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Pre Game
00:00
The Lions have conceded 69.8 points per game against teams outside the top-eight – ranked second defensively.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:14
Lachie Neale wins the first clearance in this match-up. He averages the second-most clearances in the AFL - averaging 8.2 clearances a game.
03:30
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
03:37
Ben Keays converts the first goal of the game against his former side, with it being launched from Adelaide's forward 50. The Crows only score from 17.5% of their forward 50 chains - ranked second-last in the AFL.
04:40
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
04:57
Adelaide with back-to-back goals, with Shane McAdam's goal coming from a centre bounce. The Crows have struggled to score from this source in recent weeks, only scoring three goals in their last four games from this source - ranked third last in this time.
07:19
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
07:28
An aggressive start from Adelaide in the opening minutes of the quarter as they kicked three straight goals. They have been dominant in taking territory as they have had the ball in their forward half for 77% of the quarter and have had six of the first eight inside 50s.
09:19
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
09:35
The Lions break a streak of three Crows goals to claim their first for the day through Hugh McCluggage. Their goal was launched from a forward 50 stoppage, a strength for them this season as they average 11.2 points from this source each game - ranked second in the AFL.
12:46
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
13:47
The inevitable Taylor Walker kicks his 600th career goal, with it also coming from a forward-50 stoppage. The Crows have used this scoring source as a weapon this season, averaging 8.6 points from this source each game - ranked fourth in the competition.
14:46
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
16:45
Adelaide has a clear motive to move the ball by foot with pace, having a kick-to-handball ratio of 3.00 and a mark-play-on percentage of 31%. On the flip side, the Lions are registering a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.31 and are only playing on from 14% of their marks.
17:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
20:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
20:52
Brisbane has been unable to control possession through their usual marking game, as they have only had 12 uncontested marks so far (13 less than the Crows). Normally the Lions average 87.6 uncontested marks for the game - the third most in the AFL.
23:11
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Deven Robertson)
24:23
Deven Robertson kicks his first goal to bridge the margin to six points, with his goal sourcing from the Lions' defensive midfield. The Lions average 18.6 points from this zone on average - ranked sixth in the competition, although, they have only scored one goal in the last two weeks that was launched from this zone.
27:07
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Harris Andrews)
27:23
Harris Andrews slots a rare goal, bringing the scores level. Three of Brisbane's goals have been launched from their defensive half, whereas Adelaide has only launched one goal from this zone.
29:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
30:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Jack Gunston)
31:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
31:57
The Lions finished the quarter off strong, having the last seven inside 50s, retaining their entries 7% better than the Crows and scoring from53% of their entries in comparison to Adelaide's 38%.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:37
The pressure has been below par in this contest, with Adelaide registering a pressure factor of 165 to Brisbane's 143. Normally, the Crows register a pressure factor of 188 - ranked equal-first, and the Lions normally average 178 - ranked equal fourth-last.
01:16
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
02:34
Shane McAdam converts his third goal of the afternoon. He has kicked a goal in all five games he has played this season, with his only multiple-goal game coming last week against the Suns, where he kicked three.
03:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
04:23
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
04:46
Zac Bailey adds a goal to his imposing performance so far, already having 10 disposals, three clearances, three score involvements and 165 metres gained.
07:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
10:36
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
11:31
Joe Daniher's goal now becomes Brisbane's third goal from a forward-50 stoppage, their most productive zone today. They have now scored 19 points from this source today - their most since Round 7, against the Dockers where they kicked 26 points from this source.
13:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
15:00
The Lions have had the last four inside 50s of the game. They average 8.9 more inside 50s than their opponent each game - the best differential in the league.
15:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
16:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
19:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
19:36
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
20:06
Taylor Walker kicks another goal, with this goal sourcing from the Crows' defensive 50. The Crows average 17.4 points generated from this zone each game - ranked second in the AFL.
22:30
Lions Interchange - Jack Gunston off due to an injury.
24:06
Adelaide has been able to gain territory from their clearances in comparison to the Lions this quarter, as they are averaging 55 metres gained from clearances in comparison to Brisbane's 36. The Crows rank second for metres gained from clearances - averaging 47 metres, whereas the Lions average 44 - ranked fifteenth.
24:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
26:07
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
28:37
The Crows have held their own in the centre bounces as they are winning the centre bounce clearance tally. Although they are only leading by one, Brisbane usually wins the centre bounce clearance count by 2.4 - ranked equal-first in the AFL, as well as the Crows only winning this tally in two of the last six weeks.
