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CibbuanoCrows hold off Blues
August 2nd 2008 08:30
ADELAIDE has kept its top-four hopes alive with a thrilling eight-point win over Carlton at AAMI Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Crows blew the game open in the third term before withstanding a last-quarter surge from the Blues to record a gutsy 13.16 (94) to 12.14 (86) victory.
Adelaide is now just half a game behind fourth-placed Sydney with four rounds remaining.
The win was soured somewhat for the Crows with classy forward Jason Porplyzia stretchered off the ground after being felled by a Steven Browne bump in the second term. He took no further part in the match.
Nathan van Berlo was Adelaide's best with a game-high 40 possessions. Robert Shirley did a superb blanketing job on Carlton skipper Chris Judd, restricting the 2004 Brownlow medallist to just 15 possessions while Brad Moran chimed in with four majors.
For Carlton, Andrew Carrazzo and Nick Stevens worked hard all day, racking up 30-plus possessions while the newly signed Brendon Fevola booted five goals.
The Blues made the most of their opportunities in front of goal in an even opening term, kicking the first two goals of the match through Heath Scotland and Brad Fisher before two majors in three minutes from Fevola gave Carlton a 15-point lead at quarter-time.
Carlton kicked the first goal of the second term through Fevola before the Crows were sparked into action after Porplyzia was hurt in an off-the-ball clash at the 14-minute mark.
Adelaide responded with the next three goals through Ivan Maric, Nick Gill and Moran to hit the front for the first time in the match before a 50m goal from Simon Wiggins gave the Blues a one-point advantage at the main break.
The Blues kicked the first goal of the third term but the rest of the quarter belonged to the Crows.
They dominated at the stoppages, moved the football quickly through the middle and won the inside 50 count 18-8 as they slammed on six goals to two to take a handy 24-point lead into the final change.
Adelaide looked set to record their tenth win of the season when Tyson Edwards kicked truly to extend the Crows' lead to 32 points.
But the Blues lifted and hit back with three goals in three minutes to reduce the deficit to just 14 points.
Carlton then dominated the remainder of the game but failed to capitalise in front of goal, finishing the match with six straight behinds.
ADELAIDE: 1.7, 6.11, 12.14, 13.16 (94)
CARLTON: 4.4, 7.6, 9.8, 12.14 (86)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Moran 4, Shirley 2, Maric 2, Edwards 2, Porplyzia, MacKay, Gill
CARLTON: Fevola 5, Scotland, Fisher, Wiggins, Cloke, Walker, Simpson, Stevens,
BEST: ADELAIDE: van Berlo, Shirley, Moran, Massie, Doughty, Edwards, Thompson, Maric
CARLTON: Stevens, Carrazzo, Scotland, Murphy, Walker, Gibbs
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: Porplyzia (concussion)
CARLTON: Betts (hamstring)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Ryan, Meredith, McInerney
CROWD: 40,730 at AAMI Stadium
The Crows blew the game open in the third term before withstanding a last-quarter surge from the Blues to record a gutsy 13.16 (94) to 12.14 (86) victory.
Adelaide is now just half a game behind fourth-placed Sydney with four rounds remaining.
The win was soured somewhat for the Crows with classy forward Jason Porplyzia stretchered off the ground after being felled by a Steven Browne bump in the second term. He took no further part in the match.
Nathan van Berlo was Adelaide's best with a game-high 40 possessions. Robert Shirley did a superb blanketing job on Carlton skipper Chris Judd, restricting the 2004 Brownlow medallist to just 15 possessions while Brad Moran chimed in with four majors.
For Carlton, Andrew Carrazzo and Nick Stevens worked hard all day, racking up 30-plus possessions while the newly signed Brendon Fevola booted five goals.
The Blues made the most of their opportunities in front of goal in an even opening term, kicking the first two goals of the match through Heath Scotland and Brad Fisher before two majors in three minutes from Fevola gave Carlton a 15-point lead at quarter-time.
Carlton kicked the first goal of the second term through Fevola before the Crows were sparked into action after Porplyzia was hurt in an off-the-ball clash at the 14-minute mark.
Adelaide responded with the next three goals through Ivan Maric, Nick Gill and Moran to hit the front for the first time in the match before a 50m goal from Simon Wiggins gave the Blues a one-point advantage at the main break.
The Blues kicked the first goal of the third term but the rest of the quarter belonged to the Crows.
They dominated at the stoppages, moved the football quickly through the middle and won the inside 50 count 18-8 as they slammed on six goals to two to take a handy 24-point lead into the final change.
Adelaide looked set to record their tenth win of the season when Tyson Edwards kicked truly to extend the Crows' lead to 32 points.
But the Blues lifted and hit back with three goals in three minutes to reduce the deficit to just 14 points.
Carlton then dominated the remainder of the game but failed to capitalise in front of goal, finishing the match with six straight behinds.
ADELAIDE: 1.7, 6.11, 12.14, 13.16 (94)
CARLTON: 4.4, 7.6, 9.8, 12.14 (86)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Moran 4, Shirley 2, Maric 2, Edwards 2, Porplyzia, MacKay, Gill
CARLTON: Fevola 5, Scotland, Fisher, Wiggins, Cloke, Walker, Simpson, Stevens,
BEST: ADELAIDE: van Berlo, Shirley, Moran, Massie, Doughty, Edwards, Thompson, Maric
CARLTON: Stevens, Carrazzo, Scotland, Murphy, Walker, Gibbs
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: Porplyzia (concussion)
CARLTON: Betts (hamstring)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Ryan, Meredith, McInerney
CROWD: 40,730 at AAMI Stadium
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