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A fine contested mark from Josh Rachele beats the buzzer, and he makes the most of it with the goal after the siren.

And didn’t the Crows need it. I’m not sure their backline is capable of restricting the Cats forwards, so Adelaide will need to make the absolute most of their chances going the other way.

That was a mighty impressive term from Geelong though, whose lead of 19 is on the lower end of what they deserve. They are looking well organised defensively and multi-faceted going forward — everything a good Geelong team traditionally is.

There’s a long way to go in this one, but already you feel the Crows defence is outmatched. They are going to need to get a serious hold of this game in the midfield, and be brave with their ball movement to get some control back.