Match

Adelaide Crows vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 25 May 2025

Pre Game

00:00
Waalitj Marawar has lost its last eight matches at Adelaide Oval by an average losing margin of 68 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:30
Waalitj Marawar loses the first centre clearance of the match. They average 4.4 fewer than their opponents this season - the worst centre clearance differential in the league.
02:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
02:57
Riley Thilthorpe is averaging 2.3 goals in both wins and losses this season – finishing goalless last round for the first time in 2025. He starts off today with the first goal of the match.
05:35
Brady Hough slots Waalitj Marawar's first goal of the game. He kicked the first goal of his career last round – finishing with a team-high 24 disposals, along with five tackles and two score assists.
06:49
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (James Peatling)
09:26
SCORE GOAL - Crows (James Peatling)
10:08
Both of Kuwarna's goals have been launched from turnover. They outscore their opponents by 16 points on average this season - ranked equal-second.
10:37
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
13:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
14:06
Back-to-back goals for Kuwarna, with the latest coming from a forward 50 stoppage. They only score 5.8 points from this source per game - ranked 15th.
15:29
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Harley Reid)
16:13
A blunder in defence from Kuwarna gifts Waalitj Marawar a forward 50 intercept goal. The Eagles score from 73.5% of their forward 50 intercepts - ranked fourth.
20:44
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
21:03
61% of the term has been spent in Waalitj Marawar's forward half, as well as they leading the inside 50 ledger 11-6. They have only won the inside 50 count twice this season.
22:12
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
23:05
Kuwarna break a run of five inside 50s from Waalitj Marawar. Despite having four fewer entries, they have scored from 71% of their inside 50s in comparison to 36% from Waalitj Marawar.
23:57
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
28:23
Tyler Brockman has been damaging early, collecting five disposals, of which three have been won in a contested manner, 112 metres gained and two goal assists.
30:04
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
31:46
Two of Waalitj Marawar's three goals were launched from the defensive midfield zone. Only 14.5% of their scores this season have been launched from this zone - the second-lowest portion in the league.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elijah Hewett)
01:38
Kuwarna's pressure has been red-hot as they are registering a pressure factor of 190 in comparison to 179 from Waalitj Marawar. Since Round 7, Waalitj Marawar have a pressure factor of 184 – ranked equal-second in the AFL.
02:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
04:16
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
06:05
Rory Laird and Mark Keane have read the ball well, taking three intercept marks each. On the flipside, Waalitj Marawar has only taken three intercept marks as a team.
07:20
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tyler Brockman)
08:35
Kuwarna has conceded a score from 10.2% of its opponents’ defensive half chains – ranked No.1 defensively. They have conceded from 21% today.
12:11
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Zac Taylor)
13:13
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
14:09
Waalitj Marawar have been aggressive in their front half in this term, having five intercepts and launching two scores from this zone in comparison to no intercepts or scores from this zone for Kuwarna.
15:00
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
16:26
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
17:13
From two defensive midfield stoppages, Kuwarna has won the clearance each time and scored 2.0 (12) this quarter. On average, teams have scored from 6.1% of clearances from this zone this season.
22:02
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
22:42
Josh Rachele has averaged 22.3 scoreboard impact points at Adelaide Oval - ranked No.1 at the club.
23:35
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
25:15
Tim Kelly has never had less than 24 disposals in his 11 games against Kuwarna – averaging 27.5 – his most against any opposition. He leads the way for Waalitj Marawar with a team-high 11 disposals and five contested possessions.
25:18
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
29:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
31:31
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
31:35
A late goal from Jake Waterman edges the margin back down to 17 points in favour of Kuwarna. Waalitj Marawar dominated field position in the second term, winning 18-13 inside 50s, although weren't able to capitalise on their chances as they only scored a goal from 11% of entries in comparison to 31% from Kuwarna.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:45
Reilly O'Brien has been on top in the ruck contest against Matt Flynn as he leads the hitouts 25-8 and hitouts-to-advantage 8-2, as well as Kuwarna having six more clearances and eight more scoring shots from clearance when these two have been ruck opponents.
