Blog log from R19 of 2025: Adelaide vs Gold Coast
Andrew can do nothing about a sizzling pass up the middle from Milera to Thilthorpe 35m out for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:58)
Rankine roves in the square and tries a flying snap but gets a contact free on Fiorini for a tap on the top of the skull, he converts. (Q1 5:43)
The Suns small apply frontal pressure at half forward, Lombard catches Michalanney HTB 45m out on a slight angle but shoots to the left. (Q1 14:09)
Walker snaps a checkside off a step from 25m near the boundary, the crowd goes up as one to salute the Texan as he curls that one in! (Q1 16:10)
Clohesy marks 50m out on the flank, his set shot falls on the line where Keane gets a touch on it, confirmed a behind on review. (Q1 19:39)
Cumming gets a cheap 50m penalty on outer wing against Budarick for encroachment, but he misses from 45m on a slight angle. (Q1 24:54)
Walter marks a Fiorini pass just inside 50m on the flank. He shoots after the QT siren, home crowd hoots then cheers as the set shot is wide and short for no score. (Q1 30:57)
Neal-Bullen receives from Berry and tries a checkside grubber from 40m on a slight angle but skids it across the face. (Q2 9:33)
Long has had a mare so far, and gets pinged under the encroachment rule to bring Berry from the centre to the hotspot where he steers through another one for Adelaide. (Q2 11:34)
Keays marks a Taylor kick from the HFF to 30m out in front, he punches low for another one for the Crows. (Q2 15:04)
After that goal there’s a bit of a melee around Andrew on the mark, Pedlar simulates shamelessly to suck a free on him, free kick before the ball is bounced at the hotspot, goal. (Q2 16:33)
Worrell intercepts on the HBF but has to hand the ball over to Read who was blocked from the contest by Keane. Read shoots from 45m for GC’s opener… wide, no score. (Q2 24:34)
Read has a snap smothered from a stoppage in the pocket, Lombard roves and gives back to him for another go, very high but just nicks the post from 20m. (Q2 25:06)
Jepson passes short to Ainsworth 45m out on a slight angle who hangs his set shot to the right. (Q2 29:38)
Dawson glides to 50m on a slight angle and strokes through a cherry goal after the Crows exit a stoppage on members wing. (Q2 30:35)
Dawson passes to the boundary 35m out for Neal-Bullen who curls in his second goal in much the same circumstances as his first. (Q3 1:24)
Lombard marks a Rowell pass at the hotspot but entertains the crowd by hitting the left goalpost. (Q3 4:34)
Curtin sets up Neal-Bullen to snap his third goal from a stoppage at the top of the square. (Q3 5:49)
Uwland is aghast at giving away an arm chop free to Rankine 45m out in front, the free kick flies wide right. (Q3 7:44)
Dawson misses a snap from the HFF. (Q3 9:34)
Read marks over Murray at CHF and plays on with a handball, Murray cuts it off but is penalised rather unluckily, Read eventually kicks the first Gold Coast goal from the line. (Q3 10:39)
Flanders snaps from CHF after the next bounce but it flies to the left. (Q3 12:02)
Rankine passes short to Curtin 45m out in front who tugs his set shot to the right. (Q3 14:23)
Powell roves in the centre and passes to Ainsworth 45m out on a slight angle, he gives off to Jeffrey who kicks a garbage time goal. (Q3 16:36)
Budarick snaps from 45m but the ball floats and lands in the square to be rushed. (Q3 18:24)
Flanders snaps another goal for the Suns from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out. (Q3 21:00)
Ainsworth lashes through a lovely finish from 45m on the boundary to give him a highlight in his 150th game. (Q3 25:01)
Fogarty gets an arm chop free on Andrew at half forward, Mac points at the ump but no penalty, pass goes to Rankine 35m out on the flank who curls in the goal anyway. (Q3 27:26)
King’s first kick of the night is a goal from the top of the square after roving Humphrey’s centre clearance. (Q3 29:01)
O’Brien roves Neal-Bullen’s kick from the HFF to the top of the square and gives outside to Curtin for the goal. (Q3 31:48)
Swallow misses a set shot from 35m on a slight angle after the 3QT siren. (Q3 35:24)
Long marks a short Rowell pass 45m out in the corridor and doesn’t score. (Q4 1:36)
Anderson passes short to Fiorini 45m out on a slight angle who misses to the right. (Q4 3:46)
Thilthorpe kicks a garbage time goal. (Q4 8:12)
Neal-Bullen passes to Peatling 40m out on a slight angle to push the margin back to ten goals. (Q4 12:47)
Walter looks thoroughly disgusted with a junk time special from the HFF. (Q4 16:04)
Soligo marks a Milera pass in front of Ainsworth 40m out in front for some more junk. (Q4 24:02)
Walker misses from the HFF. (Q4 29:23)
Walter gets a contact free on Michalanney in a pack 25m out in the pocket just before the final siren, he misses near side left, Crom faithful bay their agreement. (Q4 31:37)