The dynamic Adelaide striker duo made a mistake on Sunday, with Taylor Walker and Darcy Fogarty combining for 10 goals in a big Crows victory as the North Melbourne horror season continued.
The Kangaroos (1-12, 52.3%) are now at the bottom of the ladder after West Coast’s win over Essendon. David Noble’s team will look to end a streak of 11 straight losses as it calls for six changes, including the returns of Ben McKay, Cameron Zurhaar and Tarryn Thomas, while revealing recruited father and son Jackson Archer.
The Crows (4-9, 80.1%) are in the middle of their own difficult patch, which includes just one win from their last seven games.
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There were no late changes for either side, with Flynn Perez (North Melbourne) and Chayce Jones (Adelaide) appointing medical substitutes.
The match starts at 13:10 EST from Blundstone Arena.
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MATCH REPORT QUARTER TO QUARTER
There was a beautiful moment before the game when the son of a Jackson Archer gun received his first AFL jumper from ex-kangaroo Jamie Macmillan before his father, Glenn, gave his son a hug.
The Kangaroos made a shocking move early in the game, with regular key defender Ben McKay turning forward to give his team more presence near the goal.
“I wonder if Ben can have the same influence as Harry,” double King Kangaroo David King told Fox Footy.
“They’ve wanted to do this for a long time. They think their body work is very strong. Of course they won’t understand leadership patterns going forward, but you have to experiment when your team is in a routine like kangaroos.”
After Adelaide threw the first goal of the match through Taylor Walker, North pushed the ball forward where the returning Cam Zurhaar grabbed an impressive contested mark and converted his seven-point attempt.
Then, North Hall’s Aaron Hall dropped a simple mark on defense, giving Darcy Fogarty a quick goal before Ben Keays swerved forward to quickly add another important one for the Crows.
“It’s too easy to get out of the middle. The Crows’ midfield is at the top,” King said.
“It’s an incredible avalanche … they (the Roos) have to make a change.”
Then, McKay came into the game, grabbing a brilliant disputed mark and, most importantly, throwing his first AFL goal in the 45th AFL game.
“These are encouraging signs,” King said. “The coach has tried something to give some energy to the team and that’s as solid a mark as you’ll see.”
Luke Davies-Uniacke was the replacement. Paul Curtis scored from the penalty spot.
But Walker responded to the other, grabbing another strong mark and converting his seven-pointer to throw a steady goal.
“He’s been remarkable with what he’s been able to do the last 18 months,” King said. “He looks as fit and as fresh as he’s ever been, he’s such a dominant target.”
Then, Crow Shane McAdam gave a free kick on the field, which caused a tense fight between the two teams, in which Archer participated, and Zurhaar rushed and threw his second goal.
But Walker couldn’t stop, converting a long-range seven-pointer to throw his third goal to give the Crows a nine-point lead in the quarter.
“I could kick 10 today,” great power Kane Cornes said AFL Nation.
After a 10-minute stalemate, Davies-Uniacke gave a 50-meter penalty after passing through the protected area, despite coming straight from the exchange bench and the play was just near the boundary line. .
McAdam shuddered and threw a shot goal, the first major of the second term.
The Roos had their chances in the second season, but could only conjure up the last four, while Fogarty flew high to get a spectacular mark and convert a goal to make sure Adelaide took the lead by 20 points. rest.
The Kangaroos were forced to activate sub Flynn Perez in the half, with Bailey Scott ruled out of the game due to a hip problem.
The Roos started quickly in the third season, with Nick Larkey reaching the end of an easy goal thanks to hard work on the field by Davies-Uniacke and Curtis.
But Walker got up again, throwing himself at a stop 50 forwards and scoring his fourth goal.
“He’s found a way to score goals from being a ruckman in the next three or four seconds after the contest. It’s a real weapon,” King said of Walker.
The emerging synergy between Fogarty and Walker was shown in the middle of the third term as Walker marked the ground, setting up a shooting goal from Fogarty.
And when Kayne Turner gave a silly free kick after disposing of the ball, it led to Walker’s fifth goal.
“That’s silly. There’s a time to be tough and there’s a time to accept what’s coming,” King said.
And when Fogarty threw his fourth goal, the Crows had a 31-point lead, with Fogarty and Walker with nine of the team’s 11 goals.
During his third term, King had a stern message for Tarryn Thomas, who only had two handballs in three quarters of a time.
“Just looking at Tarryn Thomas, I don’t look good. He just doesn’t seem to have the ability to explode or throw himself at the ball,” King said.
“Right now it’s just changing … you wonder what’s going on in your head at this stage. It seems like a disinterested fraction.”
When Brodie Smith and James Rowe scored goals for the Crows at the start of the fourth term, the game was over.
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