Cats v Crows, in progress (r)

[you_idiot]

I'll do a PBP here if possible...

Webcast info (outside of Fox Footy's coverage): K-ROCK in Geelong doesn't stream its audio, 5AA in Adelaide also carries the game, but I can't find a live audio link for them for the life of me. :(

If anyone else can provide the "live audio" link for 5AA, please feel free to post it here. Also feel free to chime in if you can help out with the PBP (Fox Footy viewers, anyone?)...

Cheers,
William

[you_idiot]

Ten minutes in, first term, and it's...

Adelaide 2.1 (13)
Geelong 0.0 (0)

Fitzgerald and Stevens the goalscorers for the Crows, with one rushed behind.

-William

[you_idiot]

Brett Burton tacks on another goal for Adelaide 11 minutes in...

Adelaide 3.1 (19)
Geelong 0.0 (0)

-William

[you_idiot]

Peter Riccardi pulls one back for the Cats, 12 minutes in, first term...

Adelaide 3.1 (19)
Geelong 1.0 (6)

-William

[you_idiot]

14 minutes, 1st term-- two more behinds for the hosts...

Adelaide 3.3 (21)
Geelong 1.0 (6)

-William

[you_idiot]

18 minutes in... another minor score for the Crows...

Adelaide 3.4 (22)
Geelong 1.0 (6)

-William

[you_idiot]

Yet another behind for the Crows, 20 minutes, 1st term...

Adelaide 3.5 (23)
Geelong 1.0 (6)

-William

[you_idiot]

Followed up by another minor score by the hosts. The Cats' defending resembling a sieve already.

Adelaide 3.6 (24)
Geelong 1.0 (6)

-William

[you_idiot]

David Clarke scores a goal and Matthew Scarlett adds a minor score for the Cats...

Adelaide 3.6 (24)
Geelong 2.1 (13)

23 minutes passed, 1st term

-William

[you_idiot]

Another behind for the hosts...

Adelaide 3.7 (25)
Geelong 2.1 (13)

26 minutes gone, opening quarter

-William

[you_idiot]

Aaron Lord credited with a behind fopr Geelong...

Adelaide 3.7 (25)
Geelong 2.2 (14)

Match at quarter-time.

Cheers,
William

[you_idiot]

Quickie analysis:

With ten scoring chances yielding only three goals, the off-target finishing by the Crows is keeping Geelong right into the hunt. And with the Cats gaining just a bit of confidence at the siren, this game is closer than it looks.

Cheers,
William

[you_idiot]

Second term has begun, and the Crows waste no time... another major score.

Adelaide 4.7 (31)
Geelong 2.2 (14)

-William

[you_idiot]

Scott Welsh the goalscorer for the Crows on that last scoring update.

-William

[you_idiot]

I've lost my connection to the AFL site... seems to have been stuck on 4:29, 2nd term, for the longest time. :(

If anyone would like to take over the PBP, please jump in.

Cheers,
William

[you_idiot]

During my outage here, the Crows have gone on the warpath.

Adelaide 7.8 (50)
Geelong 2.4 (16)

-William

[you_idiot]

Halftime (mercifully for the visitors)...

Adelaide 7.8 (50)
Geelong 2.4 (16)

Crows a bit more on-target during the second term-- scoring four goals on five scoring plays while the Cats could only muster a pair of minor tallies.

-William

[you_idiot]

Third term has begun, and the Cats have hit back gently, for a couple of minor scores-- but two goals as well, from Ronnie Burns and Brad Scholl.

Adelaide 7.9 (51)
Geelong 5.6 (36)

Another goal just scored, in addition to those I listed. I'll try and dig up that scorer.

8:26 gone, 3rd term.

-William

[you_idiot]

Crows hit back-- goal from Kane Johnson, I believe, takes the hosts' lead back up to 21 points.

Adelaide 8.9 (57)
Geelong 5.6 (36)

11:07 gone, 3rd term.

-William

[you_idiot]

Another goal to the Crows... Doughty the goalscorer.

Adelaide 9.9 (63)
Geelong 5.6 (36)

12 minutes played in the 3rd term.

-William

[you_idiot]

James Bartel knocks one down the middle for the Cats, the deficit is now 21 points.

Adelaide 9.9 (63)
Geelong 6.6 (42)

15 minutes played, 3rd quarter.

-William

[you_idiot]

Good call, Chicken-- Cats score another two goals to pull within single-digits.

Adelaide 9.9 (63)
Geelong 8.6 (54)

-William

[you_idiot]

Crows pad the lead back to 15-- Burton scores his second goal of the night.

Adelaide 10.9 (69)
Geelong 8.6 (54)

-William

[you_idiot]

Adelaide's Welsh hits for his third major score of the night; Crows lead by 21, before Burns cuts the deficit back to 15.

Adelaide 11.9 (75)
Geelong 9.6 (60)

27 minutes passed, 3rd term.

