Overview
- The Adelaide Crows beat Essendon 23.7 (145) to 11.7 (73) on Sunday to move into fourth place on the AFL ladder.
- Riley Thilthorpe dominated with five goals, 15 disposals, 10 marks and eight hit-outs while Izak Rankine collected 23 disposals and kicked three goals.
- Peter Wright provided a lone bright spot for Essendon with six goals, but the Bombers were overwhelmed late in each quarter and fell to the bottom of the ladder.
- Angus Clarke left with a left-knee hyperextension and was later ruled concussed after an accidental head clash, and Adelaide defender James Borlase missed the second half with hamstring tightness.
- Two Crows debutants, Oscar Ryan and Archie Ludowyk, each kicked their first AFL goals and Adelaide now prepares to host Richmond as Essendon heads to Geelong amid an ongoing coaching recruitment process.