Blicavs lopes to 50m on a slight angle after a stoppage on outer wing and blazes near side left. (Q1 2:15)
Repeat inside 50 from the kick in via Mannagh to Martin on the boundary 30m out, he misses near side right. (Q1 2:30)
Fogarty fends and is claimed HTB by Stewart in the centre, then wastes time to concede 50m and the first gaol from 30m. (Q1 6:00)
Mannagh snaps to the right from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 8:00)
Geelong is winning the battle of loose men so far to force repeat inside 50s, Smith’s long ball to the flank on a late advantage call 25m out is to Oliver Henry who converts. (Q1 8:59)
Pedlar beats two to keep a slingshot play in the centre, his forward handball releases Rankine who sets up Taylor to goal from 20m on the burst. (Q1 12:15)
Mannagh scrubs a kick from half forward to the top of the square, spoil by Cumming is straight back to him to snap the goal from 20m. (Q1 15:05)
Oliver Henry marks on the boundary in front of Butts 25m out, his snap falls in the square for a spoil and no score. (Q1 16:59)
The Crows crab their way around members side on rebound, eventually Rachele goes to the pocket where Thilthorpe earns a contact free on O’Sullivan and goals from 25m. (Q1 18:52)
Fogarty roves on outer wing on another rebound, props and delivers a scything inside ball to Taylor, thence on short to Berry 40m out in front who misses to the left. (Q1 21:15)
Atkins reefs out a clearing handball from a ball up near the hotspot, Cameron snaps on the turn but it’s to the left. (Q1 23:52)
Milera fumbles a ground ball on the HBF under no pressure, Mannagh pounces and kicks the top of the square for Dempsey to mark on the slide and goal. (Q1 29:07)
Humphries fumbles in traffic on members wing, Crows have their chance to punish the turnover but Thilthorpe blazes wide left for a point from 45m on the flank. (Q1 30:59)
Blicavs marks in front of Cook 45m out on the flank, his set shot falls at the top of the square for Mannagh to rove but he shoots OOB. (Q2 1:11)
Cumming tries to intercept Oliver Henry’s scrubbing kick to the back pocket but only succeeds in gifting Martin an easy crumb and goal. (Q2 2:39)
After a lovely field kick by Rankine on a slingshot play, Rachele jets past for a receive to skid through his first goal from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 5:49)
Milera and then Butts put their heads down in possession and play rugby on the HBF, ump whistles the latter for HTB deservedly but Dempsey misses right and OOTF. (Q2 7:09)
Pedlar manages to spoil Jack Henry’s intercept at the hotspot to force a crumb for Fogarty to toe clear, rove and feed wide for Cumming who curls in a quality snap from 30m! (Q2 16:10)
Repeat inside 50s for the Crows, eventually Nankervis roves and draws a high contact free on Jack Henry 40m out on the flank. Nankervis in Geelong… hooks left. (Q2 18:40)
Cameron marks on the boundary 40m out, his drop punt is narrow to the right. (Q2 20:44)
Maley intercepts at half forward and sends a quick, long speculator to the hotspot, Rankine flashes past for a perfect crumb, point to the outer stands and goal! (Q2 22:31)
Bond is penalised for HTB dragging the ball under a pack 20m out, Martin converts. (Q2 26:40)
Holmes bursts through the HFF from a stoppage on members wing after a feed by Mannagh, he gives inside to Martin who snaps to the right from 35m. (Q3 1:15)
Holmes is himself on the end of a handball chain after a terrible Worrell dither and clanger at half back, he pops through the goal from 20m. (Q3 3:42)
Worrell touches through a Mannagh snap from a stoppage deep in the pocket. (Q3 10:15)
Cook runs to the HFF and tries to hit the man running to the square but ends up scoring a point near side right. (Q3 11:29)
Hail has started falling at Kardinia Park. (Q3 14:15)
Rachele bounces around outer wing in a bit of space and delivers a nice inside pass to Taylor 45m out on a slight angle. Hail has receded, Taylor goals. (Q3 16:43)
Neal-Bullen catches Smith high as he snap at true CHF, ump says free is at the mark not downfield, Smith hooks it left and OOTF. (Q3 18:48)
Taylor marks another inside 50 pass to 40m out in front, who needs Taylor Walker when you have Zac Taylor, back to back goals! (Q3 22:58)
Keays receives outside a pack on members wing and scoots to 45m for a kick to the square… Nankervis watches it float over his head and skid for a point. (Q3 25:49)
Holmes is Johnny at the hotspot for a spoil up the corridor from a pack 15m out, but he snaps to the left off a step. (Q3 26:52)
Thilthorpe takes a big contested grab against O’Sullivan at CHF to keep a slingshot play going, he passes to Neal-Bullen 45m out in front who hoofs through the go-ahead goal! (Q4 4:37)
Adelaide have striven so hard to get their noses in front, even tougher to stay there at the Cattery. (Q4 5:07)
Miers misses a flying snap from the pocket 30m out. (Q4 5:55)
Holmes rolls a snap across the face from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out to get the lead back for the Cats. (Q4 12:10)
Cats are getting bulk repeat inside 50s, the pressure is nearly unbearable for the Crows. (Q4 13:08)
Neale rams a snap into the right post from a throw-in to 20m. (Q4 13:58)
McAndrew’s solo ruck work has tired him out… (Q4 14:07)
Atkins steals a lasso free from Taylor on members wing, Cats switch to outer side, Martin has burned chances tonight but he gathers, breaks a tackle and goals from the hotspot! (Q4 16:07)
Five minutes to go and all ball in Geelong’s half, Crows need a slingshot play very badly. (Q4 23:54)
Dempsey can’t mark a Holmes kick to the square, three Crows fall over each other trying to kill it but the crumb squirts back out to Dempsey to wobble through the sealer! (Q4 26:48)
Credit to Oliver Henry for the toepoke out to Holmes for that goal under double pressure at half forward. (Q4 27:23)
Michalanney intercepts a dump kick to half forward and gives off to Murray who slams through a lovely finish off a step from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 30:38)
1:17 to go, two kicks in it. (Q4 30:53)
Holmes clears to Miers but his clanger kick is straight to Nankervis, Rankine is one out with Mullin in the square but Mullin touches it through, huge play! (Q4 31:53)