-William

[you_idiot]

Two quick minor scores for the Crows as the third quarter reaches a climax.

Adelaide 11.11 (77)
Geelong 9.6 (60)

-William

[you_idiot]

Three-quarter-time from Footy Park, and a seven-goal third term has the Cats in touch.

Adelaide 12.11 (83)
Geelong 9.6 (60)

Welsh scores another goal at the siren for Adelaide, but Corey Enright and Ronnie Burns becoming bigger factors for Geelong.

-William

[you_idiot]

Rundown of the goals...

Adelaide-- Welsh 4, Johnson and Burton 2 each, Bode, Doughty, Fitzgerald and Stevens one apiece.

Geelong-- Burns 2, Bartel, Clarke, Corey, Lord, Mooney, Riccardi and Scholl 1 each.

-William

[you_idiot]

The final quarter begins, and Adelaide making their statement with a major and minor score.

Adelaide 13.12 (90)
Geelong 9.6 (60)

The hosts starting to pull away again, five minutes into the final term.

-William

[you_idiot]

Scholl scores a goal, pulling one back for the Cats-- but they're still 25 points adrift.

Adelaide 13.13 (91)
Geelong 10.6 (66)
Nearly nine minutes gone, final term.

-William

[you_idiot]

Fitzgerald scores another goal for the Crows, extending the hosts' margin back to 31.

Adelaide 14.13 (97)
Geelong 10.6 (66)

10 minutes gone in the final quarter.

-William

[you_idiot]

Crows top the century mark on the night, with Goodwin the goalscorer (I believe).

Adelaide 15.13 (103)
Geelong 10.6 (66)

15 minutes gone, 4th quarter, and the game slipping further and further away from the Cats' reach after a promising third quarter.

-William

[you_idiot]

David Clarke stops the bleeding, scoring a goal 16 minutes into the final term.

Adelaide 15.13 (103)
Geelong 11.6 (72)

-William

[you_idiot]

The Crows' Tyson Edwards scores his first goal of the night, extending Adelaide's lead back to 37 points.

Adelaide 16.13 (109)
Geelong 11.6 (72)

Almost 20 minutes gone, 4th and final term.

-William

[you_idiot]

Minor score for the Crows almost immediately after Edwards' goal. The hosts' lead is now 38 points.

Adelaide 16.14 (110)
Geelong 11.6 (72)

-William

[you_idiot]

One major and one minor score bring the Cats' deficit back to 31.

Adelaide 16.14 (110)
Geelong 12.7 (79)

And that's full time!

Seems like the Cats showed some promise against a contending side, but just enough improvement to (a) get off the bottom of the ladder, it would seem, and (b) show that a chemistry is beginning to come together.

Any other thoughts?

Cheers,
William

[SeinDude]

you_idiot,

There were some very positive signs tonight...

1.) Geelong showed great character after being totally thrashed in the first half to come back and make a contest of the game.

2.) James Bartel looks like he's going to develop into a quality player for our club, getting some good possessions and although he gave away a 50 metre penalty, I really enjoyed his game... probably the highlight of the season so far!! :)

3.) Gary Ablett Jnr. got some good touches tonight and looks like he will also be a good player for us in time.

4.) Joel Corey and Corey Enright are developing nicely for us and look like being quality players for us... both still so young.

5.) Steven King played well tonight... good to see him returning to some good form.

Go Cats!! :)
SeinDude

[you_idiot]

Well said, SeinDude. But I would like to add a couple of things to what you're saying...

Originally posted by SeinDude
1.) Geelong showed great character after being totally thrashed in the first half to come back and make a contest of the game.

Too true-- but still, it's a shame they could not capitalise on that momentum they should have carried over from the third term. Granted, however, this is both a young team and one with some important newcomers, and that is a trait that follows with both experience and chemistry. It will develop in due time.

Originally posted by SeinDude
2.) James Bartel looks like he's going to develop into a quality player for our club, getting some good possessions and although he gave away a 50 metre penalty, I really enjoyed his game... probably the highlight of the season so far!! :)[/B]

Sounds like this might have been the turning point in the game, Bartel giving away the 50-metre penalty?

Originally posted by SeinDude
3.) Gary Ablett Jnr. got some good touches tonight and looks like he will also be a good player for us in time.[/B]

Just as we all have been saying about Junior. Very promising first term from him.

Originally posted by SeinDude
4.) Joel Corey and Corey Enright are developing nicely for us and look like being quality players for us... both still so young.[/B]

The learning curve definitely exists on these two-- and (dare I say it) they might be progressing faster than Ablett Junior himself.

Originally posted by SeinDude
5.) Steven King played well tonight... good to see him returning to some good form.[/B]

A good omen, indeed, but King needs Ronnie Burns to serve as an adequate foil as well, if the Cats are to put together an array of wins on the trot to turn the season around in the early going.


Cheers,
William