Rankine receives from McAndrew and streams from the centre after starting on Pickett, he passes to Walker 45m out on a slight angle who boots the first goal of a sunny day. (Q1 0:49)
Windsor roves near the hotspot, Jefferson gives wide to Langford coming off the wing for a nice finish from 25m. (Q1 4:18)
Rachele misses narrow left from a set shot from 50m out on the flank. (Q1 7:03)
Rachele taps down Howes’ handball, Taylor roves on outer side and feeds Dawson who has a paddock to bounce twice through for an easy goal from 20m. (Q1 11:03)
Curtin baulks clear at half back but scrubs a clanger kick straight to Langford, who goes quickly to the flank 45m out for van Rooyen for the turnover goal. (Q1 12:31)
Berry misses a free kick from 30m on the boundary. (Q1 15:02)
Peatling marks 40m out and hangs his set shot to the right. (Q1 19:07)
Rachele marks a Rankine pass 40m out near the boundary, his set shot drop punt is a peach for his first major. (Q1 19:54)
Jefferson is over the back to rove at the hotspot and run into the open goal. (Q1 23:10)
van Rooyen sharks Laird under Cross’ tackle and snaps another opportunist goal from half forward! (Q1 24:38)
After a Milera fumble in defence, Bowey passes short for van Rooyen 50m out on the flank who thumps through back to back jacks! (Q1 26:19)
Rachele bounces a behind to the left from a pack 30m out. (Q1 28:35)
Pickett receives from Fritsch on the boundary 25m out, turns and shoots with a drop punt… Bronxies from the crowd as the ball flies right narrow and OOTF. (Q1 32:22)
Cross roves over the back of the pack of Gawn’s contest on the HFF, turns and shoots off the left to the left with van Rooyen on his own watching it sail wide. (Q2 3:15)
Dawson marks going back with the flight at half forward with courage, lands on his feet and turns for a classic captain’s goal from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 4:25)
Chandler runs free to CHF for a snap off the left but the kick fades left into the post. (Q2 6:07)
Cross misses narrow right from the boundary 30m out. (Q2 7:10)
Cross strips Michalanney in the pocket, Pickett roves and snaps high from 30m but it floats across the face to the right. (Q2 9:42)
Kentfield grabs the ball out of ruck and snaps off his left on the spin but misses right from 25m. (Q2 14:06)
Melbourne stuffs up a slingshot goal with Jefferson fluffing a mark over the back and the ball eventually rushed into the post. (Q2 17:44)
Rachele just snaps to the right off a step from 35m near the boundary, not quite enough curl on that one. (Q2 19:36)
Fogarty, who has had very low TOG in the first half and even less supply, marks a Berry pass over Turner 40m out on the flank. The Fog’s kick is clear as a bell. (Q2 24:14)
Langford floats across the pack on Royce Hart style to mark a long Gawn ball from members wing to 20m on a slight angle, he boots his second goal. (Q3 1:36)
Gawn feeds Chandler who avoids Keane to snap off his left from 50m on a slight angle for another one! (Q3 4:06)
Lever decides to slap a loose ball away from Thilthorpe on the HFF but Neal-Bullen mops up and goes back inside 50 for Keays 35m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q3 8:01)
Milera sails through a snap from 50m on a slight angle to bring the margin back to a point. (Q3 10:56)
Fogarty leaps over Turner to mark Keays’ long ball from outer wing to a pack at the hotspot. This for the lead for Adelaide… he don’t miss. (Q3 13:36)
van Rooyen roves a pack in the pocket and gives behind to Cross who snaps across the face to the right from 30m. (Q3 19:21)
van Rooyen takes a link mark at half forward and feeds Chandler zipping past, he baulks past Laird and snaps another off his left from 45m on a slight angle! (Q3 20:22)
Jefferson marks in front of Cook 45m out on the flank and misses near side right. (Q3 23:22)
Rachele keeps his feet after contesting with Lever to soccer forward, Walker roves and handballs to grass near the square where Rash follows up for goal after a battle with Bowey. (Q4 2:31)
Rachele can’t mark a long Curtin kick over Lever on the behind line, off hands for a point. (Q4 3:20)
Jefferson marks a Sharp pass 20m out on a slight angle after Cross spoils Milera at half forward with a fearsome fist. Jefferson kicks truly as the crowd hoots. (Q4 5:32)
Dawson takes a big pack mark 30m out in the pocket but shoots across the face to the left, only his second miss of the season. (Q4 19:03)
It’s the late rounds of a prizefight, both sides gassed but throwing punches and missing targets, eventually Thilthorpe marks a Keays pass 40m out on a slight angle and goals! (Q4 21:47)
After a silly 50m penalty against Pickett for timewasting, Walker passes to Curtin 50m out on the flank, he hooks it narrow right. (Q4 24:42)
4:06 to play and two kicks in it. (Q4 25:04)
Rankine roves on the boundary 25m and tries a Daicos special off his left but it turns too early for a behind. (Q4 25:46)
Melbourne try to go coast to coast but Dawson spoils Melksham’s contest at the Dee hotspot to prevent a score. (Q4 26:17)
Little jumper tug by Gawn in ruck gives away a free at a crucial time, advantage Crows. (Q4 27:09)
McAndrew marks a short Rachele pass on members wing and gets a 50m penalty under the stand rule. He stutters in and misses to the right from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 28:17)
Less than two minutes to go and two kicks in it. (Q4 28:32)
Curtin spoils Langdon on outer wing to almost ice the game completely, 1:38. (Q4 28:47)
Chandler’s handball is sharked by Rachele but Sparrow catches Soligo HTB, kick to the hotspot but the Crows flood the backline and complete the icing on the cake. (Q4 29:47)
Berry passes to Rachele 45m out on a slight angle for a set shot after the final siren, which sails through for his third goal! (Q4 30:32)
