AFL

Adelaide
21.15.141
North Melbourne
12.7.79
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Adelaide
North Melbourne
Q1
4.6.30
2.4.16

    Adelaide Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, C.Cameron
  • 4 mins - Behind, B.Smith
  • 10 mins - Behind, J.Lyons
  • 11 mins - Behind, J.Lyons
  • 12 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 17 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 21 mins - Behind, T.Walker
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Jenkins
  • 28 mins - Behind, C.Cameron
  • 29 mins - Goal, E.Betts

    Adelaide and North Melbourne Events

  • 14 mins - Behind, M.Daw
  • 15 mins - Goal, L.Thomas
  • 18 mins - Behind, B.Harvey
  • 20 mins - Behind, D.Petrie
  • 23 mins - Behind, L.Thomas
  • 27 mins - Goal, J.Ziebell
Q2
6.10.46
5.4.34

    Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, J.Jenkins
  • 6 mins - Behind, R.Atkins
  • 11 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 14 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 21 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 29 mins - Rushed Behind

    Adelaide and North Melbourne Events

  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Goldstein
  • 22 mins - Goal, S.Higgins
  • 24 mins - Goal, M.Daw
Q3
14.11.95
8.5.53

    Adelaide Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, T.Walker
  • 6 mins - Goal, J.Lever
  • 9 mins - Goal, J.Jenkins
  • 12 mins - Goal, M.Crouch
  • 23 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 24 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 30 mins - Behind, J.Lyons
  • 31 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 32 mins - Goal, E.Betts

    Adelaide and North Melbourne Events

  • 10 mins - Goal, M.Daw
  • 14 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 15 mins - Goal, S.Higgins
  • 26 mins - Goal, T.Goldstein
Q4
21.15.141
12.7.79

    Adelaide Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, J.Jenkins
  • 2 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 7 mins - Goal, R.Sloane
  • 11 mins - Goal, T.Walker
  • 12 mins - Behind, M.McGovern
  • 20 mins - Goal, J.Lyons
  • 21 mins - Behind, T.Walker
  • 24 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 27 mins - Goal, B.Smith
  • 30 mins - Behind, T.Walker
  • 31 mins - Goal, B.Smith

    Adelaide and North Melbourne Events

  • 5 mins - Goal, M.Daw
  • 9 mins - Goal, L.Thomas
  • 14 mins - Goal, M.Daw
  • 16 mins - Goal, L.Thomas
  • 18 mins - Behind, T.Dumont
  • 24 mins - Behind, B.Harvey

Scorers

Adelaide
North Melbourne
Goal Scorers Adelaide North Melbourne
Goals and Behinds Betts (6.0), Lynch (4.0), Walker (2.3), Jenkins (2.2), Smith (2.1), Lyons (1.3), Cameron (1.1), Crouch (1.0), Lever (1.0), Sloane (1.0), Atkins (0.1), McGovern (0.1) Daw (4.1), Thomas (3.1), Goldstein (2.0), Higgins (2.0), Ziebell (1.0), Harvey (0.2), Dumont (0.1), Petrie (0.1)

Team Statistics

Adelaide
North Melbourne

Statistics

Adelaide North Melbourne
Goals 21 12
Behinds 15 7
Scoring shots 41 20
Goals/scoring shots 51 60
Disposals 385 350
AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
R.Atkins 18 11 6 7 7 2 0 0 0 4
E.Betts 12 9 6 3 6 2 0 2 0 1
L.Brown 16 13 6 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
C.Cameron 11 7 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 1
K.Cheney 10 6 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
B.Crouch 22 7 0 15 10 5 1 1 0 6
M.Crouch 29 12 4 17 5 4 0 1 0 3
R.Douglas 20 12 1 8 6 3 0 0 0 4
K.Hartigan 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 2 0 0
S.Jacobs 13 10 3 3 6 5 1 0 40 1
J.Jenkins 5 5 4 0 2 3 0 0 8 0
R.Laird 26 13 7 13 8 2 3 0 0 1
J.Lever 12 7 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
T.Lynch 21 12 5 9 10 3 1 0 0 2
J.Lyons 23 14 2 9 10 9 0 0 0 6
D.Mackay 22 10 3 12 7 3 1 0 0 2
M.McGovern 9 6 3 3 3 5 1 1 0 0
R.Sloane 21 9 7 12 9 2 0 1 1 6
B.Smith 29 18 6 11 6 2 0 3 0 2
D.Talia 12 6 7 6 5 1 0 0 0 0
S.Thompson 24 12 4 12 12 8 0 1 0 6
T.Walker 20 15 11 5 11 1 2 2 0 0
North MelbourneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
J.Anderson 12 9 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 1
S.Atley 15 3 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 0
B.Brown 5 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
B.Cunnington 21 8 2 13 13 6 1 0 0 9
N.Dal Santo 29 8 1 21 12 1 1 1 0 6
M.Daw 7 5 4 2 3 2 0 0 4 1
T.Dumont 12 9 4 3 5 1 0 0 0 0
M.Firrito 19 8 5 11 7 0 1 0 0 0
S.Gibson 17 11 3 6 5 1 1 0 0 0
T.Goldstein 15 7 3 8 8 4 0 1 33 2
L.Hansen 10 3 3 7 3 3 0 0 0 0
B.Harvey 25 17 6 8 7 0 0 2 0 2
S.Higgins 15 7 5 8 4 3 1 0 0 0
J.Macmillan 15 9 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 1
L.McDonald 16 7 3 9 4 2 0 1 0 0
A.Mullett 17 9 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 1
D.Petrie 6 2 3 4 0 3 0 0 1 0
A.Swallow 19 4 3 15 9 7 3 0 0 4
R.Tarrant 14 8 3 6 6 0 1 2 0 0
L.Thomas 14 10 3 4 4 1 2 1 0 0
D.Wells 25 9 0 16 14 2 2 1 0 7
J.Ziebell 22 14 4 8 8 2 1 1 3 3

