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Taylor Walker is playing his last game at Adelaide Oval and he found space to have a clear run at the footy, he took off and marked it before booting the goal.
Huge moment and the roar sounded like the biggest of the night.
Crows 71, Dogs 60 with 10 mins left to go.
Huge moment for Riley Thilthorpe and the Crows.
The big forward took a strong mark despite taking heavy contact and then he nailed the shot from the left boundary.
Great poise from the big forward.
Fans loved it too.
Crows 65, Dogs 60 with 12 mins left to play.
The crowd at Adelaide Oval has dropped to a murmur as Ed Richards burst through the middle and launched a shot from 50m out.
It sailed through the goals and now the scores are tied as Matthew Nicks looks to make some adjustments.
Dogs 59, Crows 59 with 15 mins to go.
Oh my! Will Lewis has kicked another goal, this time a snap around his body.
He’s kicked two goals in two minutes.
“That is just an opportunist goal – what a snag,” Jonathan Brown said on Kayo.
Crows 59, Dogs 53 with 16 mins left to go.
Will Lewis has been a goal-scorer at the lower levels but has found a place as a defensive forward since joining the Bulldogs at the start of the season.
Now, the Dogs have him chasing goals again and he’s taken a strong mark and booted the first goal of the last term.
Could the former state league star turn into a match-winner? You would love to see it.
Crows 59, Dogs 47 with 17 mins to play.
Was that the quarter that turned the elimination final Adelaide’s way?
After a topsy-turvy opening half, the Bulldogs were held goalless in the third term and looked a team rattled and fatiguing.
Aaron Naughton should have given them some momentum heading into the last change, only to miss a relative sitter of a set shot with 30 seconds remaining.
The Dogs were getting no bang for their buck going forward. Adelaide defender Josh Worrell has had a fair say in that, racking up a finals record 18 intercept possessions – with a quarter to play. He looks set to obliterate the old finals record of 16 by Melbourne’s Steven May in the 2021 qualifying final against Sydney.
Adelaide have looked magnificent behind the ball thanks to Worrell’s intercepting and Wayne Milera’s class – as well as some errant finishing from the Dogs.
The Crows’ pressure has been immense as they close to within touching distance of their first September win since 2018. The Dogs look gassed but need to summon a second, third or fourth wind to keep their finals miracle alive.
Adelaide lead 59-40 at three-quarter-time
The Dogs had chances late in the quarter but the Crows are still in command going into the final term.
Let’s see if Dogs coach Luke Beveridge can come up with some changes to spark his side as they’ve been unable to get a foothold in this match.
Crows defender Josh Worrell is having one of the best games of his career as he just came up with his 15th intercept possession of the night.
That is a high number for a full match, and he’s reached it in a little over half a game.
“He hasn’t had a great second half of the year, Worrell, but he’s had a cracker tonight,” Crows greatMark Ricciuto said on Kayo.
Crows 57, Dogs 38 with nine mins to go in Q3.
