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CibbuanoCrows down Dockers
April 12th 2009 10:44
ADELAIDE has recorded a valuable win away from home, downing Fremantle by 24 points in an error-riddled contest at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.
The Crows took control of the contest in the second quarter and withstood several challenges from the Dockers to prevail 15.14 (104) to 11.14 (80).
The loss sees Fremantle slip to 0-3 and they could be winless after the first month of the season with their next match against a red-hot St Kilda side at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
Some of the gloss was taken off the win for Adelaide with utility Scott Stevens being taken off on a stretcher late in the second term after being crunched in a marking contest by Fremantle’s Luke McPharlin.
Adelaide had 10 individual goal kickers for the match - Jason Porplyzia the most effective with four goals while classy youngster Taylor Walker chimed in with three valuable majors.
Nathan van Berlo, Scott Thompson, Brent Reily and Bernie Vince were all busy contributors in the middle, racking up 20-plus possessions while Patrick Dangerfield generated plenty of run with 20 disposals and one goal.
For Fremantle, Paul Hasleby (28 disposals, one goal) tried hard all day. Michael Johnson was busy in defence with 26 touches. Stephen Hill showed some promising signs while Matthew Pavlich booted three goals.
The Dockers dominated general play early and had 10 of the first 13 entries inside 50 but they failed to make the most of their good work around the ground, booting a wasteful 3.5 for the term to take a 14-point lead into quarter-time.
Kicking with the aid of the breeze in the second quarter, the Crows booted five unanswered goals to take a handy 18-point advantage into half-time.
Fremantle struggled to penetrate Adelaide’s zone in the second term and they continually broke down across half-forward - the Dockers entered inside 50 just four times for the quarter.
A major from Hill saw Fremantle close to within ten points six minutes into the third term but the Crows hit back through Porplzyia and Tyson Edwards to skip out to a 22-point lead.
David Mundy kicked truly to keep the Dockers in the contest but a clever snap from van Berlo saw the margin blow out to 25 points at the 22-minute mark of the third term.
It looked as if the Crows were going to run away with the match but the Dockers found another gear and trailed by just 12 points heading into the final change thanks to late goals from Paul Hasleby and Byron Schammer.
Fremantle came out firing in the final term, slamming on the first three goals of the quarter to take the lead.
But their lead was short-lived with Andrew McLeod kicking a brilliant goal on the run from outside 50 three minutes later to level the scores.
Walker and Porplyzia then stepped up, booting two goals apiece in the last quarter to help lift the Crows to their second win of the season.
FREMANTLE: 3.5, 3.7, 7.12, 11.14
(80)
ADELAIDE: 1.3, 6.7, 9.12, 15.14 (104)
GOALS: Fremantle: Pavlich 3, Crowley, Hinkley, Hill, Hasleby, Schammer, Tarrant
Adelaide: Porplyzia 4, Walker 3, Symes, Gill, Tippet, Douglas, Edwards, van Berlo,
BEST: Fremantle: Hasleby, Johnson, Pavlich, Hill
Adelaide: Porplyzia, Edwards, Walker, Vince, van Berlo, Thompson, Reilly, Dangerfield
INJURIES: Fremantle: Hill (dislocated finger)
Adelaide:
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Margetts, Wenn, Keating
CROWD: 30,035 at Subiaco
The Crows took control of the contest in the second quarter and withstood several challenges from the Dockers to prevail 15.14 (104) to 11.14 (80).
The loss sees Fremantle slip to 0-3 and they could be winless after the first month of the season with their next match against a red-hot St Kilda side at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
Some of the gloss was taken off the win for Adelaide with utility Scott Stevens being taken off on a stretcher late in the second term after being crunched in a marking contest by Fremantle’s Luke McPharlin.
Adelaide had 10 individual goal kickers for the match - Jason Porplyzia the most effective with four goals while classy youngster Taylor Walker chimed in with three valuable majors.
Nathan van Berlo, Scott Thompson, Brent Reily and Bernie Vince were all busy contributors in the middle, racking up 20-plus possessions while Patrick Dangerfield generated plenty of run with 20 disposals and one goal.
For Fremantle, Paul Hasleby (28 disposals, one goal) tried hard all day. Michael Johnson was busy in defence with 26 touches. Stephen Hill showed some promising signs while Matthew Pavlich booted three goals.
The Dockers dominated general play early and had 10 of the first 13 entries inside 50 but they failed to make the most of their good work around the ground, booting a wasteful 3.5 for the term to take a 14-point lead into quarter-time.
Kicking with the aid of the breeze in the second quarter, the Crows booted five unanswered goals to take a handy 18-point advantage into half-time.
Fremantle struggled to penetrate Adelaide’s zone in the second term and they continually broke down across half-forward - the Dockers entered inside 50 just four times for the quarter.
A major from Hill saw Fremantle close to within ten points six minutes into the third term but the Crows hit back through Porplzyia and Tyson Edwards to skip out to a 22-point lead.
David Mundy kicked truly to keep the Dockers in the contest but a clever snap from van Berlo saw the margin blow out to 25 points at the 22-minute mark of the third term.
It looked as if the Crows were going to run away with the match but the Dockers found another gear and trailed by just 12 points heading into the final change thanks to late goals from Paul Hasleby and Byron Schammer.
Fremantle came out firing in the final term, slamming on the first three goals of the quarter to take the lead.
But their lead was short-lived with Andrew McLeod kicking a brilliant goal on the run from outside 50 three minutes later to level the scores.
Walker and Porplyzia then stepped up, booting two goals apiece in the last quarter to help lift the Crows to their second win of the season.
FREMANTLE: 3.5, 3.7, 7.12, 11.14
(80)
ADELAIDE: 1.3, 6.7, 9.12, 15.14 (104)
GOALS: Fremantle: Pavlich 3, Crowley, Hinkley, Hill, Hasleby, Schammer, Tarrant
Adelaide: Porplyzia 4, Walker 3, Symes, Gill, Tippet, Douglas, Edwards, van Berlo,
BEST: Fremantle: Hasleby, Johnson, Pavlich, Hill
Adelaide: Porplyzia, Edwards, Walker, Vince, van Berlo, Thompson, Reilly, Dangerfield
INJURIES: Fremantle: Hill (dislocated finger)
Adelaide:
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Margetts, Wenn, Keating
CROWD: 30,035 at Subiaco
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