AFL

Adelaide
16.17.113
Sydney
15.13.103
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Match Tracker

Adelaide
Sydney
Q1
3.1.19
3.4.22

    Adelaide Events

  • 8 mins - Goal, T.Walker
  • 14 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 20 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 24 mins - Behind, J.Jenkins

    Adelaide and Sydney Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, H.Cunningham
  • 4 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 4 mins - Behind, L.Franklin
  • 9 mins - Goal, B.McGlynn
  • 15 mins - Behind, D.Hannebery
  • 25 mins - Goal, B.McGlynn
  • 29 mins - Rushed Behind
Q2
5.8.38
5.6.36

    Adelaide Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, J.Jenkins
  • 3 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 8 mins - Behind, W.Milera
  • 13 mins - Behind, R.Douglas
  • 16 mins - Behind, R.Douglas
  • 17 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 20 mins - Behind, T.Lynch
  • 21 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 30 mins - Behind, T.Walker

    Adelaide and Sydney Events

  • 7 mins - Behind, H.Cunningham
  • 9 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 11 mins - Behind, D.Hannebery
  • 24 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
Q3
11.13.79
12.8.80

    Adelaide Events

  • 2 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 4 mins - Goal, M.McGovern
  • 7 mins - Behind, E.Betts
  • 8 mins - Behind, J.Jenkins
  • 9 mins - Goal, R.Douglas
  • 13 mins - Goal, T.Walker
  • 17 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 18 mins - Goal, M.McGovern
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Jenkins
  • 25 mins - Goal, P.Seedsman
  • 31 mins - Rushed Behind

    Adelaide and Sydney Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, I.Heeney
  • 6 mins - Goal, I.Heeney
  • 12 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 17 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 21 mins - Goal, K.Tippett
  • 27 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 29 mins - Goal, K.Tippett
  • 31 mins - Goal, L.Franklin
  • 33 mins - Goal, L.Parker
Q4
16.17.113
15.13.103

    Adelaide Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, P.Seedsman
  • 7 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 14 mins - Behind, T.Walker
  • 14 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 19 mins - Goal, R.Atkins
  • 26 mins - Goal, E.Betts
  • 28 mins - Behind, T.Lynch
  • 30 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 33 mins - Goal, E.Betts

    Adelaide and Sydney Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, T.Papley
  • 2 mins - Behind, L.Parker
  • 10 mins - Behind, D.Rampe
  • 12 mins - Goal, D.Hannebery
  • 17 mins - Behind, T.Papley
  • 24 mins - Goal, I.Heeney
  • 26 mins - Behind, D.Robinson
  • 31 mins - Goal, I.Heeney

Scorers

Adelaide
Sydney
Goal Scorers Adelaide Sydney
Goals and Behinds Betts (4.1), Lynch (3.2), Walker (2.2), McGovern (2.0), Seedsman (2.0), Jenkins (1.3), Douglas (1.2), Atkins (1.0), Milera (0.1) Franklin (4.1), Heeney (4.0), McGlynn (2.0), Tippett (2.0), Hannebery (1.2), Cunningham (1.1), Parker (1.1), Papley (0.2), Rampe (0.1), Robinson (0.1)

Team Statistics

Adelaide
Sydney

Statistics

Adelaide Sydney
Goals 16 15
Behinds 17 13
Scoring shots 33 26
Goals/scoring shots 48 58
Disposals 372 372
AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
R.Atkins 25 15 6 10 6 2 0 1 0 2
E.Betts 19 12 2 7 13 5 3 0 0 0
L.Brown 10 4 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 1
K.Cheney 11 7 2 4 5 0 1 1 0 0
M.Crouch 27 8 2 19 9 5 0 1 0 4
R.Douglas 24 18 3 6 13 7 2 2 0 4
K.Hartigan 13 7 4 6 7 0 0 2 0 1
S.Jacobs 16 6 1 10 9 2 3 1 35 4
J.Jenkins 16 10 4 6 8 3 3 0 9 2
R.Laird 27 12 5 15 11 2 2 1 0 1
J.Lever 7 7 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0
T.Lynch 21 16 6 5 6 1 1 1 0 2
J.Lyons 15 10 1 5 13 8 1 1 0 4
D.Mackay 15 9 1 6 7 8 0 1 0 2
M.McGovern 11 8 4 3 3 3 1 1 0 1
W.Milera 9 1 1 8 5 1 1 1 0 1
P.Seedsman 12 9 1 3 5 5 0 1 0 1
R.Sloane 24 14 4 10 19 10 1 2 3 6
B.Smith 18 13 3 5 3 3 2 2 0 0
D.Talia 9 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
S.Thompson 27 9 3 18 10 10 1 0 0 6
T.Walker 16 11 9 5 6 3 0 2 0 0
SydneyGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
H.Cunningham 15 9 4 6 4 8 1 0 0 1
L.Franklin 16 10 7 6 7 2 2 1 0 0
H.Grundy 17 10 3 7 9 0 0 3 0 0
D.Hannebery 38 18 3 20 14 5 1 0 0 8
I.Heeney 18 11 4 7 11 1 2 1 0 1
K.Jack 16 7 3 9 7 4 1 2 0 3
J.Kennedy 28 11 1 17 15 3 1 1 0 9
J.Laidler 15 8 3 7 5 5 1 0 0 0
J.Lloyd 18 10 4 8 5 3 1 2 0 1
B.McGlynn 9 4 1 5 6 6 0 0 0 3
J.McVeigh 13 9 3 4 5 8 1 0 0 1
C.Mills 23 12 8 11 10 3 1 1 0 3
T.Mitchell 22 9 1 13 11 4 0 4 0 0
T.Nankervis 11 3 2 8 8 9 1 0 8 2
T.Papley 5 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
L.Parker 26 11 1 15 10 6 1 1 1 3
D.Rampe 23 11 3 12 9 2 3 2 0 0
T.Richards 10 4 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
D.Robinson 9 5 2 4 3 7 1 0 0 2
N.Smith 15 9 1 6 5 4 2 1 0 0
K.Tippett 13 7 2 6 8 3 1 3 35 2
D.Towers 12 6 3 6 5 1 0 1 0 0

