Australian Football

Match Report

Sunday arvo takes us to the south side of town, over to the Peter Motley Oval in Unley where the Double Blues hosted the Crows. The Blues is one of the few itches that the Crows have been unable to scratch thus far in their short existence in the SANFL. Their two matches in 2014 both resulted in Sturt victories, the first was in Round 2 by 37 points, followed by a one-goal escape in Round 17.

But this time around, more AFL-listed depth found its way in with two key figures making their comebacks from long-term injury problems. Add that to a side that already had AFL-level players still priming themselves for elevation, the Double Blues had a problem on their hands, as if they didn't have any already. The Crows burst from the blocks straight away, kicking 5.1 to the Blues' two goals to take a 19-point lead into quarter-time. It got worse by half-time, Adelaide banging through a further 6.4 to Sturt's 3.1 as they went into the break with a 40-point advantage. When play resumed, the Double Blues would manage to draw back that deficit. They scored 5.3 to the Crows' three goals to cut the gap down to 25 points to give the home faithful something to hold onto. But unfortunately for them, the Crows had just saved their best until last. They would leave the home side in their wake and eating dirt as the Crows flew out of Unley with a 49-point victory, finishing the afternoon off with an 8.3 to 4.3 final term.

Jarryd Lyons was named best for Adelaide, the Double Blues named Michael Coad as their best.