Riewoldt, Bolton and O’Brien have some serious competition on their hands after Weightman took this absolute hanger over Gawn in the third quarter
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Crows triumph in the battle of the birds
By Steve Barrett
Adelaide overcame a recent run of outs and a determined second-half Hawthorn rally to notch a gritty win over the Hawks and almost certainly avoid a second successive wooden spoon. Click here to read the full match report.
Ben Keays and Elliott Himmelberg celebrate a Crows goal.Credit:Getty Images
Hawks in a huff
Things got very heated between Wingard and Koschitzke at three-quarter time at Marvel Stadium tonight.
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Bulldogs sing the song
MATCH REPORT: Bont lifts to lead Dogs to top spot
By Peter Ryan
The Western Bulldogs have repelled a late Melbourne challenge in a hard-fought match to steal top spot with just four rounds remaining.
It was the skipper Marcus Bontempelli who stood up when the moment demanded as the charging Demons drew within four points with nine minutes left. He kicked a goal at a stoppage before winning a centre clearance to hit Jamarra Ugle-Hagan on the chest inside 50.
Click here to read the full report.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan celebrates a goal.Credit:Getty Images
Dunkley still a part of it
The Bulldogs boys don’t want to make Josh Dunkley feel left out as he continues to isolate at home after visiting a Tier 1 exposure site.
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Gawn the booster
Max Gawn is making a habit of becoming a human step-ladder. Real shades of another Melbourne champion Garry Lyon!
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Crows see off Hawks’ late charge
Adelaide 6.1, 9.1, 12.4, 16.6 (102)
Hawthorn 4.1, 6.4, 10.4, 13.5 (83)
GOALS
Adelaide: Walker 4, Fogarty 2, Murphy 2, Laird 2, Himmelberg 2, Lynch, Smith, Keays, McHenry
Hawthorn: Lewis 3, Phillips 2, Worpel, Koschitzke, Moore, O’Brien, Breust, Mitchell, Brockman, McEvoy
DISPOSALS
Adelaide: Laird 36, Seedsman 25, Schoenberg 24
Hawthorn: Mitchell 28, Worpel 28, Bramble 25, Moore 25, Wingard 24
INTERCEPTS
Adelaide: Doedee 10, Jones 8, Hamill 7
Hawthorn: Frost 11, Hartigan 10
Hawthorn will be left to rue a missed opportunity tonight.
They finished up winning the disposals 372-353, tackles 66-49, clearances 40-32, contested possessions 145-137, hitouts 44-30 and inside 50s 59-48.
But for all of that, they just could not translate their hard work onto the scoreboard.
The Crows were more efficient up forward in the end, finishing with more scoring shots 22-18 and goals 16-13, despite having 11 fewer entries into their attacking zone.
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