Match Details

Adelaide
North Melbourne
START TIME
7:40PM
WEATHER
Partly cloudy
VENUE
Adelaide Oval
Umpires
Chris Kamolins, Scott Jeffery, Chris Donlon

AFL finals Adelaide v North Melbourne: Kangaroos not up to Crows' class

ADELAIDE          
4.6   6.10   14.11   21.15 (141)
NORTH MELBOURNE 
2.4   5.4        8.5     12.7 (79)
BEST – Adelaide: Betts, Smith, Talia, M. Crouch, B. Crouch, Sloane. North Melbourne: Wells, Goldstein, Daw, Ziebell, Dal Santo, Higgins.
GOALS – Adelaide: Betts 6, Lynch 4, Walker, Smith , Jenkins 2, M. Crouch, Cameron, Sloane, Lever, Lyons. North Melbourne: Daw 4, Thomas 3, Goldstein 2, Higgins 2, Ziebell.
UMPIRES C. Donlon, C. Kamolins, S, Jeffrey.
CROWD 49,007 at Adelaide Oval.

After 60 minutes of football only the match review panel would want to watch again, the Adelaide Crows stunned North Melbourne and stormed into a semi-final clash with the Sydney Swans.

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Crows end Roos' season

Adelaide recorded an emphatic 62-point victory over North Melbourne in their elimination final on Saturday night.

As the master of cliches would decree, they played "a game in two halves" — kicking six goals in the first and eight in a blistering third quarter to tear the heart out of the Kangaroos with a 62-point win.

Eddie Betts kicked six goals, but it was his three in that third quarter resulting from some magnificent hard-running team play and his sheer brilliance that proved the difference and confirmed what we had suspected for some time – North didn't have the man-power to be a genuine finals threat.

For the most part, especially in a spiteful first half, the Kangaroos seemed more intent on ruffling the Crows' feathers, with a series of fights breaking out.

However, it was Adelaide that should be concerned most after defender Kyle Hartigan extended his left leg to trip North's Lindsay Thomas early in the second quarter, contact which troubled the Kangaroo for most of the term.

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Right from the opening 40 seconds when Taylor Walker brilliantly tapped the ball over his head to a running Charlie Cameron who goaled – and was then crunched unmercifully by a much taller and 18kg heavier Michael Firrito – it was obvious there was going to be a lot of spite.

The sweetest mark came seconds before the quarter-time siren when Betts soared over Firrito's back and goaled, but not even this gem put a lot of spark into the game. And Brent Harvey's pending exit also didn't offer the game much with most of his early disposals ineffective.

Crows Taylor Walker congratulates Tom Lynch on kicking a goal.
Crows Taylor Walker congratulates Tom Lynch on kicking a goal. Photo: Getty Images

Ultimately, it took Walker to kick his 300th career goal 90 seconds into the second half to show the Crows had found something special in a match that was there for the taking. Even reliable defender Jake Lever chipped in for his second career goal, and with the midfield finally gaining the ascendancy Josh Jenkins and Tom Lynch became key targets again.

And when Betts slipped over in the goalsquare in a marking contest against two opponents in the opening minutes of the fourth term, yet was able to stand up and take the grab for his sixth goal, the magic really had returned. 

Crow Sam Jacobs of the Crows competes with Todd Goldstein.
Crow Sam Jacobs of the Crows competes with Todd Goldstein. Photo: Getty Images

While Betts was brilliant, there was also a lot to like about Daniel Talia who made it a disappointing night for North's key forwards Ben Brown and Drew Petrie. It was left to Majak Daw to make a big impression with four goals in extremely difficult circumstances.

Daniel Wells was his classy self with his speed and clearance impact, but the Kangaroos' best list was a lot shorter than Adelaide's. It was a disappointing end to a marvellous career for Harvey.

Adelaide's  Eddie Betts flies for a mark as the Crows beat North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval.
Adelaide's Eddie Betts flies for a mark as the Crows beat North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval. 

Sam Jacobs and Todd Goldstein had a magnificent battle in the ruck that was generally shared, but it was the strength and quality play by the giant Kangaroo that gave him the honours.

To North's credit, they battled to the end. It was a fitting finish for their departing foursome. It was important for Adelaide to continue the momentum they started from those opening second-half minutes, but of course it ultimately meant nothing.