Blog log from R21 of 2024: Geelong vs Adelaide

Blog log for Geelong vs Adelaide, R21 of 2024

After a chaos ball by Dangerfield to the pocket, Keane gives Murray a hospital handball and it’s Murray’s man Cameron who wins the HTB free… but misses from 20m. (Q1 4:17)
Oliver Henry passes to the pocket for Neale to mark over Keane on the end of a rebound around outer wing started by Tuohy. Neale misses near side right from a tough spot. (Q1 6:16)
Oliver Henry marks an Atkins pass 45m out near the boundary and sets the kick up towards the hotspot, no score results. (Q1 7:28)
Dempsey snaps wide left from a ball up at the hotspot. (Q1 8:44)
Bruhn centres from the boundary 40m out to the top of the square where Stengle marks over Bond for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 10:47)
Oliver Henry flies for a Holmes speculator to the pocket 20m out, Crow players stop as they think Keane tunnelled him, Mannagh roves and goals with too much freedom. (Q1 13:11)
Fogarty takes a link mark on members wing and goes central to Dowling who kicks over Stanley to Murphy to mark untouched 30m out on a slight angle for the first goal for Adelaide. (Q1 17:32)
Fogarty earns a holding free on Kolodjashnij 20m out on a slight angle going for a Sholl clearance kick, he kicks truly to give the Crows a decent start. (Q1 21:42)
Cameron passes from outer wing to Bruhn 45m out near the boundary, kicks to the square where O’Brien marks in relief. (Q1 23:31)
Stanley handballs straight to Dowling on the HFF but Stengle catches Dowling in the action of kick to win the HTB free 45m out. Stengle’s kick is across the face and rushed. (Q1 24:46)
Rachele marks a Hinge pass 45m out near the boundary, his set shot is low and long but across the face. (Q1 26:31)
Close plays on past Dawson on the mark at half forward and kicks to the pocket where Stengle works Murray off the fall to allow Cameron to mark and goal from 20m. (Q1 27:28)
Close kicks to grass in the pocket for Cameron to gather and goal on a classic Geelong downhill play rebounding from half back. (Q2 4:21)
Rachele wheels after marking outside CHF but misses his target Walker, eventually Sholl dribbles wide from 20m under pressure. (Q2 6:11)
Repeat inside 50 for the Crows, this one results in a mark to Walker 40m out on a slight angle from a centring ball by Thilthorpe, the Texan converts. (Q2 7:06)
Mannagh hoofs a floating kick inside 50 from a stoppage on the wing, ball clears Bond to land in the arms of Stengle 25m out on a slight angle, he misses to the right. (Q2 11:08)
Neale marks a clearance kick by Dangerfield on the HFF, wheels and goes to the square for Oliver Henry to mark going back with the flight behind Worrell for the goal. (Q2 13:52)
Fogarty takes a link mark on members wing and wheels for a long ball to the hotspot for Walker to mark despite a challenge from behind by Kolodjashnij. Tex goals again. (Q2 15:57)
Dempsey gathers a kick to grass in the pocket by Dangerfield, gets tackled and slung but gives off to Mannagh who goals from near the behind post. (Q2 18:04)
Thilthorpe clears from a ball up at CHB to CHF where Rachele marks in front of Bews, held up but eventually goes long to the square, Keays roves Fogarty for the goal! (Q2 20:32)
Thilthorpe takes a contested grab against Kolodjashnij 30m out on a slight angle and converts. (Q2 23:07)
Dangerfield plays on inside from a Murray OOTF kick on outer wing, long ball clears the pack and it’s Cameron who read it best to volley the goal from the square. (Q2 26:22)
Taylor marks over Dempsey 30m out on a slight angle but tugs it way left and OOTF into the behind post. (Q2 32:25)
Cameron snaps his fourth goal from 20m after a gather and give by Dempsey. (Q3 5:21)
That Jezza major came after an early goal to Thilthorpe. (Q3 6:51)
Bruhn roves a throw-in to the pocket and ducks into a Michalanney tackle, ump gets sucked in to pay the cheap free for the charity goal from 20m. (Q3 8:21)
