced the margin by six points with one more scoring shot for the term.
28:51
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
30:10
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
31:19
Taylor Walker scored three goals in the third quarter to take his match tally to six. Walker has now scored 50 career goals in Showdowns, 10 more than any other player in the history of these matches.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
01:14
Taylor Walker has scored his seventh goal - his most-ever goals in a Showdown. His previous best came back in 2012 when he scored six goals against Port Adelaide in his 50th career match.
02:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
03:09
Ollie Wines responds instantly with his first goal since Round 12. Wines has been a reliable performer in these matches, averaging 27.2 disposals, 12.4 contested possessions, and 4.2 tackles in his last five showdowns.
03:43
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
05:28
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
06:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
07:35
Three quick fourth-quarter goals to the Crows sees the margin extend to 41 points. The Power’s average losing margin of 38 points is the fifth-worst in the competition.
08:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
10:29
Port Adelaide has scored two of their four stoppage goals from centre bounces tonight. Adelaide has conceded 12.1 points per game from centre bounce clearances this season – ranked 17th.
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
15:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
16:42
Power Interchange - Miles Bergman off due to an injury.
16:52
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
17:05
The Crows have scored 10.5 (65) from intercept possessions tonight, with seven of these 10 goals being launched from their defensive half. Since Round 16, the Crows have scored 62.3 points per game from intercept possessions – ranked No.1.
18:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
20:25
The Crows have scored a season-high 6.2 (38) from defensive 50 launches tonight. 38 points is also the most points that Port Adelaide has conceded to their opposition from defensive 50 launches this season.
24:08
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
25:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
27:25
Port Adelaide has been unable to get their forward half game going tonight. They average 23.2 points per game from forward 50 chains – ranked No.1. Tonight they have only scored eight points from forward 50 launches.
27:32
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
29:05
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
30:18
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
31:21
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Harry Schoenberg)
31:23
Adelaide wins by 47 points, their biggest win in a Showdown since 2017. The Crows generated a score from 56% of their inside 50s tonight, considerably higher than Port Adelaide's conversion of 31%. They also outscored the Power by 43 points from turnovers.