Round 8, 2025
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| Venue: | Adelaide Oval. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Saturday 3rd May 2025 (4.15 pm). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Lost by 60 points. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crowd: | 46,057 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: | C. Curnow 2.1, C. Durdin 2.1, P. Cripps 2.0, J. Motlop 1.0, S. Walsh 0.1, L. Young 0.1, T. DeKoning 0.1, Rushed 0.3. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpires: | Daniel Johanson. Cameron Dore, Craig Fleer, Paul Rebeschini. (Cameron Dore replaced Jeff Dalgleish before the game) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: | Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ladder: | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
!Blues outplayed by Crows
Carlton has fallen to Adelaide by 60 points. - By Carlton Media.
Carlton has gone down to Adelaide by 60 points at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon. The Crows led from start to finish in front of an animated home crowd, as the Blues were comprehensively outplayed on the road, falling 7.8 (50) to 16.14 (110). Carlton midfielders George Hewett (25 disposals), Patrick Cripps (24 disposals) and Adam Cerra (22 disposals) worked hard all day, but the Blues couldn't make inroads on the host side, who was fast out of the blocks with five first-quarter goals. The Blues slotted their first of the day through captain Cripps following Tom De Koning's handiwork in the ruck, but the Crows swiftly responded through Darcy Fogarty. This pattern continued throughout the clash, with Carlton unable to boot consecutive goals until the final moments of the game. Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson gave the Blues headaches with three goals in the win to go with 22 touches, while his team's defence was equally impressive in thwarting Carlton's attempts forward. The Crows owned the territory from the get-go, their speed and pressure leaving the Blues chasing as they repeatedly burst from centre bounces to score.
The away side did have chances in the first term with numerous inside-50 entries, but could not convert its opportunities, as Adelaide skipped to a 19-point lead at the first break. Charlie Curnow came out firing in the second quarter with a long-range goal from outside 50 to cut the deficit to just 13 points as the Blues lifted their intensity, but the Crows again took back ascendancy with the next three. Facing a 33-point margin at the main break, Carlton again opened proceedings in the third term through Corey Durdin, as the visitors increased their control on the ball. However, they again struggled to capitalise on their opportunities, and another three late Crows goals were costly, with the home side's swift ball movement on full display. By three-quarter time, Adelaide's lead had dragged out to 52 points, before extending that out to the eventual 60-point margin at the final siren. Backline duo Jacob Weitering and Nick Haynes worked tirelessly in defence, but the Crows proved too strong all over the ground. Durdin finished the day with two goals, as did Curnow and Cripps, who both booted their second majors late in the game.
Best: P. Cripps, A. Cerra, G. Hewett, J. Weitering, N. Haynes, A. Saad.
!Crows turn on the style to blitz Blues
The Crows have produced a dominant performance to beat the Blues. - By AAP with Dejan Kalinic.
Captain Jordan Dawson has booted three goals to inspire Adelaide to a 60-point thrashing of a lacklustre Carlton. Dawson was instrumental in the Crows' 16.14 (110) to 7.8 (50) victory at Adelaide Oval on Saturday with 22 disposals. Adelaide (5-3) climbed to fourth on the ladder as the Blues' bubble burst – after three consecutive wins, they nurse a 3-5 win-loss record in 13th spot. Dawson set Adelaide's tone with a dominant 11-disposal opening quarter while Josh Worrell produced an outstanding defensive display. Worrell collected 23 disposals and took seven marks while Adelaide's attackers flourished with Darcy Fogarty, Ben Keays, Josh Rachele, Izak Rankine and Alex Neal-Bullen slotting two goals each. Carlton, never in the hunt after conceding five goals to two in the opening term, were well-served by skipper Patrick Cripps (24 touches) and George Hewett (25) in the midfield. But with Adelaide's Worrell ruling in defence, the Blues' attack was smothered – the visitors couldn't manage consecutive goals until the dying stages of the game, though Cripps, Charlie Curnow and Corey Durdin booted two apiece overall. The Crows began briskly, booting 5.2 to 2.4 in an opening term propelled by Dawson's ball-gathering. Adelaide forward Neal-Bullen converted two set shots and the home side cashed in on having 32 more disposals than the Blues for the quarter.
Carlton reduced its deficit to 13 points one minute into the second term with a trademark Curnow strike from long range. But the Crows then resumed control by kicking the next three goals – the last in the burst, Dawson from a tight angle on the siren, gave the hosts a 33-point half-time lead. Adelaide sliced the Blues in space, with Carlton minus 59 in uncontested possessions at the break – their worst first half differential in the statistic since 2019. And while Carlton's Durdin booted two majors in the third term, the Crows added five more – three in an eye-catching three minutes late in the quarter capped by classy finishes from Rachele and Rankine. Adelaide held a commanding 52-point break at three-quarter time, 13.10 to 5.6, before closing out victory and kicking 100 or more points for the fifth time in eight games. Adelaide were unstoppable inside 50, winning the count by 22, having 14 more marks inside 50 and scoring from 51.7% of their entries compared to Carlton's 41.7%. Carlton were completely dominated in uncontested possessions in the first half, losing the count by 60, and although they managed to even it up in the second half, they couldn't hold the Crows in their forward 50, conceding a goal from 27.6% of entries.
