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Adelaide
14.13.97
Fremantle
8.16.64
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Adelaide
Fremantle
Q1
2.4.16
1.3.9

    Adelaide Events

  • 13 mins - Goal, J.Jenkins
  • 18 mins - Behind, D.Mackay
  • 20 mins - Goal, R.Douglas
  • 24 mins - Behind, R.Sloane
  • 24 mins - Behind, E.Betts
  • 25 mins - Behind, C.Cameron

    Adelaide and Fremantle Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, M.Pavlich
  • 7 mins - Behind, D.Mundy
  • 8 mins - Goal, M.Taberner
  • 17 mins - Behind, M.Walters
Q2
5.5.35
2.11.23

    Adelaide Events

  • 14 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 15 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 20 mins - Behind, R.Douglas
  • 22 mins - Goal, R.Atkins

    Adelaide and Fremantle Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, M.Pavlich
  • 5 mins - Behind, M.Pavlich
  • 8 mins - Goal, H.Crozier
  • 11 mins - Behind, D.Tucker
  • 18 mins - Behind, L.Neale
  • 19 mins - Behind, H.Crozier
  • 23 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 24 mins - Behind, M.Walters
  • 28 mins - Behind, M.Pavlich
Q3
9.10.64
3.14.32

    Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, J.Lyons
  • 7 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 9 mins - Goal, B.Smith
  • 11 mins - Behind, E.Betts
  • 24 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 25 mins - Behind, B.Smith
  • 26 mins - Behind, D.Mackay
  • 28 mins - Behind, C.Cameron
  • 29 mins - Behind, C.Cameron

    Adelaide and Fremantle Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, H.Ballantyne
  • 15 mins - Behind, C.Mayne
  • 18 mins - Behind, Z.Clarke
  • 19 mins - Goal, M.Pavlich
Q4
14.13.97
8.16.64

    Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, J.Jenkins
  • 6 mins - Behind, J.Jenkins
  • 8 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 10 mins - Behind, M.McGovern
  • 11 mins - Goal, R.Sloane
  • 17 mins - Behind, E.Betts
  • 18 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 20 mins - Goal, M.McGovern

    Adelaide and Fremantle Events

  • 5 mins - Goal, M.Walters
  • 13 mins - Behind, M.Taberner
  • 14 mins - Goal, C.Mayne
  • 22 mins - Goal, M.Walters
  • 25 mins - Goal, J.Griffin
  • 27 mins - Goal, M.Walters
  • 29 mins - Behind, C.Blakely

Scorers

Adelaide
Fremantle
Goal Scorers Adelaide Fremantle
Goals and Behinds Betts (4.3), Jenkins (2.1), Lynch (2.0), Douglas (1.1), McGovern (1.1), Sloane (1.1), Smith (1.1), Atkins (1.0), Lyons (1.0), Cameron (0.3), Mackay (0.2) Walters (3.2), Pavlich (1.4), Crozier (1.1), Mayne (1.1), Taberner (1.1), Griffin (1.0), Ballantyne (0.1), Blakely (0.1), Clarke (0.1), Mundy (0.1), Neale (0.1), Tucker (0.1)

Team Statistics

Adelaide
Fremantle

Statistics

Adelaide Fremantle
Goals 14 8
Behinds 13 16
Scoring shots 30 25
Goals/scoring shots 47 32
Disposals 430 376
AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
R.Atkins 21 14 5 7 4 2 0 0 0 0
E.Betts 17 13 4 4 5 4 2 0 0 0
L.Brown 27 16 6 11 9 4 1 1 0 0
C.Cameron 16 10 4 6 9 4 1 0 0 0
K.Cheney 11 4 4 7 3 1 0 0 0 0
M.Crouch 27 8 2 19 13 2 1 4 0 3
R.Douglas 21 6 5 15 9 3 2 3 0 2
K.Hartigan 18 10 8 8 4 5 0 3 0 0
S.Jacobs 21 8 6 13 8 2 0 0 30 3
J.Jenkins 11 5 4 6 8 3 1 0 5 0
R.Laird 24 13 5 11 5 1 1 0 0 1
J.Lever 19 7 2 12 11 2 0 1 0 0
T.Lynch 19 11 7 8 9 1 1 1 0 3
J.Lyons 19 9 2 10 10 4 1 0 1 5
D.Mackay 22 13 2 9 8 5 1 0 0 2
M.McGovern 10 4 4 6 4 3 0 0 0 0
P.Seedsman 19 14 9 5 3 2 0 0 0 2
R.Sloane 31 14 7 17 8 8 0 1 2 4
B.Smith 21 13 9 8 6 1 0 0 0 0
D.Talia 16 11 8 5 4 0 2 0 0 0
S.Thompson 30 13 2 17 8 3 0 2 0 5
T.Walker 10 6 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
FremantleGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
H.Ballantyne 10 6 2 4 4 3 0 1 0 0
M.Barlow 33 16 2 17 15 8 3 0 1 8
C.Blakely 10 2 0 8 7 5 1 0 1 2
Z.Clarke 9 3 4 6 4 3 1 1 15 1
H.Crozier 8 6 2 2 2 5 1 1 0 0
Z.Dawson 8 1 2 7 4 1 0 2 1 0
B.Grey 14 6 1 8 10 7 1 1 0 3
J.Griffin 9 3 3 6 3 3 1 0 16 2
S.Hill 25 18 4 7 8 5 1 0 0 6
C.Mayne 20 9 7 11 6 3 0 0 0 0
D.Mundy 19 16 5 3 10 1 0 1 0 2
L.Neale 40 14 3 26 19 3 2 1 0 3
M.Pavlich 15 12 6 3 7 2 1 0 0 1
A.Pearce 11 4 4 7 5 3 0 0 0 0
D.Pearce 25 15 2 10 7 2 0 1 0 3
T.Sheridan 9 7 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0
L.Spurr 17 9 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
C.Sutcliffe 16 9 7 7 4 5 0 1 0 0
M.Taberner 19 7 7 12 9 4 0 2 0 0
D.Tucker 13 6 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0
M.Walters 29 19 4 10 13 7 4 0 0 4
L.Weller 17 12 5 5 2 0 0 1 0 0

