AFL 2021 LIVE updates Demons on top of Crows despite missing May Bombers Suns battling in Geelong
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With Taylor Walker suspended and Elliott Himmelberg injured, Darcy Fogarty has put his hand up as the next full forward for the Crows with three goals today.
Fogarty has just taken another powerful overhead mark and then gone back and banana-kicked his third goal.
Fogarty can be wasteful with the footy at times but he is a classy player, the Crows could do a lot worse than look to make him a forward target from here.
Demons lead 86-63 with two minutes left.
Bayley Fritsch has kicked his fourth goal after some tidy link-up work from Petracca and Trent Rivers saw a pass drilled into Fritsch’s path.
The Crows aren’t giving up but it looks and feels like Melbourne is getting ready to push this lead even further out.
Demons lead 86-56 with nine minutes to go.
Essendon has kicked clear of the Suns in the second term building a lead at half-time after scores were tied at the first change.
The Bombers have had more of the footy and been more efficient in possession which has shown in their ability to keep kicking goals.
Zach Merrett and Darcy Parish have 17 and 16 disposals respectively and have lifted as their side built their lead while Fiorini and Miller continue to lead the way for the Suns.
Jake Stringer has kicked three goals for the Bombers.
Jake Stringer celebrates a goal.Credit:Getty Images
First published in The Age on May 23, 2021
Adelaide end Melbourne’s winning streak in one-point thriller
Adelaide produced the biggest boilover of the season and ended Melbourne’s unbeaten start with a truly epic one-point triumph on Saturday.
Taylor Walker clinched the unlikely victory, nailing his third goal with 43 seconds remaining in the absorbing contest to put his side in front. It came after he and Darcy Fogarty had earlier slotted set shots to pare back the Demons’ 16-point advantage entering time-on in the fourth quarter.
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Adelaide threatened but Melbourne clicked back into gear and regained a solid lead heading into the last term.
Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Bayley Fritsch all made important contributions after the Crows closed to within three points.
Without Steven May in defence, the Demons need to lift their defensive efforts in the final term and make sure the Crows don’t mount another comeback.
Christian Petracca tackles Paul Seedsman.Credit:Getty Images
Bayley Fritsch has wheeled onto his left boot and kicked his third goal as the Demons has pushed their lead back out again.
Moments earlier Fritsch flew for a mark and accidentally kneed Jake Kelly in the head.
Both men went down in pain but continued playing, Fritsch was favouring his knee but he seemed in good touch judging from that kick for goal.
Demons lead 78-56 with two mins left in Q3.
Luke Jackson impressed with his field kicking earlier, now the former Australian under-17 basketballer has shown his hops by leaping for a mark and pulling it in.
Not only did he take the grab, Jackson then went back and kicked the goal.
He is a special talent.
Demons lead 72-56 with three minutes until 3QT.
Luke Jackson celebrates a goal.Credit:Getty Images
Christian Petracca has been sublime for the Demons this quarter and he has again stood tall finding Kysaiah Pickett in the goal square for an easy goal.
But Tom Lynch has responded almost immediately after the restart as Shane McAdam got the ball on the ground and handballed out to Lynch who kicked his second goal.
Demons lead 65-56 with six minutes left in Q3.
Kysaiah Pickett.Credit:Getty Images
The Bombers and Suns are locked together at 14-14 at quarter-time in Geelong after the Bombers lead early but couldn’t stop goals from impressive young gun Joel Jeffrey and Josh Corbett from the Suns.
Essendon needs this win and can’t be letting a side who has struggled like the Suns stay in this match.
Brayden Fiorini and Touk Miller lead the Suns with 12 and 11 possessions respectively.
Noah Anderson tackles Sam Durham.Credit:Getty Images
Clayton Oliver won the ball in the middle and Bayley Fritsch has led out, marked and then kicked his second goal.
The Demons could be toying with the Crows or perhaps they are just waking up from a Sunday nap in the sun.
Either way - they would do well to take charge of this contest again, Adelaide isn’t a side they should sleep on.
Demons up 58-49 with 11 mins to go in Q3.
Bayley Fritsch.Credit:Getty Images
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