Match

Adelaide Crows vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 12 May 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Adelaide has lost five of its last six matches against Brisbane – with the only win coming at Adelaide Oval in Round 11 last season.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:00
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Laird)
01:18
Reilly O'Brien has dominated early in the ruck so far, winning four hitouts already. O'Brien averages 39.6 hitouts per game - ranked No.1 in the league.
04:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
04:07
Charlie Cameron kicks off the game with a goal from stoppage. Brisbane rank No.12 for scores from stoppages after ranking No.2 for this measure last season.
05:35
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
05:42
Elliott Himmelberg responds for Adelaide with a goal launched from the forward 50. 24% of Adelaide's scores are launched from their forward 50 - the third highest portion in the AFL.
06:51
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
09:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
10:46
The Lions have started with a clear motive to control the ball. They have taken seven marks to Adelaide's one. The Lions took 56 marks in the second quarter against Gold Coast – the 10th most marks ever recorded in a quarter.
11:40
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
13:08
Rory Laird has started like a house on fire, as he has already amassed seven disposals, two contested possessions and a score. Laird averages the 20th most disposals this season after averaging the 8th most in 2023.
14:04
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Logan Morris)
14:39
Logan Morris the second goal of his career. Last week, he was called up to the team for his debut after previously playing a full game in the VFL. On debut, he scored 1.3 (9) from five disposals.
15:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
16:57
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
18:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
18:36
Izak Rankine boots his first of the match to gain the lead for the Crows. He averages 19.6 scoreboard impact points per game – ranked ninth in the competition.
21:18
Callum Ah Chee kicks Brisbane's first goal from a mark this afternoon. Brisbane has kicked just 34 goals from marks this season – the least in the competition.
23:43
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Chayce Jones)
24:34
The Crows are leading the centre bounce clearance count 4-1. Both these teams rank inside the top eight teams for centre clearance differential.
25:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
26:07
Adelaide has been trying to move the ball with pace by hand, registering a kick-to-handball ratio of 0.85 compared to Brisbane's 1.85. They have also had 23 more handball receives, but have gained 36 fewer metres from this source.
28:50
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
32:20
The Lions have been super efficient with their entries. They have scored a goal from 33% of their inside 50s this afternoon in comparison to the Crows' 23%. Brisbane has kicked a goal from just 14.6% of its inside 50s this season – ranked last.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:29
The pressure in this contest has been immaculate. Brisbane and Adelaide are registering pressure factors of 199 and 192 respectively. This is to be expected as the Lions rank seventh and the Crows rank fourth for pressure factor this season.
03:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
04:22
Harris Andrews has been incredibly strong in the air, as he has already taken five marks, of which three have been contested and two have been intercepts. He averages the fourth most contested marks and the second most intercept marks in the competition this season.
06:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
07:23
The Crows kick their second goal of the game from their defensive midfield. They normally average 1.8 goals launched from this source for the game - ranked fourth-last in the AFL.
08:06
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
10:04
Dayne Zorko leads the way for disposals for the Lions, collecting 10 so far. Last week saw him amass a career-high 40 disposals, of which 35 of those were kicks.
10:32
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Logan Morris)
13:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
13:44
After conceding four inside 50s in a row, the Lions have gone on to have three for themselves. From these three entries, they have scored two goals, including Eric Hipwood's first goal since Round 5.
15:24
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
16:29
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
17:38
Eric Hipwood has been targeted a game-high four times inside 50 this afternoon for a return of 1.2 (8) on the scoreboard. Brisbane has kicked a goal just 7% of the time that they have targeted Eric Hipwood inside forward 50 – the lowest percentage of the top-100 targeted players.
18:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
20:44
Matt Crouch finds Ned McHenry with a great kick inside 50. The Crows have been poor at finding marks inside 50 this season, as they take a mark from just 15.9% of their kicks into forward 50 – the second-lowest percentage in the competition.
21:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
23:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
24:45
At stoppages, the Lions have gotten their hand to the ball first five more times than the Crows, yet are losing the clearance count by four. Brisbane ranks eleventh for first possession to clearance % after ranking third for this measure last season.
