\n The Crows recorded a come-from-behind victory against the Cats\n <\/p>\n
\n By Jason Phelan\/AFL Media\n <\/p>\n
Resurgent Adelaide celebrated Chelsea Randall\u2019s 75th AFLW game with a pulsating, come-from-behind win, the former skipper booting three second-half goals to spur the Crows to a brilliant 38-point victory against Geelong a Unley Oval.<\/p>\n
Adelaide trailed by 11 points at half-time, but booted the next nine goals of the match, including a devastating seven-goals-to-nil final term, keeping the Cats goalless in the second half on the way to a stirring 10.5 (65) to 3.9 (27) win on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Crows Co-Captain Ebony Marinoff was outstanding throughout and was pivotal late, along with fellow Crows stars Eloise Jones, Danielle Ponter and Randall.<\/p>\n
Jones and Randall each booted two goals in the last-quarter assault, Caitlin\u00a0Gould\u00a0with a goal after the siren to seal Adelaide\u2019s\u00a0first win of the season.<\/p>\n
It was a remarkable turnaround given Geelong\u2019s impressive first half.<\/p>\n
The Cats\u2019 pressure worried the Crows in a hot opening term, and it didn\u2019t take long for the visitors to take a deserved lead with a goal to Aishling Moloney who swooped on a rare Chelsea Biddell howler when she kicked back inside defensive 50 and missed her teammate.<\/p>\n
The switched-on visitors led the inside 50s 5-1, but Adelaide made the most of that one entry, Ponter snapping truly in traffic.<\/p>\n
But that would be the home side\u2019s only goal of the first half, Geelong extending a seven-point lead at quarter-time to 11 at the main break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Led by Nina Morrison with a game-high 17 touches, five Cats had double-figure possessions at half-time to the Crows\u2019 one – Marinoff with 14 disposals.<\/p>\n
Geelong\u2019s midfield dominance kept Adelaide\u2019s defence under repeated pressure, Daniel Lowther\u2019s side leading the inside 50s 22-13 at half-time.<\/p>\n
The Crows suffered a blow before the opening bounce, with Co-Captain Sarah Allan a late withdrawal due to a quad injury, the co-captain replaced by Kayleigh Cronin.<\/p>\n
SCOREBOARD<\/p>\n
ADELAIDE \u00a01.1\u00a0\u00a0 1.4\u00a0\u00a0 3.5\u00a0\u00a0 10.5 (65)
GEELONG \u00a0 2.2\u00a0\u00a0 3.3\u00a0\u00a0 3.7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.9 (27)<\/p>\n
GOALS
Adelaide: \u00a0Randall 3, Jones 2, Ponter 2, Gould 2, Kustermann
Geelong: Moloney 2, Parry<\/p>\n
BEST\u00a0
Adelaide: \u00a0Marinoff, Randall, Jones, N.Kelly, Newman, Ponter, J.Allan
Geelong: Prespakis, Webster, Morrison, Moloney, A.McDonald, Crockett-Grills<\/p>\n
INJURIES\u00a0
Adelaide: Nil
Geelong: Nil<\/p>\n
LATE CHANGES
Adelaide: Sarah Allan (quad) replaced in selected side by Kayleigh Cronin
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