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The pendulum was in full swing on Saturday night as the Crows climbed to a 22-point victory over the GWS Giants.
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The momentum shifted each quarter akin to a see-saw as Eddie Betts’ marvel helped Adelaide to unseat one of the AFL’s best teams so far in 2016.
The Adelaide Crows came racing out of the blocks with skipper Taylor Walker leading the way with two goals in the space of two minutes.
It was all one-way traffic to the home side for most of the first quarter until the Giants arrived through Toby Greene in the 20th minute with Jeremy Cameron scoring off a free kick just a minute later.
Jarryd Lyons hit back for the Crows before Taylor Walker got his third to put the Crows in front by 17 points at the end of the first quarter.
The second term began with Josh Kelly scoring for the Giants before Wayne Milera followed for the Crows.
Adam Tomlinson, Jack Steele, Dylan Shiel and Jacob Hooper all scored before the break interrupted only by Eddie Betts with the Giants managing to close the gap to just two points at half-time.
Walker opened the second half in style with the Crows dominating after goals to Rory Sloane and Eddie Betts.
The goals just kept on coming with Betts kicking another before Shiel followed up.
Betts got his third of the half with Taylor Walker, Josh Jenkins and Mitch McGovern all scoring in the space of only a couple of minutes as the Crows stretched their lead to a massive 46 points.
The Crows were silenced in the final term as the Giants looked to march back from a heavy deficit.
Rory Lobb got on the board early on for the Giants before Scully and Greene both kicked two goals each in the dying stages.
Then, with just seconds remaining Eddie Betts kicked his fifth goal in a miraculous effort which secured the win for the Crows.
Don Pyke will be happy with the Crows’ effort as they come away with an impressive 22-point victory over the Giants.
The Crows held off a late charge from the Giants in the end for a 22 point victory.
It was exactly the wake-up call the Giants needed after a string of wins.
Taylor Walker and Eddie Betts both kicked five goals for the Crows leading the way for the home side while Scott Thompson and Rory Atkins were both very impressive.
Meanwhile, Greater Western Sydney were led by Toby Greene, Josh Kelly and Dylan Shiel after losing Adam Kennedy to concussion late in the game in front of 46,737 fans.
The Giants now travel to Geelong while the Crows will stay in Adelaide where they will play host to St Kilda.
Final score
Adelaide Crows 15.17.107
GWS Giants 13.7.85
Disposals: 370 – 389
Kicks: 241 – 216
Handballs: 129 – 173
Free Kicks: 23 – 19
Clearances: 38 – 27
Inside 50: 62 – 52
Marks in 50: 18 – 11
Contested Possessions: 155 – 145
Tackles: 56 – 44
Hit-Outs: 31 – 37
Interchange: 87 – 89
The Roar’s AFL MVP votes
3 – Rory Atkins
2 – Taylor Walker
1 – Eddie Betts
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