Murray roves and has a lash from 55m on a slight angle, off the side of the boot and OOTF to the right. (Q1 1:15)
After a rebound through the centre, Cripps roves in a ground battle against Worrell in the pocket and passes back to Chesser 40m out on a slight angle for the first goal. (Q1 4:13)
Peatling flashes through a ball up to draw a high contact free on a clumsy Cole 35m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q1 6:12)
Dawson roves a throw-in to the HFF and spins for a snap off a step from 50m… Thilthorpe is in position in the square but watches it sail over his head for a goal! (Q1 8:43)
Cumming roves a pack in defence and feigns a handball but gets claimed HTB by his wing opponent Chesser 30m out on a slight angle, who misses to the right. (Q1 10:13)
Laird beats Cripps in the square to prevent a Joe the Goose special from Davis after a turnover on the kick in. (Q1 11:31)
Shanahan receives in the pocket from Hewett on the end of a chain from the outer wing started by Chesser, he snaps his first goal off the right from 25m. (Q1 13:09)
Bazzo is whistled for a hold on Fogarty at the top of the square after the Crows get a centre clearance through Dawson… but he shanks a soda! (Q1 14:49)
Cole is whistled again for a hold on Pedlar waiting for a Murray pass to the flank 35m out, that was rather red hot as both were engaging. Pedlar converts, Crows hit the lead. (Q1 20:44)
Neal-Bullen receives from Pedlar on outer wing and passes to Keays to mark 35m out near the boundary, he sends a nice left-foot drop punt through for his first goal. (Q1 24:20)
Dawson fumbles after bouncing away from Hewett at the next bounce but goes back to retrieve, Soligo passes to Pedlar 35m out on a slight angle, goal number two for him. (Q1 26:11)
Graham roves a loose ball in defence but tries to ride a tackle and gets caught HTB by Taylor 20m out on a slight angle, who misses to the right. (Q1 27:54)
Laird’s hurried dump kick to half back is straight to Baker 40m out on a slight angle who converts. (Q1 29:28)
Shanahan gets rid of Worrell to mark on his chest 35m out near the boundary, no free though hands were firmly in the back. The set shot drop punt is a peach. (Q2 2:09)
That contest was an example of a play that was a free kick under the old hands in the back rule, but isn’t under the reverted push in the back rule. (Q2 3:02)
Brock spoils Burgess deep in defence to force a behind from the next centre clearance. (Q2 3:31)
Pedlar misses a pass to Thilthorpe 40m out in front but the ump pays an extremely soft free for contact by Ginbey on the lead. Crowd hoots, Filth’s kick is left, footy gods smile. (Q2 7:12)
Brockman roves and baulks away from Laird for a pass to Chesser to mark 35m out in front, but he hits the left post. (Q2 8:42)
McCarthy passes to Brockman just inside 50m on the flank, leaping in front of Hinge for a contested grab. Brockman’s kick is a kent, right and OOTF, nowhere near. (Q2 9:57)
Ryan drops the knees after roving at a stoppage 30m out on the flank to draw a cheesy free on O’Brien and kicks the cheesy goal. (Q2 11:42)
Eagles have dragged themselves back within a kick, riding some luck with umpires on their home deck. Traditional West Coast areas! (Q2 12:22)
Chesser kicks to half forward after the next bounce for Brockman who plays on for a long and creative pass to the fat side for Shanahan 20m out on a slight angle… who misses. (Q2 13:43)
Shanahan misses another set shot from the HFF to level the scores. (Q2 16:16)
Cripps wins a HTB free on his man Worrell at a ball up at the hotspot and puts the Eagles into the lead with his first goal! (Q2 20:33)
Goals to Davis and Shanahan continue to shock the world, last against first and they are kicking away! (Q3 5:43)
Soligo has been Adelaide’s best today and he drags them back into the contest with a quality pressured snap after roving a pack 25m out on a slight angle. (Q3 9:25)
Ginbey looks to have wrapped up Soligo in the pocket but the ump calls a slam tackle, crowd hoots in derision then cheers as Soligo shanks for no direct score. (Q3 11:56)
Taylor catches Duggan HTB after a stoppage 30m out on a slight angle, exact same spot as a previous free kick in Q1 that he missed… this one is straight. (Q3 19:56)
Pedlar puts Adelaide back in front from the pocket 20m out after a feed wide by Fogarty after another stoppage. (Q3 22:23)
Hinge bursts through the centre after a feed from Laird and goes long to the hotspot where Thilthorpe flies over the pack to clunk the mark, he converts. (Q3 24:26)
Ryan leaps early against Bond to draw a contact free sitting under a long Maric kick to the top of the square, good craft rewarded with a goal. (Q3 26:16)
West Coast rebounds with skill and pace around members wing to excite the home crowd, Cole passes to Ryan just on 50m on a slight angle who delivers the go-ahead goal! (Q3 30:55)
As with the Geelong game earlier in the year, the Eagles have another gear when they get revved up on their home deck. It remains to be seen if they can put four quarters together. (Q3 31:12)
Rankine beats Hall to intercept for a repeat inside 50 kick from members wing, Thilthorpe clunks the mark 40m out on the flank in front of Ginbey but misses near side left. (Q3 33:26)
Kelly marks a Baker inside 50 kick over Jones 20m out on a slight angle, his set shot is low and ugly but straight and high enough, barely! (Q4 0:58)
Rankine speeds ahead of Kelly after roving a stoppage on the HFF but his snap at full pelt is narrow to the left. (Q4 4:13)
Chesser has an opportunity to tackle Fogarty as he chases and gathers a loose ball near the hotspot but chooses to bump, Fog bounces off that challenge and goals off the left. (Q4 6:03)
Hall sharks Worrell’s pressured kick on the flank 35m, baulks clear and misses off the left. (Q4 9:59)
Taylor chases a crumb in the pocket but it bobbles away from him to allow two Eagles to close and prevent a downhill score. (Q4 14:44)
Eagles have two on one in a marking contest on the HBF but Cole drops the mark, Rankine stayed down to rove and waltz to 40m on the flank for the go-ahead goal! (Q4 18:40)
8:02 to go and Crows now up by a point. Anyone’s game. (Q4 19:24)
Keane takes a pack mark to intercept on members wing, eventually Thilthorpe marks 50m out on the flank in front of Ginbey and thumps through a sensational finish! (Q4 20:44)
This game has been played like a final for long passages, and that was a finals-type play by the Crows befitting their status as likely minor premiers. (Q4 21:14)
Dawson takes a pack mark on members wing and delivers a lovely long kick to the flank 50m out for Burgess to mark, his kick is short for no direct score. (Q4 23:44)
From the resultant ball up, Keays’ snap is smothered but the crumb falls for that man Thilthorpe who goals off his left! (Q4 24:25)
While in retrospect it may have seemed inevitable, the Crows have had to pull out some big-time plays to stave off the Eagles’ best performance of the season. (Q4 25:29)
Burgess marks on the flank 40m out after the next bounce, again Soligo involvedf, but he misses. 3:49 to go and three kicks in it now, only a miracle would win it for the Eagles. (Q4 26:10)
Burgess spoils a kick across half back and soccers towards the square, ball dribbles away from him under Cole’s chasing pressure and it eventually rolls for a behind. (Q4 27:43)
Laird spoils a Cripps pass to Brockman but holds him without the footy, free kick from 30m on a slight angle goes through but it’s too late with 37 seconds left. (Q4 29:56)
