Rory Atkins – 6
Took a strong mark deep in defence during the first term to save a potential goal and then played his part in Adelaide’s drives forward. He managed to help a teammate to goal and well and truly played his part.

Eddie Betts – 9
Had the crowd cheering his name by hanging onto a screamer and converting on the quarter-time siren and then crumbed superbly to snap a second. The opportunist had five goals by the final break and finished with six in another stellar performance.

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Luke Brown – 6
Cool and calm under pressure, Brown used the ball superbly on Saturday night. He provided good run out of defence and like Rory Laird, was trusted to deliver the ball cleanly.

Charlie Cameron – 4
Showed great composure to snap the game’s first goal and spark his side. Aside from a few moments of brilliance Cameron was quiet, but in a side functioning as well as the Crows did, luckily little more was required.

Kyle Cheney – 5
Played his role in defence, rotating through various match-ups to offer his teammates a rest. He spent the bulk of the night on Lindsay Thomas and got away from him at times to boot two goals.

Brad Crouch – 6
A really important player on the inside for Adelaide with six clearances and five tackles. Crouch didn’t take centre stage on Saturday night - as he is capable of doing - but was solid in the win.

Full match report

Matt Crouch – 7
Another step forward for the emerging inside midfielder. Crouch was everywhere and racked up 29 possessions for the night. He snapped a goal and was a key to Adelaide’s midfield supremacy.

Richard Douglas – 6
A quiet achiever on Saturday night, Douglas was always around the mark for the Crows without really asserting himself on the game. He had 20 touches but seven inside 50s, highlighting the value of his possession.

Kyle Hartigan – 8
Was strong on Drew Petrie all night and acted as the defensive general, but might peak the interest of the Match Review Panel for tripping Lindsay Thomas in the second term. He held Petrie goalless and dominated that match-up.

Sam Jacobs – 6
Up against one of the, if not the toughest ruck task in the competition, Jacobs won the ruck duel with 40 hit-outs. His influence was lessened around the ground but he never allowed Todd Goldstein to control the match.

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Josh Jenkins – 5
A quiet night with just two goals but he provided his side with an attacking target and managed to create a multitude of contests. He wasn’t at his best but Jenkins still managed to contribute.

Rory Laird – 7
Found the ball easily and used it with his usual efficiency out of defence. Laird was his side’s major rebounder along with Brodie Smith and will play a vital role if the Crows are to progress further into September.

Jake Lever – 4
Played a part in a defensive unit that never looked like cracking but didn’t have a great game. He had two goals kicked on him by Majak Daw and one by Shaun Higgins. Although he had his moments, he’d know he’s capable of more.

Jarryd Lyons – 7
Great first half and continued to find the ball both at the contest and on the outside into the second. After a few early misses in front of goal, Lyons snapped one late in the game to cap an impressive night.

Tom Lynch – 8
Had a massive impact on shaping the result, kicking four goals as well as providing links in other attacking drives. Particularly in the first half, Lynch’s ability to play both high up the ground and provide an attacking target was huge.


David Mackay – 6
Provided his side with terrific run early on Saturday night and used the ball well on the outside. He faded as the game looked won, but his work to set that win up was wonderful.

Mitch McGovern – 5
Created a number of contests in attack that resulted in scoring opportunities for his teammates. It wasn’t McGovern’s night personally, but he played his part, which would have pleased coach Don Pyke.

Rory Sloane – 6
Started slowly but quickly worked his way into the match. After a week off Sloane will be much better for the run and there’s no doubting his six clearances helped his side.

Brodie Smith – 9
Red-hot early after a week off and looked composed in defence with his usual penetration by foot. As the game wore on Smith’s dominance off half-back was more and more evident and he was prolific as well as damaging. Best on ground.

Daniel Talia – 8
Not only did Talia remove Ben Brown as any sort of threat but he was also able to work off his opponent to accumulate possession and help attack on the counter. He read the ball well all night to take seven marks.         

Taylor Walker – 8
Prominent from the get-go with a magnificent tap behind his head set up Charlie Cameron for the game’s opener. The skipper presented well, marked strongly (11 marks) and although he only nailed the two goals it was a mighty captain’s showing.

Scott Thompson – 7
Struggled to find possession in the opening half but remained a bouncer on the inside laying eight tackles. He also set up a goal in the second term with a wonderful pass inside 50 and was a solid contributor.