Blog log from R3 of 2025: Adelaide vs North Melbourne
Keays tumbles through the first goal of the day from a pack 30m out on the flank off the left boot. (Q1 5:26)
Walker snaps the second goal from a ball up at the hotspot. (Q1 8:03)
Darling has been in ruck for the last five minutes with Xerri on the bench with a knock, he is already blown up and allows Keays to find Curtin in the pocket for his first goal. (Q1 13:11)
Darling passes to Konstanty 40m out near the boundary on the end of a rebound by foot around members wing. Konstanty shoots narrow to the left. (Q1 19:56)
Daniel turns the ball over by foot on the HBF, Soligo goes short inside to Neal-Bullen who converts from 30m on a slight angle. (Q1 25:50)
Curtis catches Sholl HTB 20m out, the Crow had jumped in possession and had his arms free. North’s first goal. (Q1 27:46)
Larkey gets his first set shot of the day from just inside 50m on a slight angle, he clunks it like the Coleman Medallist should. (Q1 29:31)
McKercher and Zurhaar speed away from a stoppage on outer wing, long ball to the square where Larkey marks on the dive in front of Keane and goals again. (Q1 31:32)
Thilthorpe draws an arm chop free on Corr at the hotspot and goals. (Q2 1:35)
Simpkin marks a very short pass 55m out, Hinge comes in hot and gives away 50m for encroachment to ensure the goal, home crowd hoots its displeasure. (Q2 5:52)
Adelaide rebounds up the guts started by Hinge, Fogarty is over the back of Pink on his own 30m out on a slight angle, he goals. (Q2 8:31)
Thilthorpe chases a crumb from a Walker contest in the pocket with Corr on his ginger, he tries a volley but it’s narrow from 15m. (Q2 10:04)
Walker plays on to advantage after receiving from Curtin, who copped a whack, and snaps his second goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q2 20:22)
Larkey roves a loose ball after a ball up and snaps under a tackle from the top of the square, but it skews into the right post. (Q2 23:06)
Draper wears contact on centre wing to start a scoring chain that ends with Fogarty into the open goal. (Q2 24:03)
Curtis feeds Zurhaar for a goal from the top of the square. (Q2 27:23)
Larkey misses a set shot from 40m on a slight angle after the HT siren, much to the delight of the Crom hordes. (Half Time)
Parker feeds wide to Darling running to the HFF, the ex-Eagle clunks the snap for the goal. (Q3 3:16)
Fogarty marks 45m out on the flank but hooks his set shot into the edge of the near left post. (Q3 5:25)
Thilthorpe releases Draper to scoot away from a pack on the HFF to 30m and ram through his first senior goal. (Q3 8:48)
Davies-Uniacke and McKercher combine after the next centre bounce to set up Konstanty to mark 40m out in the corridor and convert. (Q3 10:24)
Xerri receives a handball on centre wing after the next bounce and hoofs off the left for Curtis to mark leading to 45m out on a slight angle, he goals as well! (Q3 11:59)
Peatling wobbles a snap to the right from a ball up at the hotspot. (Q3 14:32)
Curtin intercepts O’Sullivan’s inboard kick from the back pocket towards the hotspot, leaping in front of Powell. He goals. (Q3 14:59)
Darling gets a set shot from the HFF, decides on a low kick to the square where Milera holds Larkey for a free goal. (Q3 18:26)
Keays gets a chance for a left-foot snap across the body from 45m on a slight angle loping ahead of Daniel, he strokes it through. (Q3 20:05)
Walker brings the crowd to their feet once again with a snap goal from ruck near the hotspot. (Q3 27:40)
Thilthorpe flies in front of Comben to mark a Neal-Bullen kick 30m out on a slight angle, crowd goes aww as the kick starts left but then go ooh as it draws right and in! (Q3 30:40)
Peatling runs from the centre and goes long for the square for Thilthorpe to mark over Corr for another one. (Q4 1:15)
Walker snaps from half forward for what might be another one but it fell on the line where Daniel put out a little fist, review… goal umpire’s call stands, behind. (Q4 3:45)
Thilthorpe drops a mark on the lead 30m out on the flank, butters up and feeds Rankine who misses. (Q4 5:17)
Konstanty battles the Crows zone and the sun in his eyes to mark a Parker kick to near the hotspot for some garbage. (Q4 7:20)
Soligo drops the knees to draw a high contact free on an unlucky Pink near the hotspot for some more junk. (Q4 9:50)
Curtis is favoured by a chaos ball by Tucker to the top of the square, he gives outside to Stephens for some more smelly junk. (Q4 13:15)
Darling turns the ball over kicking across half back on a slow play, Peatling pokes a pass to Walker 40m out in front for another cherry. (Q4 16:36)
More sloppy North kicking across half back gifts Walker another chance which he misses to the right from CHF. (Q4 18:51)
Draper marks a Thilthorpe pass to 40m on a slight angle and gets some more aromatic junk. (Q4 23:04)
Keane gives away another obvious free for monstering Larkey 30m out on a slight angle, four goals for Larkey. (Q4 25:01)
Rankine marks deep in the pocket 20m out and checksides into the near right post. (Q4 27:51)
Sheezel receives from O’Sullivan in the centre and passes short to Davies-Uniacke 40m out in front, who hooks to the left. (Q4 31:16)