AFL

Adelaide
11.6.72
Geelong
13.20.98
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Adelaide
Geelong
Q1
2.1.13
3.8.26

    Adelaide Events

  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Walker
  • 15 mins - Behind, R.Henderson
  • 19 mins - Goal, T.Walker

    Adelaide and Geelong Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, T.Hawkins
  • 4 mins - Behind, R.Stanley
  • 6 mins - Behind, D.Menzel
  • 6 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 8 mins - Behind, C.Guthrie
  • 8 mins - Behind, C.Guthrie
  • 17 mins - Goal, S.Kersten
  • 22 mins - Behind, J.Caddy
  • 23 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 28 mins - Goal, D.Menzel
  • 30 mins - Rushed Behind
Q2
5.1.31
5.13.43

    Adelaide Events

  • 6 mins - Goal, M.McGovern
  • 10 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 20 mins - Goal, C.Cameron

    Adelaide and Geelong Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, T.Hawkins
  • 2 mins - Behind, D.Menzel
  • 9 mins - Behind, T.Hawkins
  • 12 mins - Behind, S.Kersten
  • 18 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 23 mins - Behind, P.Dangerfield
  • 25 mins - Goal, S.Kersten
Q3
11.3.69
9.17.71

    Adelaide Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, R.Atkins
  • 3 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 7 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 12 mins - Behind, E.Betts
  • 17 mins - Goal, J.Jenkins
  • 22 mins - Goal, M.McGovern
  • 24 mins - Goal, R.Sloane
  • 32 mins - Goal, J.Jenkins

    Adelaide and Geelong Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 6 mins - Behind, Z.Smith
  • 7 mins - Behind, J.Selwood
  • 8 mins - Behind, J.Caddy
  • 10 mins - Goal, J.Caddy
  • 14 mins - Goal, R.Stanley
  • 25 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 31 mins - Goal, M.Duncan
Q4
11.6.72
13.20.98

    Adelaide Events

  • 8 mins - Behind, E.Betts
  • 10 mins - Behind, P.Seedsman
  • 20 mins - Behind, W.Milera

    Adelaide and Geelong Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, S.Kersten
  • 13 mins - Goal, C.Enright
  • 14 mins - Goal, S.Motlop
  • 16 mins - Goal, D.Lang
  • 24 mins - Behind, D.Lang
  • 28 mins - Goal, S.Kersten
  • 32 mins - Behind, J.Selwood

Scorers

Adelaide
Geelong
Goal Scorers Adelaide Geelong
Goals and Behinds Betts (2.2), Jenkins (2.0), McGovern (2.0), Walker (2.0), Atkins (1.0), Cameron (1.0), Sloane (1.0), Henderson (0.1), Milera (0.1), Seedsman (0.1) Motlop (4.0), Kersten (3.2), Caddy (1.2), Menzel (1.2), Lang (1.1), Stanley (1.1), Duncan (1.0), Enright (1.0), Hawkins (0.3), Guthrie (0.2), Selwood (0.2), Dangerfield (0.1), Smith (0.1)

Team Statistics

Adelaide
Geelong

Statistics

Adelaide Geelong
Goals 11 13
Behinds 6 20
Scoring shots 17 32
Goals/scoring shots 65 41
Disposals 326 382
AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
R.Atkins 22 13 4 9 8 0 1 0 0 5
E.Betts 15 7 2 8 10 5 2 1 0 2
L.Brown 16 12 3 4 5 7 2 1 0 0
C.Cameron 18 13 5 5 12 4 0 0 0 2
K.Cheney 10 9 7 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
B.Crouch 14 7 2 7 10 7 1 0 0 4
M.Crouch 16 8 3 8 9 3 0 0 0 5
R.Douglas 8 5 0 3 5 5 1 1 0 3
K.Hartigan 14 11 8 3 5 2 0 3 0 0
R.Henderson 25 20 11 5 3 2 0 0 0 1
S.Jacobs 20 14 4 6 8 1 1 0 37 3
J.Jenkins 10 9 3 1 7 2 1 1 4 1
J.Lever 14 11 6 3 5 3 1 0 0 0
T.Lynch 19 15 4 4 8 2 2 0 0 0
M.McGovern 11 6 3 5 6 3 2 0 0 0
W.Milera 9 6 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 0
P.Seedsman 9 8 2 1 7 8 2 1 0 2
R.Sloane 28 15 6 13 17 11 6 0 2 9
B.Smith 6 5 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0
D.Talia 12 8 6 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
S.Thompson 20 10 3 10 12 5 1 1 0 3
T.Walker 10 8 7 2 9 2 1 4 0 0
GeelongGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
J.Bartel 25 12 8 13 7 2 0 1 0 1
J.Bews 17 7 4 10 6 5 0 2 0 1
M.Blicavs 15 7 5 8 7 8 0 1 8 1
J.Caddy 21 12 3 9 10 7 1 2 2 2
P.Dangerfield 33 13 3 20 22 11 2 2 0 6
M.Duncan 22 11 2 11 9 2 0 3 0 5
C.Enright 23 18 9 5 9 0 0 1 0 2
C.Gregson 8 4 2 4 3 6 0 2 0 1
C.Guthrie 36 13 4 23 16 10 0 3 0 8
T.Hawkins 8 5 4 3 5 3 0 0 0 1
L.Henderson 16 13 9 3 7 4 3 0 0 0
S.Kersten 13 8 6 5 6 4 1 1 0 1
D.Lang 13 5 3 8 4 1 0 0 0 0
T.Lonergan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Mackie 13 10 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
D.Menzel 18 12 8 6 6 2 1 0 0 1
S.Motlop 24 19 1 5 12 3 1 3 0 3
T.Ruggles 13 9 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 1
J.Selwood 24 11 2 13 13 4 2 1 0 4
Z.Smith 15 5 3 10 9 1 0 0 31 1
R.Stanley 13 8 3 5 7 4 0 3 7 3
H.Taylor 12 11 7 1 2 2 2 0 0 0

