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August 16th 2008 07:30
ADELAIDE has kept its top-four hopes alive with a 56-point demolition of Essendon at Telstra Dome on Saturday afternoon.
The Crows' 19.15 (129) to 10.13 (73) victory is their first win over the Bombers in Melbourne in 11 attempts.
Adelaide is now in fourth place on the AFL ladder but could be overtaken by Sydney and North Melbourne, who play Geelong and Carlton respectively later in the round.
The Crows midfield dominated the stoppages with Scott Thompson leading the way with a team-high 31 possessions and one goal. He received good support from Nathan van Berlo (26 disposals) and Brent Reilly (23 possessions).
Adelaide had 10 individual goalkickers for the match - Nick Gill the most effective with five, three of which came in the final term while Simon Goodwin chimed in with three majors.
For Essendon, Damien Peverill, Brent Stanton, Ricky Dyson and Jay Nash tried hard all day, racking up 30-plus possessions while skipper Matthew Lloyd chimed in with three goals in his 250th game.
The Bombers kicked the first goal of the contest through Paddy Ryder but the rest of the term belonged to the Crows.
Adelaide was relentless in their pressure at contests and ran hard through the middle as they slammed on the next three goals of the term to take a 14-point lead into the first change.
The Crows should have been further in front at quarter-time but they failed to make the most of their opportunities in front of goal, booting a wasteful 3.4.
The Bombers lifted their intensity and levelled the scores at the 17-minute mark of the second term thanks to goals from Lloyd and David Hille.
But Adelaide had all the answers with two majors from Goodwin and a goal from Patrick Dangerfield with his first kick in AFL football giving Adelaide a 19-point advantage at the main break.
The Crows then broke the game open in the second half, slamming on six goals in a stunning 17-minute burst to take a match-winning 55-point lead into the final change.
Adelaide didn't take their foot off the pedal in the final term, booting a further six goals to cap off a history-making win.
ESSENDON: 1.2 4.7, 6.10, 10.13 (73)
ADELAIDE: 3.4, 7.8, 13.10, 19.15 (129)
GOALS: ESSENDON: Lloyd 3, Hille 2, Ryder, McPhee, Lovett-Murray, Magin, Laycock
ADELAIDE: Gill 5,
Goodwin 3, Stevens 2, Johncock 2, Douglas 2, Moran, Thompson, Maric, Dangerfield, McLeod
BEST: ESSENDON: Peverill, Nash, Dyson, Lovett, McPhee, Watson
ADELAIDE: Gill, Thompson, van Berlo, Reilly, Symes, Edwards, Stevens, Doughty
INJURIES: ESSENDON: Fletcher (groin)
ADELAIDE: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Hocking replaced in the selected side by Magin.
UMPIRES: Margetts, Rosebury, Kamolins
The Crows' 19.15 (129) to 10.13 (73) victory is their first win over the Bombers in Melbourne in 11 attempts.
Adelaide is now in fourth place on the AFL ladder but could be overtaken by Sydney and North Melbourne, who play Geelong and Carlton respectively later in the round.
The Crows midfield dominated the stoppages with Scott Thompson leading the way with a team-high 31 possessions and one goal. He received good support from Nathan van Berlo (26 disposals) and Brent Reilly (23 possessions).
Adelaide had 10 individual goalkickers for the match - Nick Gill the most effective with five, three of which came in the final term while Simon Goodwin chimed in with three majors.
For Essendon, Damien Peverill, Brent Stanton, Ricky Dyson and Jay Nash tried hard all day, racking up 30-plus possessions while skipper Matthew Lloyd chimed in with three goals in his 250th game.
The Bombers kicked the first goal of the contest through Paddy Ryder but the rest of the term belonged to the Crows.
Adelaide was relentless in their pressure at contests and ran hard through the middle as they slammed on the next three goals of the term to take a 14-point lead into the first change.
The Crows should have been further in front at quarter-time but they failed to make the most of their opportunities in front of goal, booting a wasteful 3.4.
The Bombers lifted their intensity and levelled the scores at the 17-minute mark of the second term thanks to goals from Lloyd and David Hille.
But Adelaide had all the answers with two majors from Goodwin and a goal from Patrick Dangerfield with his first kick in AFL football giving Adelaide a 19-point advantage at the main break.
The Crows then broke the game open in the second half, slamming on six goals in a stunning 17-minute burst to take a match-winning 55-point lead into the final change.
Adelaide didn't take their foot off the pedal in the final term, booting a further six goals to cap off a history-making win.
ESSENDON: 1.2 4.7, 6.10, 10.13 (73)
ADELAIDE: 3.4, 7.8, 13.10, 19.15 (129)
GOALS: ESSENDON: Lloyd 3, Hille 2, Ryder, McPhee, Lovett-Murray, Magin, Laycock
ADELAIDE: Gill 5,
Goodwin 3, Stevens 2, Johncock 2, Douglas 2, Moran, Thompson, Maric, Dangerfield, McLeod
BEST: ESSENDON: Peverill, Nash, Dyson, Lovett, McPhee, Watson
ADELAIDE: Gill, Thompson, van Berlo, Reilly, Symes, Edwards, Stevens, Doughty
INJURIES: ESSENDON: Fletcher (groin)
ADELAIDE: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Hocking replaced in the selected side by Magin.
UMPIRES: Margetts, Rosebury, Kamolins
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