AFL Round 11 live blog: Adelaide vs West Coast, Melbourne vs Sydney, St Kilda vs Gold Coast

Jake Waterman sticks a large sort out on Michalanney simply earlier than the buzzer, wins the holding the ball free kick after which launches one from 50 on a decent angle after the siren. An inspirational end to the quarter for the Eagles, bringing the margin again to 17 factors.

And that is the least the Eagles deserve. That was one among their finest halves of the season, and on one other day it could possibly be them with a 17-point lead. However the Crows are simply that little bit sharper, a little bit extra in tune and, crucially, their massive boys are proudly owning the skies.

How lengthy can this West Coast problem final? We’ll discover out after the break.

Riley Thilthorpe missed from a free kick a couple of minutes in the past, however this time he is not so obliging. Should have been a little bit maintain or one thing in there, and the large man makes probably the most of his likelihood.

One way or the other the lead is out to 23 factors, which feels mighty harsh on West Coast on the stability of play.

Into the wind, that could be a fantastic end from Rachele. An informal set shot from proper on the arc.

The Eagles are clearly profitable the within 50s and doing a lot proper, however they only lack the connection going ahead that the Crows have. That is the distinction within the sport proper now.

The ball has lived on the Eagles’ finish however they could not trend any actual possibilities, however a 50 metre penalty for dissent relieved the strain on Adelaide and acquired the Crows up the opposite finish.

Milera’s centering kick discovered the most important bloke on the market, and large ROB completed off his work.

The Eagles went rapidly by the center and launched Brockman, who noticed Allen operating again to purpose and appeared to search out him.

The ball went lengthy on the breeze and over Allen’s head, however thanks to an enormous leg break bounce it evaded the publish and ran by for a purpose. Unhealthy luck turns to good luck rapidly for Brockman and the Eagles.

The whistle blew on a smooth one deep inside Adelaide’s attacking 50 and as everybody stopped, Thilthorpe performed on to a transparent benefit. He dished off to Keays who slams it by.

Undecided in regards to the free kick for a really slight nudge within the again however the Eagles had loads of possibilities to kill that transfer earlier than it acquired there.

A very brilliant first quarter for West Coast, whose strain sport and skill to maneuver the ball rapidly by hand noticed it personal massive parts of that time period.

However the place the Crows have had a bonus is within the air, with the large boys at both finish dominating. A few of that could possibly be all the way down to the wind, which appears to be throwing off the Eagles greater than the Crows, however we’ll study extra on that entrance within the second time period.

We have got a sport on our arms at the least.

And that is what the wind can do! O’Brien was awarded a ruck free kick and the lengthy kick in flew over everyone’s head inside 50.

Pedlar learn it out the again and walked within the purpose. Straightforward as you want!

The Eagles have began rather well right here. They’re kicking right into a breeze however their strain sport has led to them proudly owning territory, and now getting a little bit of reward too.

Aggressive kicking from half-back discovered Hough in a harmful place to launch for Waterman. The massive ahead makes no mistake.

It goes within the ebook for Harley, however Tyler Brockman was the person all of them get round. His interception from Thilthorpe’s harmful kick throughout targets made the prospect fully.

Brockman discovered Reid, who took a second to regular earlier than snapping his first of the afternoon. Eagles up for it.

The Crows compelled it ahead and deep and saved it alive inside 50, simply asking for somebody to be clear and artful in entrance of purpose.

Enter the skipper. Collect, step, snap, purpose.

The Eagles have began fairly properly, however some actually sloppy kicking has value them at each ends to this point. That exiting kick from Ginbey discovered Milera’s chest, and the move to Peatling from there was a easy one.

Crows lengthen the lead with a significant.

The Eagles compelled the turnover in the midst of the bottom and took off, linking by hand by Hewett, Gross, Hewett once more after which Brockman earlier than the stunning kick discovered Hough.

Hough makes no mistake in entrance of purpose and the Eagles present some promising indicators.

The massive robust dukes of Riley Thilthorpe prevail there, outmarking two Eagles defenders. May need been a free kick really, however it would not matter actually.

Thilthorpe kicks the purpose, Crows are up and operating.

The solar is beaming down in Adelaide as we speak because the Crows and Eagles lock… beaks? Wings?

Ball is within the air, let’s go.

Each side have taken to the sector, the Eagles to little fanfare and the Crows to an eruption of fireworks and smoke and music.

The gamers stand collectively for the Welcome to Nation and pre-match ceremony for Sir Doug Nicholls Spherical.

For the primary time this season, West Coast comes into this sport on the again of a win. The Eagles had been threatening for a month or so now however lastly acquired over the road in opposition to St Kilda at residence final week.

This can be a a lot more durable take a look at although. Final yr the Eagles got here into this fixture off the again of some very promising outcomes, solely to be completely dismantled by the Crows for one among their worst losses of the yr. The Eagles’ worst day this season got here on this floor too, a thumping by Carlton throughout Collect Spherical.

So it’ll be difficult for the younger Eagles as we speak, although progress will not be onerous to measure.

Taylor Walker has been pulled from the Adelaide line up. The membership says he has been “managed”, which is code for “against West Coast without Jeremy McGovern, we have absolutely no need to run three tall forwards so let’s give the old fella a rest”.

Sid Draper is the in for the Crows, and he can be their beginning sub. Tyrell Dewar is the sub for West Coast.

Good afternoon, and welcome again to ABC Sport’s stay weblog protection of the 2025 AFL season. We have got three video games coming your method on this nice Sunday, the primary of which comes from Adelaide Oval.

Adelaide and West Coast (Kuwarna and Waalitj Marawar for Sir Doug Nicholls Spherical) kick issues off on a sunny afternoon, earlier than we head to the MCG the place Melbourne (Naarm) will play Sydney.

Then we wrap all of it up with St Kilda (Euro-Yroke) and Gold Coast at Docklands, placing a beautiful little bow on spherical 11. Large day! Hold the weblog helpful as we take you thru all of it, begin to end.