Match

Geelong Cats vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 03 Aug 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 17, the Crows have won a hitout-to-advantage from 18.5% of their centre bounces, ranked first in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
04:30
Geelong lead the clearance count 4-1 and the contested possession count 6-3.
06:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Shannon Neale)
07:16
Cats Interchange - Jeremy Cameron off due to an injury.
08:44
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Oliver Dempsey)
09:17
The Cats have recorded 5-0 forward-half clearances.
10:47
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
12:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shaun Mannagh)
14:33
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
14:44
The Cats have scored 1.2 to 0.1 from 10-2 forward half chains.
18:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
19:46
Patrick Dangerfield has a game-high five contested possessions, three clearances, six disposals, and 161 metres gained.
21:42
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
24:03
The Crows have converted both of their first two goals from a set shot. 50.3% of their goals in 2024 have been from this source, ranked 15th in the competition.
25:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
26:13
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
27:28
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
27:37
Geelong have recorded 16-5 first possessions, 38-23 contested possessions, and 13-6 clearances in the first term.
29:35
Adelaide lead the pressure rating 204 to 190. The competition average is 182.
29:43
The Cats lead the inside 50 count 12-7. They have generated 4-0 inside 50s from 8-1 attacking midfield chains, scoring 1.0 to 0.0 from this zone. The Crows have scored 1.1 to 1.1 from 12-7 defensive 50 chains, from which they have generated 4-2 inside 50s.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:11
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:01
The Cats lead the clearance count 3-1 in the second term, while the Crows lead the marks count 7-1.
05:46
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
06:35
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
07:53
Geelong have scored 3.2 to 1.1 from the 15-30 metre range. 21.9% of Geelong's scores in 2024 have been converted from this range, ranked 16th in the competition.
08:13
Cats Interchange - Jed Bews off due to an injury.
11:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
12:52
After five intercept marks in the first term, the Cats are yet to record one in the second term.
13:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Oliver Henry)
16:00
The Crows have recorded 8-1 marks in their defensive half in the second term.
16:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
18:04
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shaun Mannagh)
19:45
The Cats have scored 3.1 to 1.0 from throw-ins.
20:14
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
22:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
22:58
Riley Thilthorpe converts his first goal of the match after recording two of the past three clearances of the match. Thilthorpe has a game-high six score involvements and six contested possessions in the first half.
25:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
28:31
The Crows have converted 3.0 to 1.1 from set shots in the second term.
31:34
The Cats have recorded the past three clearances and three inside 50s.
33:10
Jeremy Cameron has a game-high scoreline of 3.1, in addition to 12 disposals, five inside 50s, and four marks.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:19
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
02:39
The Crows have kicked 2.1 to 0.3 from 3-5 forward 50 chains today.
05:06
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
06:27
After 5-5 intercept marks in the first term and 1-8 in the second term, the Cats lead this tally 2-0 early in the third term.
07:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tanner Bruhn)
10:14
Adelaide have recorded 3-0 centre bounce clearances in the third term.
12:14
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
13:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
16:39
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Oliver Dempsey)
17:11
Tanner Bruhn has a game-high seven disposals, three clearances, four contested possessions, and one goal.
19:47
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
20:30
The Cats have scored 2.0 from ball-ups in the third term. They average 1.8 goals per match from this source in 2024, ranked second in the competition.
22:12
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
24:03
Geelong have recorded a kick to handball ratio of 1.73 to Adelaide's 0.82 in the third term.
24:18
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
29:07
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
30:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jake Soligo)
30:46
Despite inside 50s being 6-6 and the Cats winning 3-0 centre bounce clearances, the Crows have kicked the last four goals with Josh Rachele, Ben Keays, and Reilly O'Brien all recording three score involvements in this period.
31:24
Cats Interchange - Sam De Koning off due to an injury.
34:38
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
34:54
After conceding the first three goals of the second half and losing the contested possession count 24-16 in this period, the Crows won 26-17 contested possessions to kick four unanswered goals. Jake Soligo recorded a team-high six contested possessions in the third term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:28
Crows Interchange - Jordan Dawson off due to an injury.
02:10
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
06:09
The Crows scored their first goal of the final term from an intercept. The Crows average 1.8 score launches from this source in fourth quarters over the past five rounds, ranked 18th in the competition.
08:27
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Nick Murray)
10:17
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Shannon Neale)
10:52
The Cats score their first goal of the final quarter from a defensive 50 chain. Over the past five weeks, the Cats have scored just once from this zone in final quarters.
12:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
13:34
The Cats lead the contested possession count 20-11 in the final term.
15:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
17:41
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
20:07
Geelong lead the pressure rating 190 to 187 in the final term. The competition average is 182.
22:58
The Cats have recorded 51-40 kicks and 22-4 ineffective kicks in the final term.
23:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Lawson Humphries)
25:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
25:50
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
26:38
Geelong have recorded 56-18 disposals, 5-1 clearances, and 22-5 contested possessions in the forward half to record 68% time in forward half in the final term.
27:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
29:18
The Cats have recorded 4-0 centre bounce clearances in the final term.
30:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
31:34
The Cats won the clearance count 53-33, contested possession count 155-131, and inside 50 count 58-42 tonight. They scored 5.1 to 1.1 from defensive 50 chains, which is their equal-highest scoring differential from this zone in 2024.