Match

Adelaide Crows vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 22 Mar 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Crows welcome Taylor Walker back this week. Adelaide have won only one of six games without Walker since the beginning of 2022 and average just 64.2 points per game when Walker hasn't played while averaging 89.6 points per game with Walker in the team.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:17
Tom Stewart, in game 150, takes an early intercept mark for the Cats. Stewart ranked inside the top 10 in the league for intercept marks in 2023, averaging 3.4 per game.
03:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jake Soligo)
04:07
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
08:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
09:03
The Cats have put enormous pressure on the Crows early in this game, leading the tackles 16-3. Brandan Parfitt has four already.
13:01
Geelong have just two inside-50s in the first 13 minutes of this game, but have converted both into goals. The Crows have gone inside five times.
14:38
Reilly O'Brien attended a league-high 89 stoppages in round 1 and accumulated 45 hit-outs, also a league-high. He's attended 18 stoppages in less than half of the first quarter tonight and already has nine hit-outs.
16:24
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shaun Mannagh)
18:41
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
19:03
Gryan Miers kicks his second goal and the Cats fourth. It's Geelong's second goal from a defensive midfield chain. The Cats ranked second in the league in 2023 for % of scores starting from a defensive midfield position, 17.6%
23:59
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
24:26
The Crows took just four marks inside 50 in the seasonopener, four fewer than any other team. Their first inside 50 mark tonight results in a Chris Burgess goal.
26:06
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
27:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
30:01
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
31:24
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
31:34
Tom Hawkins kicks Geelong's fifth goal. Jordan Butts went head-to-head with Hawkins for 118 minutes in the last clash between these sides. Hawkins kicked one goal but led the game with 10 score involvements. Butts has also had the match-up throughout the first quarter tonight.
33:05
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
35:48
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
36:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
36:48
A late Josh Rachele goal helped bridge the gap for the Crows who scored two of their three goals from turnovers.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:32
Jake Kolodjashnij finished with a game-high four intercept marks and nine intercept possessions last week against the Saints. He has two quick intercept marks to begin the second quarter of this game.
03:02
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
03:27
Darcy Fogarty's goal is the first from a stoppage for the Crows. Geelong lead scores from this source 2.1 (13) to 1.0 (6) so far tonight.
05:14
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
08:16
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Chris Burgess)
10:43
The Cats targeted Oliver Henry inside 50 on eight occasions in round 1, more than any other player on the ground. He kicks his first goal tonight courtesy of an attacking midfield turnover resulting in a Cats inside 50.
12:41
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
14:14
Max Holmes is up to seven disposals for the quarter, leading all-comers. He also has three rebound 50s.
19:52
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
21:45
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Chris Burgess)
23:02
The Crows lead the inside 50s 19-10 for the second quarter, led by Jordan Dawson with three inside 50s, more than any other player this term.
24:07
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
25:25
Matt Crouch is up to 19 disposals for the game, five more than any other player. Crouch also had a team-high 33 disposals last week against the Suns.
28:53
The Crows missed some late shots at goal and despite periods of dominance in the quarter they still trail by 12. The Crows had 24 inside 50s to 11 and held territory for long periods, including having 56 disposals in their forward half for the quarter, while Geelong had 38.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:27
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
00:51
The Crows score a quick centre bounce goal to begin the third quarter, their first centre bounce score for the night. The Cats have scored two goals from centre bounces.
02:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
02:26
Adelaide quickly bag their second consecutive goal from a centre bounce clearance and have the first two clearances of the quarter courtesy of Reilly O'Brien and Matt Crouch.
05:06
Jeremy Cameron kicks his second goal of the game, on a quiet outing with just four disposals so far. Cameron bagged three goals alongside five inside 50s and nine score involvements when these teams played off in round 8, 2023.
08:56
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
10:44
All three of Adelaide's goals this term have come from a stoppage source, taking the Crows to 4.0 (24) from stoppages tonight. The Cats have 2.2 (14).
12:37
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
13:02
Tom Hawkins kicks his second goal, coming from a Gryan Miers assist. Miers has two score assists, a game-high seven score involvements and leads the Cats with 17 disposals for the game.
14:21
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
18:02
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shaun Mannagh)
21:17
Five of the six goals this quarter have come from a stoppage source. The Crows lead the hit-out nine-two from the term, including three hit-outs to advantage from Reilly O'Brien. The Crows have used this to create an eight-four advantage in clearances for the quarter.
23:43
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Oliver Henry)
24:51
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
26:26
Tom Hawkins has three goals from his only three disposals for the quarter and now has four goals for the match.
27:16
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
31:33
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
34:11
Rory Laird got busy in the third term, collecting 12 disposals and nine contested possessions for the quarter. His 17 contested possessions for the game are six more than any other player tonight.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:27
Jordan Dawson has been busy to open the final term, getting the first clearance and inside 50. Dawson has 12 tackles for the game, the next-best Crow is Rory Laird with five tackles.
03:14
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:09
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
05:29
Following a contested mark Taylor Walker bags his second goal of the evening and 250th career goal at Adelaide Oval.
07:15
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shaun Mannagh)
08:34
Tom Stewart is one of a host of players with 10 intercept marks in a game, the AFL record. He now has nine intercept marks so far tonight. He also has 14 intercept possessions, no other player has more than six so far tonight.
09:03
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
12:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
12:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
13:21
The Cats have gone inside 50 five times this quarter and have scored five times. Unfortunately for them, they have scored five behinds for the quarter.
15:38
Patrick Dangerfield often saves his best performances for against his old side. Dangerfield averages 27.9 disposals per game in his 11 appearances against the Crows, his highest average against any opponent. He has 23 disposals and 10 inside 50s so far tonight.
16:16
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
17:57
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
18:30
Reilly O'Brien had four clearances in the Crows clash against the Suns last week, with three of them coming inside the Crows forward 50. He has a game-high nine clearances tonight and his first inside 50 clearance of the game results in a goal for the Crows.
19:19
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
20:42
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
23:18
The Crows lead inside 50s 15-6 in the final quarter and are applying pressure via a tackle count of 12-7 for the term. They trail by 14 points with four minutes remaining.
26:54
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
28:05
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
28:20
The Cats quickly score two stoppage goals in the final minutes of the game to extend the lead to 26 points.
29:56
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
31:11
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
31:12
Geelong are victorious by 19 points and have now won six of their last seven clashes against the Crows. Tom Stewart starred in game 150 with 28 disposals, nine rebound 50s, seven score involvements, 15 intercept possessions and an AFL record-equalling 10 intercept marks.