Best: P. Cripps, J. Weitering, N. Haynes, G. Hewett, A. Saad, A. Cerra.
!We didn't bring our strengths.
Michael Voss reviews a disappointing day in Adelaide. - By Carlton Media
"We let ourselves down and we were beaten too much around the ball." Senior Coach Michael Voss said Carlton wasn't able to play to its strengths in Saturday's 60-point loss to Adelaide. Here's what he had to say.
On the game as a whole: "We got some pretty good feedback around the things we need to be able to get right in our game, that we didn't get right tonight. What have been particular strengths in our game over the course of the full part of this season, we just couldn't get right tonight. So, it reinforces the strengths in your game that you need, but it highlights why they're important to you. "But the reality was, even in the first 10 minutes of the game, our method around the ball wasn't good enough. We lost critical territory in the game, roles that we have valued, didn't get played well enough. And the rest of the game played our somewhat the same. In the 10 minutes I think we had five forward-half turnovers, and just being able to play simple things and do simple things, have simple plays, we weren't able to execute it. "To Adelaide's credit, they applied the pressure for the entirety of the game, which continued to have us on the back foot and having to fight and chase and do things different to try and get the scoreboard ticking in a different way."
Adelaide's ability to score easily: "The third quarter's probably a a great case in that, we came out and thought we had more of the way we wanted to be able to play. They kicked one stoppage goal, and then they might have kicked three centre-square bounce goals at the back end of the quarter. "So, that all happens in three minutes and the work that was done to get us in a sound position and starting to take some things off the opposition, was impacted in three to four minutes. That's what made the night a bit harder, because every time we did feel like we got a grip on the game, it was ripped away through a play, or not being able to defend."
Belief within the group: "I think there's enough evidence there and there's a body of work to see that the contest around our contest has been very strong for pretty much the entire season. The way we've defended has been pretty strong for the season, so having belief is about being able to have a body of work. "We've got a body of work, so we didn't get it done tonight, but belief is built off evidence over time, and there's been some things we've been working on our game that we've been able to write in the last few weeks. But none of the phases came together today, it was hard work the whole day. "So, we'll have to look at it pretty strongly and enormously disappointed with the performance, but we'll look at it clearly like we have every single week. We'll rock up Monday, we'll see the things we need to get better at. But I don't think we're going to have to go far to find out what that is."
Conceding goals from the centre: "At the end of the day they certainly were able to get that ascendancy for a long period of time. But, I just don't think we defended very well. "They were able to have their time with the ball, they were able to get valuable territory off important parts of the game, and when you're on your back foot and you're trying to generate a lot of your ball out of your back half, that's a huge ask across the game. You might get away with it once, but you don't get away with it too many times."
Reviewing the loss:
"We sit at the end of the game and I probably debriefed it more than what I traditionally have, because I think sometimes having the immediate feedback is something for all of us to reflect on. But then come in really razor sharp on when we review and move forward with we've got to get right this week against St Kilda. "We let ourselves down and we were beaten too much around the ball. They went from inside to out really quickly on us, and and we weren't able to contain it."
Team
| B: | 15 Sam Docherty | 23 Jacob Weitering | 11 Mitch McGovern |
| HB: | 13 Blake Acres | 26 Nick Haynes | 42 Adam Saad |
| C: | 20 Elijah Hollands | 9 Patrick Cripps (c) | 4 Oliver Hollands |
| HF: | 38 Will White | 10 Harry McKay | 19 Corey Durdin |
| F: | 8 Lachie Fogarty | 30 Charlie Curnow | 33 Lewis Young |
| Ruck: | 12 Tom De Koning | 18 Sam Walsh | 29 George Hewett |
| Interchange: | 32 Matt Carroll | 5 Adam Cerra | 36 Cooper Lord |
| 3 Jesse Motlop | |||
| Substitute: | 2 Lachlan Cowan | ||
| Coach: | Michael Voss | ||
| Emergencies: | 44 Francis Evans | 25 Jaxon Binns | 27 Marc Pittonet |
Substitute: Lachlan Cowan replaced Lachie Fogarty at three-quarter time.
In: Lachlan Cowan, Sam Docherty, Lewis Young.
Out: Jack Silvagni (broken knuckle), Zac Williams (calf), Matt Cottrell (ankle).
Free Kicks
Carlton 24
Adelaide 20
Front Runners
Will White 14.1km
Note: Four Adelaide players covered a greater distance than Carlton's best Will White.
Milestones
50 Games: Oliver Hollands
AFLCA Votes
10 - Jordan Dawson (ADEL)
7 - Izak Rankine (ADEL)
7 - Josh Worrell (ADEL)
3 - Max Michalanney (ADEL)
2 - Reilly O'Brien (ADEL)
1 - Wayne Milera (ADEL)
Brownlow Votes
3 - Izak Rankine (ADEL) 2 - Jordan Dawson (ADEL) 1 - Wayne Milera (ADEL)
