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Blog log from R6 of 2025: Adelaide vs Western Sydney

Blog log for Adelaide vs Western Sydney, R6 of 2025

Cumming passes short to the pocket for Keays to mark in front of Himmelberg and curl in the opening goal from 25m. (Q1 1:12)
Keays spoils Whitfield’s kick across half back, Rankine feeds Dawson for a running snap from CHF but that one flies to the right. (Q1 8:26)
Michalanney intercepts on outer wing and spots up the lead of Thilthorpe in front of Idun 45m out on a slight angle, goal Adelaide. (Q1 9:21)
Brown shoots across the face from the HFF after a classic GWS rebound around members wing from the back pocket. (Q1 14:59)
Whitfield bullets a pass from the centre to Stringer 50m out on a slight angle, nothing Hinge could do about that. Stringer’s set shot falls on the goal line, rushed. (Q1 15:51)
Milera gets caught HTB trying to jink out of trouble, Laird is caught out trying to spoil Stringer one out, obvious contact free 30m out but the Package unwraps another point. (Q1 17:27)
Taylor spoils a long ball to the square down to Ward but Ward’s handball pressured by Cumming hits grass and bounces to Walker who snaps the goal off the left! (Q1 21:27)
Callaghan catches Rankine high in a pack 30m out on the flank, but the set shot is wide and short to be knocked OOB for no score. (Q2 4:24)
Thilthorpe marks an O’Brien speculator to the hotspot leading out the square through traffic, but he shoots to the right. (Q2 4:59)
Dawson is pinged for tapping the ball out of the hands of Cadman after a mark on outer wing, 50m penalty brings him near the goalsquare but he misses badly! (Q2 8:29)
Idun gives to Kelly who kicks off a step from 50m on a slight angle off the right, ugly-looking kick but it swerves through for an unlikely goal! (Q2 10:43)
Dawson leaps in front of three Giants to mark a Cumming kick from outer wing to the flank 40m out, dropping short into a slight breeze. But he misses by foot, as he often does. (Q2 15:09)
Neal-Bullen picks off a poor Whitfield rebound kick to outer wing in front of Green and goes back to Keays 45m out on a slight angle, who plays on and blazes OOTF to the left. (Q2 20:00)
Crouch volleys a loose ball after a stoppage on members wing up the flank for Zac Taylor to mark in front of Stone 35m out, but he misses near side left. (Q2 21:49)
Fogarty gives inside from the HFF to Michalanney who snaps off a step for his first senior goal! (Q3 0:41)
Thomas passes to the pocket for Stringer 30m out, tough set shot into the breeze and he can’t make it work. (Q3 2:46)
Taylor is all over Thilthorpe from behind and gives away a contact free 20m out in front, but the set shot is tugged to the left. (Q3 4:56)
Greene has a very easy snap off the right in space 20m out but even he misses a very easy one. Kicking in this game is the worst of the year. (Q3 6:38)
Stringer roves an Idun speculator to the pocket and gives wide to Jones who threads a left-foot drop punt from 25m, the helmeted one dobbed one of the hardest shots of the day! (Q3 9:36)
Rain has started falling at Adelaide Oval, possible lightning on the radar as well. (Q3 14:30)
Laird passes to Rankine just inside the 50m paint on the flank, tough set shot with a wet ball… leaves it near side right. (Q3 19:27)
Fogarty gives Draper a hospital handball at half forward but gets it back for a give to Neal-Bullen who bounces through the goal from 45m on a slight angle. A score! (Q3 22:49)
Walker gets a ruck free on Flynn from a throw-in to 20m, tiny little jumper tug but that is often paid. The Texan converts. (Q3 27:20)
Laird kicks OOTF after intercepting Green’s snap on the last line, long ball flips over the back of the pack to Thomas all on his own to kick a rare GWS goal. (Q4 4:41)
Nankervis left Thomas to spoil but that ended up being the wrong decision. (Q4 5:05)
Rain has subsided for the moment, but conditions are now slippery. (Q4 7:12)
Briggs shanks a kick from the HBF to the centre, straight to Milera who goes quickly to Zac Taylor 45m out in front. Tough kick into the breeze, he leaves it to the right. (Q4 8:43)
Walker has a ping from the boundary 45m out after sliding away from Wehr but that kick is nowhere, OOTF. (Q4 11:12)
Cadman gets a chance for a left-foot snap around the corner off a step from 30m on a slight angle… yep, that one curls wide. (Q4 12:34)
GWS are still technically in this despite only kicking three goals to this point, but Keays finds Rankine in the pocket 20m out for what should be the sealer. (Q4 19:06)
Stringer roves a centre clearance bomb by Briggs and wobbles through a high snap from the hotspot to keep the game alive, supposedly. (Q4 20:51)
Taylor stumbles chasing a chaos ball and taps it towards Buckley in the pocket, goes OOB and the ump pays insufficient intent. Walker hits the near left post. (Q4 22:08)
Worrell rises on the goal line to touch through a Stringer snap. (Q4 28:13)

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