Match

Fremantle vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 29 Mar 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Over the last five seasons, the Dockers average just 65 points per game against Adelaide, which is the fewest in the league. Fremantle has not scored 100 points against Adelaide since Round 1, 2010.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:37
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
03:06
The first goal of the game to the Crows came from an intercept in the defensive 50. Adelaide has scored just 24.5 points per game from intercept possessions this year (ranked last).
04:32
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
05:07
Fremantle has not been good starters in recent times. The Dockers have won the opening quarter in only six of their last 25 games.
05:39
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Chris Burgess)
07:11
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
07:24
Adelaide has generated three scores from its first three inside 50 entries. The Crows have recorded a score from only 30 percent of their inside50 entries this season (ranked last).
07:54
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
09:02
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
09:16
Some excellent ball movement from the Dockers resulted in the goal from Michael Walters. The chain was launched with a kick-in and Fremantle has scored 19 points from defensive 50 chains in each of its first two games this season.
11:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ned McHenry)
11:56
A great set shot at goal from Ned McHenry makes it five scores from five entries for the Crows. Last season Adelaide was ranked No.1 in scores per inside 50.
16:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:41
Adelaide has a narrow 7-5 lead in inside 50 entries but has a significant 12-2 lead in forward 50 disposals with ten different players contributing to this count.
21:18
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
21:25
Adelaide has generated five inside 50 entries from six defensive 50 chains and scored 2.1.13 from these opportunities displaying some effective ball movement early in the game.
22:04
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
23:14
The Crows lead 13-4 in post-clearance loose ball gets and 5-1 in crumbs with their players first to get to contests.
26:12
Dockers Interchange - Bailey Banfield off due to an injury.
26:13
Adelaide has had the most stoppages in its games this season (average of 83). In the opening quarter tonight there have been only ten such stoppages with the ball moving in general play.
26:15
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
27:10
All four goals in this game have come from defensive half chains with both teams displaying some effective ball movement. Adelaide leads 7-4 in forward half intercepts but has scored just three behinds from this source.
28:03
Adelaide was able to generate seven scores from just ten inside 50 entries in the opening quarter, but Fremantle had seven of the last nine inside 50 entries and ended the quarter with more forward 50 disposals (15-13) after Adelaide led this measure (12-2) early in the term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:57
A third goal from a defensive half intercept for the Crows. Brodie Smith launched this scoring chain and has been involved in a game-high four scores for the Crows.
04:01
Jordan Clark has been prominent early for the Dockers with ten disposals at 100 percent efficiency continuing his strong start to the season.
07:10
Dockers Interchange - Matt Taberner off due to the blood rule.
07:21
The Dockers scored 40 points from forward half intercept possessions in Round 2 (ranked third) but have not scored from this source tonight.
08:26
The Crows have lost 47 percent of their offensive one-on-one contests this season (ranked last). Tonight the Dockers have won all four one-on-one contests in this match.
08:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
10:58
Fremantle has had the ball in its forward half for 64 percent of this quarter and leads 24-7 in forward half possessions, but the only goal of the quarter has gone the way of Adelaide.
12:06
Fremantle had scored from 40 percent of its forward half intercepts in its first two games, which is ranked equal first. The Dockers have not scored from eight such intercepts tonight.
13:55
Fremantle has won the ground balls 13-6 this quarter (including 9-2 in loose ball gets) which is turning the contested possession count in its favour.
17:21
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
17:34
In the first quarter, Fremantle recorded a kicking efficiency of 80 percent, but in the second quarter, this has dropped to 61 percent with Adelaide lifting its pressure rating from 165 in the first quarter to 189 this period.
18:28
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
19:22
Fremantle has had 10 of the last 12 inside 50 entries with Adelaide now struggling to move the ball from its defensive half.
19:56
The Dockers have dominated forward half intercepts 10-1 this quarter and the last of these launched the goal from Michael Walters. Ten different players have won these intercepts indicating the Dockers have a good team defensive system.
23:44
Fremantle has dominated contested possession this quarter (33-19) and has a major 40-14 lead in handball receives with Adelaide forced to defend and concede both possession and field position.
24:44
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
26:12
Michael Walters has already recorded 15 disposals, six score involvements and 337 metres gained. All of these exceed his full game averages from last season.
26:45
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
28:12
The last seven scores have all gone to the Dockers including the goal from Jye Amiss. All of these scores have come from forward half chains with Fremantle dominating territory this quarter with 13-1 forward half intercepts and forward half stoppages 18-6.
29:44
Fremantle took control of the game in the second quarter with 16-6 inside 50 entries and 60-18 forward half disposals. The Dockers had eight shots at goal that period for a return of 2.5 (and one shot failing to score). Adelaide kicked a goal from its one scoring attempt.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:57
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has again been an important defender for the Crows with team-highs for intercept possessions (4) and spoils (5) while guarding Taylor Walker.