26:46
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Logan Morris)
28:23
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
30:08
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
30:12
After the majority of Adelaide's scores in the first term were generated from their forward half, all three of their goals were generated from defensive half transition. They were also able to gain 48 metres from defensive half turnovers on average in comparison to Brisbane's 37 metres on average in the second term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:42
Reilly O'Brien has been edging the ruck contest against Oscar McInerney, as he has had five more hitouts and one more hitout-to-advantage, as well as Adelaide having five more clearances when these two have been rucking opponents.
01:57
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Kai Lohmann)
02:36
Brisbane kicks a goal early to regain the lead by four points. The Lions are the worst third quarter team in the AFL – having won just one third quarter this season with an average differential of -13.1 points.
05:59
Crows Interchange - Josh Worrell and is possibly out for the game.
07:22
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
07:33
Jack Payne gives up the Lions' eighth unforced turnover of the game - in comparison the Crows have only had one. Brisbane give up 14.5 unforced turnovers on average - the second-most in the AFL this year.
08:27
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
08:34
Darcy Fogarty converts his second major for the game. He has kicked multiple goals in 15 of his last 21 games at Adelaide Oval – going goalless just three times in that period.
12:49
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
14:15
Jake Soligo has had a game-high 21 disposals, of which 12 have been won in a contested manner. He finished with 28 disposals,15 contested possessions, six clearances, and 10 tackles – all team- highs – in a Showdown Medal-winning performance in Round 8.
14:51
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
15:07
The ball movement from both teams has been stagnant thus far, with Adelaide launching an inside 50 from just one of their 30 defensive 50 chains, whilst the Lions have launched three from 23 for the game.
15:58
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
21:15
The Lions have been superb in the air in the third term. They lead the intercept marks count 8-1 and contested marks 5-1, although they are yet to win a one-on-one contest this term.
21:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
26:40
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
27:07
Izak Rankine scores with finesse by baulking a Brisbane opponent. He now has the equal-third most baulks in the league this season.
29:59
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
30:21
Brisbane scores two goals in quick succession late in the term. They average three points scored after the 20-minute mark of third quarters this season - ranked last in the league.
31:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
33:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
33:24
Brisbane's stoppage dominance was almost at full force in the third term as they were able to amass seven more clearances and gain 56 metres on average from clearances in comparison to Adelaide's 40. They were also able to capitalise from this source on the scoreboard, scoring 2.2 (14) from stoppages in the third term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:31
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
03:58
Both teams haven't taken their opportunities from set shots, with Adelaide scoring 4.5 (29) and Brisbane scoring 4.6 (30). The Crows rank eighth for the season for set shot accuracy, whilst the Lions rank second-last.
04:12
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
05:57
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
06:32
The Lions have come out reinvigorated after the three-quarter-time break, kicking two goals within the first 10 minutes. They normally score six points within the first 10 minutes of the last quarter on average - ranked inside the bottom six.
10:18
The Crows have won both of their games where they have been leading at three-quarter-time this season, whilst the Lions have failed to win a game from the five times they have been trailing at the final change.
12:41
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Dunkley)
12:47
Adelaide's defensive 50 has been struggling to start this term, conceding a goal from 50% of inside 50s conceded. They are also losing the groundball and contested possessions in their defensive 50 by three.
13:59
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
14:47
A goal from centre bounce gives the Crows some hope as Elliott Himmelberg culls the margin to 12 points. In the last two weeks, Adelaide has launched an average of two goals from centre bounce - ranked sixth in this time.
17:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
18:02
Izak Rankine has been phenomenal in today's match-up, collecting 22 disposals, of which 12 were won in a contested manner, three goals, 383 metres gained and eight score involvements.
21:11
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
21:13
Darcy Fogarty levels the scores with just under eight minutes to go. The pressure in this quarter has been off the charts, with the pressure factors for the Crows and the Lions being 204 and 231 - currently higher than the previous three quarters.
25:23
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
25:33
Darcy Fogarty slots through another, with it being set up by a bullet kick from Jordan Dawson. Dawson has had four kicks inside 50s for the term, which have resulted in four goals for the Crows. Besides Josh Dunkley, no other players' kicks inside 50 have resulted in more than one goal for the entire game.
28:16
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
29:03
Callum Ah Chee kicks his fourth for the game. He has been targeted three times inside 50 and taken three inside 50 marks for the game.
30:20
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Harry Sharp)
31:39
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
34:29
The siren has sounded to end Q4.