Match Details

Adelaide
Sydney
START TIME
7:40PM
WEATHER
Partly cloudy
VENUE
Adelaide Oval
Umpires
Brett Rosebury, Nick Foot, Luke Farmer

AFL season 2016: Crows dig deep to defeat fighting Swans

ADELAIDE 3.1 5.8 11.13 16.17 (113) SYDNEY 3.4 5.6 12.8 15.13 (103)
Goals: Adelaide: E Betts 4, T Lynch 3, M McGovern 2, P Seedsman 2, T Walker 2, J Jenkins, R Atkins, R Douglas. Sydney: I Heeney 4, L Franklin 4, B McGlynn 2, K Tippett 2, D Hannebery, H Cunningham, L Parker.
BEST: Adelaide: Sloane, Thompson, Laird, Betts, Smith, Atkins. Sydney: Hannebery, Kennedy, Franklin, Tippett, Parker, Heeney.
Injuries: Sydney: C Sinclair (infected foot) replaced in selected side by T Nankervis.
Umpires: Brett Rosebury, Luke Farmer, Nicholas Foot.
Official Crowd: 51,330 at Adelaide Oval.

Adelaide  called on every ounce of courage to beat an equally brilliant Sydney Swans by 10 points in a thriller at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.

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Crows down Swans in AFL epic

Adelaide livewire Eddie Betts slots four goals as the Crows pip the Swans by 10 points in a thriller at Adelaide Oval.

In an game where fortunes changed so often, the Crows' miracle man Eddie Betts twice goaled in the dying minutes to stave off a brave Sydney to the roar of the 51,330 home crowd.

This was football at its finest. It had everything – excitement, skills, courage and especially the ability of both sides to shut the game down only to break it open again with a rush of goals.

David Mackay of the Crows gets a pass away under pressure.
David Mackay of the Crows gets a pass away under pressure. Photo: Getty Images

They kicked 10 goals between them in the first half, and 21 in the second, and not one of them was easy.

It was a remarkable game, and perhaps it will be remembered most by 33-year-old Scott Thompson, who was among the home-town heroes in his 250th AFL game.

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But in the far bigger picture, Adelaide showed they have come of age against the predictions of most outside of the club. It was said they had the worst draw and could be 0-8, but they are 3-1 and have put an end to the Swans' winning run.

This was huge for Adelaide. They had struggled to beat the Swans in recent years, and their ability with withstand Sydney's brave effort under incredible pressure and still be able to demonstrate their much-improved skills was a clear indication they are a quality side. It is a huge triumph for new coach Don Pyke, and remarkable credit for a club that endured such difficult times last year.

Lance Franklin of the Swans is pursued by Kyle Hartigan of the Crows as he moves upfield.
Lance Franklin of the Swans is pursued by Kyle Hartigan of the Crows as he moves upfield. Photo: Getty Images

Adelaide went into the game as the hot-shots of the current competition, and while they kicked well below season average with just five goals in the first half, it was still their forwards who kept them well in the game – with their defensive efforts.

It was a terrific, hard-working contest, perhaps best epitomised during a torrid seven minutes midway through the second quarter. The Crows went forward and struggled to score four behinds. But with each kick-out, they bound the Swans up and locked the game down.

Tackle-by-tackle, Adelaide eventually broke clear and Tom Lynch goaled, but this was about team persistence rather than individual brilliance.

After a combined 10 first-half goals, the game opened significantly in the third term with the Swans kicking 7.2 to 6.5, and while they led by only a point at three-quarter-time they certainly had the momentum coming from 17 points down and kicking three goals within the last four minutes of the term.

Sydney had the early ascendancy, especially through a brilliant Dan Hannebery, when it came a battle of the midfielders, but Adelaide slowly evened the battle, thanks largely to some courageous work and skill by Rory Sloane, who produced his best game for the season.

Both sides tried to move the ball quickly, with the Swans more keen with the use of handball, and for most part this element out-numbered their kicks. The ploy was to to break through Adelaide's resilient press, but this was tough going and the Crows found it just as difficult against the Swans' non-stop pressure.

Sydney suffered a pre-match setback when ruckman Callum Sinclair was a late withdrawal because of an infected toe  and was replaced by Kurt Tippett became the No.1 ruckman, and amid the constant boos the ex-Adelaide giant did very well.Â