Adelaide vs Melbourne

2022 - 7 - 2

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Melbourne has held off a gallant Adelaide Crows to record its 12th win of the season - 14.10 (94) to 10.5 (65) - staying a game clear atop the AFL ladder.

“If you’re going to push someone first and then you cop one back… That’s where he becomes a real threat.” By half time, Petracca had started in just eight of 14 centre bounces. And then a brain snap looks set to draw the attention of the Match Review after “jabbing” opponent Jake Lever in the stomach in the dying minutes of the match. The Dees had a stunning 10 intercept marks in the opening term – nine of those coming in the defensive half. Petracca started the second term forward in a move described by King as a “big shift”. Josh Rachele threatened to draw the Crows back with a goal, but it was met with a goal to Tom Sparrow almost instantly, sealing the win for the Dees. Rory Laird kicked a goal in the first 20 seconds of the final quarter to breathe life into the Crows’ hopes. That goal was to Toby Bedford and another goal to Mitch Brown a couple of minutes later put the margin out to 16 points. It capped a quarter that saw a lot of time spent forward in a move David King said “changes the whole mix” of the side’s forward line. Neither side could kick straight in front of goal, with even Walker missing a sitter of a set shot in the first half of the quarter. When a “really smart” ruck strategy saw Taylor Walker awarded a free kick in front of goal, suddenly the Crows had evened the contest up.

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Dees hold off plucky Crows to cement top spot (AFL)

CLAYTON Oliver and Christian Petracca were at their dominant best as Melbourne restored its buffer at the top of the ladder with a 29-point win over ...

Fogarty, who kicked a first-quarter goal, had the finger put back in place and strapped up, resuming to play out the game but his impact was limited, finishing with six touches and three marks. Petracca had copped some criticism for failing to kick a goal in his past five games, dating back to the round nine win away to West Coast, but responded in style. With the Demons not fielding a recognised ruckman with Gawn and Jackson out, Adelaide enjoyed first hands throughout with O'Brien winning 48 hit-outs. Crows key forward Darcy Fogarty came off second-best when trying to spoil Lever in a marking contest, dislocating a finger on his right hand. Only 16 of O'Brien's 48 hit-outs were to advantage. The free-flowing scoring dried up in the second term with 22 goalless minutes before Riley Thilthorpe's major, which prompted a burst of three inside three minutes for either side, with Petracca getting his third of the game to put the Demons ahead by one point at the long break.

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Melbourne refused to let lightning strike twice, staving off a gritty challenge from Adelaide to consolidate their standing at the top of the AFL ladder.

Petracca started the second term at half-forward and nailed his third major - an expert finish from 40m from a typically slick Oliver handball - shortly before half-time to put Melbourne’s nose back in front. The Dees responded to the challenge by pinching back the momentum with a couple of goals in quick succession to Ed Langdon - after Petracca read O’Brien’s tap, handballed in traffic to Oliver who then added another quick give - and Jack Viney. Rory Laird’s goal from the opening bounce of the fourth quarter and Ben Keays’ successful conversion of a free kick sliced the deficit to five points.

AFL Round 16 Melbourne down Adelaide, stay top of AFL (ESPN)

Another class double-act from Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver has helped Melbourne overcome a plucky Adelaide by 29 points for a valuable AFL win.

But Melbourne steamrolled their hosts amid a late flashpoint when Adelaide's Darcy Fogarty appeared to jab Lever in the ribs with a sharp right. Petracca responded with a classy 45-metre goal to again give Melbourne a lead at the main break, 6.3 to 6.2. The match started at furious pace when the Demons booted three goals in the initial seven minutes and Adelaide four in the next 10. "But in the end our method, over a long period of time, proved to be the difference." "Against the best teams in the competition, you can't fail in areas to that level." Defenders Steven May and Jake Lever took 18 marks between them.