{"id":64754,"date":"2020-03-01T19:07:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T08:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=64754"},"modified":"2020-10-15T13:22:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T03:22:57","slug":"carltons-comeback-proves-too-strong-for-the-crows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2020\/03\/01\/carltons-comeback-proves-too-strong-for-the-crows\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlton\u2019s comeback proves too strong for the Crows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARLTON has spoiled <strong>Erin Phillips<\/strong>\u2019 return to footy on Sunday, defeating the Crows by eight points at Richmond Oval in a convincing display. The Blues dominated the disposal count (267-179), the contested possessions (95-73) and the inside 50s (32-27). Although Carlton led the entire last term, the first three quarters were much closer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stevie-Lee Thompson<\/strong> was lively for the Crows early, applying some great pressure and setting up <strong>Rhiannon Metcalfe<\/strong> for the first goal of the match. Phillips didn\u2019t take long to make her presence felt, making a strong impact around the stoppages and taking a nice one-handed mark on a lead. Carlton had 32 more first quarter disposals and despite doing most of the attacking, they squandered multiple opportunities in front of goal. <strong>Dayna Cox<\/strong> and <strong>Marijana Rajcic<\/strong> had outstanding first quarters for Adelaide in defence, deterring several Carlton attacks with strong spoils and crunching tackles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eloise Jones<\/strong> got Adelaide off to a great start in the second with a classy drop punt from the pocket. <strong>Ailish Considine<\/strong> followed this with a nice snap goal and the Crows looked on their way to a comfortable lead. However, this all changed when <strong>Madison Prespakis<\/strong> and <strong>Darcy Vescio<\/strong> combined to drag Carlton back into the game. <strong>Nicola Stevens<\/strong>\u00a0kicked her first to get the Blues on the board, while <strong>Chloe Dalton<\/strong> and <strong>Katie Loynes<\/strong> began to make their mark around the stoppages. Vescio was very dangerous in the forward 50 for the Blues and set up Prespakis for their second.<\/p>\n<p>Carlton seemed to over possess the ball early in the third, and <strong>Anne Hatchard<\/strong> capitalised by catching her opponent holding the ball and kicking truly. <strong>Tayla Harris<\/strong> responded with a 40-metre bomb, then kicked her second after a nice mark just minutes later to give Carlton the lead. The Blues continued to set up strongly behind the ball, building a wall that Adelaide kept blindly bombing into. Facing a two-point deficit at three quarter time, an ankle injury to part-time ruckman <strong>Jess Foley<\/strong> did not help matters for the Crows.<\/p>\n<p>The last quarter was played at a high intensity and was filled with stoppages. There was a long scoreboard stalemate until Vescio showed her class once again, beating her opponent one-on-one in the goalsquare to put her side nine points ahead. Carlton\u2019s defence held up brilliantly under-fire in the last term, repelling Adelaide\u2019s attacks and chipping the ball around to take time off the clock. Meanwhile, Adelaide\u2019s forward line was uncharacteristically dysfunctional, with usual contributors <strong>Danielle Ponter<\/strong> and <strong>Courtney Gum<\/strong> struggling to make an impact. Carlton comfortably closed out the eight-point victory.<\/p>\n<p>Vescio and Prespakis were far and away the best two players on the ground. Vescio was everywhere with 17 disposals, five marks and a vital goal while Prespakis had the ball on a string, collecting 20 disposals, four marks and a goal. For the Crows, Cox played her best game of the season in defence, while Hatchard used her incredible work rate to rack up 27 disposals, seven marks and four tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide will look to respond next Saturday against North Melbourne in Hobart, while the Blues host St Kilda at Ikon Park on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADELAIDE 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 (28)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>CARLTON 0.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 (36)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GOALS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adelaide:<\/strong> E. Jones, A. Hatchard, A. Considine, R. Metcalfe.<br \/>\n<strong>Carlton:<\/strong> T. Harris 2, M. Prespakis, N. Stevens, D. Vescio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADC BEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adelaide:<\/strong> D. Cox, A. Hatchard, J. Mules, E. Phillips, N. Allen, E. Jones<br \/>\n<strong>Carlton:<\/strong> D. Vescio, M. Prespakis, K. Loynes, L. McEvoy, C. Wilson, V. 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