Match Details

Adelaide
Geelong
START TIME
5:50PM
WEATHER
Clear
VENUE
Adelaide Oval
Umpires
Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Chris Kamolins

Adelaide v Geelong: Danger time for Crows as Cats salute

GEELONG 3.8 5.13 9.17 13.20 (98) ADELAIDE 2.1 5.1 11.3 11.6 (72)
Goals: Geelong: S Motlop 4, S Kersten 3, C Enright, D Lang, D Menzel, J Caddy, M Duncan, R Stanley. Adelaide: E Betts 2, J Jenkins 2, M McGovern 2, T Walker 2, C Cameron, R Atkins, R Sloane.
BEST: Geelong: Dangerfield, Guthrie, Motlop, Bartel, Selwood, Kersten. Adelaide: Sloane, Henderson, Atkins, Cameron, Lever, Jacobs.
INJURIES: Geelong: Lonergan (concussion), Lang (concussion).
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Chris Kamolins.
Official Crowd: 54,158 at Adelaide Oval.

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Four for Motlop as Geelong down Adelaide

Cats overwhelm Crows by 26 points in to bank their sixth consecutive victory.

Geelong and Adelaide did everything to lose but led by Patrick Dangerfield, the man everyone came to see, the Cats clawed their way to a memorable 26-point victory at Adelaide Oval on Friday night.

The Cats had dominated for most of the match, but blew chances with appalling kicking for goal – 33 scoring shots to 17 – while the Crows repeatedly missed their targets going into attack and crumbled dismally in a poor goal-less last quarter.

Patrick Dangerfield.
Patrick Dangerfield. Photo: Getty Images

Geelong will now wait anxiously for concussion tests after Tom Lonergan was forced out of the game after just seven minutes following a head clash with an opponent upon being pushed, and in the closing minutes Darcy Lang was accidentally kicked in the face by teammate Rhys Stanley.

But in a game that was full of pressure before a near-record 53,141 fans with most giving "Danger" a boo every time he got near the ball – and that was a lot – Geelong ultimately showed their class.

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Adelaide were kept in the game with their kicking for goal, but in a cruel twist the turning point came nine minutes into the last quarter when Paul Seedsman missed a "sitter" from 20 minutes to deny his team the lead for the first time.

Three minutes later Geelong had another three remarkable goals – game over. Having struggled to kick straight all night, Lang did a better off-break than some of the great Australian spinners on this hallowed cricket ground to seal victory for the Cats.

Cameron Guthrie of the Cats attempts to tackle Matt Crouch of the Crows.
Cameron Guthrie of the Cats attempts to tackle Matt Crouch of the Crows. Photo: Getty Images

Geelong won because they smashed the opposition at the stoppages. Their structure was well-drilled, and having also fared badly in this area against the Western Bulldogs six days earlier, Adelaide need to sort this deficiency out quickly. And unlike the previous round, the free-kick count was well in Adelaide's favour, but again it was just the way the game was played.

But this night was so much about Dangerfield, and his one-on-one battles with his mate Rory Sloane was memorable. Both were very good, and while some of Dangerfield's kicks went astray, his competitiveness and prominent use of handball was excellent. 

Harry Taylor of the Cats is tackled by Eddie Betts of the Crows.
Harry Taylor of the Cats is tackled by Eddie Betts of the Crows. Photo: Getty Images

A good side would have made Geelong pay for its inaccuracy, especially early, but the Crows were poor going inside-50 after they repeatedly missed targets.

The game was there to be won at half-time and three-quarter time, and as much as the Crows battled hard, they lacked Geelong's class when it really mattered.

The good news for Adelaide was the considerable improvement by their captain Taylor Walker, who kicked their opening two goals and contributed to two others.

Coach Chris Scott worked his team defence well to prevent a lot of Adelaide's sling-shot game style having a big impact. The defenders worked well and picked off the Crows' kick-and-hope disposals, but at the same time Adelaide's defence was for most part rewarded for its hard work.

Adelaide responded magnificently in the opening minutes of the third term with two quick goals, but continued to get slaughtered at the stoppages. Geelong set-up at them so well, and nearly every time cleared with players running from the pack. But again, the disposals and the shots at goal weren't always clean.

When  Stanley kicked a goal midway through the term to set up a 19-point lead the Cats seemed as if they would take complete control. However, Josh Jenkins, who had been well held by Harry Taylor, finally began to have impact with two great goals and the margin was reduced to two points at three-quarter time. Geelong had managed 26 scoring shots to 14.

Given the occasion with Dangerfield, and everything else that was at stake, the Crows didn't raise a squawk in the last term, which really ruined up to then a good, tight contest.