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Half-time stats – Crows v Pies
HT: Adelaide 6.3 (39) to Collingwood 5.4 (34)
The Crows have wrestled back the lead in the final minute of the second term after a stunning turnaround.
The Pies dominated the first term and then the Crows dominated the second and will take a five-point edge into the second half.
The Magpies can’t afford to make some of the unforced errors they did in that second term.
Daniel Curtin of the Crows celebrates a goal.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
‘Soft as butter’: Lyon
Izak Rankine has put the Crows in front after drawing a free kick on Isaac Quaynor in the forward pocket.
Rankine went down so softy, even Garry Lyon on Fox Footy was fuming it was paid.
“Soft as butter is what that is,” Lyon said during commentary.
Rankine didn’t care, he kicked the goal and fair play to him.
Crows 39, Pies 34 with 52 seconds to go in Q2.
Foolish 50m gifts goal to Walker
Pies coach Craig McRae will be fuming after Dan Houston appeared to knock the ball from the hands of Walker as he prepared to kick from 50m out.
Walker milked it but Houston was standing where he shouldn’t be.
The 50m penalty was called and Walker booted it home from line.
Pies 34, Crows 33 with three mins to go in Q2.
Darcy Fogarty and Jake Soligo of the Crows celebrate a goal.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
Curtain has crowd roaring
The Crows have gone whoosh and ran through the Pies yet again.
They sent a chaos ball into the forward line and it was passed between three players, including Walker, before Daniel Curtain ran into an open goal.
Adelaide Oval is roaring.
Pies 33, Crows 26 with 15 mins to go in Q2.
Dan Houston of the Magpies is tackled by Sam Berry and Riley Thilthorpe of the Crows.Credit: Getty Images
Here come the Crows
Taylor Walker has pulled in a strong mark and kicked his first goal of the night and that goal was created by Mark Keane putting his body on the line in defence and forcing a turnover, then Mitch Hinge ran it forward.
The Crows look a different side.
Pies 33, Crows 20 with 16 mins to go in Q2.
Rain arrives in Adelaide
Fogarty has just booted his second goal and heavy rain has arrived at Adelaide Oval as expected.
The city had a 90 per cent chance of rain tonight and the BOM radar shows a heavy band of rain moving east across the state tonight.
So it could get very wet.
Pies 33, Crows 14 with 17 mins to go in Q2.
Errors killing the Crows
By Steve Barrett
Collingwood have Adelaide pinned firmly on the ropes, marching to a whopping 25-point quarter-time lead.
The Magpies deserve their hefty advantage, the highly-anticipated first-versus-third blockbuster at Adelaide Oval played squarely in the visitors’ front half.
Taylor Walker of the Crows.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
Collingwood have a decisive 24-6 edge in inside-50 entries, a supremacy largely owed to their 10-0 edge in tackles inside-50s.
The Pies’ cream has risen to the top, with Scott Pendlebury (11 disposals) and Nick Daicos (10) the two top ball-winners on the ground.
The Crows have been error-riddled and glued inside their defensive zone without any obvious exit options.
They need a massive lift if they are to keep their winning streak intact.
Quarter time stats – Crows v Pies
QT: Collingwood 5.3 (33) to Adelaide 1.2 (8)
Darcy Cameron was awarded a 50m penalty and booted a goal after the siren to extend Collingwood’s lead to 25 points at the first change.
The Crows have had no answers for the Pies when it comes to ball movement and passing into the forward line.
They need answers and need them now. Scott Pendlebury and Tim Membrey are among a stack of Magpies starring in this match.
Isaac Cumming of the Crows competes with Lachie Schultz of the Magpies.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
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