Blog log from R18 of 2024: Adelaide vs St Kilda

Berry snaps wide right from a pack 30m out. (Q1 3:12)
Bonner is pinged for insufficient intent in the pocket 30m out, his wing opponent Sholl takes the free and curls in the first goal off the left. (Q1 4:21)
Berry is whistled up for contact on Henry at a throw-in to 40m on the flank, free kick is given downfield a step away to Marshall who hooks it left and across the face. (Q1 7:05)
Smith receives at half back but doesn’t realise Sharman is flying in from behind to catch him HTB. Sharman goals from 30m. (Q1 9:35)
Wood volleys his own crumb from the top of the square for an opportunist goal after contesting with Nankervis. (Q1 16:40)
Sharman marks on the lead juggling in front of Keane 40m out near the boundary, good hands with a wet ball. He shanks… for Marshall to mark 15m out and also miss! (Q1 23:16)
Steele kicks from the HFF to the hotspot for Sharman to mark over Keane for his second goal. (Q1 27:41)
Murphy roves a Fogarty contest and checksides a skilful finish off a step from 30m on a slight angle. (Q1 29:33)
Himmelberg drops a mark 30m out on the flank but his man Howard is too far off the contest, he has time to bend down to pick it up and snap truly off the left. (Q2 1:32)
Wood marks in the pocket 25m out and curls in the goal off the right boot, his second. (Q2 10:15)
Fogarty juggles the mark in front of Wanganeen-Milera from a Berry pass to 25m on a slight angle, his kick is leftish but sneaks inside the post. (Q2 12:42)
Rachele’s challenge forces Wilkie to kick OOTF from the back pocket. Soligo takes the free 25m out but it curls too far into the near left post. (Q2 15:27)
Crows getting repeat inside 50s, Fogarty marks just on 50m on the flank, he has the leg but it wobbles near side right. (Q2 16:35)
Phillipou gets a set shot 40m out in the corridor but hits the left post. (Q2 21:04)
Wilson roves a stoppage in defence but his handball to the Crows goalsquare for Bonner is spoiled by Keays to volley an classic opportunist goal! (Q2 23:43)
Webster goes back with the flight but spills a relieving mark, crumb falls for Keays again but this soccer attempt skids across the face from 25m. (Q2 24:44)
Henry plays on to advantage from half back but gets stripped in a tackle immediately by his man Michalanney, Nankervis roves and passes to Taylor 45m out on the flank who misses. (Q2 28:58)
Rain fell through most of the first half but it is noticeably harder at the start of Q3. Tough sledding in the sludge at the AO. (Q3 1:17)
Series of fumbles of the cake of soap at half forward for Adelaide, Schoenmaker the last to lose the handle before Walker mops up and tries a skidder from 40m in front… poster. (Q3 2:18)
Soligo snaps wide from half forward. (Q3 9:02)
Higgins takes a contested grab in a tussle with Bond 40m out on the flank. He has been very accurate this year, but Higgins tugs this one near side left. (Q3 18:59)
Phillipou roves on members wing and sees no one in the square, he decides to go himself from fully 60m near the boundary and skids it through for a pearler! (Q3 23:09)
Himmelberg has Sholl in the square to gather a bounce pass and waltz into the open goal. (Q3 25:18)
Rachele feeds Taylor after a ball up for a tough snap from the pocket 15m out that goes near side right. (Q3 27:49)
Fogarty roves and stands up in a double tackle to poke a kick to Keays in the pocket 25m out. Pidgeot snaps off his right to the left. (Q4 5:37)
Jones is pinged for a throw trying to handball over his head under a Dowling tackle from the pocket 25m out, Dowling screws in a big goal in a low-scoring slog! (Q4 10:22)
Adelaide surges from a stoppage on members wing, Walker kicks high to the top of the square where Thilthorpe beats Howard to mark on his chest and goal. (Q4 14:37)
Nankervis kicks to the square from a stoppage, Thilthorpe draws a holding free on the hapless Howard for a junk time goal. (Q4 17:37)
Owens nicks the outside of the post with an impossible snap from the behind line under pressure. (Q4 28:12)
Rachele roves for some junk from the hotspot. (Q4 29:41)
Marshall gets a ruck free on O’Brien 50m out on a slight angle just before the final siren, he roosts it long but just not long enough, no score. (Q4 32:00)