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
05:00
After conceding eight goals on his AFL debut, Sandy Brock has kept his direct opponent goalless in each of his last three games. His opponent for a large portion of this match, Darcy Fogarty has only had two disposals and has not scored so far.
05:40
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
11:17
Kurwarna has been on the move at stoppage to start the third term, leading the clearances 6-1, as well as their latest goal coming from this source.
12:54
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jake Soligo)
14:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tyler Brockman)
15:21
Jordan Dawson has had an equal game-high five inside 50s, although Kuwarna has only retained one of those entries. He leads the AFL for kicks into the forward 50 with 61, with the side retaining possession 37.7% of the time – the fifth-lowest rate of the top-25.
15:25
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
16:36
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
17:50
Five of the last six goals have gone the way of Kuwarna, with their latest goal being launched from defensive 50. They average 20.0 points launched from this zone this season - ranked second.
18:36
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
19:22
Oscar Allen's goal becomes Waalitj Marawar's first goal from centre clearance this afternoon. They are averaging 16.7 points from such clearances in their last three games - ranked third in this period.
20:00
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Alex Neal-Bullen)
22:22
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
23:18
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
24:56
Kuwarna has scored 4.3 (27) from marks this afternoon. 54.4% of their goals have come from marks – the highest rate in the AFL.
26:49
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
27:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
28:17
After being the sub the last four weeks, Sam Berry has stamped his foot in this match-up, collecting an equal game-high 20 disposals (85% efficiency), 357 metres gained, six tackles and a goal.
29:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
30:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
31:57
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Izak Rankine)
32:39
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
33:59
Waalitj Marawar couldn't get first access to the ball, losing the clearance ledger 13-6, as well as being outworked once the ball had left the stoppage area as they trailed the post-clearance contested possession by 10 for the term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:14
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tyrell Dewar)
02:39
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
02:54
Jake Waterman has only been directly targeted two times inside 50 today, taking two forward 50 marks and scoring three goals. He is normally targeted 6.7 times per game - the most of any Eagle.
04:31
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
06:48
Kuwarna has scored 7.4 (46) from open play - their equal third-most from this source this season.
07:18
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Noah Long)
09:51
Eagles Interchange - Jake Waterman and is possibly out for the game.
10:16
Kuwarna has been able to capitalise on opportunities close to goal, scoring 9.1 (55) from within 30 metres of goal. In contrast, Waalitj Marawar has only scored 3.1 (19) from this range.
11:18
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tyler Brockman)
12:46
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
13:58
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
14:25
From Rounds 1-3, Kuwarna were the highest scoring team from forward 50 intercepts, but have since dropped to 16th since. They are yet to score from a forward 50 intercept this afternoon.
18:02
Jack Graham has been a shining light for Waalitj Marawar, collecting 16 disposals, of which 11 were won in a contested manner, as well as a game-high eight clearances and 26 pressure acts.
20:45
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
21:20
After spending some time in the backline, Oscar Allen has pushed forward and has scored multiple goals in his last two games.
25:27
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
25:41
Josh Rachele has been a handful for the Waalitj Marawar defenders, kicking an equal career-high five goals, laying six tackles and gaining 402 metres for the match.
25:56
Eagles Interchange - Tyrell Dewar off due to an injury.
27:07
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
28:44
Eagles Interchange - Tom Cole off due to an injury.
29:01
Kuwarna has had the last five inside 50s after Waalitj Marawar had a run of five for themselves earlier in the term, as Kuwarna has gone on to score from three of these opportunities.
31:17
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
32:48
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
33:10
Waalitj Marawar trailed the inside 50 ledger 55-64, and were unable to capitalise on their opportunities when they got it in there, as they only scored from 40% of their entries in comparison to 52% from Kuwarna. They had the same number of repeat entries (19), although they scored 40 fewer points from such entries compared to Kuwarna.