03:50
The Dockers generated 26 per cent of their score from centre bounce clearances in their first two games (the highest percentage in the league). Both teams tonight have failed to score from a centre bounce clearance.
05:01
In the first quarter Adelaide generated six inside 50 entries from 11 defensive 50 chains. Since then the Crows have generated only three inside 50 entries from 20 such chains with the Dockers clamping down on their ball movement.
06:09
Adelaide has won the contested possession count 13-6 to start this quarter but has not had an effective kick in its forward half.
08:10
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Chris Burgess)
08:30
The first score of the quarter followed a forward half intercept by the Crows who have edged the Dockers for inside 50 entries this term (5-3).
09:12
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
09:50
Consecutive scores to the Crows from forward half intercepts. Adelaide scored from only 23 percent of such intercepts in its first two games (ranked last) and has now scored 1.3.9 from 11 forward half intercepts tonight.
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
13:32
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
13:47
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
14:05
Fremantle now leads 20-11 in forward half intercepts and 16-9 in points scored from this source following the last goal from Jye Amiss. The Dockers have scored 24 points from turnovers with 23 of these coming from chains started in the Adelaide defensive 50.
14:28
Crows Interchange - Josh Worrell off due to the blood rule.
15:41
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
16:36
Caleb Serong had just three disposals in the opening quarter, but now has team-high 18 and is the second ranked Docker for both pressure and metres gained.
20:02
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
20:24
Fremantle has scored 1.5 from 12 shots more than 30 metres from goal with another six attempts failing to score. Adelaide has scored 3.3 from six equivalent shots at goal.
22:34
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
22:55
Since quarter time Fremantle has scored 3.9.27 from 14 shots at goal (with two misses) and Adelaide has scored 2.2.14 from just five shots at goal (one miss).
24:14
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
25:15
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
27:16
Crows Interchange - Wayne Milera and is possibly out for the game.
27:57
Fremantle outtackled its opponents by 14.5 per game across the first two rounds (the best differential in the league). The Dockers lead the tackle count tonight 47-40 with Michael Frederick leading the way with six.
29:29
An even but scrappy quarter with both teams recording kicking efficiency in the forward half of less than 40 percent, and in the forward 50 they both had disposal efficiency of less than 25 percent. There were 12 shots at goal for a combined return of 2.8.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:52
Luke Ryan has gained 550 effective metres per game this season (ranked No.1 in the competition). Ryan leads all players for metres gained tonight (552) and has also won the most intercept possessions (7).
02:17
Adelaide has taken only 6.5 marks inside 50 per game this season (ranked last), and tonight has taken just five marks with connection issues when entering the forward 50 again a problem.
03:04
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
05:39
Hayden Young has won an equal career-high seven clearances and now leads all players for disposals (26) gaining 553 metres and has been involved in five scoring chains.
06:06
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
07:51
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
07:58
Fremantle has generated 13 inside 50 entries from 27 defensive midfield chains and it was the last of these that launched the goal from Bailey Banfield. Adelaide has generated only six inside 50 entries from 24 such chains.
09:14
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
10:46
Taylor Walker finished with 21 disposals, nine goals, and 14 score involvements in his previous match at this venue in Round 24 last year. Walker has been restricted tonight to just two score involvements and no goals by Alex Pearce.
12:58
Adelaide leads hitouts to advantage 15-5 but has not been able to convert this into an advantage in first possession wins (27-25) or clearances (24-27).
13:23
Crows Interchange - Lachlan Murphy and is possibly out for the game.
14:50
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
14:58
Both goals this quarter for the Dockers have come from defensive midfield chains. Fremantle leads the inside 50 count 48-37 with its ability to generate inside 50 entries from half back (15-6) a major factor in this.
19:33
The Dockers have a 9-5 lead in forward 50 marks following the last such mark by Matt Taberner (his third). Taberner has been the forward 50 target ten times tonight which is the most of any player.
19:50
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
20:56
Fremantle has kicked six goals to two since quarter time and its tall forwards (Taberner, Amiss and Treacy) have kicked five of its eight goals tonight while the three tall forwards for Adelaide (Burgess, Walker and Fogarty) have kicked just one goal.
23:00
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
23:28
Five goals in a row to the Dockers and a game-high 33-point lead. Fremantle has scored more points from both stoppages (17-3) and turnovers (43-30) and after a some what typically slow start have had the game on its terms since quarter time.
26:38
The crowd of 51,037 is the largest at this venue for a Dockers regular season game that has not been against West Coast.
27:07
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jaeger O'Meara)
28:49
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
28:55
A comfortable 35-point win in the end for the Dockers who shaded the Crows in most measures and restricted Adelaide to its equal lowest score against Fremantle. The Dockers did not conceded a goal from a stoppage, and had more tackles (62-43) despite also having more possessions.