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CibbuanoCrows demolish Bombers
September 4th 2009 13:55
ADELAIDE has ended Essendon’s season with a 96-point demolition in Friday night’s elimination final at AAMI Stadium.
The Crows took control of the contest in the second term before storming to a comprehensive 26.10 (166) to 10.10 (70) victory.
It was Adelaide's most emphatic finals win and Essendon's worst September defeat.
The Crows will now play the loser of Sunday’s qualifying final between St Kilda and Collingwood in a cut-throat semi-final next Saturday night.
The crowd of 50,393 was the best attendance for a final at AAMI Stadium and the second-biggest ever turn-out for a game at the venue.
Adelaide had 13 individual goal kickers for the match - Jason Porplyzia the most effective with five while Kurt Tippett chipped in with four majors.
Andrew McLeod generated plenty of run with a game-high 31 possessions while Bernie Vince was also influential with 28 disposals, ten clearances and seven inside 50's.
Michael Doughty did a superb blanketing job on Jobe Watson, restricting the Essendon star to just 14 touches while Ivan Maric was dominant in the ruck with 28 hit outs.
For the Bombers, Adam McPhee booted a career-best four goals while Brent Stanton (24) and Nathan-Lovett Murray (24) tried hard all night.
Scores were level on four occasions during a competitive first term before Richard Douglas drilled one home from long range to give the Crows a six-point lead at quarter-time.
Adelaide dominated at the stoppages and kicked the first three goals of the second term through Tyson Edwards, Patrick Dangerfield and Porplyzia to blow the margin out to 24 points at the six-minute mark.
It appeared to be a matter of how far for Neil Craig’s men but the Dons lifted their rating mid-way through the term and had six scoring shots but they only managed majors through McPhee and Stanton.
They were made to pay for their wastefulness in front of goal as the Crows slammed on the last four goals of the first half to go into the main break with a commanding 39-point lead.
Both sides traded goals for the first eight minutes of the second half before another four-goal burst helped the Crows establish a match-winning break at three-quarter time.
McPhee was the only shining light for the Bombers, booting all three of his side’s goals as the Bombers went into the final change trailing by 61 points.
The Crows didn’t take their foot of the pedal in the final stanza, piling on eight majors to cap off a dominant performance.
ADELAIDE: 4.3, 12.4, 18.9, 26.10 (166)
ESSENDON: 3.3,5.7, 8.8, 10.10 (70)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Tippett 4, Porplyzia 4, Knights 3, Burton 3, Dangerfield 2, Douglas 2, Vince, Edwards, Maric, Mackay, Hentschel, Thompson, Sellar
ESSENDON: McPhee 4, Skipworth 2, Monfries, Quinn, Stanton, Lovett
BEST: ADELAIDE: Vince, McLeod, Doughty, Porplyzia, Tippett, Goodwin, Maric, Stevens
ESSENDON: McPhee, Stanton, Lovett-Murray, Welsh, Dyson
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: Sellar (knock to head)
ESSENDON: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Essendon's Tom Bellchambers replaced in the selected side by Michael Quinn.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Stevic, Ryan
CROWD: 50,393 at the AAMI STADIUM
The Crows took control of the contest in the second term before storming to a comprehensive 26.10 (166) to 10.10 (70) victory.
It was Adelaide's most emphatic finals win and Essendon's worst September defeat.
The Crows will now play the loser of Sunday’s qualifying final between St Kilda and Collingwood in a cut-throat semi-final next Saturday night.
The crowd of 50,393 was the best attendance for a final at AAMI Stadium and the second-biggest ever turn-out for a game at the venue.
Adelaide had 13 individual goal kickers for the match - Jason Porplyzia the most effective with five while Kurt Tippett chipped in with four majors.
Andrew McLeod generated plenty of run with a game-high 31 possessions while Bernie Vince was also influential with 28 disposals, ten clearances and seven inside 50's.
Michael Doughty did a superb blanketing job on Jobe Watson, restricting the Essendon star to just 14 touches while Ivan Maric was dominant in the ruck with 28 hit outs.
For the Bombers, Adam McPhee booted a career-best four goals while Brent Stanton (24) and Nathan-Lovett Murray (24) tried hard all night.
Scores were level on four occasions during a competitive first term before Richard Douglas drilled one home from long range to give the Crows a six-point lead at quarter-time.
Adelaide dominated at the stoppages and kicked the first three goals of the second term through Tyson Edwards, Patrick Dangerfield and Porplyzia to blow the margin out to 24 points at the six-minute mark.
It appeared to be a matter of how far for Neil Craig’s men but the Dons lifted their rating mid-way through the term and had six scoring shots but they only managed majors through McPhee and Stanton.
They were made to pay for their wastefulness in front of goal as the Crows slammed on the last four goals of the first half to go into the main break with a commanding 39-point lead.
Both sides traded goals for the first eight minutes of the second half before another four-goal burst helped the Crows establish a match-winning break at three-quarter time.
McPhee was the only shining light for the Bombers, booting all three of his side’s goals as the Bombers went into the final change trailing by 61 points.
The Crows didn’t take their foot of the pedal in the final stanza, piling on eight majors to cap off a dominant performance.
ADELAIDE: 4.3, 12.4, 18.9, 26.10 (166)
ESSENDON: 3.3,5.7, 8.8, 10.10 (70)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Tippett 4, Porplyzia 4, Knights 3, Burton 3, Dangerfield 2, Douglas 2, Vince, Edwards, Maric, Mackay, Hentschel, Thompson, Sellar
ESSENDON: McPhee 4, Skipworth 2, Monfries, Quinn, Stanton, Lovett
BEST: ADELAIDE: Vince, McLeod, Doughty, Porplyzia, Tippett, Goodwin, Maric, Stevens
ESSENDON: McPhee, Stanton, Lovett-Murray, Welsh, Dyson
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: Sellar (knock to head)
ESSENDON: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Essendon's Tom Bellchambers replaced in the selected side by Michael Quinn.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Stevic, Ryan
CROWD: 50,393 at the AAMI STADIUM
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