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Round: 6 Venue: Adelaide Oval Date: Sat, 30-04-2016 1:40 pm Crowd: 47,423 | |||||
Adelaide | 2.4.16 | 5.5.35 | 9.10.64 | 14.13.97 | C: Don Pyke |
Fremantle | 1.3.9 | 2.11.23 | 3.14.32 | 8.16.64 | C: Ross Lyon |
ADEL by 7 | ADEL by 12 | ADEL by 32 | ADEL by 33 |
Weather |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Rory Sloane (ADEL) | 2 Michael Walters (FREO) | 1 Eddie Betts (ADEL) |
Adelaide has had a comfortable win over Fremantle at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, pulling away from the Dockers in the third quarter to go on and win by 33 points. The Dockers' performance was a big improvement on the efforts of recent weeks, but they frittered away a chance to build some early momentum with poor kicking for goal. By half time, Fremantle had had 13 scoring shots to 10, but trailed 5.5 to 2.11. The Dockers were particularly wasteful in the second term, booting 1.8 to the Crows' 3.1.
Fremantle's poor efforts in front of the big stick were in evidence from the start, with former skipper Matthew Pavlich and his successor David Mundy both missing gettable shots in the first seven minutes, a period in which the Dockers looked the stronger side. Matt Taberner finally found the goals with a major at the eight-minute mark, but the Crows began to settle after that, kicking the next two goals via Josh Jenkins and Richard Douglas, and the led by four points going into time on. They added a further three behinds to lead 2.4 to 1.3 at quarter time.
The Dockers wrested the momentum back early in the second term, but this was the period in which they failed to take advantage of it because of poor goal-kicking. They added 1.3 in the first 12 minutes to take a two-point lead, but two accurate shots at the other end from Eddie Betts and Tom Lynch had the Crows back in front by 10 after 15-minutes. Further misses from Lachie Neale and Hayden Crozier compounded Fremantle's frustration, and wen Rory Atkins goaled for Adelaide a the 21-minute mark, the Crows led by 15. A rushed behind and two other misses from Michael Walters and Pavlich had the difference back to an even two goals at the long break.
Hayden Ballantyne continued Fremantle's run of misses with the first behind of the third quarter, but the Crows got right on top after that, adding 4.5 while the Dockers could muster only 1.3. By three-quarter time, the margin was out to 32 points, a deficit that looked insurmountable for Fremantle. To the Dockers credit, they managed to open up and score freely in the final term, adding 5.2, but in doing so they opened up their own defence and Adelaide also added five goals, the Crows coasting to a 33-point win.
Rory Sloane was a match-winner for Adelaide, collecting 31 possessions and laying eight tackles. For the Dockers, Michael Walters (29 disposals, three goals) put in a fine four-quarter effort.
In seventh place with a 4-2 record, the Crows will now take on the Western Bulldogs, who they beat in last year's Elimination Final, at Docklands this Saturday night. Fremantle, winless after six rounds, will return home to Subiaco to host the vastly improved GWS, also on Saturday night.
GOALS
Adelaide: Betts 4; Lynch, Jenkins 2; Douglas, Atkins, Lyons, Smith, Sloane, McGovern
Fremantle: Walters 3; Taberner, Crozier, Pavlich, Mayne, Griffin
BEST - HERALD SUN
Adelaide: Sloane, Jacobs, Laird, Thompson, Betts, Lynch, Hartigan.
Fremantle: Neale, Walters, Barlow, Hill, A. Pearce, Taberner.
BEST - AFL.COM.AU
Adelaide: Sloane, Lynch, Laird, Jacobs, Betts, Hartigan
Fremantle: Hill, Walters, A. Pearce, Neale
INJURIES
Adelaide: Laird (foot)
Fremantle: Nil
UMPIRES: Farmer, Hosking, Ryan
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Fox Footy
COMMENTATORS: Adam Papalia, Brad Johnson, Mark Ricciuto, Cameron Mooney
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of the AFL.
Adelaide | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
21 | Atkins, Rory | 14 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21y 293d | 14 | 6 |
18 | Betts, Eddie | 13 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29y 156d | 235 | 424 |
16 | Brown, Luke | 16 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23y 221d | 75 | 4 |
23 | Cameron, Charlie | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21y 300d | 31 | 39 |
25 | Cheney, Kyle | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26y 249d | 59 | 2 |
44 | Crouch, Matt | 8 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21y 9d | 31 | 6 |
26 | Douglas, Richard | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 29y 84d | 177 | 120 |
15 | Hartigan, Kyle | 10 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24y 175d | 33 | 0 |
24 | Jacobs, Sam | 8 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28y 20d | 133 | 29 |
4 | Jenkins, Josh | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27y 82d | 75 | 136 |
29 | Laird, Rory | 13 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22y 123d | 63 | 6 |
6 | Lever, Jake | 7 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20y 56d | 18 | 0 |
27 | Lynch, Tom | 11 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25y 228d | 65 | 97 |
31 | Lyons, Jarryd | 9 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23y 283d | 39 | 22 |
14 | Mackay, David | 13 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27y 280d | 150 | 45 |
41 | McGovern, Mitch | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21y 202d | 6 | 8 |
11 | Seedsman, Paul | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24y 99d | 55 | 21 |
9 | Sloane, Rory | 14 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26y 44d | 124 | 77 |
33 | Smith, Brodie | 13 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24y 107d | 103 | 31 |
12 | Talia, Daniel | 11 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24y 211d | 104 | 5 |
5 | Thompson, Scott | 13 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33y 47d | 291 | 160 |
13 | Walker, Taylor | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26y 5d | 113 | 267 |
Totals | 222 | 111 | 208 | 430 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 16 | 25y 49d | 1994 | 1505 |
Fremantle | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
1 | Ballantyne, Hayden | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28y 289d | 127 | 202 |
21 | Barlow, Michael | 16 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28y 134d | 119 | 77 |
19 | Blakely, Connor | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20y 59d | 2 | 0 |
30 | Clarke, Zac | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26y 33d | 91 | 46 |
17 | Crozier, Hayden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22y 128d | 37 | 28 |
3 | Dawson, Zac | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30y 68d | 152 | 7 |
28 | Grey, Brady | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20y 285d | 3 | 0 |
12 | Griffin, Jonathon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30y 107d | 81 | 29 |
32 | Hill, Stephen | 18 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25y 365d | 157 | 101 |
23 | Mayne, Chris | 9 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27y 180d | 156 | 182 |
16 | Mundy, David | 16 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30y 285d | 236 | 92 |
27 | Neale, Lachie | 14 | 3 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22y 342d | 76 | 37 |
29 | Pavlich, Matthew | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34y 121d | 341 | 678 |
25 | Pearce, Alex | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20y 326d | 18 | 3 |
6 | Pearce, Danyle | 15 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30y 23d | 232 | 119 |
11 | Sheridan, Tommy | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22y 185d | 44 | 14 |
34 | Spurr, Lee | 9 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28y 278d | 88 | 5 |
33 | Sutcliffe, Cam | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23y 343d | 74 | 15 |
20 | Taberner, Matt | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22y 318d | 32 | 26 |
18 | Tucker, Darcy | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19y 98d | 2 | 0 |
10 | Walters, Michael | 19 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25y 114d | 78 | 154 |
14 | Weller, Lachie | 12 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20y 67d | 9 | 1 |
Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 200 | 83 | 176 | 376 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 73 | 16 | 14 | 25y 205d | 2155 | 1816 |