Close blocks Michalanney off the fall of an Oliver Henry kick to the pocket, umps have given Geelong a string of questionable frees but they let Jezza play on for the goal. (Q3 14:52)
Stengle’s snap from half forward lands on the behind line where Dempsey claims the mark, review shows he juggled it but it’s ruled a mark, Dempsey screws in the lucky goal. (Q3 16:18)
Ah but Edge doesn’t lie, it shows a nick so it ends up being just a point anyway. (Q3 17:21)
Rachele roves and turns onto his right 40m out on a slight angle but his snap is a wobbler that flies across the face to the right. (Q3 19:53)
Blicavs roves a kick to grass near the Crow hotspot, Rachele is second to it but forces a cough up handball, Sholl gathers and grubbers a goal. (Q3 22:12)
The Crows rebound all the way from the kick in, Fogarty runs free to 30m but chooses a short pass to Rachele who goals. (Q3 25:01)
Murphy dithers on outer wing with no target inside 50 to kick to but makes a good choice to bomb long to green grass for Rachele to goal from 20m! (Q3 29:07)
Adelaide have lost a lost of second halves this year and started Q3 poorly, but this is a big fightback leading into 3QT at one of the toughest away venues. (Q3 29:47)
Repeat inside 50s for the Crows, Murphy reefs out a handball to Soligo who goals from 30m, Adelaide hits the lead! (Q3 30:45)
Soligo snaps wide from 40m in front after bobbing about like a cork in the ocean in heavy traffic. (Q3 34:23)
Thilthorpe marks on a lead in front of Jack Henry just inside 50m near the boundary, he sends a howitzer of a set shot just inside the near left goalpost for a filthy banger! (Q4 2:22)
Murray has a chance to try to hit Murphy over the back on a slingshot play but misses him, the ball skids left for a behind. (Q4 8:27)
Bruhn passes to Dempsey to mark 50m out near the boundary, his wobbler of a kick drops short for Neale to take a pack mark 15m out on a slight angle for the goal. (Q4 10:07)
Close is unlucky not to get a HTB free on a lugubrious Keane at the hotspot, eventually Blicavs blazes wide off the right. (Q4 12:51)
Miers pilfers the footy from Nankervis in the pocket and tries a checkside off a step from 25m… floats across the face to the left. (Q4 15:42)
Humphries comes back with the flight to take a courageous grab 50m out on a slight angle. He goes back for the set shot, lands on the goal line to be rushed. Point in it! (Q4 17:23)
Worrell and Bond combine to kill off another Geelong attack, Adelaide are right in this game but probably need to score again. (Q4 20:53)
Mannagh passes to Blicavs at true CHF, he tries a low kick to the square but it results in no score. Crows still a point in front, 4:31 to play. (Q4 21:53)
Dempsey gathers a loose ball in the pocket and gives backwards to Stengle who feeds Humphries for a snap across the body from 40m on the flank… go-ahead goal! (Q4 23:23)
3:34 to go and now the Crows definitely need to score again. (Q4 23:53)
Close snaps from the pocket after the next centre clearance, wobbles across the face to drop on the behind line, Cameron is there but it’s a point. (Q4 25:08)
One straight kick in it now, 3:12 to go. (Q4 25:08)
Walker marks the long kick in to the centre, Rachele link mark and inside 50 ball, Soligo feeds Keays to kick to the square for Thilthorpe, Jack Henry spoils and rushes. (Q4 25:50)
2:41 to go and now a goal to win for Adelaide. (Q4 26:06)
Blicavs kicks to the centre from half back, Stengle takes a lonk mark and goes wide to Mannagh, 2:10 to go with ball on members wing… (Q4 26:23)
Mannagh kicks long to the flank 40m out, Cameron leaps over the pack going back with the flight with a big contested grab! Jezza curls in the sealer, his sixth! (Q4 27:08)
Ruck free against O’Brien to ice it. (Q4 28:53)
Rachele gets a chance for a snap across the body from 35m in front… that one falls inside the right post! 24 seconds left and Adelaide has one last sniff! (Q4 30:23)
Secondary stoppage burns nine seconds off, 15 seconds left, Mannagh kicks inside 50, that’s the game. (Q4 31:08)