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CibbuanoCrows crush Blues
May 23rd 2009 08:49
ADELAIDE has snapped a three-game losing streak and celebrated Andrew McLeod’s club record 313th game with a 44-point demolition of Carlton at AAMI Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Crows set up their fourth win of the season with a dominant first half before withstanding a fight back from the Blues to prevail 15.14 (104) to 8.12 (60).
The loss was made worse for Carlton with utility Jarrad Waite suffering a serious knee injury late in the first term.
Tyson Edwards and Scott Thompson were influential in the middle, racking up 30-plus possessions while Simon Goodwin and David Mackay were also prominent.
Michael Doughty (27 disposals) kept Carlton skipper Chris Judd to just 19 touches while Chris Knights booted a career-best five goals.
For the Blues, Nick Stevens (32 possessions, two goals) tried hard all day while Marc Murphy got his side back into the contest in the second half and finished the match with 23 disposals and two majors.
The Crows stamped their authority on the contest in the opening stanza, winning more of the football and applying relentless pressure all over the ground.
But despite entering inside their forward 50 eight more times than Carlton they went into quarter-time with just a 19-point lead after booting a wayward 3.4.
Knights was damaging in the second term, booting three of his side’s five goals for the quarter to help the Crows to a commanding 49-point lead at half-time.
Not surprisingly the Blues managed just two behinds for the term after having just four entries inside 50.
It was the first time in 20 years that Carlton had been held goalless for a half of football.
Adelaide kicked the first goal of the second half through Kurt Tippett before Carlton finally ended the goal scoring drought at the five-minute mark with Eddie Betts kicking an opportunistic goal.
It sparked the Blues into action with Matthew Kreuzer chiming in with two majors before Murphy snapped truly to give his side a sniff.
Adelaide had their chances to extend their lead but they failed to capitalise and led by just 27 points at three-quarter time after Stevens kicked his first.
A running goal from Brent Reilly in the opening minute of the final term took some of the sting out of Carlton’s comeback but they didn’t lie down and responded through Brendan Fevola and Murphy.
But the Crows had all the answers and went on to register their first win at home for the season.
ADELAIDE: 3.4, 8.6, 9.11, 15.14 (104)
CARLTON: 0.3,0.5,5.8, 8.12 (60)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Knights 5, Tippett 2, Vince 2, Porplyzia 2,Doughty, Otten, Reilly, Dangerfield
CARLTON: Kreuzer 2, Murphy 2, Stevens 2, Betts, Fevola
BEST: ADELAIDE: Doughty, Edwards, Knights, Thompson, Mackay, Johncock, Otten
CARLTON: Stevens, Murphy, Browne, Bower, Gibbs, Kreuzer
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: tbc
CARLTON: Waite (left knee)
REPORTS: -
CHANGES: Scotland replaced in the selected side by Wiggins.
UMPIRES: McLaren, Hendrie, Pannell
CROWD: 41,107 at the AAMI
The Crows set up their fourth win of the season with a dominant first half before withstanding a fight back from the Blues to prevail 15.14 (104) to 8.12 (60).
The loss was made worse for Carlton with utility Jarrad Waite suffering a serious knee injury late in the first term.
Tyson Edwards and Scott Thompson were influential in the middle, racking up 30-plus possessions while Simon Goodwin and David Mackay were also prominent.
Michael Doughty (27 disposals) kept Carlton skipper Chris Judd to just 19 touches while Chris Knights booted a career-best five goals.
For the Blues, Nick Stevens (32 possessions, two goals) tried hard all day while Marc Murphy got his side back into the contest in the second half and finished the match with 23 disposals and two majors.
The Crows stamped their authority on the contest in the opening stanza, winning more of the football and applying relentless pressure all over the ground.
But despite entering inside their forward 50 eight more times than Carlton they went into quarter-time with just a 19-point lead after booting a wayward 3.4.
Knights was damaging in the second term, booting three of his side’s five goals for the quarter to help the Crows to a commanding 49-point lead at half-time.
Not surprisingly the Blues managed just two behinds for the term after having just four entries inside 50.
It was the first time in 20 years that Carlton had been held goalless for a half of football.
Adelaide kicked the first goal of the second half through Kurt Tippett before Carlton finally ended the goal scoring drought at the five-minute mark with Eddie Betts kicking an opportunistic goal.
It sparked the Blues into action with Matthew Kreuzer chiming in with two majors before Murphy snapped truly to give his side a sniff.
Adelaide had their chances to extend their lead but they failed to capitalise and led by just 27 points at three-quarter time after Stevens kicked his first.
A running goal from Brent Reilly in the opening minute of the final term took some of the sting out of Carlton’s comeback but they didn’t lie down and responded through Brendan Fevola and Murphy.
But the Crows had all the answers and went on to register their first win at home for the season.
ADELAIDE: 3.4, 8.6, 9.11, 15.14 (104)
CARLTON: 0.3,0.5,5.8, 8.12 (60)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Knights 5, Tippett 2, Vince 2, Porplyzia 2,Doughty, Otten, Reilly, Dangerfield
CARLTON: Kreuzer 2, Murphy 2, Stevens 2, Betts, Fevola
BEST: ADELAIDE: Doughty, Edwards, Knights, Thompson, Mackay, Johncock, Otten
CARLTON: Stevens, Murphy, Browne, Bower, Gibbs, Kreuzer
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: tbc
CARLTON: Waite (left knee)
REPORTS: -
CHANGES: Scotland replaced in the selected side by Wiggins.
UMPIRES: McLaren, Hendrie, Pannell
CROWD: 41,107 at the AAMI
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