Match Details

Adelaide
Fremantle
START TIME
12:10PM
WEATHER
Sunny day Late shower or two
VENUE
Adelaide Oval
Umpires
Ben Ryan, Brendan Hosking, Luke Farmer

Adelaide v Fremantle: Crows' win adds to Dockers' misery

Adelaide 2.4 5.5 9.10 14.13 (97) Fremantle 1.5 2.11 3.14 8.15 (54)
GOALS: Adelaide: Betts 4, Lynch, Jenkins 2, Sloane, Lyons, McGovern, Smith, Atkins, Douglas. Fremantle: Walters 3, Mayne, Griffin, Pavlich, Taberner, Crozier.
BEST: Adelaide: Jacobs, Sloane, Thompson, Mackay, Hartigan, Atkins. Fremantle: Neale, Barlow, Mundy, Walters, Hill, Mayne.
UMPIRES L. Farmer, B. Hosking, B. Ryan.
CROWD 47,423 at Adelaide Oval.

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Adelaide hand Fremantle a hiding

Crows ace Eddie Betts boots four goals in a 33-point win over Fremantle to hand the Dockers an unwanted record.

Fremantle probably kicked fewer goals in the opening 90 minutes at Adelaide Oval than the winner here of tomorrow's A-League grand final between Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers.

Held to three goals at three-quarter-time, it was hardly a classic as the Crows made fewer errors and were slightly more accurate to ultimately win comfortably by 33 points.

Taylor Walker of the Crows passes the ball.
Taylor Walker of the Crows passes the ball. Photo: Getty Images

As expected, Fremantle coach Ross Lyon tried to completely shut the game, and for most part Adelaide struggled and showed little of their run-and-link style that has earned them praise this season.

And you've got to feel for Lyon, coaching a side wracked by injuries and then watching some of the most awful kicking for goal for some years, missing 10 set shots and kicking out on the full twice.

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But as with Adelaide too, it wasn't just the goals that should have been – both sides missed their targets badly, and about 25 per cent of their combined kicks were ineffective.

The biggest offender was Dockers champion Matthew Pavlich, who missed four of the easiest shots, a performance that would normally see a younger or less experienced player dropped.

Docker Michael Walters wins the ball.
Docker Michael Walters wins the ball. Photo: Morne de Klerk / Getty Images

Conversely, Lachie Neale racked up 40 disposals – 19 of them contested – in a magnificent effort in a losing side, a performance almost matched by Adelaide ruckman Sam Jacobs, whose dominance further emphasised just how much the Dockers are missing their No.1 big man Aaron Sandilands.

In some ways, it was a good challenge for the Crows because, after their impressive style that has earned applause this season, they needed to regroup at half-time and work their way hard through this contest. Fremantle's defence was resilient, always playing with an extra man in the backlines, and nothing came easy.

The scoreboard ultimately looked normal, but at 9.10 to 3.14 at three-quarter-time, it was anything but normal. The Crows looked as if they would finally race to a comfortable win, but to Fremantle's credit they fought courageously and earned respect.

Adelaide will be obviously delighted with the premiership points, but they have concerns. Tex Walker is hardly shooting goals. His teamwork and leadership was good, but there were times when he was needed to take some strong inside-50 contested marks.

Until the players from both sides tired in the warm conditions in the last quarter, the poor disposals and desperate checking made it a battle of the defences. The vast improvement by Kyle Hartigan this season has largely been shadowed by the overall team performance, but he stood out today. However, his "brain snap" when he hit Fremantle's Michael Walters head-high may see coach Don Pyke being forced to change his so far generally reliable and set back six.

Fremantle hasn't had it easy this year, and despite losing the return of captain David Mundy after missing three games with injury was a huge lift. He was terrific in defence, and his leadership was also much valued in trying circumstances.

Lachie Neale and Michael Barlow were also very good for the Dockers, but generally so much good work was wasted by poor flow-on disposals and abysmal kicking for goal that seriously dented their confidence in from the of the largest home-and-away crowd the club has ever faced – 47,423.

The Crows were forced to work hard, and no one typified this better than Rory Sloane, who yet again was inspirational.

The terrific form by David Mackay has also been under-played this season, and he was outstanding in defence in his 150th game. The impressive occasion will be remembered by this quality player forever, but most will won't to forget this ordinary game as quickly as possible. Nonetheless, it was a learning curve in Adelaide's development.