Merrett catches Laird HTB, he gives to the run of Redman who bursts to 55 and unleashes a monster punt to kick the first goal of the game! (Q1 1:19)
Wright leads up to mark a Perkins entry 45m out on a slight angle. He loads up, but his kick drifts right for a behind (Q1 3:03)
Walker tries to snap through a goal from the pocket but bends it back too far for a point (Q1 5:04)
Langford marks on the 50, he loads up towards goal but his kick is smashed over the line by Hinge (Q1 5:21)
Parish sidesteps Laird on the flank and pokes a kick inside 50, it’s a 2 on 1 but Langford pulls in the mark and kicks truly! (Q1 6:49)
Hobbs pumps it inside 50 to the pack, and a clever Wright tap on sees Menzie gobble up the footy to smash through a goal! (Q1 8:21)
Adelaide move quickly from the centre bounce and get the outnumber inside 50, Rankine flashes a handpass to Keays who runs into goal and steadies the ship for the Crows! (Q1 9:04)
Essendon link up the handballs through the middle of the ground until it gets to the hands of Merrett. The captain loads up from outside 50 and slots a big goal! (Q1 10:40)
Merrett places a kick in front of Langford who then has time to spin around a chip a kick back inside. Martin stands tall to mark, and goal! It’s a Bomber Blitz! (Q1 12:45)
Wright tees up from just outside 50, but it drops just short and O’Brien taps it over (Q1 15:39)
Milera fumbles the ball on the last line of defence and has to rush it through under Menzie pressure (Q1 17:08)
Sholl cuts a kick across the 50 to find Walker on a storming lead, he plays on to Pedlar who is called to play on, he steadies and goals! (Q1 18:39)
Hobbs plays on from a high contact free kick, it gets behind everyone as Wright tries to play on, but he can’t manage the goal (Q1 20:15)
Adelaide get a quick counter attack going through a Walker mark on the wing, Soligo storms inside and chips it to Thilthorpe who slots another goal for the Crows! (Q1 20:34)
Ridley manhandles Fogarty on the wing which sparks a slick counter attack ending with a high contact free on Wright. He kicks from 35 out and finally bags a goal! (Q1 23:40)
Adelaide get into a scrap inside 50 which ends in an opportunistic snap from McHenry which hits home! (Q1 26:21)
Laird pumps it forward and finds the lead of Fogarty who marks 30m out. He gets it home and the margin closes down further! (Q1 27:20)
Redman grubbers one into the pocket where Menzie is waiting. He goes for a miracle snap that drops short and is tapped over the line (Q1 31:19)
Weideman marks on the 50m arc, he waits a second before going back, he then decides to put it out wide and the ball goes to ground. Guelfi grabs the ball, he snaps, he goals! (Q1 32:05)
Hobbs forces a kick out of bounds by Walker, which sees a last second thrust by the Bombers. Perkins marks 50m out as the siren sounds. He goes back, but his kick falls short (Q1 34:30)
A rushed behind to Adelaide kicks off proceedings in Q2 (Q2 0:59)
Guelfi links up with Parish on a quick counter, Parish goes for the empty goal square but it bobbles around on the line until Langford manages to poke it through! (Q2 1:29)
Perkins blasts from 55 out, but it bounces through for a point (Q2 2:19)
Heppell fumbles a dolly in defence and it results in a Tex Walker snap and goal! (Q2 3:55)
Parish slams a kick out of the middle that finds Peter Wright. He eases into the kick from 25m out, and hits the post! (Q2 5:59)
Hobbs ends up with ball in hand after a forward stoppage, he finds the space to snap and slots a beauty! (Q2 8:22)
Pedlar bashes through a stoppage on the forward flank and dumps it on his left boot. It soars through the sticks for another goal! (Q2 10:02)
Essendon work it across 50 through relentless pressure and it ends in the hands of Kelly who kicks from 35m out and bags a rare goal against his old side! (Q2 12:18)
Essendon go for an extended build up out of defence, it gets to the chest of Stringer in the pocket who squares it up for a diving Wright in the square. Wright goals! (Q2 18:40)
Stringer’s set shot drifts wide, Sloane gathers from the ground and is caught cold by Menzie 10m out from goal. Menzie eases in and slots his second goal! (Q2 22:30)
Guelfi throws a kick out of congestion that rolls towards goal, but rolls wide for a point (Q2 28:01)
Rankine gets the Crows off to a brilliant start with an amazing toe-poke off the deck! (Q3 1:36)
A lull in play as Ridley is assisted off the ground after a knee injury (Q3 2:56)
McGrath sizes up a nice kick to the chest of Guelfi 45m out on a slight angle. Guelfi kicks from 50m out and roosts an awesome goal! (Q3 6:19)
Stringer storms up on a lead inside 50 after Perkins catches Dawson HTB. Stringer marks 35m out, but misses to the right from 40m (Q3 7:39)
Snelling and Menzie play hot potato trying to manufacture a goal from nothing, but it’s rushed over (Q3 8:02)
McGrath darts across the 50m arc and wobbles a ball towards goal, but it soars through for a point (Q3 9:36)
Pedlar goes for broke from 55m out on the run but Durham folds back to knock it over for a rushed behind (Q3 10:22)
Keays gives off to Hinge 55m out, but his running shot flashes wide for a point (Q3 12:22)
Tex Walker bamboozles the Bombers up forward and goes for goal, it falls short but Fogarty keeps it alive and feeds it back for Jones who marks and kicks a much needed goal! (Q3 14:42)
Fogarty spins through a Durham bump and snaps for goal. It wobbles through but the umpire calls touched and upon review, the call stands (Q3 19:49)
Perkins kicks from 40m out on the flank but his kick drifts across the face and drops short. A quick scramble ensues which ends with Hinge handballing it over (Q3 26:20)
Wright takes a towering pack mark 25m out in front of goal, he jogs in and slots his third emphatically! (Q3 27:42)
Martin hits up Stringer in the pocket with a beautiful kick. The Package delivers with a brilliant strike! (Q4 1:47)
Martin rushes the ball over under pressure from Rankine (Q4 3:50)
Philips gives away a 50m penalty for moving on the mark which brings Brodie Smith forward to kick a goal (Q4 4:46)
Stringer misses everything after a wild snap from an errant Shiel handball (Q4 7:04)
McHenry blasts one into the second tier on the full (Q4 8:50)
McHnery taps it on to Pedlar who dodges the Essendon defenders before squaring it up for Keays 35m out in front. Keays slots the goal! (Q4 13:26)
Rankine pounces on a loose ball and streams towards goal, but his kick thuds into the post (Q4 14:50)
Caldwell turns it over softly to Milera who then spears it back inside to Rankine. Rankine marks and goals to keep the Crows with a sniff! (Q4 17:26)
Redman roams across the wing and bombs it long inside 50 to the pack. It spills out the back and Langford is best positioned to grab the ball and goal! (Q4 19:11)
Wright gets down low to shovel a handpass up to Caldwell who then flicks it to Martin who then kicks a goal to push the margin out to 6 goals! (Q4 22:36)
Taylor Walker slots a goal with real power from just outside 50 to keep the door ajar for Adelaide with 6 minutes left (Q4 23:51)
Sloane helps himself to a junk goal with under 2 minutes remaining (Q4 29:21)
Murphy gets in on the act as the Crows look to paper over the cracks with some late ones (Q4 31:06)
