After recording a sixth-straight win, Adelaide sits in outright first place on the top of the AFL ladder.
The Crows trailed Richmond by nine points at quarter-time, but then generated 30 scoring shots to five in the next three quarters to set-up a 76-point win.
Ruckman Sam Jacobs amassed a career-high 26 possessions (80.8 per cent efficiency) and eight inside 50ms in a dominant display. Jacobs also took nine marks, including three contested, and kicked a goal.
Matt Crouch, who also posted a new career-high, was the leading possession winner on the ground with 38. He’s now ranked fourth in the AFL for total disposals (193).
Crouch won an equal-round high nine hard-ball gets as well as eight clearances – second only to older brother Brad (nine) on Sunday night.
Adelaide had another 12 individual goalkickers on Sunday night following on from 13 last weekend.
The Crows have scored more than 140 points in four of their six games this season. Port Adelaide (twice) and Greater Western Sydney (once) are the only other teams to crack the 140-point barrier.
As well as hitting the scoreboard, Adelaide held the Tigers to their lowest score – 10.4 (64) – of the season. The Crows have conceded the third fewest points (501) of any team.
Defender Rory Laird gathered 34 disposals at an elite 94.1 per cent efficiency.
Laird gained more metres (728) than any other player in the competition in Round Six, and ranked equal-second for rebound 50ms with eight.
In-form vice-captain Rory Sloane amassed 30 possessions in a fourth-consecutive game for the first time in his career. Sloane chalked up 33 disposals and kicked an equalled his personal best of three goals. He also laid eight tackles to lead the AFL in this statistic after six rounds (58).
Captain Taylor Walker was the leading goalkicker on the ground with five. Walker has now kicked 16 goals in the last four weeks to sit equal-sixth in the Coleman Medal race (18).
Betts, who is one goal-shy of 500, is joint-second in the Coleman Medal (20).
Young defender Jake Kelly finished with a career-best 28 possessions at 89.3 per cent efficiency. He also took a game-high 10 marks.
Kelly and fellow backman Jake Lever each had 13 intercept possessions – ranked second for the round. Lever took six intercept marks behind only All Australian Jeremy McGovern (eight).
Midfielder Richard Douglas won 18 of his 25 possessions in a contest – second only to two-time Brownlow Medallist Gary Ablett, who had an incredible 27 contested possessions, for the round.
After being -14 at quarter time, Adelaide finished up with the second-best contested possession differential (+26) of any team for the round.
The crowd of 51,069 was the biggest-ever for a match between Adelaide and Richmond.
The efficient Crows kicked a goal from 35 per cent of their forward 50m entries – ranked No.1 for the round.
Match statistics
Disposals
Adelaide – 461
Richmond – 334
Disposal efficiency
Adelaide – 75%
Richmond – 68%
Kicks
Adelaide – 250
Richmond – 177
Handballs
Adelaide – 211
Richmond – 157
Clearances
Adelaide – 46
Richmond – 38
Inside 50ms
Adelaide – 60
Richmond – 50
Contested possessions
Adelaide – 181
Richmond – 155
Uncontested possessions
Adelaide – 286
Richmond –176
Tackles
Adelaide – 70
Richmond – 82
Hit-outs
Adelaide – 63
Richmond – 41