29:34
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
32:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
32:56
Both teams have been able to make the most out of their forward 50 stoppages, with Brisbane scoring three goals and Adelaide scoring two goals from this source.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:26
The Crows have won nine of the 13 games they have been ahead at halftime, whereas the Lions have won two of the five games they have been trailing at halftime.
01:22
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
02:40
Ben Keays converts his second goal of the game, with it being generated from Adelaide's defensive midfield. In their last three games, they have launched 5.7 scores from their defensive midfield - the sixth-most in this time period.
03:01
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
03:24
Charlie Cameron slots his first against his former side, with the goal being launched from a centre bounce clearance. The Lions only average 8.3 points from this source per game despite being the best centre bounce clearance team this season - ranked third-last in the AFL.
04:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
06:09
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
09:04
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
09:22
Oscar McInerney has been on top in the rucking contested against Reilly O’Brien. He leads the hitouts 25-19, hitouts-to-advantage 7-6, Brisbane leads the clearances 18-14 and has scored 4-2 goals from clearances when these two have been rucking opponents.
10:21
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
11:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)
12:13
Brisbane with two goals in a row to restore their lead. They have now kicked two goals from centre-bounce clearances this quarter. In the last five weeks, Adelaide has conceded 12.4 points from centre bounces on average - ranked sixth-last defensively.
13:29
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Darcy Wilmot)
16:14
Although Adelaide has had two more repeat inside 50s, Brisbane has scored one more goal from this source this afternoon.
16:23
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
16:53
Jordan Dawson is yet to have a disposal in this quarter after having 12 in the previous two. He has been on of Adelaide's most damaging players when kicking inside 50 today, with all three of his kicks inside 50 being retained and two of those leading to scores.
18:35
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
20:49
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
21:47
Two quick goals for the Crows to squeeze the margin back to five points, with the most recent coming from the sub, Josh Rachele. Two of Adelaide's goals this term came from stoppages. The Crows average 36 points from stoppages - ranked fourth in the league.
23:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
24:34
Rory Laird has only had one clearance in this contest. He has been Adelaide's most prolific stoppage player this season - averaging 6.5 clearances a game (ranked eleventh in the AFL).
28:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
29:14
The margin for this game has steadily stayed below 10 points for either team. Both teams have only won one game by less than 10 points, with Adelaide losing three and Brisbane losing one by this margin also.
29:45
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
32:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Mitchell Hinge)
33:51
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
35:52
Brisbane kicked seven goals in the third term, making it the equal-most goals in a quarter for the season. Nine of their 14 goals for the game have come from open play, in comparison to four of Adelaide's 11.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:21
Adelaide has not won a game from the six times they have trailed at three-quarter-time. On the flip side, Brisbane has won 13 of the 14 games they have been leading at the final break.
01:43
Crows Interchange - Ben Keays off due to the blood rule.
03:11
Charlie Cameron and Darcy Fogarty have both been targeted for a game-high seven times inside 50. Charlie Cameron has kicked 3.2 (20), whereas Darcy Fogarty has only scored one point.
05:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rory Laird)
06:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
09:22
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
11:15
Brisbane has been strong when the ball leaves the stoppage zone, having 13 more post-clearance contested possessions in comparison to the Crows. In the last two weeks, both teams have won this count, with the Crows averaging 14 more than their opponent and Brisbane averaging five more than their opponent.
14:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
15:07
Adelaide are yet to score a goal in the final term. They have only been held goalless in three quarters this season, with one of those being a fourth quarter (Round 18, against the Giants).
16:50
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
17:48
The Lions have been strong in offensive 1v1 marking contests this afternoon, winning 42% of these. They normally average a win rate of 26.9% - ranked sixth in the AFL. On the flip side, Adelaide has only won 13% of contests in this context. They usually average a win rate of 29% - ranked third in the AFL.
19:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rory Laird)
20:53
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Harry Schoenberg)
22:21
The Crows' ability to spread when they have the ball has been impressive, as they have gained 2372 metres from handball receives in comparison to Brisbane's 1312.
23:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
26:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
28:08
Matt Crouch has been revolutionary since his return to the side, again putting up big numbers today with 33 disposals, of which 17 were won in a contested manner, seven score involvements and nine clearances, with all nine being effective.
31:03
The Crows fall short again, conceding their fourth loss by under 10 points for the year. This becomes the first time that Adelaide has lost the game when they have won the clearance and contested possession count this year. They have won both these tallies in six games this season, winning all six before this afternoon.