ADELAIDE'S poor form has continued with a 52-point loss to Geelong at Skilled Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Crows' sixth defeat in a row came after the team trailed by six goals at quarter-time and 46 points at half-time.

The unbeaten Cats won 19.11 (125) to 10.13 (73) for their 13th straight win for the season.

The Cats started with the wind, but any thought that the Crows might return fire with the breeze at their backs in the second quarter was quickly extinguished.

They could manage just one for the term, and the match was over as a contest by the long break.

The Cats' victory (they led by 80 points mid-way through the last quarter), in which youngsters Mitch Brown, on debut, and Daniel Menzel led the way with three goals each, sums up where the two clubs are at.

A supreme level of confidence permeates Geelong's entire list, whereas the majority of players in the Crows' squad seem bereft of self-belief.

With a stiff breeze at their backs, the Cats booted the first five goals, racing to a 32-point lead by the 16-minute mark of the opening quarter (at that stage the inside-50s were 16-2).

By 12 minutes into the second term, the scoreboard read 9.4 (58) to 1.2 (8) and Geelong's 27th consecutive win at Skilled Stadium was a done deal.

In his 150th match, onballer Scott Thompson picked up 32 touches and laid eight tackles. He fought an almost lone battle against the navy blue and white onslaught.

And on a dark day for the Crows, mature-age debutant Ian Callinan at least showed real desire to win the ball.

The 28-year-old, who was recruited by the Crows in last year's rookie draft after a couple of good seasons with Central District in the SANFL (before that he'd won a Liston Trophy while playing for Tasmania in the VFL), gathered 21 possessions and kicked a late goal.

Bernie Vince returned to form with a vengeance, racking up 34 disposals for the afternoon.

Geelong: 7.3 9.6 14.10 19.11 (125)
Adelaide: 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.13 (73)

GOALS
Geelong: Menzel 3, Brown 3, Johnson 2, Varcoe 2, Christensen 2, Ling 2, Mackie, Wojcinski, Podsiadly, Duncan, Motlop
Adelaide: Reilly 2, Vince, Van Berlo, Gunston, Sloane, Douglas, Dangerfield, Callinan

BEST
Geelong: Enright, Varcoe, Ling, Taylor, Menzel Corey, Christensen, Mackie
Adelaide: Vince, S. Thompson, Callinan, Rutten, Sloane

INJURIES
Geelong: None
Adelaide: Henderson (concussion), Schmidt (hamstring)

SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Matthew Scarlett replaced by Shannon Byrnes at the 13-minute mark of the third quarter
Adelaide: Shaun McKernan replaced by Jack Gunston at half-time.

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Heath Ryan, Stuart Wenn, Shane McInerney

Official crowd: 23, 246 at Skilled Stadium

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