Match

Adelaide Crows vs St Kilda

Commentary / 16 Mar 2025

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda ranked last for match scoring last year with an average of 152 points kicked in its games. It had a 3-7 record away from Marvel Stadium.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:15
The Saints win the first possession in the first centre bounce of the match. They won the first possession from 41% of centre bounces last year – ranked last.
03:18
St Kilda have won four of the first five clearances of the match. They ranked inside the bottom six for clearance differential in first quarters last season.
04:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
06:10
Darcy Fogarty kicks off the scoring for the match with a goal launched from the forward 50. The Crows averaged two goals from this zone last season - ranked fourteenth.
06:51
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Matt Crouch)
07:46
A second goal from the forward 50 for the Crows, with Matt Crouch capitalising from a clearance chain. Adelaide only scored from 24% of their clearances last season - ranked fourteenth.
08:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max Hall)
09:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
09:29
A flying start from the Crows sees them three goals ahead early, with this goal coming from a kick-in. The Saints conceded a goal from 10.7% of their opposition's kick-ins last season - ranked equal-third-last.
10:43
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Alex Neal-Bullen)
12:08
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Isaac Cumming)
12:29
Four of Adelaide's eight inside 50s have led to goals in this term. The Crows ranked inside the top six for goals per inside 50 in 2024.
15:21
Jack Macrae has had an impactful start to his club debut, collecting an equal game-high six disposals and as well as three of St Kilda's five clearances.
17:34
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max Hall)
18:13
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
18:59
Adelaide's ball movement from the back half has been outstanding, with five of their 10 chains resulting in inside 50s as well as generating two goals from this zone.
19:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max Hall)
20:14
Max Hall converts his first career goal to get the Saints on the scoreboard. This goal was launched from a centre bounce, in which the Saints ranked equal-last in 2024 for launching scores from.
22:23
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
23:20
Riley Thilthorpe converts his second for the match. He booted multiple goals in all but one of his seven games in 2024.
26:47
Jordan Dawson has been influential in this contest so far, collecting eight disposals (75% efficiency) and a game-high 249 metres gained.
26:52
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitchell Hinge)
29:40
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
31:28
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
33:04
The Saints weren't able to get any control in the game, having a kicking efficiency of 54% in comparison to Adelaide's 66%, as well as conceding 44 points - their equal-biggest quarter in terms of points against since the beginning of 2024.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:44
The match pressure factor is currently at 169. The AFL average last season was 181.
02:46
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
04:24
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera)
04:33
A smooth chain from St Kilda's defensive midfield ends with a Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera major. The Saints averaged 20.4 points launched from this zone last season - ranked third in the competition.
07:48
Forward of centre, Jordan Dawson has been lethal. He has had a game-high four inside 50s, of which two have led to goals for the Crows, as well as scoring 1.1 (7) himself.
10:26
After trailing the contested possession count by four in the first quarter, the Saints lead this ledger by four in the second term. St Kilda won the contested possession count by an average of 2.9 last season - ranked fifth.
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
14:25
The Crows kick their fourth goal from a forward-half intercept - their equal four-highest amount of goals from this source since the beginning of 2024.
15:25
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (James Peatling)
17:06
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
17:23
The pressure that the Crows are bringing to the contest is through the roof this quarter, as they are registering a pressure factor of 234 in comparison to St Kilda's 174. Adelaide ranked fourth for pressure factor last season.
19:15
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
20:17
Adelaide scored 52.3% of the time it targeted Darcy Fogarty inside 50 last season – the second-highest percentage of the top-25 targets in the AFL.
22:33
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max Hall)
25:03
The Crows have been able to gain territory from their turnovers in the second quarter, gaining 47 metres from their intercepts on average compared to St Kilda's 27 metres on average.
28:21
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Darcy Wilson)
30:43
Adelaide's pressure was heavily present in the second quarter, as they laid 25 tackles and applied a pressure factor of 202. Additionally, St Kilda's kicking efficiency was at 44% which was influenced by the heat from the Crows' pressure.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:30
Reilly O'Brien has been on top in the ruck contest against Harry Boyd as he leads the hitouts 18-11 and hitouts-to-advantage 7-2, although the Saints lead the clearances 19-11 and have scored three goals to none from this source when these two have been ruck opponents.
02:59
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera)
04:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
06:07
The Saints kick off the second half with a goal from defensive 50. 20.7% of their scores in 2024 were launched from this zone - the most in the league.
06:28
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Isaac Cumming)
07:37
Isaac Cumming kicks his second of the match on his club debut for Adelaide. He has only kicked two goals on one other occasion, which came back in Round 17, 2024, against Carlton.
07:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (James Peatling)
09:32
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
11:03
37.6% of St Kilda’s kicks were long last season – the lowest percentage in the AFL. Only 38% of their kicks today have been long.
11:09
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
12:37
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Alex Neal-Bullen)
12:58
Adelaide have scored 4.1 (25) after conceding the first goal of the quarter. They averaged 19 points in third quarters last season - ranked fourth-last.
13:58
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
14:18
The first five centre clearances have gone the way of the Crows, and they have capitalised on them with two goals from this source.
16:55
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
17:55
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
19:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
19:28
Ben Keays averaged 18.6 disposals, 2.1 goals, and 5.6 tackles after the byes last season.
21:47
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
23:25
Josh Worrell has launched a game-high five goals for the Crows, with three coming from his intercepts and two coming from his kick-ins.
26:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
27:12
St Kilda haven't been able to generate scores when they have the ball, scoring from just 12% of their chains. On the flipside, Adelaide has scored from 26% of their chains.
28:51
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
29:02
Crows Interchange - Mitchell Hinge off due to an injury.
30:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
32:30
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Bradley Hill)
34:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
35:26
The Crows have dominated on the outside, having uncontested possession differentials of 22, 19 and 13 across each quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:29
Adelaide won 30.1% of its offensive one-on-one contests – ranked No.1.They have only won 14% today.
02:39
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
03:38
Josh Rachele has been involved in a game-high 11 scores today - the next most is Alex Neal-Bullen with seven.
05:16
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jake Soligo)
05:42
Crows Interchange - Jake Soligo off due to an injury.
06:03
Jake Soligo gets rewarded for his efforts with a goal. He has had a team-high 27 disposals and seven tackles, as well as 522 metres gained and 18 pressure acts.
08:52
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
09:44
Saints Interchange - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera off due to an injury.
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Hugo Garcia)
11:14
Only two of St Kilda's goals have come from set shots today. The Saints kicked the fifth-fewest goals from set shot in 2024.
12:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
12:59
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Darcy Wilson)
14:19
The Crows have had 12 individual goal-kickers today - their equal-second-most in a game since the beginning of 2024.
16:02
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
18:27
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
20:15
Adelaide has had 21 repeat inside 50s and has scored 4.4 (28) from this source in comparison to St Kilda's 14 repeat entries for a score of 1.4 (10).
21:07
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
22:15
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall and is possibly out for the game.
22:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
24:03
Rowan Marshall has spent 71% of the match playing forward after playing the majority of 2024 as a ruckmen. He has been targeted a team-high six times inside 50 today.
24:56
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)
26:54
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
26:59
Saints Interchange - Bradley Hill off due to an injury.
28:52
Saints Interchange - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera off due to an injury.
29:39
Crows Interchange - Ben Keays off due to the blood rule.
29:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Zaine Cordy)
31:56
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
32:18
St Kilda were on the back foot early as they conceded the first five goals of the match, and were never able to truly get themselves back into the contest. Despite levelling the clearance ledger, they trailed in key facets of the match such as contested possessions, inside 50s and pressure factor.